BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT DAN, THANKS SO MUCH. A LANDMARK OLD SAC BUSINESS IS GETTING READY TO REOPEN AFTER A FIRE. EVANGELINE’S HAD A FIRE LAST SUMMER. THAT FIRE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FIRST FLOOR. NO ONE WAS HURT, THANKFULLY, BUT OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE SHOP HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH A RENOVATION AND THAT WORK IS JUST ABOUT DONE. AND EVANGELINE’S COSTUME MANSION WILL REOPEN THIS SUMMER. PEOPLE NEED LOTS OF ITEMS FROM OUR STORE. THEY OR THEY JUST LIKE SHOPPING. THEY JUST LIKE BEING IN HERE, WHICH WE LIKE IT TO. IT’S AN ADVENTURE THERE. THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE SHOP STILL HAS SOME WORK TO DO, AND THE REOPENING OF THE PART OF THAT PART OF THE BUSINESS
Evangeline’s Costume Mansion in Old Sacramento sets reopening date after fire
Updated: 5:10 PM PDT Mar 24, 2026
Evangeline’s Costume Mansion, a landmark business in Old Sacramento, is preparing to reopen this summer after a fire last year caused significant damage to its first floor. No one was hurt in the the fire last summer. Over the past year, the shop has undergone renovations, which are nearing completion, and Evangeline’s Costume Mansion will reopen the weekend of June 27 and 28.”People need lots of items from our store, or they just like shopping. They just like being here, which we like it too,” Evangeline’s owner Deborah Chausse said.The first floor of the shop still requires some work, and the reopening date of that part of the business is not yet known.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Evangeline’s Costume Mansion, a landmark business in Old Sacramento, is preparing to reopen this summer after a fire last year caused significant damage to its first floor.
No one was hurt in the the fire last summer. Over the past year, the shop has undergone renovations, which are nearing completion, and Evangeline’s Costume Mansion will reopen the weekend of June 27 and 28.
“People need lots of items from our store, or they just like shopping. They just like being here, which we like it too,” Evangeline’s owner Deborah Chausse said.
The first floor of the shop still requires some work, and the reopening date of that part of the business is not yet known.
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