A new Wildwood doo-wop Wawa will feature an architectural style consistent with the iconic 1950s and 1960s architecture recreated elsewhere in the Jersey Shore community, writes Michaelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Wildwood officials asked Wawa to include the architecture in the new store, according to the Cape May County Herald.
The store, replacing a Rite Aid at 3400 New Jersey Ave., includes a neon-style sign and a retro-color scheme.
It will include gas pumps, which are unusual for a Wawa in that part of town. Another Wawa that doesn’t sell gas at 3200 New Jersey Ave. will close when the new store opens at an undisclosed time, according to the Herald.
The store will blend in with Wildwood’s architectural goal to recognize its midcentury past when it was a capital of doo-wop architecture. That means neon, bold angles, bright colors, and occasional references to exotic places or outer space.
The city’s Doo Wop Preservation League offers tours of Wildwood’s remaining examples of doo-wop architecture as well as the newer buildings designed with a similar look.
Another Wawa at 418 W. Rio Grande Ave. features slanted roofs and a doo-wop-style neon sign.
Read more about the new doo-wop Wawa coming to Wildwood in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
