Are there any monuments, causing a smile? Saratov - one of the few cities that can boast of such a property. Saratov is located pride in the street in front of the Moscow Central Post Office.

In 1887, in the central part of the owners of the factory mirror P.P.Borisovym-Morozov and N.I.Sedovym it was built factory building. But in 1913, the factory mirrors, and facets, letting in a vast choice (as stated in their advertising) mirrors of all sizes, all of a sudden announced its insolvency. Strangely ruined merchants after the sale of the property went abroad.

In 1914, the factory is located in the building car garage, the owner of which was S.I.Sokolov and his friend, a motorist who has commercial capabilities Z.I.Ivanov. In 1915, during the First World it was announced automotive service and, after his transport, was mobilized to the front himself Sokolov. Accumulated over a small period of time the capital was given for the reconstruction of the garage and the sculptural decoration of the facade.

The idea of ​​technological progress embodied in the life of a student Bogolyubov Art School and S.Reztsova N.Hlestova. The work of young artists was so witty and original, a source of ideas that can serve only one place - Tsarskoye Selo, the imperial facade garage. The triangular top of the facade, beating the pavement as the slope of racing at the speed of the car, escaping one wheel from the plane of the wall of exhaust gases and dust, blinding beams of headlamps - all this could only come up with a great lover of fast driving Z.I.Ivanov. Do not forget sculptors and god of commerce - Mercury hovering over the machine and cheerful angels on the facade projections.

The upper part of the facade of the house remained untouched by time, the front portion (leaving cars) can be traced to a horizontal rail embedded windows of the building.