Wildwood

With its seasonal average of four million beachcrazed visitors, Wildwood in the summer is far from my ideal locale. In the off-season, however, the eerie streets & empty boardwalk provide for fertile photographic prowlings. The retro-futuristic Doo Wop architecture as evident in the numerous Jetsons-esque motels has not yet been completely obliterated in favor of condominiums. This was the atomic age -- neon parabolas, flying saucers & rayguns. There is something rather melancholy about a future that never had a chance to happen. Where are the jetpacks we once were promised?


The boardwalk in the off-season.




Interior of the Doo Wop Museum.


The Caribbean, quintessential Doo Wop architecture.




The Starlux Motel.


Sunrise over the Atlantic.