From
the space-age "Satellite", to the exotic "Tahiti" to the swanky
"Starlux", there's no shortage of vintage 1950s and 1960s motels in
the Wildwoods, preserved in all their kitschy splendor...
24th
Street Motel You can't miss this motel's star-shaped
sign (a 1953 original) as you're driving down Surf Avenue in North Wildwood...
Tahiti
Motel Built in 1963. the Tahiti is a classic example
of mid-century "Tiki" motel architecture with its jutting Polynesian
rooflines and kon-tiki-head signage...
Ebb
Tide Motel Wildwood Crest's original motel... the floors
of the Ebb Tide lean in and out, sort of like... the tide. (Demolished 2003)
Beach
Colony Motel This funky, bright orange-and-yellow patterned
motel is straight out of the late '60s! Austin Powers himself might have stayed
here...
Cara
Mara Motel A checkered facade with shades of powder
blue, yellow and white along with pink neon accents give this vintage motel, complete
with its original cursive-script rooftop sign a classic mid-century look.
Carousel
Motel Once the playground of such stars as Chubby Checker,
Johnny Mathis and even Frank Sinatra, the colorful Carousel has been a Wildwood
icon since 1952...
Bonanza
Motel Sharing the name of the popular TV series of
the day, the Bonanza is a two-story oceanfront motel with a larger-than-life neon
sign and colorfully detailed exterior walls giving it a true mid-century feel...
Oceanview
Motel This 1963 deluxe motel sports a dramatic, soaring,
angled roof atop its glass lounge and car port...
