The Wildwoods Shore Resort Historic District , or Doo Wop Motel District , is an area in The Wildwoods, New Jersey, home to over 300 motels built during Doo-Wop the 1950s and 1960s. Officially recognized as a historic district by the State of New Jersey, it lies primarily in the municipality of Wildwood Crest, two miles between the Atlantic and the Oceans, and covers areas in Wildwood and North Wildwood. The term doo-wop was created by the Cape May Center for Mid Atlantic Art in the early 1990s to describe a unique style of space-time architecture, also called Googie or folk style.
The motel is very stylish, with Vegas-like neon signs, plastic palm trees, and fantastic architecture. Condom construction in the area has resulted in the destruction of many motels, but Wildwood Doo Wop Conservation League has taken action to help rescue and restore the rest of the historic buildings. The Caribbean Motel in Wildwood Crest, and the Chateau Bleu Motel in North Wildwood are both listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
A recently built 1950s Doo Wop museum that contains properties from destroyed motels such as neon signs and furniture. The Neo-Doo Wop building in this area featured a fluorescent Wawa and a 1950s Acme Supermarket.
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Construction of motels in Wildwood began in the early 1950s. 1958 is the year of banners for construction at Wildwood Crest, with the opening of Satellite, Caribbean, El Reno (then South Beach Motel), Sand Castle, Swan Motel and Tangiers motel. The Rio Motel, in the right Wildwood, also debuted that spring. The new motel was built in the 1970s.
Morey Brothers
Many of these Doo-Wop motels were designed by brothers Lewis J. (Lou) and Wilburt C. (Will) Morey, who was born in West Wildwood in 1925 and 1927, respectively. In 1952, their company, Morey Brothers Builders, built the first motel in Wildwood, Jay's Motel, on the corner of Hildreth and Atlantic Avenues. In 1955 they dissolved their formal business partnership and began to work more independently on motel designs.
Style
Motel Doo Wop generally includes U-shaped or two- or three-level shaped designs, asymmetric elements, swimming pools, adjacent parking lots or second-floor sun decks above parking spaces, plastic palm trees, angled walls or windows, flat overhanging roofs, prominent neon sign and railing, vibrant colors, and contemporary or fantasy themes. References to popular culture or history are also common. Themes or sub-styles have been classified as: Modern/Blastoff, Vroom, Awakening of Chinatown, Tiki (Polynesia Pop), and Phony Colonee. Blastoff's style is reminiscent of the airports of the 1950s and 1960s. Vroom styles include building elements that push forward. Phony Colonee mimics the colonial architecture of the mass market revival of the 1950s and 1960s with American Colonial bricks and lamppost elements
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Neon sign
Each motel usually has one or more large, tacky neon signs used to attract passing motorists to their formation. These signs are part of the architectural style and the motels compete to have the most distinctive sign. The two companies supply most of the signs, Ace Sign Company and Allied Sign Company, with W. Robert Hentges being the famous local sign designer. Hentges originally worked for Ace, then moved to the Allies, and later founded his own company. Local laws prohibit the appearance of unlimited scrolling signs and signs.
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Caribbean Motel
The Caribbean Motel in Wildwood Crest, built in 1958 and now refurbished, is the first motel to use a full-size plastic palm tree that now adorns most Doo Wop motels in the area. The motel was rescued from demolition in 2004, when it was purchased by George Miller and Caroline Emigh, who managed to get the property placed on a national historic registry. After reading the book, How Doo Wop: The Wildwoods-by-the-Sea Layout Design Manual published by The Doo Wop Conservation League, they were so impressed by the suggested design from Philadelphia architect Anthony Bracali that they hired him to oversee the restoration of the motel. Interior design is done by Darleen Lev, a designer from New York City who stayed at the motel around that time Miller and Emigh bought the property. An admirer of the Technicolor film process, Lev's design was modeled on a 1950s movie set, as well as reflecting the motif of the Caribbean motel. The Caribbean Motel was owned by the Rossi family for over 30 years, until the early 1990s.
Chateau Bleu Motel
Located in North Wildwood, Chateau Bleu Motel was built in 1962 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 2004. The hotel has a heart-shaped pool.
Oceanview Motel
The Oceanview Motel in Wildwood Crest, built in 1964, is the largest motel ever built in The Wildwoods. In 2009, the owner had plans to destroy the motel to make way for condomia, but was rejected by the New Jersey Environmental Protection Department. The Oceanview was originally called Admiral East Motel, when Admiral West Motel (now Admiral Resort Motel), shared the same owners.
Other motels
Motel yang ada juga termasuk: The Jolly Roger, The Pan American, The Crusader, The Waikiki, The Newport, The Sea Shell, The Admiral, The Adventurer, The Carriage Stop, Granada, The Tangiers dan Yankee Clipper.
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From 2003 to 2006, more than 50 motels have been demolished for condominium development. In addition to Ebb Tide, a number of motels that were destroyed in the area included satellites, Kona Kai, Waterways, Christine Motor Inn, Fantasy, and Rio motels.
Motel Ebb Tide
The Ebb Tide Motel, built in 1957 and demolished in 2003, is credited as the first Doo-Wop motel in Wildwood Crest.
The Sea Rose Motel
The Sea Rose Motel, owned by Stanley and Catherine Stefankiewicz, was destroyed in the fall of 2004. The motel is owned for many years by the Stefankiewicz Family, who also own the Poplar Cafe now known as "Goodnight Irenes".
Satellite Motel
Built in 1958, Satellite Motel is one of the landmark "Doo Wop" signs of Wildwoods until its dismantling after the 2004 season, triggering a wave of redevelopment in the area in winter. It lies on the northeast corner of the Atlantic & amp; Aster at Wildwood Crest. The neon sign of the roof of the Satellite was installed as part of the Neon Garden at the Doo Wop Experience museum in May 2008. This motel is featured prominently in Thomas Hine 1986's book, Populuxe .
Because the original Satellite loss is so great, plans are being made for its successor - the 21st Century Satellite Motel. This new project looks back to the first decade of real satellite life - when it was practically the finest and purest aesthetically pleasing, and truly to its original vision as an overall experience for its guests - for its inspiration, advancing it into the future. for his new form.
https://21stcenturysatellite.com/
See also
- Cape May Historical District
- MiMo District
References
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