There is nothing like the feeling of coming down the off ramp and heading from Rio grande into wildwood. Instant excitement and relaxation. It's like weight being lifted off your shoulders

I miss the old look....as a kid in the 60s...a drive or stroll down Surf ave was great...all those motels that are long gone..glad I lived it

Well i was born in 2003, this was an awsome gift, thanks Joey

I worked at the Port Royal Hotel from 1996-2001. Brings back memories from a better time in my life. Miss old wildwood

There’s nothing like that first day drive down the shore 😀

Im surprised to see the motel we always stay at in the picture,RIO MOTEL, always got a room facing the beach ,just love it there so much

137 days until the Crusader, Macks, Sals, Marvis....dolphins........ Still looking for those french fries in a paperbag circa 1995.

I like the drive Joey and it gave me a summer preview i can't wait to go back down there again it will be here before you know it

Wow... The motel that my parents and I stayed at was still up in 2003... The Siesta! Right across the street from the Adventurer and next to the BelAir...I think it was demo'ed in 2005

Yay! The place I was raised and born. Miss it since I’ve lived in central Florida since 1988. So many wonderful memories there. 🌸

Joey, it feels like a fun ride but from the back seat "are we there yet?"... 😂

That's my nephew! Great job Anthony! He's a talented young man Joey... :)

We saw Wildwood thru the 50s,60s,70s,80s,90s,00,10,20.........Its still the best!

Thank you so much for uploading this. My dad was the one who took this video (I was two months old at the time). He had a funny feeling that most of these places would be gone soon which is why he took this video. There are about 20 motels in this video that were demolished within a few short years.

This is Sooo DOPE!! lol Your PRACTICALLY A HISTORIAN!!! Thanks! ❤

That was great Joey! So many motels gone! Ugh. Wish they were still there

Awww blast from the past ❤️❤️

It's always a good day in Wildwood!

Hey Joey this video really got me thinking about my age lol o well but I'm fighting it every step of the way lol til next time bye 👍😎❤️

Joey thanks for always bringing Wildwood Cape May to all of us who love it so much.

Nice '03 memories! You could really see the boom in development back then with all the new condos replacing some of the old Doo Wop motels, and even the new convention center going up.

Wow I think I saw the Hi Lilli there. I completely forget about that place. Used to stay there all the time as a kid.

I'm going to wildwood today on vacation until Friday or Saturday idk

I was there in fall of 2002 for a school trip but didn't really pay attention to a lot of my surroundings. I started coming yearly in 2007. Great video to see Joey, thanks for uploading!!! For me, the few things that jumped out were these. 1. The KFC on the left right after coming off the George Redding Bridge (never knew it was there). 2. The big building on the corner of Susquehanna Ave. and Rio Grande was being built at the time and you could see all the way to the WaWa. 3. The iconic Wildwood Sign and beach balls had not yet been installed at the end of Rio Grande Avenue. 4. The Rio Hotel where the current Starlux Mini Gulf is, and the hotel that was beside it (never seen any video of them before, and were gone by the time I started coming down regularly). 5. The motels at the end of Ocean Avenue in Wildwood Crest (don't remember them being there). 6. The construction in the parking lots of the convention center and that none of what we know now had been built yet.

These are my memories of Wildwood when I was a kid!

Awwww, SO cool to see the Rio Motel again! Did I see the Carousel Motel in there as well?

stayed at seashell motel, now called sunshine,,rio grande and atlantic, across from starlux

Lotus Inn was and still is my favorite place to stay at whenever my family went to the shore it was always perfect to wake up every morning and being able to step on the beach in no time at all.

i was down there irish weekend,2003

A quick shot of my family's hotels The Newport.

Thanks again Joey , I remember when, a lot younger then, lol

Many Many years ago when we use to go to Wildwood for our Family Vacations we always would try to eat 2 - 3 times at LUIGIES Resturant it use to be on Pacific Ave and I noticed a video that I cannot find right now that a big chunk of stores and buildings on Pacific Ave are being taken down and you made a video showing the building, something is telling me that that use to be LUIGIES Rest, do you have any knowledge that it might be the place it may even be before your time. They use to have the best Food there and also I am fighting with my sister that we use to eat at a Rest for Breakfast right on the Boardwalk it use to be on the end called and I hope I spell this right SPIROS Rest they had the BEST Breakfast on the Boardwalk. These places are long gone but if anybody can HELP me it would be you. THANKS Steve

4:53 the construction project is that Coastal Colors? At 5:49 The old Astronaut motel. Not there any more. We stayed at the Beach Colony /Golden Nugget going back to the 70s

The Wawa was there in 2003?

It's strange not seeing the Wildwoods sign!

Awesome! Like I always tell my big busted Babygirl, thanks for the mammaries!!!😎👍

Where's the ferris wheel??

Where the Wildwood sign by the boardwalk when u made the right turn

Is that a high school football game on the radio?

no disrespect but i fast forwarded through this in about 25 seconds but ...............couldnt see anything and keep wanting to SLOW DOWN....oh well thx for the effort anyway