The heyday of suburbia, with the newest vehicle I see being the 1961 Chevy in the left foreground. This place seemed immediately familiar to me, and for good reason: decades later it still retained distinctive features from this view,–I often passed it in my work commute from 1996-2008.
It’s the Cherrywood Shopping Center in Wantagh, Long Island, where Wantagh Avenue intersects with Jerusalem Avenue. Below is a 2007 view of its signature sign, from Ben Dewrance on Flickr. A recent Google street view is here.
Noir By Night 