"A Ride on the Wildwood Side" - 1983 Wildwood Tram Car Ride

Wildwood in the 80s . How I would trade today to go back to the 80s in a second. Summers in wildwood every year. . Memories!

I can't tell you how much I appreciate this video. The memories of spending summers at Grandma's and walking to the boardwalk are magical. Thank you!

In 1983, my brother and I spent the entire summer in Wildwood. We stayed in a room on the 3rd floor at the Beachwood Hotel on Montgomery which is now The Wildwood Inn. We worked on Morey’s Pier on the Skeeter Boats, which were small one seat boats with an outboard motor. The boats circled in a large massive pool. Met lots of ladies and our evenings were spent at the “Martinique” nightclub, where beers were 5 - 7oz beers for $1.00. Tacky place with terrible disco but lots of ladies! What a blast for a guy 21 years of age! Didn’t make much money but what a time we had!

No cell phones, no internet, you had to actually TALK to the person next to you. Loved the banks of pay phones!! I can smell the sausage sandwiches and heated up creosote from the boardwalk, hear the spinning arms of the games, what a fantastic video.

Pandemic brought me here. What great memories. How great was it being a kid during those long summers of the 1980s. The best.

Imagine you watching this video, then realize that you see yourself in it!!! Thank you so much for this video ,i was 15 years old again for 28;53min. ahhhh!!!down that memory lane...sublime nostalgia...

This video hurts me so much, and makes me feel good at the same time, weird feeling. We now live in a world of pandemics, and now war. I was there that summer in 83, i miss my family, i miss the joy and hapiness...i can hear the spund of people walking on the boardwalk, the rides...it hurts inside.....thank you for the time machine video..bless you 🙏❤

I was also in Wildwood the summer of 1983 with my Friend Diane. Our friendship ended rather aprubtly that November. I saw her for the for the first time since we stopped speaking back in July 2009. But watching this video brought back memories of another place and time. How did I go from 23 to 53 so fast!!!!!!

damn, even 1983 was a much simplier time

1983 was my last year in full-time business on the Wildwood boardwalk...... I saw my places at 24th/boardwalk. Thanks for posting.

Right up there at the top of my list of probably the happiest years of my entire life.Thank you,Wildwood will always remain,but at today’s prices,not like this.Not to many films without sound can keep you mesmerized for this long. Peace, Rocky. Thanks again.

My Dad would drive us down to Wildwood every summer from the early 70s unit the early 90s from Connecticut. We would spend almost two weeks there. I remember a motel called The Esplanade that wasn't too far from the beach where we stayed. Such great memories! Thanks for posting this!

The summer I was born. So cool to see Wildwood during that time. I wish I was old enough to experience it in the 70s and early 80s. I do cherish my early memories of wildwood from 1987 on. Amazing to see so many of the stores and other places still standing. I will ALWAYS LOVE WILDWOOD! ❤️

this is so cool this is the way i remember it..and the people are totally different too. no long white t-shirts and baggy pants..I miss the times back then.thanks for posting

I moved away from Jersey and am on the downhill side of life so doubt I'll ever visit Wildwood again, but thank you for the memories both happy and sad.

I love watching your video over and over again! I was the projectionist at the Strand Theater in 1983. There was such a different breed of people in the Wildwoods those days! Thanks again for posting.

Thank you for posting this.... I grew up in North Wildwood... when this was shot I lived on 18th a half block form the boardwalk..... I practically lived on the boardwalk and crossed that saharalike beach everyday. So many memories... was there last year.... so many things the same... so many things gone. Thank you!

LOVED THIS! Brought back soooo many wonderful childhood memories.... It's nice to see nobody with their eyes glued to their phones. It's just families simply being together and having fun at Wildwood. LOVE.. The 80s music too! Much better music back then, rather than today's crappy music.. I Love the sound of the seagulls, you know, you're at Wildwood, new Jersey when you hear the Seagulls💖

sweet memories, simpler times.

Growing up a 80s wildwood kid in the summer man what memories this brings back