Moving A Victorian Hotel – The Shamrock – Video Recap Yesterday, January 19th, was finally the day we got to see some Wildwood history saved. At 8 o’clock this morning, crews started inching the historic Victorian Hotel off of its location and onto the street. According to Taylor Henry from the Wildwoods Historical Society, located …
Escape From Dinosaur Beach Is Coming Back! Do you reminder the short-lived theme pier Dinosaur Beach? It opened in 1996 on the former Hunt’s Pier. The folks who currently own the Steel Pier in Atlantic City wanted to take their chances on the Wildwood Boardwalk. It opened with a few unique dinosaur-themed rides such as …
The Experiment Gone Wrong – The Philadelphia Experiment It was October 28th, 1943 and the United States was entering what would be World War II. The US was getting ready for D-Day and our ships off our coastline were getting sunk daily by Nazi U-boats. The U.S. needed to come up with a way to …
Crest Beach Patrol Announce End of 2021 Season Coverage The Wildwood Crest Beach Patrol has announced its late-season beach coverage for 2021. All beaches will be open and protected by lifeguards, weather permitting, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through Monday, Sept. 6 (Labor Day), and on the weekend following Labor Day (Saturday and Sunday, …
Is It The Cape May Airport or Wildwood Airport? While vacationing down here in the Wildwoods, Cape May, Stone Harbor…etc you may have noticed some private jets and small planes flying low. This is due to our local airport that is located in Middle Township/Lower Township. One family was visiting the airport area to check …
Watching The George Redding Bridge Open We have many visitors down here in the summer and they always ask us if the George Redding Bridge opens. The George Redding bridge is located at the foot entrance of Wildwood. It’s that Bridge you cross over to get into the island if you take the 4B-A exit …
Old Wildwood Street Signs For Sale On Ebay!! Do you love Wildwood so much and wish you could buy your street’s old sign? Now you can!! The Wildwood Historical Society is offering more than 70 authentic signs: street signs from the City of Wildwood plus neon signs from the Tom Cat Diner in an auction …
Explaining Why The Wildwood Beaches Are So Big This article come from our friend PJ Hondros who studies our beaches. Be sure to follow his Facebook page, North Wildwood Coastal Processes for more of his awesome content. Why are Wildwood’s beaches so big? It’s a question that nearly everyone asks, but few know the answer …
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 …
Castle Dracula Pre-Demolition Footage It’s sometimes easy to forget how quick time flies. It felt just like yesterday we were walking the spooky halls of Castle Dracula. What is crazy to think about is that Castle Dracula has been gone for 19 years. (Yeah, that may have put time in prospective for you). Much of …