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Post by JIMD on Oct 24, 2006 21:19:04 GMT -5
So what does everyone think of this place ? Where exactly will it be located ? While better than cookie cutter condos it sure is going to stick out at 25 stories. www.wbwildwood.com/ |
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Post by Captain Phil on Oct 24, 2006 22:27:05 GMT -5
I love it. I think it has classic doo wop style and a great retro fit that screams Wildwood.
If there going to build a 25 story hotel, they might as well make it fit in.
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Post by wildwood6 on Oct 24, 2006 22:39:25 GMT -5
So what does everyone think of this place ? Where exactly will it be located ? While better than cookie cutter condos it sure is going to stick out at 25 stories. www.wbwildwood.com/It’s located on Burk Avenue between Ocean and Atlantic. It’s certainly going to stick out, Burk Avenue between Atlantic and Pacific is one of the worst looking streets in Wildwood. Quite the view. I'm all for it. But the neighborhood has some problems. |
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Post by MMM on Oct 25, 2006 0:14:09 GMT -5
I'm for it, but again scaled down somewhat. For all the effort for it to have the "Doo Wop" style (which included a lot of different styles), it's a little too industrial looking in spots, IMO. Hopefully it'll get tweaked a bit...
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Post by thelastresort on Oct 25, 2006 0:36:05 GMT -5
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Post by fuzzyscorpio on Oct 25, 2006 1:19:02 GMT -5
So what does everyone think of this place ? Where exactly will it be located ? While better than cookie cutter condos it sure is going to stick out at 25 stories. www.wbwildwood.com/Plenty of opinionatin' on that thread as TLR noted. Here's another two cents. Last weekend I sent the rendering of the WB to my Midwestern mechanical-engineer friend, who's a young guy for what that's worth, and the reaction was: "Holy ****, that thing is grotesque! I hate architects! Architecture used to be about making things blend in..." etcetera  Like I said, to each his/her own. It will certainly cause a sensation if built to that model. But I agree with your comment and Martin's on the other thread--25 stories is really overdoing it. To me, a sense of openness, and of freedom that flows from it, is central to the appeal of a beach resort. And all these gigantic high-rises contemplated for Wildwood are really going to detract from that feeling. |
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Post by Doowopper on Oct 25, 2006 15:25:04 GMT -5
The style is a bit much for me, because of it's size. I don't want to see anything over 15 floors in the Wildwoods. If they kept the same design concepts (giant lava lamps etc) and scaled it down 10 floors I think it would win my 100% approval (though no one cares about what I approve of  ) The idea of finally building Doo-Wop Hotels is great though, |
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Post by MMM on Oct 25, 2006 16:58:10 GMT -5
Last weekend I sent the rendering of the WB to my Midwestern mechanical-engineer friend, who's a young guy for what that's worth, and the reaction was: "Holy ****, that thing is grotesque! I hate architects! Architecture used to be about making things blend in... Blend in like blah vinyl condos? I guess it's debatable what an architect "should" do. Obviously, make a good design. Make the structure be sympethetic to its surroundings, and have it "fit" the area? I think so. Blend in? Not necessarily, unless that's what is requested. Doesn't sound like a good idea to me though... I thought the drawings of the Nouveau Wave were more attractive, but still too high... |
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Post by jet on Oct 25, 2006 17:06:09 GMT -5
OK so they are going to rip apart another block in WW. Are we going to see the same empty fenced off property that we see up the street (Rio) ? What ever happen to that big idea?
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Post by JIMD on Oct 25, 2006 18:11:09 GMT -5
What hotels used to be where this WB place is supposed to be built ?
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Post by MMM on Oct 25, 2006 19:07:41 GMT -5
Oceanic & Days Inn
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Post by JIMD on Oct 25, 2006 19:14:52 GMT -5
Aren't the oceanic and Days Inn still standing ? The Days Inn Website will let you make reservations for 2007
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Post by Captain Phil on Oct 25, 2006 19:32:39 GMT -5
On the side of the Oceanic, hotel, they have a "comming soon"...with a picture of the WB.
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Post by hulk007 on Oct 25, 2006 21:13:12 GMT -5
However, both the Oceanic and Days will operate in 2007?
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Post by thelastresort on Oct 25, 2006 22:26:30 GMT -5
On the side of the Oceanic, hotel, they have a "comming soon"...with a picture of the WB. that sign was there as early as June 2005. I guess "soon" is relative. |
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Like I said, to each his/her own. It will certainly cause a sensation if built to that model. But I agree with your comment and Martin's on the other thread--25 stories is really overdoing it. To me, a sense of openness, and of freedom that flows from it, is central to the appeal of a beach resort. And all these gigantic high-rises contemplated for Wildwood are really going to detract from that feeling. 
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