The Doo Wop Preservation League (DWPL) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the largest collection of mid-century resort architecture in the country... right here in The Wildwoods, NJ!http://www.doowopusa.org
The Doo Wop Preservation League was formed in 1997 by a group of Wildwood business owners, town devotees, architecture buffs and kitsch lovers with a serious commitment to the Wildwoods' past and future. The league's efforts come in response to studies conducted by the University of Pennsylvania, Yale University and Kent State University, validating and crediting the Wildwoods with having the largest collection of mid-century commercial (or "Doo Wop") architecture in the nation, taking the form of 1950s-era resort motels, diners, restaurants and vintage neon signs.
Our goal is to keep both the architecture and spirit of Doo Wop alive in the Wildwoods, both as a gift to future generations so that they may look back and learn about an often-overlooked but very important period in America's history, and also as an economic development tool in the present.
The Doo Wop Preservation League is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose educational mission is to foster awareness and appreciation of the popular culture and imagery of the '50's and '60's and to promote the largest collection of mid-century or "Doo Wop" resort architecture found in the U.S.
