Old Boardwalk Stores in Ocean City, New Jersey

by John Margolies

Get back to the glory days of the Jersey Shore with this magnificent photograph by legendary architectural historian John Margolies. Taken in 1978, this work is all about the distinctive Spanish Revival architecture of the famed old boardwalk stores in Ocean City, New Jersey. The photograph depicts the white stucco building front of "the connoisseur" shop, which includes the red roof tiles, green capped belfry and traditional black-and-white striped awnings against the bright blue sky.

With Margolies’ well-known appreciation of roadside Americana, this photograph evokes the nostalgic, sunny days of mid-20th century coastal life, and makes for a unique fine art photograph.