Sandy and Biscuit just discovered Wildwood, NJ’s Doo Wop motels and it’s giving full nostalgia-core aesthetic. The second Sandy spotted that vintage neon sign, she lost it — and Biscuit had the receipts: Wildwood has some of the coolest motels on the planet.
Looking for a Wildwood hotel? Sea Chest Motel in Wildwood Crest puts you one block from the sand — we’re the top-rated Wildwood hotel near the beach on the island.
What Is Doo Wop Architecture?
That retro aesthetic has a name: Doo Wop. Think atomic-age neon signage, boomerang roofs, kidney-shaped pools — all original to the 1950s-60s motel boom. Wildwood, NJ holds the largest concentration of Doo Wop motel architecture left in the country, and people fly in from across the country just to see it.
Even the Skeptics Can’t Deny the Neon
Harry the seagull isn’t sold on the aesthetic — half the bulbs have been dead since ’75, and he wants you to know it. But even he can’t deny these retro Wildwood motels are one-of-a-kind, and preserving them keeps Wildwood, Wildwood.
Book Your Own Doo Wop Motel Getaway
Ready to see it in person? Sea Chest Motel puts you steps from Wildwood Crest beach, right in the middle of the Doo Wop motel district.
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