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The Loss of Doo Wop Motels in Wildwood Is a Deeper Mystery Than Previously ThoughtJersey Digs, December 2, 2021 Two decades ago, there was a sudden rediscovery of “Doo Wop” motels in the Wildwoods. These futuristic- and island-themed accommodations were frozen in time from an era when singers like Chubby Checkers, Frankie Valli, and the…

Wildwood’s doo wop motels star in a new graphic novelPress of Atlantic City, 8/11/21 “Growing up, Michael Jasorka’s blue-collar Warren County family couldn’t afford big vacations in Disney World. Nevertheless, Jasorka found his own happiest place on Earth. Wildwood. He recalled staying at motels like the Oceanview, the Satellite and the Astronaut and even then…

26 Pictures of the Old, Glorious Neon Motel Signs in Wildwood Crest NJCat Country 107.3 WPUR-FM, 6/22/21 “The only thing better than the iconic 1950s and 60s-era motels in Wildwood Crest are the glorious neon signs at those inns that act as beacons to not only today’s vacationers but also to days gone by.” Read…

Six hours south of Boston, the year 1963 is a thriving vacation destinationBoston Globe, 9/10/20 “Wildwood, N.J., is a beach town where time has almost stood still. The motel room looked like a place where Rob and Laura Petrie would have come for a weekend escape, assuming Millie would be able to watch little Ritchie.…

‘Loaded with Lawrences’: How a family keeps this North Wildwood motel going for 40 years and countingPhiladelphia Inquirer, 8/22/19 “When we bought this place, there was nothing else here. We had ocean views from almost everywhere you looked.” Guests are coming in hot at the Jade East Motel’s lobby, hours before the official check-in time,…

Jersey Shore’s Doo Wop Capital: Why the Wildwoods’ motels look like they’re from the 1950sPennLive, 6/28/19 “Traveling to the Wildwoods is like going back in time. Neon reigns supreme, angled roofs are everywhere and there are a plethora of plastic palm trees. While it may be 2019 everywhere else, in the Wildwoods it still looks…

Doo Wop scene thriving in WildwoodCourier Post, May 22, 2019 John Donio, member of the Doo Wop Preservation League, talks about Wildwood’s iconic mid-century resort architecture and the city’s one of a kind Doo Wop museum. Read the full article: https://www.courierpostonline.com/videos/news/local/south-jersey/2019/05/22/doo-wop-museum-scene-thriving-wildwood-nj/3763923002/

Wildwood, New Jersey: the blue-collar rivieraFinancial Times, 8/24/18 “The beachfront borough’s mid-century ‘Doo-Wop’ motels are a treat for design fans — but the developers are circling. The Wildwoods — five beachfront boroughs near the southern tip of the Jersey Shore, with Wildwood in the centre — could well be America’s capital of retro boardwalk kitsch.…

This Philly band’s new album was inspired by Wildwood’s architecturePhiladelphia Inquirer, January 30, 2018 “You can rattle off a laundry list of names from Neil Young to the Ventures as touchstones, but the main influence behind Midtown Tilt is not an artist but a place: Wildwood. Raised in Northeast Philly, Millevoi has been frequenting the…

Stunning images of the Doo-wop era motels making a resurgence in New Jersey beach town Wildwood as tourists opt for simple vacations from a by-gone ageDaily Mail UK, 9/17/17 “Retro motels that arose in the 1950s and 1960s are seeing a resurgence in American tourists longing for a simpler vacation. Doo Wop motels born in…