New London — Fans of the closed indoor yard sale on Bank Street did not have to wait long for the return of what has been a popular site for antiques and vintage odds and ends.

The store reopened earlier this month at the former site of Copperwood Grill at 24 Eugene O’Neill Drive — also the former home of Winners off-track betting, Gus's Pizza and, most recently, the 1784 Restaurant.

Indoor Yard Sale manager Joan Bengtson is delighted. She’s already collected eight vendors and is making room for more. The store offers vintage clothing, vinyl records, antiques, household items and an eclectic mix of knickknacks. It will be open Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m.

“It’s a work in progress,” Bengtson said.

Bengtson herself has been dropping by yard sales for much of her adult life and has a two-car garage at her home in Niantic full of items as proof.

She said the vendors at the store’s former Bank Street location have worked together for years and formed “one big family,” coming together for events like pot luck dinners.

She is a former volunteer at the nearby Homeward Bound Treasures thrift shop at 35 Golden St. and friendly with the owner of Second Time Around Thrift Store at 193 Green St.

“We’re all friends and help each other out,” Bengtson said.

Bill Cornish, who owns the Eugene O’Neill Drive building, sold the former home of the indoor yard sale at 133 Bank St. earlier this year. While the 133 Bank St. building is empty now, a sign from the new owner is already up announcing the upcoming Riverbank project. Preliminary plans for the historic restoration project call for “hip new residences” — 16 one- and two-bedroom apartments with water views — above a retail space that could house anything from a restaurant to a coffee shop.

The plans are in line with some other high-end apartments developed in nearby historic buildings. The building, former home of Jason’s Furniture, was purchased by Hide Tide Capital. It is the same group that purchased the Manwaring Building at 223-229 State St., where it has secured approval for development of 21 luxury apartments that include five two-level townhouse style residences.

The Manwaring is the former home of Spark Makerspace, which has moved to a new location at 7 Union St. Cultured AF, home to the art lounge and event space Cultured Studios, also was leasing space at the Manwaring.

It is unclear if Cultured AF plans to move to a new location; a representative could not be reached for comment for this report. In August, after the new owners purchased the State Street building, Cultured AF founder Juanita Austin, in an email, expressed dismay at what she referred to as the gentrification of New London, with high rents and empty commercial space downtown.

“New London just formed a Cultural District and another artspace is being lost,” she said in that email.

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