here is the full story and one final tour of the spot.
http://wildwoodvideoarchive.com/saying-goodbye-to-the-ocean-holiday-motel/
Discussion
There has been a lot of activity with new planned hotels and expansions. To add to the list, the Oceanic is going to be renovating and expanding too. Can't wait to see what the upgraded hotel looks like. Here is an excerpt from their planning board notice: CITY OF WILDWOOD PLANNING/ZONING BOARD NOTICE OF APPLICATION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that CATDADDIES II, LLC (the "Applicant") has applied to the Planning/Zoning Board of the City of Wildwood, Cape May County, NJ seeking Preliminary and Final Site Plan Approval and Variance Relief respecting the properties that it owns located at 4600 Ocean Avenue, Wildwood, NJ (Block 74 Lot 15 the "Oceanic Hotel") and 233 E. Burk Avenue, Wildwood, NJ (Block 85 Lot 9 the "Oceanic Parking Lot"). The Oceanic Hotel is located in the H/M (Hotel-Motel) Zoning District and the Oceanic Parking Lot is located in the R/M (Residential Multi-Family) Zoning District. The Applicant proposes to renovate and expand the Oceanic Hotel and make improvements to the Oceanic Parking Lot.
I'm going to remain optimistic about the work being done, I realize the new owners are not going for any sort of Doo-Wop look or anything but is they can at least be convinced to get some cool signage that would be great. If the theme is Hawaiin or whatever that technically does fit into a genre of lodging that we have lost many great examples of over the years. Anyway, the fact the property is remaining a hotel is great news worth celebrating.
it makes me sad- I stay at the Shalimar across the street and I always enjoyed looking at the Ocean Holiday- always liked the sign and color scheme. I hope the Icona doesn't make it generic looking. Hoping for a bit of Doo-Wop theme especially since it's deep in the Crest. But, I'll easily take that over condos- I would have been crushed seeing condos across the street.
Mixed feelings on this. Overall, its positive outcome