The Donnay Building at NW 50 and Classen Circle is being targeted for demolition to make way for a Braum's Ice Cream & Dairy. [Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman]

Heated emotions dominated a meeting Monday night as representatives of Braum's Ice Cream & Dairy met for the first time with a coalition of protesters opposing demolition of the Donnay Building on Classen Circle to make way for a new restaurant and market.

Braum's Ice Cream & Dairy Stores filed a rezoning application with the city of Oklahoma City on July 5 that propose tearing down the building and a neighboring home on the same block.

The rezoning application only involves parts of the block on its southeast corner that are zoned residential and already owned by Braum's. The remainder of the block, home to the Donnay Building, 5114 Classen Circle, is under contract.

Some new information came to light between the challenges to the project, alternating expressions of love for Braum's, boycott threats and memories of good times at the building's HiLo Club, Classen Grill and Charlie's Records.