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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Historic Jersey Shore motel in North Wildwood demolished to make way for housing
The Chateau Bleu motel, about a block from the beach between 9th and 10th streets in North Wildwood, is no more. The Surf Avenue motel is the most recent to disappear from the shore town, which continues to see the rise of large rental properties in place of iconic buildings, such as the Chateau Bleu. The listing for the property reads 'currently this property has operated as a 19 unit motel but is ready for demolition and to be converted to three single homes in the center of North Wildwood.' The motel, which opened in 1962 and is on the list of National Register of Historic Places, was knocked down despite efforts by the Doo Wop Preservation League, which wanted to keep the building standing because of its historic significance. "One of the finest examples of mid-century resort architecture on the island and really the entire Northeast," John Donio, president of the Doo Wop Preservation League, told CBS. "This is a home to a lot of people year after year. It's generational, so families come down with their kids, their grandchildren, and it's also affordable." It was. And that has many people on social media upset with the decision to level the motel. 'The North Wildwood zoning commission has absolutely zero respect for any building on a national historic registry,' read a comment on the Doo Wop Preservation League's Facebook page. 'It all comes down to who you know at City Hall on the zoning board and how deep are your pockets.' 'All the good motels demolished,' read another. 'A shame. It used to look like Vegas motels all in neon lights. We stayed at the Carousel Motel. Oh those Wildwood days. Good memories!' This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: North Wildwood's historic Chateau Bleu motel falls
CBS News
09-05-2025
- Automotive
- CBS News
Truck falls through boardwalk in North Wildwood, New Jersey; photos show broken boards
The Wildwood Boardwalk is damaged after a truck partially fell through Thursday. Photos show the truck after it broke through multiple boards near Surfside Pier on the boardwalk in North Wildwood, New Jersey, between 25th and 26th streets. North Wildwood Mayor Patrick Rosenello said the truck belongs to a contractor who was removing some materials from the boardwalk for the city. Dansdroneshots609 Dansdroneshots609 The boards will be repaired "in the next few days," Rosenello said in an email. The truck has been removed from the scene, he added. Dansdroneshots609 The Wildwood Boardwalk, which opened in the 1890s, was recently voted the best in the United States by USA Today readers. For the first time this year, a hybrid Ford Maverick truck will pull some of its iconic tram cars as part of a pilot program. Dansdroneshots609
