Essex, Illinois - Jack Barker's Metal Art Sculptures
- Address:
- 333 North Merchant St., Essex, IL
- Directions:
- North Merchants St. just north of Essex, at North East St.
- Admission:
- Free.
- Phone:
- 815-365-4045
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Essex, Illinois - Jack Barker's Metal Art Sculptures This is an update on Jack's metal art. I go there quite often, since he is my father-in-law, to photograph his art work. [Karen Barker, 03/19/2009]
Essex, Illinois - Jack Barker's Metal Art Sculptures Jack Barker is a scrap metal sculptor and collector. The front yard of his garage is filled with metal sculptures he has created over the years. Very cool. If he is there, he will let you tour the inside. He is a super collector of stufffffffff. He still has his high school letterman sweater and leather football helmet (though torn and tattered) hanging from the ceiling.
Chatting with Jack, he said it is his place to get away when he is in the doghouse. "As a matter of fact I have been in the doghouse for the last 42 years," he chuckled.
Very nice place to visit and not far from the Gemini Giant and old route 66. [Cory Lenger, 08/31/2008]
[RA: Barker also has an Elvis tribute corner in his building.]Nearby Offbeat Places
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