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The Bread
Basket Bakery was established
in 1982 when owner Joan
Tallman began baking
out of her home kitchen
for friends and family.
Joan learned the art
of baking from her Swedish
grandmother who was
a cook by trade. When
the demand for more
baked goods grew, Joan
purchased a second oven
and supplied three area
farmer’s markets with
baked goods. The outdoor
venues generated only
six months of business
so Joan eventually purchased
a store front on Ludlow
Street in Saratoga Springs.
Due to increasing business,
she quickly outgrew
that store and moved
the bakery to 65 Spring
Street in Saratoga where
it is housed today.
The Bakery’s building on Spring Street was
originally the Pure Oil Company. It is a historic
building and a classic example of early 20th century
architecture. The building was built in 1933, and
was moved from its original location on Broadway in
Saratoga to Spring Street in 1978 to prevent
demolition. The building was scheduled to be
demolished to make way for a new hotel (now the
Prime Hotel) when Barbara Willis, and Edward
Janulionis of Buffalo NY, decide to save it. The
building is one of the last remaining examples of a
“Pure Oil English Cottage Station” designed in 1927.
The building features a distinctive high-gabled tile
roof, copper gutters, and arched doorways and
windows.
The building once housed
The Great Bay Clam Co.,
Med Care Supply, and
Citibank Mortgage. Joan
Tallman purchased the
quaint building in 1993,
and after some renovations
it has become the Bread
Basket’s official home.
The Tallman family runs
the bakery today with
a staff of 6 and donates
all day-old products
to the local food pantry.
The Bread Basket; now
a Saratoga Tradition
is open 6 days a week
throughout the year! |
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65 Spring Street
Saratoga Springs |
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