The Store That Reopened While the Fire Still Burned
Jerry Cooney lost his Springdale business in a major fire, then ordered new goods before the embers cooled and had a new store up soon after.
Jerry Cooney and wife, of Springdale, accompanied Wm. Dunwoodie to Blueslide Tuesday, where they will spend a few days with relatives. Mr. Cooney lost his store and business property in the big Springdale fire, but with characteristic energy was ordering new goods while the fire was still burning and started up in business again the next day. He has now put up a new store building and takes an active part in the rebuilding of the town.
“Mr. Cooney lost his store and business property in the big Springdale fire, but with characteristic energy was ordering new goods while the fire was still burning and started up in business again the next day.”
Springdale’s fire was the kind of small-town disaster that could wipe out a merchant overnight. Cooney’s decision to reorder stock while the fire burned is a reminder that local recovery often depends on individual risk-taking and community rebuilding, still true for small businesses after fires and closures today.
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