preservation new jersey

For the first time, a comprehensive project is underway to catalog and update information not only about the 10 sites selected for this year, but the more than 200 featured over nearly three decades of work.

Any hope to truly preserve the classic Doo Wop feel of the Wildwoods, which is much of what first attracted entertainers and working families to the island decades ago, is likely long gone, preservation experts fear.

Two of the sites on this year's list are entire municipalities.