SIGNAL AND CROSSING AT SAN JUAN ROAD. WELL, A HALLOWEEN TRADITION IN SACRAMENTO IS CLOSED THIS YEAR, BUT THE EVANGELINE STORE IN OLD SACRAMENTO IS AT LEAST LOOKING FORWARD TO A FRESH START. YEAH, THAT FIRE DAMAGE THAT STORE IN JUNE. A LOT OF PEOPLE GO TO EVANGELINE’S TO GET THEIR COSTUMES. THE FIRE DESTROYED MUCH OF THE MERCHANDISE ON THE FIRST FLOOR, BUT THE ITEMS ON THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS WERE SAVED. RIGHT NOW, THOSE ITEMS ARE PACKED INTO A WAREHOUSE IN WEST SACRAMENTO. REPAIRS ON THE STORE ARE UNDERWAY, BUT THE OWNER IS MISSING OUT BECAUSE THIS IS THE BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR FOR HIM. IT IS SO HEARTBREAKING. I MEAN, THE AMOUNT OF CALLS THAT WE GET THE WEEK OF HALLOWEEN AND THE WEEKS LEADING UP TO HALLOWEEN ARE NORMALLY OFF THE CHARTS. THE PHONE CALLS THAT WE’RE GETTING NOW ARE JUST WE’RE SO SORRY. AND AND I MEAN, WE’RE JUST. IS IT TRUE WHAT GOOGLE SAYS? ARE YOU GUYS REALLY CLOSED? SO IT’S JUST IT’S IT’S SAD, BUT IT’S ALSO WONDERFUL TO HEAR THE COMMUNITY IS REALLY ROOTING FOR US. SO THE
As Evangeline’s remains closed this Halloween, owner prepares for return
Updated: 8:10 PM PDT Oct 30, 2025
Evangeline’s, a popular destination for costumes in Old Sacramento, is closed this Halloween after a destructive fire earlier this year.Known as a go-to place for costumes in Sacramento, the fire destroyed much of their merchandise on the first floor, while items on the second and third floors were saved and are currently stored in a warehouse in West Sacramento. Repairs are underway, but the owner is missing out on the busiest time of the year.”It has been so heartbreaking,” said Rachel Immel, Evangeline’s store manager. “I mean, the amount of calls we get the week of Halloween and the weeks leading up to Halloween are normally off of the charts. The phone calls we are getting now are just, ‘We are so sorry,’ and, ‘Is it true what Google says, are you guys really closed?’ So it’s sad but just wonderful to hear the community is really rooting for us.”Evangeline’s celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2024, and historians describe it as a “jewel of the city.” The Howard House and Lady Adams building, where Evangeline calls home, are the last of the K Street buildings, rebuilt in 1863 after the 1852 fire that destroyed nearly all of the city’s buildings.The store is hoping to reopen by the spring or summer.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, a popular destination for costumes in Old Sacramento, is closed this Halloween after a destructive fire earlier this year.
Known as a go-to place for costumes in Sacramento, the fire destroyed much of their merchandise on the first floor, while items on the second and third floors were saved and are currently stored in a warehouse in West Sacramento.
Repairs are underway, but the owner is missing out on the busiest time of the year.
“It has been so heartbreaking,” said Rachel Immel, Evangeline’s store manager. “I mean, the amount of calls we get the week of Halloween and the weeks leading up to Halloween are normally off of the charts. The phone calls we are getting now are just, ‘We are so sorry,’ and, ‘Is it true what Google says, are you guys really closed?’ So it’s sad but just wonderful to hear the community is really rooting for us.”
Evangeline’s celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2024, and historians describe it as a “jewel of the city.”
The Howard House and Lady Adams building, where Evangeline calls home, are the last of the K Street buildings, rebuilt in 1863 after the 1852 fire that destroyed nearly all of the city’s buildings.
The store is hoping to reopen by the spring or summer.
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