History carried away at Tower Tee auction
After shuttering its 55-year business to make way for 150 new homes, items from Tower Tee were auctioned to the highest bidder on Monday, July 9, 2018.
Taking a piece of Tower Tee with them
Pieces of Tower Tee are carried away at auction
Joe Edwards of the Delmar Loop fame, tries to clear room in his car's trunk for a fiberglass rhinoceros after buying him for $700 at auction from the Tower Tee miniature golf course on Monday, July 9, 2018. The Affton area Tower Tee shut its doors for good Saturday after more than 55 years in business to make way for new homes. Edwards hopes to put the rhino inside his restaurant Blueberry Hill in University City. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Pieces of Tower Tee are carried away at auction
Eric Fjone of Dean Wilson Auction Services fields bids for three wooden benches at Tower Tee on Monday, July 9, 2018. The Affton area Tower Tee shut its doors for good Saturday after more than 55 years in business to make way for new homes. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Pieces of Tower Tee are carried away at auction
Charles Crull (left) and Kenny Wilson of Dean Wilson Auction Services help carry away Phil the gorilla from the Tower Tee miniature golf course after Mike Copeland bought the fiberglass beast for $1200 at auction on Monday, July 9, 2018. The Affton area Tower Tee shut its doors for good Saturday after more than 55 years in business. All movable objects were auctioned Monday, as the land will be subdivided for about 150 new homes. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Pieces of Tower Tee are carried away at auction
The clock from the Tower Tee driving range joins a handful of heaters won at auction from the driving range, Par 3 course, and miniature golf at Tower Tee on Monday, July 9, 2018. The Affton area Tower Tee shut its doors for good Saturday after more than 55 years in business to make way for new homes. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Pieces of Tower Tee are carried away at auction
Flagsticks await bidding at Tower Tee on Monday, July 9, 2018. The Affton area Tower Tee golf course, driving range and miniature golf shut its doors for good Saturday after more than 55 years in business to make way for new homes. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Pieces of Tower Tee are carried away at auction
Cristen Puhl was excited to win her aptly named "Tower", the giraffe auctioned at the Tower Tee miniature golf course on Monday, July 9, 2018. Cristen bid $1200 to win the metal giraffe, celebrating with Dave Swaket, owner of the nearby batting cages. The Affton area Tower Tee shut its doors for good Saturday after more than 55 years in business to make way for new homes. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Pieces of Tower Tee are carried away at auction
Dean Wilson, owner of Dean Wilson Auction Services, "muzzles" the Kennelwood Pet Resorts dog, indicating it was not for sale, before starting his auction of items from Tower Tee on Monday, July 9, 2018. The Affton area Tower Tee golf and miniature golf courses shut its doors for good Saturday after more than 55 years in business to make way for new homes. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Pieces of Tower Tee are carried away at auction
Eric Fjone of Dean Wilson Auction Services removes signs not for sale before bidding begins at Tower Tee on Monday, July 9, 2018. The Affton area Tower Tee shut its doors for good Saturday after more than 55 years in business to make way for new homes. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Pieces of Tower Tee are carried away at auction
One bidder arrived with his number and a cigar as a public auction was held for items from the Tower Tee golf course on Monday, July 9, 2018. The Affton area Tower Tee shut its doors for good Saturday after more than 55 years in business to make way for new homes. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Pieces of Tower Tee are carried away at auction
Joe Edwards of the Delmar Loop fame, tries unsuccessfully to fit a fiberglass rhinoceros in his trunk after buying it for $700 at auction from the Tower Tee miniature golf course on Monday, July 9, 2018. The Affton area Tower Tee shut its doors for good Saturday after more than 55 years in business to make way for new homes. Edwards hopes to put the rhino inside his restaurant Blueberry Hill in University City. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Pieces of Tower Tee are carried away at auction
Eric Fjone of Dean Wilson Auction Services moves away a sign that used to hold a course map at Tower Tee on Monday, July 9, 2018. The Affton area Tower Tee shut its doors for good Saturday after more than 55 years in business to make way for new homes. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Pieces of Tower Tee are carried away at auction
Nick Swatek awaits the new owner of a Cardinals cutout to pick it up after helping his brother Dave Swatek sell items from the batting cages at the shuttered Tower Tee on Monday, July 9, 2018. The Affton area Tower Tee shut its doors for good Saturday after more than 55 years in business to make way for new homes. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Pieces of Tower Tee are carried away at auction
A chalk message is left for the owners of Tower Tee golf course, as bidders gather for a public auction of items on Monday, July 9, 2018. The Affton area Tower Tee shut its doors for good Saturday after more than 55 years in business to make way for new homes. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
On Monday, they auction off some of what's left of the South County golf landmark.
A joint venture of McBride Homes and J.H. Berra Construction Co. closed in February on Tower Tee, but another buyer has agreed to buy it from them.