It was a nice surprise when I looked up and saw Mr. Owl while taking photo of the sixty-foot silos at the Barn at Lucerne. Besides taking photos of balloons getting stuck on the power lines, gums on the streets and dry cleaners with funny names, I also started taking photos of landmarks and historic buildings around town. "TOTA, is this another of your obsession?", you may ask. Yes, and here is how it all started. A few months ago I read in the newspaper that Agostino, a local restaurant has been sold. Two days later I went there, the structure was already demolished, all gone, only a few pieces of large concrete blocks left. I always like Agostino, not for the food but for the balcony (no photo to post here-blah) that reminded me of my grandparents' home in Viet Nam.
The barn was once the home of St. Louis finest dairy cattle with more than 400 cows. It was built in 1905 using the bricks from the 1904 World Fair (people already practiced reuse and recycle back then). It was converted to an office building with retail and restaurant space in 1976. St. Louis Community College occupied a large portion until it moved to the new campus in Wildwood. Currently it is almost empty with only a few offices on the second floor, a restaurant with live music and dancing and a beauty salon on the ground floor.
What the Barn at Lucerne looks like today (photo above) and the painting inside (below) depict when it was used as a dairy.
It was a nice surprise when I looked up and saw Mr. Owl while taking photo of the sixty-foot silos at the Barn at Lucerne. Besides taking photos of balloons getting stuck on the power lines, gums on the streets and dry cleaners with funny names, I also started taking photos of landmarks and historic buildings around town. "TOTA, is this another of your obsession?", you may ask. Yes, and here is how it all started. A few months ago I read in the newspaper that Agostino, a local restaurant has been sold. Two days later I went there, the structure was already demolished, all gone, only a few pieces of large concrete blocks left. I always like Agostino, not for the food but for the balcony (no photo to post here-blah) that reminded me of my grandparents' home in Viet Nam.
The barn was once the home of St. Louis finest dairy cattle with more than 400 cows. It was built in 1905 using the bricks from the 1904 World Fair (people already practiced reuse and recycle back then). It was converted to an office building with retail and restaurant space in 1976. St. Louis Community College occupied a large portion until it moved to the new campus in Wildwood. Currently it is almost empty with only a few offices on the second floor, a restaurant with live music and dancing and a beauty salon on the ground floor.
What the Barn at Lucerne looks like today (photo above) and the painting inside (below) depict when it was used as a dairy. 
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