If walls could talk, imagine the stories the four walls of Joe Pop’s Shore Bar and Restaurant could tell from its near century history in the center of the Ship Bottom business district. Heck, just keeping tally of all The Nerds’ performances at the iconic nightclub could fill a book.
OLD AND NEW: There are some surprises on the inside of Joe Pop’s Shore Bar and Restaurant for longtime patrons to uncover, but the heart of the iconic music venue hasn’t changed under new ownership. (Photos by Jack Reynolds)
Toss in its front-row seats for the March 1962 storm, the Perfect Storm (Halloween 1991), Superstorm Sandy and the COVID-19 pandemic, well, the history lessons the walls of Joe Pop’s could tell would be long, very…
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