Took a Drive Today!

[wildre]

With the weatherman calling for cooler temps, and my time here is running out.
I took a drive to the end of the Island with the windows down today. (sunny 73)
Noticed that it's official a SOLD by Flynn sign on the Hawaiian Rumble.
An "inside yard sale" at the Old San Juan Motel on New Jersey. Not a diamond in the rough, IMHO Anyone know anything about that? www.jerseyshore-online.com/wildwood/hotels/oldsanjuan/
Drove down Ocean, the Surf Side is coming along, with the roof almost done.
They are still at the demo stage at The Grand, hadn't even gotten to the main building yet.
Lots of building going on down there along Ocean and the side street along the beach. Hard to even get down some of those streets with all the construction trucks.
It's mid October, time to head south to NC, way too soon almost time to leave my Paradise. I find every year it's harder to leave.
Gosh I LOVE this place!

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[Al Alven]

Marie, I often find it heartwrenching (and, no, that's not a dramatic exaggeration) to leave the Wildwoods when I'm down just for a day trip.

I can't imagine how difficult it must be for you to head south, especially after spending, what, five or six months in your "paradise?"

Thanks for all of the info, as always!

I figure we can all pretty much guess what will be going up on the site of the Hawaiian Rumble. Then again, we don't know for sure, do we? Wouldn't it be nice to get some good news, and see some exciting new project take shape there... hey, I can dream, can't I?

I pass the Old San Juan Motel all the time, when I enter and leave the island on New Jersey Ave., via NJ Transit. Don't know too much about it, other than the fact that it's a little place off the beaten path. I wonder what the "inside yard sale" means. Perhaps they are just remodeling. Or...

I'm almost happy that the Grand isn't completely down yet. I took next Tuesday off and am going to try to take a day trip down to the island. I'm hoping to get a few last shots of what's left of that dump, just to be able to show my grandkids. ;D

[FlyinGN]

*sigh* re.. It must be very hard..

RIP the great rumble...

[crazyaboutwildwood]

Thanks for the report Re! I miss the Wildwoods! We will be coming down November 1st for at least 5 days! I cant wait! When do you leave?