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Motels of Wildwood : Postwar to Present by Jackson Betz (2022, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSchiffer Publishing, The Limited

ISBN-100764362933

ISBN-139780764362934

eBay Product ID (ePID)20050077405

Product Key Features

Book TitleMotels of Wildwood : Postwar to Present

Number of Pages160 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

TopicUnited States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial, Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), General

IllustratorYes

GenreArchitecture, Photography, History

AuthorJackson Betz

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight36.9 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width10 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal728.50974998

SynopsisThis architectural diary tells the story of the incredible concentration of midcentury modern motels of Wildwood, New Jersey, from their origin in the Doo Wop decade of Elvis Presley to their whereabouts today. Not many people know that it was local contractors, not architects, who created this trove of asymmetrical,neon-encrusted motels with swooping rooflines and pink pylons, meant to attract vacationing families. This book chronicles their architectural significance and preserves memories of what many of these cheerful, flamboyant buildings looked like beforethey were demolished by developers, depriving motel neighborhoods of the chance to become landmarked historic districts. In addition to over 200photos, many never before published, maps pinpoint the location of themotels, some long gone and others stops on today's architecture tours., This architectural diary tells the story of the incredible concentration of midcentury modern motels of Wildwood, New Jersey, from their origin in the Doo Wop decade of Elvis Presley to their whereabouts today. Not many people know that it was local contractors, not architects, who created this trove of asymmetrical, neon-encrusted motels with swooping rooflines and pink pylons, meant to attract vacationing families. This book chronicles their architectural significance and preserves memories of what many of these cheerful, flamboyant buildings looked like before they were demolished by developers, depriving motel neighborhoods of the chance to become landmarked historic districts. In addition to over 200 photos, many never before published, maps pinpoint the location of the motels, some long gone and others stops on today's architecture tours.

LC Classification NumberNA7845