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Wildwood Writer

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!

Another Wildwood Neon Sign Sent To The Dumpster

Another Wildwood Neon Sign Sent To The Dumpster That’s right folks! Sadly yet another Wildwood Neon Sign has made its way into a dumpster. It makes me sad to see such a thing happen. Here at the Wildwood Video Archive we strive to save Wildwood history. Let me fill you in! On January 23rd we …

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Launching of A Concrete Ship

Everyone has heard of the The SS Atlantus, Cape May’s Concrete Ship, check out how the concrete ship was launched into action.  The SS Atlantus, was launched on December 5th 1918, and was the second (2nd) concrete ship constructed in the World War I Emergency Fleet. All in all there were only twelve (12) concrete ships …

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Wildwood Church – Demolition

Wildwood Church – Demolition On January 1st we brought you the news that theFirst United Methodist Church located at6700 Atlantic Ave in Wildwood Crestwas beingdemolished. (Incase you missed the article Click Here to read it) We decided to revisit the site a little time back to film you a video of the progress.   Here …

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North Wildwood – Post Storm – Drone Video

North Wildwood – Post Storm – Drone Video On Monday January 23rd through the afternoon on January 24th, a nor’easter took a toll of the Wildwoods’ beaches. Due to North Wildwood’s shorter beaches, it was there where most of the sand was pulled out to see due to storm surges. As predicted in last storms, …

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Concrete Ship’s Sister Ship Falls Apart

Concrete Ship’s Sister Ship Falls Apart Here’s something you may have not known, the Concrete Ship’s Sister Ship. The concrete ship in Cape May, SS Atlantus, wasn’t the only ship built out of concrete in World War I. President Woodrow Wilson ordered X amount of these Emergency Fleet ships to be built for the War. …

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New For Wildwood – Byrne Plaza!

New For Wildwood – Byrne Plaza Now that we are in 2017 we are starting to let you know some of the new things coming to Wildwood. This past weekend while in Wildwood we got the tip that there is a giant project taking place on Pacific Ave in Wildwood. Now we can finally fill …

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