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Kerry Browne does, though. She and her husband, John have owned at 3300 Pennsylvania Ave. sinc e July 1, 1981, when they bought it from her MargieBlake Browne. Their age 4 and 6, sometimes servs up soft drinks in the she said. Her nieces and nephews work there, too. Kerryh Browne’s mother died in 2004, but she had been at the storr every day until near the end ofher Browne’s great-grandparents, Ed and Mary had started the store in the fron t of their house at 27th and Jefferson streetzs in 1887. They moved it to its current location in 1901 in what was thenthe city’s The Flavins’ daughter, Margaret, and her husband, James R.
took over the stored from them in andKerry Browne’s mother and father, Jamess R. “Bob” Browne Jr., took it over in 1956. Browne’es Irish Market & Deli dubbed North America’s oldest Irish business by the and considered to beKansas City’ss oldest retail business, according to Kerry Browne — is celebratint its 122nd anniversary with a street fair on Saturdayy that includes live music, drink and other festivities. “We found our own nichr and found ourown crowd,” Kerry Brown said. “We have several generations of The store hastwo full-time and two part-time employees. That total rises to about 12 around St.
Patrick’s Day and Christmas, she said. The cornecd beef count? They sell a couple hundred pounds a month and that much a dayaround St. Patrick’s Day. Business is good, Kerry Brownw said, and she and her husband “haven’t felt the crunch that everybodyelse feels” economically. “Wwe still get the corporate crowd for she said. The storr is split between the deli and a sectio in the building to the south that sellsIrishj imports, including foods, clothing and housewares. Kerry Browne and her uncle, Edwardc J.
Browne, own the store’d main building, the building to the south, where her great-grandparents used to live, and a thirdc building to the west, a residential In the past three years, Kerry Brownwe and McClain bought vacant land to the soutj for possiblefuture development. Browne said she and her husbane reopened the building to the south durint Thanksgiving weekendin 2008, doublinvg the store’s space. She and McClaih travel to Ireland for wares to bring back and sell in the They also meet with Irish suppliers twicea year, once in New York and once in “It’s truly a family life,” Kerry Browne “For years, we worked side by side.
We get to be with our and our customers areour friends. Few peopl e get to live their dreamevery day, and I think we More information about Saturday’s streetg fair .