Sunday, March 16, 2014
Rio Grande NJ
Polly's Motel
(On the mainland across from Wildwood)
Labels: boardwalks, jersey shore, motel hotel, postcard, Wildwoods NJ
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Wildwood NJ
Binn's Motor Lodge & Restaurant
Labels: boardwalks, jersey shore, motel hotel, postcard, Somers Point NJ, Wildwoods NJ
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Wildwood NJ
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Nazz - Wildwood Blues
Todd Rundgren's Philadelphia supergroup, 1968. The few people I've met who saw Nazz live said they were terrific. Todd quit Nazz owing the world a third Nazz album & he owed me a Nazz concert at Asbury Park Convention Hall. Apparently, they didn't come north of Wildwood on the Jersey shore & to my knowledge never played NYC. What they refer to as "looking like 1953" included motels in the "doo wop" style, now considered classics & being demolished, like my beloved Lurae & the older motor court type Kismet across the street. But even in the Nineties I found Wildwood's music scene to be a bit ... lagging.
Labels: boardwalks, music, Wildwoods NJ
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Wildwood NJ
Sunday, August 18, 2013
North Wildwood NJ
Sunday, July 07, 2013
Wildwood Crest NJ
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Wildwood NJ
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Wildwood NJ
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Wildwood NJ
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Wildwood NJ
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Wildwood NJ
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Wildwood NJ
Christine "The Friendly" Hotel
On one of my first trips to Wildwood I stayed in a hotel like this one with a woman named Christine. I 'd hoped it would be an enjoyable experience of "old" Wildwood, but the bed & bathroom left much to be desired & there was no a/c. Only the location was good. On subsequent visits I switched to a regular motel, never again with Christine.
Labels: boardwalks, jersey shore, postcard, Wildwoods NJ
Sunday, January 02, 2011
Wildwood NJ
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Rio Grande NJ
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Lurae Motel, North Wildwood NJ
Game Room at Lurae, adjoined the small restaurant.
Labels: boardwalks, jersey shore, motel hotel, Wildwoods NJ
Sunday, August 22, 2010
North Wildwood NJ
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Lurae Motel, North Wildwood NJ
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Wildwood Vacation
I'm not there now, but I've written about it:
Labels: boardwalks, jersey shore, postcard, Wildwoods NJ
Sunday, August 15, 2010
North Wildwood NJ - The Lurae
The Lurae was my favorite motel of its type in the Wildwoods; the classic, medium-size, family-owned, family-oriented vacation motel. I never stayed there. I stayed across the street at The Kismet, a small, old-fashioned, no-frills motor court motel that a couple had nicely renovated. But I observed The Lurae all week. It had 50 units. The pool & patios were active all day, they had a DJ in the afternoon, & a gameroom. At dusk it lit up beautifully, & guests gathered on balconies for cocktails. It quieted down by midnight. The Lurae was clean & well-maintained. The Lurae's small coffeeshop was little more than a convenience, scrambled eggs & toast, burgers, weak coffee, I rarely patronized it, but it was an integral part of the whole. They had good ice cream cones. The Lurae appeared profitable, always crowded in mid-August, but it closed a few years ago.
The Lurae was two blocks from the beach at the ocean inlet end of the Wildwoods, which has a slower pace, better beaches, & a Victorian lighthouse. In this old postcard The Telstar at the bottom is now the Oceanaire, & the vacant lots are gone. The Lurae is at the top, & The Kismet is the small motel on its right with white walls & red roofs.
Through the Wayback Machine, we can still visit The Lurae.
Through the Wayback Machine, we can still visit The Lurae.
Labels: boardwalks, jersey shore, motel hotel, postcard, Wildwoods NJ
