Main Street merchants appeared pleased with the construction work. The construction might block parking for a while, said Discovery Shop manager Joscelyn Allen, but she hopes the new shops will draw more customers to the part of Main Street east of the Route 17 bridge. She said business there isn't as brisk as it is for N. Santa Cruz Avenue merchants. The cupola of Flick's new building will be enough to entice people across the bridge, because it should be visible from the corner of Main and University Avenue, Natur'wise owner Lloyd Sandstrom said. Lu Pinoli, owner of Gorilla's Orchid Garden, said the Plaza's impact on other merchants depends on what types of shops it contains.
Flick plans to put three shops and four apartments in the new Plaza building.
The Soda Works building, when reconstructed, will hold a cigar shop. The historical Puccinelli house, at the center of the property, will become a restaurant. This article appeared in the Los Gatos Weekly-Times, April 2, 1997. Inc. All rights reserved.