Motels of Wildwood: Postwar to Present

The most complete architectural history to date of the Wildwoods’ mid-20th-century modern motels.

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 att...