The Wildwoods Construction Update – Oct 2022 The offseason in the Wildwoods is officially here. The rides have stopped for the year and the sound of construction is slowly taking over the island. As vacationers leave the island, construction and demolition projects start to rumble. It’s time again for our monthly Wildwoods construction update video. …
Rio Grande Movie Theater Could Open Early Next Year For several months people have been asking us when will the new Rio Grande movie theater open. Today we finally get an update. The Rio Grande movie theater is only part of a massive project being undertaken by the owners of the Harbor Square Theatre in …
Walking the Wildwood Boardwalk at Night 2022 The biggest thing we do here at Wildwood Video Archive is record the history that is taking place all over the Wildwoods in real-time. We like to do that by filming different projects to showcase in our Monthly Wildwoods Construction updates. These videos are used as a reference …
Making Pork Roll Ice Cream! Last April we played a big April Fool’s joke on our fans on Facebook. In a post, we announced that Khor Brothers was introducing a new flavor of ice cream for the year, Pork Roll Ice Cream. No, we didn’t have permission from Khor Brothers to do such a post …
The Fudgy Wudgy Man Retires! – Saying Goodbye! For the past 50 years Joseph Duncan, most known as Unk Dunk, (or Dunk for short) has been selling ice cream in North Wildwood between 17th and 20th street. He moved from Southwest Philadelphia to the Wildwoods after surviving with the United States Marine Corps. While looking …
Wildwood Construction Update – Sept 2022 Now that summer is unofficially done, it’s time to restart the Wildwood Construction update videos. These updates normally stop during there summertime since everyone is down here checking out the construction projects themselves. As we make our way out of the summer season and into the shoulder season, get …
Wildwood Crest Beach Patrol Announces Late Season Coverage We hate to say it but the end of summer is around the corner. As we inch closer and closer to Labor Day weekend, the feeling that the end of summer has already started to hit us on the island. This is the time of year when …
Exploring The Wildwood Dog Beach + Park Did you know that Wildwood has a dog beach and dog park? The other day we uploaded a video on Facebook about taking our dog to the beach. For some reason, that video blew up and people started sending us messages like crazy asking for more details about …
Wildwood Beach Day 2022 Due to many flight issues over the past few months, folks from around the country were unable to make it to the Wildwoods this summer. The WVA wanted to do something to give folks beach day, even if it’s from afar. We started filming days at the beach during the covid …
Iconic Wildwood Boardwalk Store to Close Much has changed on the Wildwood Boardwalk through-our the decades. Amusement parks grew, the waterline pushed back from under the boardwalk and businesses changed hands. For the past 70 years though one thing stayed the same, Eleanors Gifts. Located at 3316 Boardwalk (aka Wildwood Ave and the Wildwood Boardwalk), …