Vibe Check: Belmont on Broadway

Wednesday evening's festivities, from our meet-and-greet with Jena Antonucci and Coat Room's private rooftop soirée to the Blues Traveler concert downtown.

Looking north on Broadway from the intersection of Lake Ave at 8:45pm Wednesday night.

If anyone had any question as to whether the kickoff to Belmont weekend in Saratoga would live up to the hype, we now have our answer. “One hundred percent it lived up to its hype and more,” says Heidi Owen West, who owns Lifestyles, Caroline + Main and Union Hall. “I haven’t checked numbers, but we were busy and the vibe downtown was electric. It was a historic moment for downtown.”

While Belmont on Broadway headliner Blues Traveler didn’t take the stage until well after 8pm, the partying started long before that.