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TWIG [Mail] <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />twig <br />Folder: INBOX <br />Attachments: Part 1 noname (TEXT/PLAIN 7bit 1602 bytes) Hide <br />Part 2 noname (TEXT/HTML quoted -printable 3356 bytes) View <br />Date: Thursday, January 8 2004 06:15 pm <br />From: <Luvrte66(d�aol.com> A <br />To: historice-michiana.org <br />Reply To: Luvrte66(d)aol.com <br />Subject: US 31 Study <br />To the Historic Preservation Commission: <br />I was very pleased to read.that the Commission will be investigating the <br />proposed routes of.the bypass project. As a homeowner in the area, my husband <br />and <br />I are very concerned about the impact on the area, both from a wildlife and a <br />historic perspective. <br />Our home and property is next to the old meatpacking plant and the abandoned <br />railroad bed on Roosevelt Road. One of the things we love about our <br />"homestead" is the little bit of history we've been able to discover. The area <br />was once <br />known as Nutwood, and apparently the depot was across the street from our <br />place. The building is gone, but I'm sure the foundation is still present. <br />Nutwood <br />also boasted a small grocery store and a post office, as well as a few <br />dwellings. We have an old foundation in our front yard that was the foundation <br />of <br />the home of one of our neighbors (I believe it was built in the 1920s). <br />In addition, the home at the corner of Locust and Roosevelt was apparently <br />one of the summer homes of the Studebakers, and they had a small summer camp a <br />little further west on Roosevelt. <br />While the history of our little Nutwood isn't well-known, what we have been <br />able to discover has made it very dear to us. We truly hope the group studying <br />the routes will choose a path other than Alternate C. <br />If you are able to give us any updates on what the commission discovers or <br />decides, we would appreciate it very much. <br />Thank you for your time, <br />Beth and Ken Riches <br />21271 Roosevelt Road <br />South Bend, IN 46614 <br />574-231-8604 <br />Luvrte66@aol.com <br />TWIG 2.7.7 <br />http://webmail.michiana.orglindex.php3?&twigjession--aOlo3A8%3AOlo7Bs%3A7%3A'lo22mailb(119104 <br />