Atlantic Boulevard, State Road 7 and busy commercial strips
Margate has lively commercial streets. Atlantic Boulevard, Margate Boulevard and State Road 7 are lined with plazas, restaurants, gas stations and small offices, and the Florida Turnpike is close by. Traffic leaves a gray film on storefronts and sidewalks, and vehicle fluids stain parking spaces and drive-through lanes.
Residential streets behind these corridors are quieter but have their own mess: canopy trees drop sap, leaves and tannins that stain driveways and walkways, and neighborhood canals attract mildew along seawalls and fences. A wash can freshen both kinds of property, but the settings and chemistry differ between a stucco ranch house and a strip mall sidewalk.
