Caribbean Motel - Wildwood NJ - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

It's long been a place to escape, relax, and enjoy good fellowship. Today, you'll thrill at the pizazz of our recreated mid-century modern decor with 21st century amenities... plus, located on Wildwood Crest's glitzy Ocean Avenue, you are just steps from the beach and a short walk to the boardwalk

First opened to vacationers in 1956 at the height of the Wildwoods' "Doo Wop" heyday, the Caribbean Motel was among the most daring, imaginitive structures to be built in the resort during that era of post-World War II optimism and leisure when everyone had one eye on the future and the other on dreams of exotic vacation destinations. The Caribbean rolled both of those fascinations into one with a motel that sported ultra-modern architectural elements like a futuristic "levitating" ramp, canted glass walls, and recessed "spaceship" lights along with "exotic" landscaping and theming including the very first plastic palm trees to be "planted" in the Wildwoods, giving vacationers the feeling of being in a far-away tropical paradise while only a short drive from home on the Jersey Shore.

In the Fall of 2004, the Caribbean Motel was purchased by its new owners, George Miller and Carolyn Emigh, who saw the beauty and charm in this iconic masterpiece of 1950s "modern" architecture, and have sought to restore the motel to its original mid-century glory. Throughout the off-season, a meticulous effort has been made to preserve and refurbish the motel's authentic architectural features while adding 21st-century amenities and services, transforming the motel into a modern-day celebration of mid-20th century leisure and lifestyle that will stand for generations to come!

Street address: 5600 Ocean Ave Wildwood Crest, NJ County / Borough / Parish: Cape May Year listed: 2005 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1950-1974 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Privately owned?: yes Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2009 To: 12/31/2009 Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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