Doo Wop Motels - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Doo Wop Motels write by Kirk Hastings. This book was released on 2007. Doo Wop Motels available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Fun, colorful survey of Doo Wop architectural style unique to resorts in The Wildwoods, New Jersey.
Motels of Wildwood
Motels of Wildwood - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Motels of Wildwood write by Jackson Betz. This book was released on 2022-01-28. Motels of Wildwood available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This architectural diary tells the story of the incredible concentration of midcentury modern motels of Wildwood, New Jersey, from their origin in the Doo Wop decade of Elvis Presley to their whereabouts today. Not many people know that it was local contractors, not architects, who created this trove of asymmetrical, neon-encrusted motels with swooping rooflines and pink pylons, meant to attract vacationing families. This book chronicles their architectural significance and preserves memories of what many of these cheerful, flamboyant buildings looked like before they were demolished by developers, depriving motel neighborhoods of the chance to become landmarked historic districts. In addition to over 200 photos, many never before published, maps pinpoint the location of the motels, some long gone and others stops on today's architecture tours.
Wildwood's Neon Nights & Motel Memories
Wildwood's Neon Nights & Motel Memories - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Wildwood's Neon Nights & Motel Memories write by Melinda M. Williams. This book was released on 2010. Wildwood's Neon Nights & Motel Memories available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Wildwood, New Jersey, is a seashore destination for adventure with thrilling rides, bright neon signs, fancy motels, and a good time. This book captures the Doo Wop architectural style and spirit that have defined the landscape and memories of this seaside resort. It is a trek through the decades (1960s to the present) that stops a dozen times at memorable places and with colorful people who have added significantly to the style, evolution, preservation, and restoration of this fun resort town. Meet neon sign makers, architects, builders, promoters, business leaders, and preservationists whose efforts have shaped the look of Wildwood, both in the past and today. 220 color photos feature Wildwood's motels, movie theaters, arcades, shops, restaurants, tram cars, boardwalk sights, neon signs, and every type of tourist you can imagine.
Out of Season
Out of Season - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Out of Season write by Jamer Hunt. This book was released on 2016-08-09. Out of Season available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Wildwood is a small barrier island at the tip of southern New Jersey. Through a? combination of economics, geography, and chance, it contains a national treasure: the highest concentration of mid-twentieth-century modern hospitality architecture in the United States. The short three-month tourist season, combined with a working-class aesthetic, resulted in Wildwood's motels remaining essentially frozen in time for over four decades. In recent years, however, more than half ?have been demolished and the future of those that remain is in doubt. The images in this book are the result of a ten-year? project by Mark Havens to capture the essence? of these vanishing treasures. A number of the ?motels were photographed at the end of their last season, just prior to demolition; in fact they were disappearing so fast that at times Havens was shooting the front of a motel while workers were demolishing the back. Though the lights were still on and the pools still full, there would be no more guests, no more summers. The images are accompanied by essays from Joseph Giovanni and Jamer Hunt.
Fun Pier
Fun Pier - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Fun Pier write by Scott Hand. This book was released on 2012. Fun Pier available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. With a rich history of great beaches, a two-mile-long boardwalk, and thrilling amusement piers, Wildwood, New Jersey, has been a popular summer seashore resort for vacationers for nearly a century. Fun Pier was created in 1957 by Joe Barnes on the former site of Wildwood's original Convention Hall. Barnes transformed the pier, once dominated by kiddie rides, by building custom rides that were unique to the Wildwood boardwalk, such as the Sky Tower, the Monorail, and the Ski Ride. Fun Pier became famous for its unconventional, carnival-like atmosphere. After two fires sealed the pier's fate, it was acquired by the Morey organization, which transformed it into Wild Wheels and ultimately Adventure Pier.
