An ice cream parlor in Easton is closing and an antique store is moving in.
But that doesn’t mean the ice will disappear.
Salvage Goods of Easton is opening a second store at the site of Melt Ice Cream Bar. They will sell antiques, vintage goods – and ice cream and hot chocolate. Think old-fashioned banana split sundaes; soda floats; chocolate malted slate and nostalgic hot chocolate made like the turn of the century.
The 1,400-square-foot space will be known as “Savage Goods II Gilded.”
“This location is a blank canvas for us to create a vision,” says a post on Salvage Goods’ Facebook page.
The new store across from Easton City Hall at 108 S. Third St. opens in early December. It will complement Salvage Goods’ current store at 24 S. Third St. in Easton.
Melt Ice Cream Bar closes for good on October 20. Melt owner Wendy Parcell from Bloomsbury has previously announced that she will switch to an ice cream food truck only due to a growing amount of personal responsibilities.
Salvage Goods owners and mother-and-son duo Heidi Markow and Carl Paolina, both of Easton, took to the business’ Facebook page Monday to announce the pending expansion to patrons.
“We want to immerse our customers in the elegance and grace of a bygone era, one that Easton was proud to be a part of…surrounded by a beautiful gilded retail space with everything you love about the original Salvage Goods, only more of it. “
Salvage Goods, 24 S. Third St., plans to open a second location in the former Melt space, across from City Hall at 108 S. Third St. in early December 2024. The 1,400 square meter space will be known as “Bjærgningsgods II gilded.”Courtesy photo
Salvage Goods itself was in business for more than a decade in town when its former owner, Nancy Esposito, closed temporarily in November 2022 because she was moving out of state.
Heidi Markow, mother of four, has a bachelor’s degree in antiques and appraisals. She embraces a lifelong dream of collecting new finds and exploring vintage goods. Paolina, 33, is also a history buff. They took over the store a month after Esposito closed it.
“I’m really doing what I love,” Markow said. “We knew we could develop the store into our dream.”
Salvage Goods is known for its “unique, unusual and unexpected” finds: vintage furniture, clothing, jewelry and recycled items for the home and garden.
Prices range from $5 for small trinkets to thousands for rare, historic pieces, including an original framed ballot from the November 1910 New Jersey gubernatorial election, when future U.S. President Woodrow Wilson defeated Republican Assemblywoman Vivian M. Lewis.
Melt Ice Cream Bar will be on Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 106 S. Third St. in Easton. Melt will close on October 20, 2024. The space in early December 2024 will be “Salvage II gold-plated.”Kurt Bresswein | To lehighvalleylive.com
Renovations are underway at the other Salvage Goods location, Markow said. The room will literally have a “gilded age feel” with gold slip applied over metal, wood, porcelain or stone surfaces.
There will be several seating options where guests can enjoy their sweets inside.
Markow said the Melt space became available at just the right time, similar to when she acquired Salvage Goods. She credits a loyal clientele and a supportive community for her success.
“They inspire and empower us every day to continue doing what we love,” Markow said.
The opening hours for salvage goods are from 11 a.m. to 18.00 Wednesday and Thursday; 11am to 8pm Friday; 10am to 8pm Saturday; and 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday. Hours of Salvage II Gilded Awaits.
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Pamela Sroka-Holzmann can be reached at pholzmann@lehighvalleylive.com.