Here’s some videos of Wildwood from 2000s-2009
Driving Around Wildwood – 2003 Sometimes you forget how fast live moves. You get caught up with every day living you don’t realize much history is happening all around you. For today’s Throwback video we go back to 2003. By the year 2006 we lost over 30 iconic Doo Wop motels that were staples on …
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Remembering The Golden Nugget Ride Farewell Ceremony As you know I love to tell Wildwood history but today I stumbled upon something that I really wanted to spotlight. Dark in the Park, which is a website and a YouTube page that specializes dark rides at different amusement parks around the country, uploaded a really awesome …
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Do You Remember The Morey Amazing Maze? The Morey Amazing Maze was positively one of the best mazes in New Jersey. For those who don’t know, The Amazing Maze was a double decker maze that was located on the back on Morey’s Surfside Pier. It would have been located where Morey’s Guest Services is located …
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Great Nor’Easter 2007 With the new overhaul the The Great Nor’Easter on Morey’s Piers’ Surfside Pier, we decided to jump back in time and see what it looked like before it was white. Do you remember when the Great Nor’Easter was pinkish-red? Take a trip down memory lane as we not only see the Great …
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You don’t realize how much things have changed until you have something to compare it to. Check out this 2003 video of the Wildwood Boardwalk and compare it to what you know of today. Tons have changed.
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Shore Plaza Fire Aftermath Pt 2 More views of the aftermath of the Shore Plaza fire, including a look at the damage from the Boardwalk perspective. From north to south (left to right), also visible: Gateway 26, Morey’s Surfside Pier, a small portion of Hunt’s Pier (prior to Sand Jamm construction) and the north side …
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Shore Plaza Fire Aftermath Pt 1 View of the south side of the Shore Plaza Motel, a month and a half after it was, essentially, destroyed by a massive blaze. In addition to the motel, three Boardwalk-level business were also lost – Sam’s Pizza Palace, Rita’s Water Ice, and a game stand. What was left …
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Last Check Out At The Hotel Ocean Crest The Ocean Crest was a Victorian style hotel that stood for nearly a century at the north end of Wildwood Crest on the northeast corner of Buttercup and Pacific Avenues until it was demolished in December 2001. I was always enchanted by this green and white giant …
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