Wildwoods Houses Through Time

Explores the architectural transformation of South Jersey's barrier island from Victorian fishing town to summer resort, highlighting preservation efforts amidst urban decay.

The Wildwoods are four boroughs on a South Jersey barrier island first settled in the late 1800s. Once known as Five Mile Beach, the wind—whipped forest and beaches transformed from fishing town to summer resort. Developers divided the ground into lots, hired architects to draw houses, and construction companies to buil...