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My name is Joey Contino. I am a big lover of anything Wildwood. I have lived and worked in Wildwood my whole life. I worked jobs from working on the beach renting umbrellas and chairs to being a supervisor at Morey's Piers. Wildwood is my life and my home!

Middle Thorofare Bridge Replacement Project

Middle Thorofare Bridge Replacement Project The Middle Thorofare Bridge, which is sometimes called Two Mile Bridge, has been undergoing some major upgrades. We have been getting some many questions about the Middle Thorofare Bridge mostly asking if we get a new bridge. Let’s answer that by saying yes… but not yet. While we go into …

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The Oceanic Hotel Expansion Project – Video Blue Prints

The Oceanic Hotel Expansion Project – Video Blue Prints The Oceanic Hotel is expanding and we have an awesome video to show you of what it’s going to look like. (Video at the bottom of the article) On July 6th we announced that the Oceanic Hotel, located 4600 Ocean Ave In Wildwood, filed for an …

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Colorized Historical Wildwood Photos – Part 1

Colorized Historical Wildwood Photos – Part 1 Here at the Wildwood Video Archive we are always finding new ways to preserve our history. For the past seven years we preserved our history by purchasing old 8mm and 16mm reels, financed by our patrons on Patreon, and digitizing them one frame at a time. This is …

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Trump Plaza Demolition Video Via Drone!

Trump Plaza Demolition Video Via Drone! The Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City is now officially history. Roughly around 9am this morning the Trump Plaza came crashing to the ground! Trump Plaza opened on the Altantic City Boardwalk back on May 15th 1984 to a fanfare. The new building held 91,181 square feet …

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2021 Beach Blast Registration Is Open!

2021 Beach Blast Registration Is Open! There is good news coming out of the Wildwoods today. Beach Blast Registration is officially underway! As you know, most events from the past year had been cancelled due to the pandemic. As of right now most events have been cancelled through April at the convention center. The 2020 …

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2021 Wildwood Beach Box Information

2021 Wildwood Beach Box Information It’s time to get ready for summer! That’s right!! Starting tomorrow, those looking to get a beach box for the summer can sign up. For those who don’t know, for the past few summers Wildwood and Wildwood Crest have offered beach boxes. Beach Boxes are 4ft x 4ft and are …

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2021 Wildwood Crest Beach Box Information

2021 Wildwood Crest Beach Box Information Beach storage box rentals for the 2021 summer season in Wildwood Crest will go on sale as follows: — RENEWALS FROM 2020: Those who rented beach boxes in 2020 will be given a priority registration period of Monday, February 1, through Sunday, February 14, to automatically renew their boxes for 2021. Those …

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Demolishing Piro’s Italian Restaurant

Demolishing Piro’s Italian Restaurant It’s always sad when popular restaurants around the Wildwoods get shut down forever. Over the course of history the Wildwoods lost famous restaurants such as Zaberer’s, The Captain’s Table and Groffs. Sadly there is another name being added to this list, Piro’s Village Restaurant. A few weeks back we reported that …

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