Doo Wop motel district

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architectural district historic district

The Doo Wop motel district is a famed concentration of mid-20th-century, neon-lit, space-age–themed motels that exemplify Googie and kitschy retro architecture in Wildwood, New Jersey.

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Doo Wop architecture 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural district ⓘ
historic district ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
follows postwar automobile tourism boom ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Doo Wop architecture ⓘ
Googie architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mid-century modern architecture ⓘ
Populuxe ⓘ
hasCharacteristic angular rooflines ⓘ
cantilevered balconies ⓘ
colorful facades ⓘ
exaggerated signage ⓘ
kitsch aesthetic ⓘ
neon signage ⓘ
plastic palm trees ⓘ
retro design ⓘ
space-age themes ⓘ
themed motels ⓘ
hasColorPalette bright saturated colors ⓘ
pastel colors ⓘ
hasDesignInfluence Las Vegas strip-style signage ⓘ
Miami Modern (MiMo) style NERFINISHED ⓘ
space age design ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus recognized locally for preservation ⓘ
hasMediaGenre retro Americana ⓘ
hasOrganizationAssociated Doo Wop Preservation League NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSubject American popular culture ⓘ
car culture ⓘ
postwar leisure culture ⓘ
hasUse heritage tourism ⓘ
lodging ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
inception mid-20th century ⓘ
isPartOf Wildwood Boardwalk area NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor Googie-style neon signs ⓘ
concentration of themed motels ⓘ
mid-century roadside architecture ⓘ
space-age motel designs ⓘ
locatedIn Cape May County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ
New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form: New Jersey

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

Wildwood, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Wildwoods resort area NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantPeriod 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
touristType family tourism ⓘ
nostalgia tourism ⓘ

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Wildwoods Boardwalk → architecturalStyle → Doo Wop motel district ⓘ
this entity surface form: Doo Wop architecture
Wildwood → hasCulturalHeritage → Doo Wop motel district ⓘ
subject surface form: Wildwood, New Jersey
Wildwoods Boardwalk → near → Doo Wop motel district ⓘ