Senior Project Idea

When I think about what I plan to do my Senior research on I have a few ideas.

• Dearman's Resturant ( which used to be a family drug store and small cafe). Dearman's is one of the oldest pharmacy's/cafe's in Baton Rouge. As a child I remember going to Dearman's with my grandparents to get their perscriptions filled. Today Dearman's still stands in Bocage Shopping Center but only as a small cafe with original counter tops and cooking wear. When I go into the cafe' I find myself despretaly wanting to find the owner and convience him to let me restore the interior. This place is so great. The food is wonderful and the shopping center the cafe is located in is a high volume center. It's really a shame to see the interior looking the way it does.
  
• My second idea is on Sherwood Forest where Capital City Grill is located. There is a ton of unused space above the resturant. There are also neighborhoods and apartment complexes and businesses throughout the area. My idea is to take the the above area and gut the spaces turning them into residential loft spaces. I am obsessed with lofts. We did a similar study downtown a few semesters ago at the "Fuqa Building". I think it would be great for the area. The lofts could be leased as needed for temporary people that do not plan to stay long such as we did for the downtown lofts. The building is beautiful, the exterior could be distinguished by there own facades. I believe this would be a great economic up bring to this area.