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Out of Season
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Out of Season

Wildwood is a small barrier island at the tip of southern New Jersey. Through an improbable combination of economics, geography, and chance, it contains a national treasure: the highest concentration of mid-century modern hospitality architecture in the United States. A short 3-month tourist season combined with a working-class veneer resulted in Wildwood’s motels remaining virtually unchanged – frozen in time – for over 40 years. But more than half of Wildwood’s motels have been demolished in recent years and for those that remain, the future is in doubt.

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Public
Created
Jul 03, 2015
Updated
Feb 09, 2022
Categories
Architecture Documentary
Tags
#Hotels #Motels #Hotel #Motel #Midcentury #Mid Century #Modern #Minimal #Minimalism #Architecture #Doowop #Doo Wop #Googie #Flat Roof #Neon #Sign #Signagage #Summer #Beach #Shore #Coast #Coastal #Resort #Vacation #1950s #50s #Fifties #1960s #60s #Sixties #New Jersey #Nj #Jersey #Northeast #East #East Coast #History #Historic #Endangered #Disappearing #Demolished #Solitiude #Abandoned #Roadside #Car #Car Culture #Porch #Balcony #Pool #Veranda #America #Americana #United States #Us #Usa #Mark Havens

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