10 Rides You Miss From Hunt’s Pier Let’s jump back in time to the 1970s. At this time there was one powerhouse in Wildwood, the Hunt’s family. They owned movie theaters, stores, and one amazing amusement pier. With time things changed and they closed their doors in 1985. From 1957 through 1985 Hunt’s pier …
Wildwood’s Famous Rides – Morey’s RC-48 Hey everyone! This is Joey from The Wildwood Video Archive. I want to welcome you to our second episode of “Wildwood’s Famous Rides.” For those who don’t know, this is the series that looks at the history of some of Wildwood’s famous rides and explain what happened to them. …
Old Pier UnEarthed In Cape May One of the coolest things about living down here is the history that surrounds us. Due to Cape May being the oldest seaside resort is that from time to time we find some historical things. A few years ago the ghost train tracks were unearthed when a storm ran …
Moving A Victorian House To Cape May I have a great story for you guys that I wanted to share. This past June we shared with you a story about The Avalon House. We have the entire linked down below but for those who don’t know it was a Victorian house that was built in …
14 Photos From The 1980s In Wildwood You Should See (Pt 2) This is page two of this article. If you missed page 1 click the button below [button color=”red” size=”big” alignment=”center” rel=”follow” openin=”newwindow” url=”https://wildwoodvideoarchive.com/14-photos-from-the-1980s-in-wildwood-you-should-see/”]Part 1[/button] For Those who made it to the bottom of the page we have a secret video for you to …
14 Photos From The 1980s In Wildwood You Should See Can you believe how fast time flies? It felt just like yesterday the Hunt’s Flyer was running up and down the pier. Let’s take a few minutes today to look back on some throwback photos of the Wildwoods in the 1980s. There are two pages …
Historic Cape May Point House To Be Torn Down Cape May Point could be losing a piece of history by the end of this month. It was announced earlier this week that 310 Cape Avenue will be torn down for new construction. Historians are saying that 310 Cape Avenue is one of the oldest homes …
Wildwood Trolley To Be Restored Did you know that the Wildwoods used to have trolleys? It’s a little bit of Wildwood history that disappeared but lucky for us a piece of Wildwood history will be saved. An interning article was posted in the Cape May County Herald about an old Wildwood trolley that is going to be …
Cape May’s St. Mary’s To Be Demolished Saint Mary by-the-Sea has been a staple of Cape May Point since it was first built as a hotel in 1889, but soon it could disappear into history. To understand what’s going on let’s jump back in time. [Note: The Drone Video Is At The Bottom Of The …
What’s Left Of The Wildwood Diner! We were filming one of our updates for the NEW Wildwood hotel, Paradise Hotel, when we stumbled upon some remnants of the Wildwood Diner. If you want to see the update on the Paradise Hotel, click the link below. Wildwood’s Paradise Hotel Update As you may or may not …