It's sad, but a reality in these harsh economic times.
Stores are closing.
So far, here are the recent casualties:
Maggie Moos
Ritz Camera
Three Dog Bakery
Stone Fish Gallery
Stewart Collection is also closing
Plus there are other empty store fronts in the Center:
Lane and Lenge (moved out of the Center)
Honore Gallery
Mariel
Paesaggio Gallery/Manhatten Bagel
LaPerla's on Farmington - store reopened in Blue Back Square
and also there is the small store front near Bridgewater Chocolates
Further away the Kingswood Market is still empty as is the florist that was next to it.
There are of course many other casualties throughout town.
It's gotta be tough - higher rents and a bad economy are just too much for some store owners to bear. Commercial real estate is hurting all over - and even the owners of Buckland Hills Mall have filed for bankruptcy.
One recent move in - Max Burger where Simmer used to be.
(Gotta end this post with good news - right?)
4 WH Responses:
I thought there was supposed to be a pub or such where Kingswood Market had been. Seems to me that was announced several years back, before the economy pitted?
Is there something wrong with that specific building? Butterfly seems good across the street, so it's not necessariy a bad location. We sure could stand a few more low-brow "neighborhood places" in Town.
Looks like Max Burger is off to a good start. Stoppe by last week and it was packed.
Food was great, as usual for the chain
I stopped eating at Butterfly when they found roaches in the kitchen a few years back, the same goes for other Chinese places in town that have questionable hygiene practices. (Although the Japanese places seem ok) As for the Kingswood market, the rent is way too high. I heard the landlord is not very nice too.
Also beware of Max imitators - http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=12454
Just noticed yesterday that motophoto in bishops corner closed; when did that happen? The owner there, Kim, seemed like a very nice and smart small business woman.
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