Des Moines vintage shop celebrates grand re-opening [Video]

DES MOINES, Iowa- A local business in Des Moines is celebrating its grand reopening Saturday after closing for six weeks due to flooding.

Funky Finds is a small business located on the corner of 18th Street and Grand Avenue that sells vintage items including clothes, furniture, and decorations. The shop has two levels, one at street-view and a 4,000-square-feet lower level where most of their inventory is located.

The shop received international recognition when their costumes and props were used in a Netflix movie earlier this year.

However, earlier this summer, construction began on Grand Avenue and 18th Street, and the sidewalk and curb outside of Funky Finds was removed. Three days of heavy rainfall in late July caused water to flood into the lower-level of the shop.

Owner Suzie Fredregill said they were able to remove most of their items from that area before the heaviest rain fell, but the building wasn’t spared. At its peak, close to four inches of water flooded parts of the shops. After …