"...A
lovingly restored, vintage Doo Wop Motel... an architectural landmark of the Fabulous
'50s... an icon of the Wildwoods' glitzy Doo Wop heritage..." First
opened to vacationers in 1957 at the height of the Wildwoods' "Doo Wop"
heyday, the Caribbean Motel was among the most daring, imaginitive structures
to be built in the resort during that era of post-World War II optimism and leisure
when everyone had one eye on the future (a better future, of course), and the
other on exotic vacation destinations in far-away lands (at least the way they'd
seen in the movies).
The Caribbean rolled both of those fascinations into
one with a motel that sported ultra-modern architectural elements like a futuristic
"levitating" ramp, canted glass walls, and recessed "spaceship"
lights along with "exotic" tropical landscaping and theming including
the very first plastic palm trees to be "planted" in the Wildwoods,
giving vacationers the feeling of being in a far-away tropical paradise while
only a short drive from home on the Jersey Shore.
Today, the fully restored,
renovated and re-invented Caribbean Motel stands as a living monument to this
magical era in our nation's history - a taste of pure Americana, you might say,
with a 21st-century tropical twist! Modern amenities like flat-screen TVs and
free wireless internet combine with clasically restored and reproduced mid-century
furnishings and ambiance to create one of the most unique vacation experiences
at the shore!
We invite you to read on and learn more about the history
and renovation of the Wildwoods' most famous
Doo Wop motel! | | 

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