Q: What, if anything, is happening with the Trolley, the old railroad car that housed a neighborhood tavern until it burned a few years ago? Has anyone come forward to save it? - JENNIFER W., BOISE

A: Yes. Quite a few someones, actually.

The old railroad car, the subject of my column on March 1, was in danger of being scrapped. The city had notified its owner, Bob Kindred, that it would have to be moved or restored by a deadline he was unable to meet. Unless a way could be found to save it, Kindred said he'd have no choice but to junk the historic rail car.

The Trolley is 126 years old. It was a Bench landmark for more than 70 years, and it occupied a place in Boiseans' hearts. My phone was ringing within minutes of the time the column hit readers' porches and didn't stop for a week. Concerned citizens offered labor, money, materials and more.

One was Fred Schuerman, whom I knew from a previous story about an old boat he restored to prize-winning condition.

Schuerman has purchased the Trolley from Kindred. He intends to restore it and use it as a retail outlet at his Town & Country development at Fairview and Cloverdale.

"My first priority was to save a piece of Boise history," he said. "And if I can convert it to a retail use, so much the better - maybe a latte bar, ice cream, candy, hot dogs É"

He envisions an addition that would house a kitchen and restrooms and look like an old-time railroad depot.

The Trolley was moved last week from its longtime home at Rose Hill and Roosevelt. Restoring it, Schuerman said, should take about two months.

Where will the former Boise Towne Square sculpture of boys on a swing end up?

Pacific Recycling has been deluged with offers to put the dismembered statue back together and give it a new home.

Michael Cataldo, Pacific's regional manger, said the sculpture will stay in Boise and be located in a public place where people can enjoy it. Which public place has yet to be decided. Cataldo said he hopes to make a decision within a month.

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