Old Town Hunkers Down
However, Glass added, nobody prospers unless everybody prospers, and the demise of certain stores at the mall, like Mervyn’s and Gottschalks, doesn’t help anyone.
“Mervyn’s employees use to shop here all the time — there were a lot of vinyl buyers,” he said. “The thing that has hurt us the most is so many regular customers are moving away for work. That’s the dark cloud hanging over us this summer. And we’re counting on short-trip vacationers to see us through.”
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Comment / By Saille / May 1, 2009, 6:21 p.m.
please enlighten me…what are those 27 business that have opened in the past year and a half in old town? I’m down there everyday and I used to work in one of the stores that have closed and I sit and watch the people shopping, I see very few people carrying bags. It feels like a ghost town more often than not. I think that Old Town needs help with marketing itself. it is a much tarnished jewel and it will only get more tarnished unless a group of someones (read “the community”) start supporting it more….
Comment / By pathfindersbooks / May 4, 2009, 1:32 p.m.
If you’re looking for one of the new businesses, Pathfinders Books is one of them. They’re in the back of Imperiale Square’s courtyard at 2nd and D.
Comment / By kanon / May 5, 2009, 10:53 p.m.
Geppetto’s has a shop in Arcata? What about the one in Fortuna. OH yeah, NCJ has a hard time seeing south of Eureka.
Geppetto’s in Eureka refused to pay for their business license from what I hear, and that’s part of the reason they went down. I’m sure their lack of ADA conformance hasn’t helped either. Can’t you see the pattern here? The business going down have owners who have lost interest, would rather run a marathon then their business, can’t follow the rules, and have poor customer service. The market place is cleaning out the weak. Those who are strong will survivie.