Wildwood Crest 1971 One of the biggest things we do here at the Wildwood Video Archive is preserving old home movies from the 1940s through the 1990s. Heck, it’s in our name “video archive.” We do this by visiting estate sales, obtaining old family films (via donations), and purchasing bulk 8mm and 16mm films off …
Old Wildwood Street Signs To Be Auctioned Off On eBay 2022 The Wildwood Historical Society is once again allowing folks to bid on street signs from Pacific Avenue and all cross-streets in the City of Wildwood! These signs are the highly sought-after green/yellow street signs which include palm trees. (Plus a few bonus signs listed …
A Wildwood Crest Motel Has Gone Condo For the past few days, we have been getting many questions about what is going on with the Cape Cod Inn. Located at 6109 Atlantic Ave in Wildwood Crest, the Cape Cod Inn has been a very popular motel since it opened in 1970. Folks who have reached …
New in the Wildwoods – 2022 It’s that time of year when folks start coming down for Memorial Day Weekend. For some, it’s their first time down here since last summer, and boy has some things changed. The Wildwoods have had a ton of construction these past few months and have 14 new businesses. We …
The Crest Arts Pavilion Opening Date + More Over the past few years, we have been giving you updates on the old Wildwood Crest library. Located at 6301 Ocean Avenue, this building has been vacant since the new Wildwood Crest Library was built down the street at 6300 Atlantic Ave. You might remember this project …
NEW – Villa Gourmet There is a new spot on the Wildwood Boardwalk. Please welcome Villa Gourmet to the island. Located at 2208 Boardwalk, (22nd and the boardwalk), Villa Gourmet is a store that specializes in Gourmet specialty foods and unique entertaining accessories. They will have everything from organic teas, finishing sauces, vinegars-oils, dips, herbs …
Ukraine Update – Your Donations Are Saving Lives! Hey everyone! More of a informal story for you today. Before we get started I wanted to send a big THANK YOU to everyone who has donated or send us supportive messages. You have no idea how much we appreciate it. The love we get from everyone …
Explaining The New 5G Poles In The Wildwoods In the past few weeks we have been receiving many concerning emails about “these new strange poles that are going up around the city.” Let’s take a minute to talk about what they are. For those who come down here just for a few days may also …
NEW Wildwood Boardwalk Tour 2022 Parts of the Wildwood boardwalk have been going through a transformation. For the past few months, the boardwalk streets between Oak Ave to Maple Ave were replaced at the cool price of $3+ million. Workers stripped the old boards, removed the concrete pathways, repaired the concrete support underneath before building …
NEW on the Wildwood Boardwalk Clusters Handcrafted Popcorn This past summer many of you were upset to hear that Johnson’s Popcorn, which was under Capt’n Jack’s Island Grill, had left the island. With no caramel popcorn left on the boardwalk, folks longed for a better sweet spot. That search is now over because there is …