Open For Business
Impressions set up a pop-up tent while interior electrical work was
being completed.
If you happened to drive down Broadway during the past two weeks you may have noticed a peculiar sight: a handful of stores closed during race season! The culprit: Water and fire.
On June 19, a six-inch water pipe failed, flooding the basement of 19 Phila St. and 368 Broadway. The flooding caused an electrical fire which destroyed the electrical infrastructure of both buildings.
The Saratoga Springs Fire Department and The city’s Department of Public Works responded quickly, assisting residents and pumping water out of basements.
While very little damage was done to the buildings, all electrical infrastructure and more than 30 individual meters required replacement.
MTG Electric worked around-the-clock to complete the job so residents could return home, and business owners could resume operations. National Grid, along with other departments, were also very helpful with this unique fire.
While interior work was being completed, businesses were forced to think ‘outside of the box’. One of those shops was Impressions, who opened a pop-up tent on the sidewalk with a sampling of their overall offerings.
As of press time all work is complete and both buildings are open for business again.
“We are incredibly excited to be able to be open again and a truly appreciative of all of the support we have had over the last five weeks.” stated impressions co-owner Maddy Zanetti. “From customers to the Roohan employees, MTG Electric, and our fellow businesses; it has been overwhelming and humbling to have so many reach out and offer assistance in some way.”
While the downtime varied from as little as 10 days, some businesses were out of power for four or five weeks.
The following businesses were affected by the fire and welcome your support:
The Content Agency, New Attitudes Salon, Magic Moon, Impressions, Catholic Charities, Kettlewell & Edwards, The Shoppe, Kiki Hairslayer, The Funding Store, J B Squared Enterprise, Maryam Harri DDS, Lyrical Ballad, Miss Scarlett, Trattoria Fortunata, and Heather Satkowski.