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Jackson Betz

Motels of Wildwood

Postwar to Present

Jackson Betz

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English
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
01 March 2022
Man-made objects depicted in art (cityscapes & machines); Photography & photographs; Special kinds of photography; Architecture; Places & peoples: pictorial works
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.

AUTHOR: Jackson Betz, a longtime aficionado of the mid-century modern architecture of the Wildwoods, studied this community as an architecture student at the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in Philadelphia.

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The most complete architectural history to date of the Wildwoods' mid-20th-century modern motels .

A well-researched reference for people with a serious interest in the motel architecture of the 1950s–1970s .

Includes over 200 vintage and contemporary photos from North Wildwood, Wildwood, and Wildwood Crest, many never before published

224 colour and b/w illustrations
By:  
Imprint:   Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 203mm,  Width: 254mm, 
Weight:   1.043kg
ISBN:   9780764362934
ISBN 10:   0764362933
Pages:   160
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified

Jackson Betz, a longtime aficionado of the midcentury modern architecture of the Wildwoods, studied this community as an architecture student at the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in Philadelphia.

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