Original Grocery Tenant: ACME Markets Address: 438 Blue Valley Dr, Bangor, PA Opened: ca. 1960s/70s Closed: 1996 Later Tenants: Ace Hardware (2006- ) Photographed: December 22, 2018 Welcome to Bangor, PA! We're just across the street from what's considered Pen Argyl , but very close. You've probably already figured out why we're checking out this store; the Capitol Ace Hardware is housed in a 15,000 square foot, former pitched-roof ACME. According to JoshAustin610 , ACME closed in 1996 and the space was vacant until Ace opened up about 10 years later. I assume the Mr. Z's across the street (later Weis, linked above) was the final nail in this store's coffin. But it seems to do quite well these days as a hardware store. Oh, and while I'd never write a blog about them, I do love independent small town hardware stores. Ace Hardware's entrance and exit are definitely left over from ACME, and we can see the remnants of the so-called "magic carpets...