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Preservationist Hopes Doo Wop Motel Restoration Will Lead to Historic District in the WildwoodsJersey Digs, September 29, 2022 A Cape May-based hotel company plans to restore a Doo Wop motel in Wildwood that many feared would be demolished. “People have been worried about this motel for a long time,” said Taylor Henry, vice president of…

Delight in the land of Doo-Wop during Wildwood’s ’50s, ’60s and ’70s WeekendJersey’s Best, Sep. 13, 2022 Sixty years ago, at his uncle’s Italian restaurant in Wildwood, a young boy watched in awe as superstars, like The Supremes, The Stylistics, Four Tops, The Four Seasons, Chubby Checker and more, performed at the Lucky Club next…

The One Small Town In New Jersey With More Historic Motels Than Any OtherOnly In Your State, September 12, 2022 For most New Jerseyans, time spent down the shore is nostalgic. Memories of childhood days on the beach and boardwalk come flooding back whenever we visit the shore towns that were our vacation destinations for…

Historic Wildwood Crest motel saved from demolition, sold for $10 million6 ABC Action News, September 6, 2022 WILDWOOD CREST, New Jersey (WPVI) — One of the last legacy pieces of the doo-wop era will get a second life in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey. The famed Oceanview Motel was just purchased for $10 million. The developer,…

Wildwood Motel Sells for $10M, Renovation Preserving Doo-Wop Style PlannedNBC Philadelphia, September 2, 2022 A historic Wildwood motel has been acquired by new owners who plan to turn the property into a resort while working to preserve the structure’s iconic doo-wop style that Jersey Shore beach town came to be known for, the Philadelphia Business…

Iconic Wildwood motel sells to new owner who plans $12M renovation preserving doo-wop stylePhiladelphia Business Journal, Sep 1, 2022 The motel was built in 1964 and fell into disrepair after closing last November. The new owners have $12 million plans to turn it into a resort while keeping the iconic blastoff roof and doo-wop architecture.…

Happy Days Are Here Again at the 50’s Doo Wop Diner in Wildwood, New JerseyWOBM 92.7, May 25, 2022 Ever wish you could be transferred back in time to visit another time and place? Ever wish maybe you could bump into the Fonz or Betty Boop? Well then maybe you’re in luck and it’s just…

Wildwoods NJ: Celebration of KitschGetaway Mavens, March 25, 2022 The Wildwoods, a Jersey Shore barrier island that encompasses the municipalities of North Wildwood (aka “Anglesea”), Wildwood NJ, and Wildwood Crest, embraces a fleeting moment before the groovy psychedelic era. It was a point in time when “Doo Wop” music commandeered the airwaves and kooky “Jetsonian”…

The coolest Wawa in the country is in Wildwood, NJNJ 101.5, February 2, 2022 If there is a ghost of summers’ past, it resides in the Wildwoods. At one point, the Wildwoods had over 300 mid-century motels designed with Doo Wop-style architecture. That means lots of colors, bright neon signs, and curved walls. It has…

Wildwood motels through the years: The rise and fall of Doo WopNJ 101.5, December 26, 2021 Any hope to truly preserve the classic Doo Wop feel of the Wildwoods, which is much of what first attracted entertainers and working families to the island decades ago, is likely long gone, preservation experts fear. As recently as…