Why It Was Third Time Lucky For Our Trusty Sentinel
The first Cape May Lighthouse was built on land that is now underwater. The second was so poorly constructed that it needed replacing after 12 years. Not a terrific record for buildings whose purpose was to help avoid disaster.
Behind The Battle To Save Cape May’s Historic Soul
By the 1960s, Cape May’s aging hotels faced competition from newer resorts, and the Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962 battered an already vulnerable town. The boardwalk and Convention Hall were destroyed. Restoration required money, imagination and a willingness to believe visitors might find old buildings appealing.
50 Years Later... It’s Still A Mad, Mad, Mad Mad World
Fifty years ago, Harry Kulkowitz and Vickie Seitchik opened a restaurant in a faded Victorian hotel with almost no money, woefully inadequate facilities and no particular idea of what they were doing.
Discovering Cape May’s Forgotten Silent Movies
Some of the Silver Screen’s biggest and brightest stars have headlined movies shot in Cape May... Robert Mitchum, Timothée Chalamet, Florence La Badie. Wait... Florence who?