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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!

The Wildwoods: “Wildwoods by the Sea” – Summer 1959 Documentary

  The Wildwoods, New Jersey’s Atlantic Ocean resort area on the Island of Five Mile Beach. Public domain film from the Prelinger Archive, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the …

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Polar Bear Plunge 2015 – Wildwood, New Jersey



SACM and I participated in the 2015 annual Polar Bear Plunge near the Wildwood, NJ Convention Center, for which 1,043 people, including us, contributed a $100 minimum donation to the New Jersey Special Olympics for the right to go running into the chilly Atlantic Ocean on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. The sunny day was 28-degrees …

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NJN Documentary Our Vanishing Past – Wildwood NJ

This is an excerpt from NJN’s documentary OUR VANISHING PAST. The documentary features more than 30 historic places throughout New Jersey, from crumbling ruins in forgotten towns to spectacular restorations in major cities. The documentary also looks at successful preservation efforts, from grassroots citizens groups to innovative developers. Official Website: http://www.njn.net/television/special… Along the coast in …

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Dracula’s Castle, Wildwood NJ Boardwalk, 1991, Pt.2

Dracula’s Castle, Wildwood NJ Boardwalk, 1991, Pt.2 For you Wildwood Boardwalk fans – here’s a visit to the old Castle Dracula (almost the complete walk through) – plus some tidbits that follow. Extracted from our June ’91 trip to Wildwood New Jersey. Due to it being so dark inside you might have to change your …

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Dracula’s Castle, Wildwood NJ Boardwalk, 1991, Pt.1

Dracula’s Castle, Wildwood NJ Boardwalk, 1991, Pt.1 For you Wildwood Boardwalk fans – here’s a visit to the old Castle Dracula, starting with the complete Dungeon Boat ride (beginning to end). Extracted from our June ’91 trip to Wildwood New Jersey. For good quality, due to it being dark, your monitor might have to be …

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