Exploring the Decaying Wildwood Rails About two years ago we took a video camera to Wildwood Junction and were able to share with you what was left from the station that every train stopped at before they came into Wildwood. If you want to read the history or watch that video CLICK HERE The side …
The Wildwood waters was a freezing 37 degrees when the Wildwood Polar Plungers took to the waters in support of New Jersey’s Special Olympics. The annual Polar Plunge drew in over a 900 people who braved the cold winter weather and almost freezing temperatures to support an amazing cause. For those who do not know what …
Did You Know: Cape May Had Two Military Ships Name After Her? While looking up information at the National Archives in New York City I ran across some very interesting information. Cape May had two military ships named after her. Here is a little information about those ships and a video! USS Cape May In …
Every Wildwood Song Written What is your favorite Wildwood song ? We wanted to put together a list of Wildwood songs that we ever heard of. There could be more out there that we do not know about and if that is the case please comment that song in the post below. These songs are …
Wildwood’s George the Gorilla Working with the Wildwood Video Archive I sometimes get asked about motels and attractions that are no longer around. Sometimes it’s an easy answer and others I have to dig deep to find out what happened. This one is something that I had always questioned but never had the time to …
Hereford Light’s Sister Lighthouses Did you know that North Wildwood’s Hereford Inlet Lighthouse has a counterpart on the opposite side of the United States? What’s even more fascinating is that it has two additional sister lighthouses. Let’s start with Hereford Light. Its architectural design can be attributed to Paul J. Pelz, a German-American architect who …
Where Cape May Got It’s Name Are you anything like us and wondered where Cape May got it’s name? It’s the kind of question that had me digging deep into the history books to find. Just think about this, Manhattan was first mapped in 1609 by Henry Hudson. He set up the lower region of …
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 …
The Yacht That Sunk In Wildwood In some of the Wildwood message boards we have been talking about an old schooner yacht that had sunk in Wildwood in late 1963. I had briefly heard stories about the ship but wasn’t alive to see her. Any kind of shipwreck intrigues me and because it happened in …
Wildwood In 1915 This is a prime example on why I created the Wildwood Video Archive. I wanted to create a space to preserve Wildwood’s history on video. Remember, if you have a old Wildwood film, feel free to send it to us to add to the collection. Check out this 1915 video of Wildwood …