The Neo-Skylark Sign

Skylark Motel has a new sign for 1967! I will miss the former sign, but the new one is Googie at its best! Welcome it’s Doo Wop City debut with me. It’s glorious, isn’t it? The new sign’s rose colors, with neon in a pink cursive shadow box, with stratified letters in classic diamond shapes

Stella’s Day of Summer Nites, Part 2: Dining Room

This is the second in a series of seven non-consecutive posts about Stella’s fabulous day at Summer Nites Bed & Breakfast in North Wildwood NJ. Located on the northwest intersection of 22nd Street and Atlantic Avenue in North Wildwood, Summer Nites Bed & Breakfast, hosted by the gracious Sheila and Rick Brown, if filling with

Chateau Bleu

Located in beautiful North Wildwood, Chateau Bleu flaunts unique curves not seen elsewhere in Doo Wop City. Here is a view of the office, with its sign’s unique font, a boomerang capital C, and a one-of-a-kind awning to greet guests. Did you know that Chateau Bleu was wedding gift? Here is another view of the

Stella Star at Mahalo Resort

With its modernist design and a touch of tiki, and adorned with tropical flora, the Mahalo Resort evokes in me visions of Hawaii! Located at Diamond Beach, the southernmost tip of Wildwood Crest, Mahalo is a perfect destination for summer adventures in Doo Wop City. I sit invitingly at Mahalo’s new sign, a brutalist monolith

Eep Opp Ork (Means I Love You)

Update 4/4/2024 – NOTICE! This single is no longer available on Bandcamp. We ended our contract with Bandcamp on 4/4/2024 when they bragged in a mass mailer about using their profits from sales of others’ music to commit barbaric acts of violence against children. EEP OPP ORK will soon be available from a different publisher.

Stella Star at Starlux Golf, Part 1

The warm weather got me remembering my strolls during the cooler times of year, and I recalled this visit to look at the sights of Kohr Bros. and Starlux Golf in the off-season, when it’s closed until spring. These pictures were taken on February 23, 1966. (…Or, was that 2022?), and, as was the case

Closer Look at Starlux Boutique

The Starlux Boutique’s kitchen has a new look for 1966! Let’s take a closer look inside (and outside) the Starlux. These photos were taken on February 23rd, 1966. (…Or, was that 2022?) This beautiful plaque hanging by the game room shows the Starlux’s original form, the Wingate Motel. According to someone’s imaginative alternate history, it

Stella Returns to the WIldwoods Sign, April 1966

Although it’s always so windy in April here in Doo Wop City, I love to go out in my poodle skirt and enjoy a walk by the Wildwoods sign before the season kicks into full swing! These photos were taken on April 9th, 1966. Starlux Golf, and Kohr Bros’ slanted Googie rooftop, are behind me

Last Memory of Stardust

I’m going to miss Stardust Nightclub, the imposing brutalist ediface. It closed down and was recently demolished. In its memory, we wanted to share the last photo my husband took of it. This photo was taken on East Schellenger Avenue on December 17th, 1966. (…Or, was that 2022?) I love the futuristic Googie sign above

Stella Star at Dolphin Inn, Part 1 of 2

Painted in the bright complimentary colors of orange and aqua, the Dolphin Inn is one of Doo Wop City’s boldest landmarks. These photos were taken on November 7t, 1966. (…Or, was that 2022?) Look at the sign, with a pleasant bit of alliteration… “Dolph-In-Inn”. It’s a beautiful sign next to a beautiful mural. One of