Entering North Wildwood in June 1987 *FULL VIDEO*
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ค. 2023
- This footage of the old North Wildwood Boulevard was recorded in June of 1987 before the new Route 147 was constructed in the 1990s. The video starts on the Garden State Parkway then shows the old shanty homes that lined the old two-lane road. It also shows the old wooden bridge that was located right before the entrance to the island. We always liked crossing that bridge because it made us feel like we were driving on the boardwalk. This footage was taken by my mom, Dolores Cherkasky, as my dad, Joseph Cherkasky, was driving our old 1980 Buick station wagon. You can hear plenty of bickering between my parents as the camera rolled.
I remember that drive all to well I miss those old days in wildwood..
What I wouldn't give for that.
@@karl5633 I remember waking the boardwalk in Wildwood NJ during the 1980s I remember the sound effects from the video games being with the family and smelling the food.. I remember seeing the movie Honey I Shrunk the kids in that movie theater that was on the boardwalk, I just remember seeing it on a rainy day..
Wowwwww, what a flashback! I SO remember this from my childhood. The Grassy Sound bridge, Zaberer's, The Shell Shop! Good Times!
Spent most of my childhood summers all those places! Taking the boat out from west wildwood fishing dad's place or cape may! Wish I could go back to 1988!
@@karl5633 I wholeheartedly agree. Great times.
Driving across Grassy Sound and seeing Zaberer's again. Great memories.
I miss that old look, I loved our house in Grassy Sounds
Wow what a blast from the past! I used to love driving through the shanty town and over the "boardwalk" bridge. Thanks for sharing this. I just lost my dad last week, but for 18 summers of my life I got to hear that bickering back and forth.
Saw my Grandmother's summer home in Grassy Sounds! Brought a tear to my eye. Family used to vacation here every summer in the 70's and early 80's. I loved Wildwood. I really miss those days. Thank you so much for posting this!
Oh man seeing the sea shell shop again 🥰 still have coconut pirate heads from there
Always thought we were going to fall thru that bridge.
Yes! The turnpike! This was exactly the time when my family used to drive from Philly to Wildwood for a week each summer. Spend time in a beach motel rental and then hit the water and then boardwalk. Great to be an 80s kid riding in my Dad's wood-panelled station wagon!
The NJ turnpike, doesn't go down, to the south Jersey region. That, is the NJ Parkway.
best bridge ever
Love it
I remember all this
When driving down to North Wildwood kids would ask are we halve way there yet. Would tell them not until we drove over the wooden bridges & thru shanty town.
All I have to say is tube socks pulled all the way up was a look.
Love time capsules, like this. Those shantytowns, were all razed down for the right-of-way, 'Emenant Domain', laws. Plus, all those houses, did not have proper sewage connection's (most of them, emptied into the salt water, underneath), and went against EPA, and DEP federal laws. I grew up, and lived on the island, all my life. The Lou Booth motel, was still the Lou Booth motel, but the o+u fell off.
They purposely changed the name of Lou Booth Motel to Le Boot after she sold the motel because her family wouldn't let the new owners continue to use the Lou Booth name.
I wonder what became of those people that basically got thrown out of their homes 😢 because I went through this section about a year ago and this is all completely different now! Really wild back in the 70's and 80's..
I think most of those homes were condemned by the time they built the new highway. They were in bad shape.
can still hear the wooden bridge