As a teenager growing up in Manhasset in the early 1990’s, Irena Angeliades was allowed to drive to one place: Dairy Barn.

“I got my license at 17, and the only place I was allowed to take the car to was the Dairy Barn when my mother needed milk,” she said. “They’re just such a part of my personal past and history.”

Now 52, Angeliades is the driving force behind a movement that’s bringing those classic red-and-white drive-through barns back to life across Long Island — under a new name, The Barn, that preserves their nostalgia and reshapes them for a new generation.

Once a staple of suburban convenience where you could drive up and have a gallon of milk, bread, eggs and a pack of “Marlboros Box” brought to your car, Dairy Barns were scattered across Long Island for decades. But competition from supermarkets, gas station conveniences and, ultimately, home delivery apps pushed them toward extinction.

Angeliades and her father purchased the chain a little over 15 years ago, when there were just under 50 stores left. For a few years, she operated them as traditional Dairy Barns — until shifting habits and shrinking margins made the old model unsustainable.

Working with New York-based roaster For Five Coffee, Angeliades and her team began developing a fresh concept centered on creative, high-quality coffee drinks that end up going viral.

That playful experimentation turned The Barn into a national social-media favorite, especially after the launch of a pumpkin spice latte served inside an actual pumpkin.

The combination of nostalgia and novelty has fueled a revival that has Angeliades planning to open a total of 10 locations of The Barn on Long Island, and eyeing opening a bunch more in the Miami area.