SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A longtime locally owned sunglasses and souvenir shop in Santa Barbara is closing next month.
Fashion Eyes opened in 1988.
Owners Victor and Lucy Chang are selling up to 40 percent of their stake now.
The site in the 700 block of State Street should be vacant by the end of September. It is located right in front of the Paseo Nuevo shopping center.
The store has been loaded with top-of-the-line, premium, and budget sunglasses, along with postcards, t-shirts, and collectibles.
The area has been challenged for years, and many efforts are underway to revitalize the heart of the Santa Barbara shopping district, along with the newly created St.
For the Changs, it was time to retire, not move.
(More details, photos and videos will be added here later today.)
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