Photo courtesy of Patrick Richardson of Charlotte Eats
Location: 9301 Ventnor Avenue, Margate City, NJ
This classic Jersey Shore store opened July 16, 1952. The photo was taken about 10 years later in 1962. In the directory that I have, the Margate Acme is listed as being located at 9300 Ventnor Avenue which is clearly a mistake. A Wawa now stands in that location...
The CVS just across the street is clearly the former Acme. The row of stores is an identical match as well. Below is a street view...
Compare to the photo from 1962 (well, from some year in the 60's. As pointed out in the comments section, the cars parked in front are later models than 1962)...
Even the power pole on the corner is an exact match! The second floor added about Stubbes Meat Market does throw off the proportions a bit.
Another match between the two photos is this column on the left side the former Acme. You can see in the old photo that the original windows ended here and that this column could easily have been along the edge of the Acme. Notice too how Stubbe's Meat Market has what appears to be red trim along the bottom of it's windows. Compare that to the windows at Happy Nails. The trim appears to be there as well.
Aerial Views...
An interesting L-shaped building for this Acme.
The site is use for historic aerials is undergoing upgrades at the moment. Images for Margate City are not available at this time.
The Acme Super Market in relation to the Jersey Shore.