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Post by Al Alven on May 2, 2006 11:15:05 GMT -5
only the scantily clad female ones.... Deal! (... wait, what were we talking about, again...?)
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Post by eden11 on Jun 5, 2006 18:48:00 GMT -5
Bring back the old Hunts pier!!! The flyer, the keystone kops, the jungle ride, skua , all these rides hold so many memories for the now 30 somethings. It broke my heart when I found out The Flyer was torn down. Moreys and mariners have nice hi tech rides but none compare to the style of Hunts. And bring back Castle Dracula even though it scared the bejeebas out of me.
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Post by Robert on Jun 5, 2006 19:57:46 GMT -5
I agree with you 100% eden, I miss Hunt's Pier, Castle Dracula, and the old time rides, too. There was something about Hunt's, Nickels, etc. that the Morey's lacked.
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Post by novacancy on Jun 6, 2006 10:14:20 GMT -5
I'd like to flashback to 1972-ish, with camera in hand. Hunts was thriving, skyline mini gold, ed zaberers and the old sight-seer boats.
It was still in the fresh "innocent" times following the late 50's and 60's. The motels were still thriving and in good condition, most of the owners were the original proprietors who took great pride in making their little motels unique. While I still LOVED the Wildwoods in the late 70's and early 80's, a certain seediness started to creep in and the flavor of the area changed a bit.
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Post by watchthetramcar on Jun 6, 2006 10:31:55 GMT -5
I would most def bring back the Golden Nugget I really miss that Ride. The Look, The Sounds & the Smell of it (yeah, it had a very unusual Smell almost Real Mine smelling (weird huh?) anyone agree?
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Post by thelastresort on Jun 6, 2006 10:32:44 GMT -5
I'd like to flashback to 1972-ish, with camera in hand. Hunts was thriving, skyline mini gold, ed zaberers and the old sight-seer boats. It was still in the fresh "innocent" times following the late 50's and 60's. The motels were still thriving and in good condition, most of the owners were the original proprietors who took great pride in making their little motels unique. While I still LOVED the Wildwoods in the late 70's and early 80's, a certain seediness started to creep in and the flavor of the area changed a bit. very true.
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Post by Robert on Jun 6, 2006 11:12:20 GMT -5
Novacancy, can you tell me what exactly "changed" in the late 70's, early 80's? 1980 is about when I started going (I was born in 1974). What do you mean by "seediness" and the flavor of the area changed a bit? I went with my mother, father, and brother once a summer for about a week each between 1980-1983 I think we skipped 84 and 85 and went other places, then my father was killed by a car hitting him in Mar. 1986 and we stopped going to WW for a while my mom wanted to go other places but in 95 we went back, as well as 96 and 98. Yes, times have really changed since the innocent decades of the 20th century. It just seems that there's a selfish, greed mentality everywhere. People are not as nice as they used to, on the road they cut you off, they want bigger everything, all these big houses being built, everything is getting more built up and crowded everywhere from traffic to homes to big-box stores. The days of the family owned and operated business are numbered, everything is going corporate. I know a family owned diner in my area for 30 years was torn down a few years ago to build a Damon's.
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Post by novacancy on Jun 6, 2006 12:21:42 GMT -5
Robert, I think you sense the change I was refering to. When you noted a certain "selfishness" that prevails, this is part of what I refer to as seediness.
I guess there was a shift from a really optimistic era to a more jaded one. I think over the years, the motel owners grew tired of the hard work required to provide excellent customer service and a bitterness could be detected. In addition, time slowly took its toll on the buildings and the burnt out owners simply chose to ignore this. Others, work hard to this day to keep their motels in top form.
As far as the boards are concerned, I think people became less and less satisfied with the simplicity of the rides (like the golden nugget or even bumper cars) and the activities (like skee ball instead of high tech video).
I think the resort community as a whole shifted away from the family. To this day, I think Wildwood struggles to define itself as a "family resort."
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Post by FlyinGN on Jun 7, 2006 6:14:08 GMT -5
oh yes.. I remember that smell distinctly. Its was the smell of the grease, mildo smell and thwe smell of the electrictly. You can still get the electricty smell(oxidation) if you ride the electric bumper cars:) I would most def bring back the Golden Nugget I really miss that Ride. The Look, The Sounds & the Smell of it (yeah, it had a very unusual Smell almost Real Mine smelling (weird huh?) anyone agree?
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Post by FlyinGN on Jun 7, 2006 6:15:02 GMT -5
amen brother, amen.. I'd like to flashback to 1972-ish, with camera in hand. Hunts was thriving, skyline mini gold, ed zaberers and the old sight-seer boats. It was still in the fresh "innocent" times following the late 50's and 60's. The motels were still thriving and in good condition, most of the owners were the original proprietors who took great pride in making their little motels unique. While I still LOVED the Wildwoods in the late 70's and early 80's, a certain seediness started to creep in and the flavor of the area changed a bit.
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Post by Crippled_Visions on Jun 13, 2006 23:59:35 GMT -5
The old message boards with Church Lady, DEVIL, and all the crazies who loved to talk trash and get under everyones skin. I think some of those people are still around....just a little less crass.
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Post by helen on Jun 14, 2006 21:02:59 GMT -5
If I could bring back one thing I would love to buy itit would be the innocents! I remember going to wildwood in 78-79 and the 80s with my parents. It was a family place! We use to rent a house off the boardwalk - it is still sitting there (empty) and hope the owner doesn't sell for condos! I remember going to the Ocean Pier to play video games - I remember having Nates hot dogs for lunch, I remember every year we would win a doll at the doll stand at Oak Avenue. I loved and still love facination and remember when twin spin use to be there. I do miss the "old" wildwood
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Post by novacancy on Jun 20, 2006 7:35:59 GMT -5
Helen, I agree. The innocense of the era when we used to go there (late 60's to late 70's). My parents would kind of just turn my brother and I loose. We would swim in the ocean or at the motel pool (which had a high and low dive and slide...clearly before the day and age of lawsuits). We would roam around the crest, checking out other motel's vending machines (before one vending company owned the wildwoods...have you noticed every motel has the exact SAME machines???). Or, we would go next door to the coffee shop for lunch and buy a kite. When we were a little older we would ride our bikes down to the boards and play skee ball for HOURS to win tickets to pick out a "prize" (that I"m sure we paid for a hundred times over with all the quarters we used!). A big deal outing for us was when our parents would take us our for dinner to ed zaberers and then to douglass fudge to pick out treats. It was magical to us to be out at night in the Wildwoods, all aglow with the lights and activity. We were allowed to roam freely...something I would never let my own kids now. Now everything needs to be so supervised and planned, I don't think kids develop the same sense of idependence that we could. Sigh.....
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Post by FlyinGN on Jun 20, 2006 12:46:10 GMT -5
so true Nova. so sad but true..
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Post by glossyibis on Jul 3, 2006 13:55:36 GMT -5
Never got to take my daughter and husband to Ed Zaberers Never got to take them to Hunts Pier Would love to bring back a hotel on Pine Street " Tides Inn" My mother loved that place I Miss you Mom
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