Wallace-Burke Fine Jewelry & Collectibles has just moved into a new location where the owners said they plan to expand their collection by this fall.
Owners David Burke Hezlep and Preston Wallace Foy recently moved their business from 1830 29th Ave. South in Homewood to 1811 29th Ave. South.
Foy said the move was all about increasing the business’s visibility and the parking available to its customers.
“Even though we were located in the heart of Homewood, our visibility was limited, as was parking,” Foy said.
The new space is on a busy main street in downtown Homewood with private parking, Foy said.
Add those perks to the fact that the move doubled the shop’s square footage, and Foy said the decision to make the move was a “no-brainer.”
Staying in Homewood was important, said Foy, who lives in Homewood and often walks to work.
At the new location, the owners are working to expand their collection to include unique, one-of-a-kind items such as handcrafted wooden boxes from an artisan in Queens, N.Y., art glass from Rhode Island and handmade knives from Oklahoma, Foy said.
“You’re just not going to find a more diverse choice of wonderful and thoughtful gifts anywhere else,” Foy said.
Foy is a former vice president of NW Ayer Advertising in New York City and national director of the De Beers Diamond Promotion Service. Hezlep is a former vice president of Bromberg’s.
Wallace-Burke Fine Jewelry & Collectibles opened in 2007.
For more information, visit wallaceburke.com or call 874-1044.–Keysha Drexel
