Barron Building

[JAS_Photo]

Barron Building (http://www.aaa.ab.ca/pages/public/csaa/csaa-56.aspx)

Built in the fifties, it is an example of Art Moderne Architecture with Art Deco influences as seen in the highrises of New York

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4324833296_77ed8d819f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jas_photos/4324833296/)

[JAS_Photo]

No fans of retro architecture?

[Michaelaw]

Very cool, is it abandoned?

[JAS_Photo]

Nope not abandoned. Just run down.

[Bambi]

I love retro architecture! I was just out :) It's a neat building. It's too bad that it's been let go.

[JAS_Photo]

The architecture is too unique for it to be ignored for too long. I think there are plans in the works to do major restorations as shown in this video:

Welcome to BizWhiz.com - Connecting Small Business Owners Everywhere! - BizWhiz's blog - Historic Barron Building- Calgary (http://www.bizwhiz.com/blog.php?user=BizWhiz&blogentry_id=76)

[AcadieLibre]

I love that building and a huge fan of anything Art Deco. That building is a classic 50's architectural style where there was a meld of modern and the centre design and build still hark back to some of the Art Deco style. I was out also, need to learn patience lol ...