I stayed down the shore every summer with my grandmother from when I was a small child up until I was 18. My mother and my uncle before that. My grandmother and grandfather bought the house in the 1960's and my uncle was a lifeguard for many years on the Wildwood patrol.

I worked at the Acme, from 16-18 years old. I was not a fan of the boardwalk when it was crowded in the summer. Although we did have our special treats of going to Mac's pizza and going "uptown" (thats what my grandmother used to call it). We would go uptown, and go to the 5 and 10 and have a hot dog at the counter, and right across the street was Kresgee's.

I am sad to say I have not been back in probably 7 years. I went back during my grandmothers final days. I didn't really see the city, I just wanted to visit with my grandmother. I am sure it's kept up well, and it has always catered to the younger crowd, and families as does Ocean City....It's just Ocean City is a little bit quieter.

We now go to Margate, which is alot like Wildwood Crest, a family atmosphere and close to Ocean City

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