Hope this post finds all of you well and with power. It has been an incredibly difficult week for those of us in New Jersey. Sandy took a huge toll that I don't think anyone could have imagined happening here. A couple of emails have come in asking if I knew anything about the conditions of the Acmes along the shore. An anonymous commenter posted a link on the Sea Isle City store post which sheds some light on the condition of the two most vulnerable Jersey Shore Acmes... Sea Isle City and Beach Haven on Long Beach Island. Both stores were severely damaged. With Sea Isle City being the most dated store in the whole chain, chances of it being repaired and reopened aren't good. The Beach Haven store was already scheduled to be replaced but those plans may be delayed with all the damage done to the island. Below are the two stores in question. You can click on their names to visit the original posts on the blog. For the article "Acme shore stores sacked by floodwaters" at philly.com, please click
here.
Update 11.14.12: Sea Isle City after Sandy...
Michael L. paid the store a visit and sent in some pictures. The store should be reopened in a few weeks. Below you can see a portion of the interior.
This store has one of the most fascinating interiors of any Acme in existence. You have some departments with the 90's Checkerboard Arch lettering. Others, like Lancaster Brand Meats and Corner Deli still sporting the 70's Colonial Decor lettering. The aisle markers, which have been taken down, were from the Albertsons Marketplace Decor package. Looks like the registers and all the shelving has been pulled out. The flooring here is very unique. It might have to go. Hard to tell from this picture but it is looking damaged towards the left side of the picture.
Kinda sad, considering they both still have that beautiful vintage look
ReplyDeleteI myself am a survivor of Hurricane Katrina in the South, and New Jersey has my greatest sympathy right now. Sandy particularly saddens me because living in Greater Philly, I liked spending time in NJ because it reminded me of Texas and Louisiana where I spent my childhood. But as for Acme, wasn't it reported on this blog before that the Sea Isle store was the one to be upgraded? The Beach Haven one was remodeled in the 90's (inside) if not more recently, but still is quite small.
ReplyDeleteBeach Haven is the one that's due to be replaced. A replacement store is going to be built next door. There's been no word on Sea Isle City getting upgraded.
DeleteMost department signage is from the 70's but the Produce Department letters are from the Checkerboard Arch era. Unfortunately I don't have pics of Dairy or the Bakery.
DeleteAcmeStyle, please let us know how you've been doing, post-hurricane. Is your power back on, etc? Hope all is well.
ReplyDeleteDoing fine, thanks AbercrombieMike! Power was out for only a few days. My area was hit hard by flooding but my neighborhood is up high and stayed very dry.
DeleteSilly question - is there something mixed up with labelling of the pictures?
ReplyDeleteFirst pic labelled Sea Isle, then the 2nd (which appears to be the same store) with description talking about Beach Haven being pretty good, then the last one labelled Beach Haven with a different picture?
Fixed! Thanks for catching that.
DeleteIs sea isle reopening?
ReplyDeleteYes.
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