[Michael 61]

I’m rooting for a successful, gentrified downtown Wildwood. However, I can’t help but look at so many other towns and cities that have poured millions into attempting to bring their “historic” central districts back to life with dining and shopping. The odds are not good. For every one successful redevelopment, there are many many more that have fizzled, and turned out to be millions down the drain, with empty “gentrified” storefronts. It’s gonna have to be pretty special to get Villagers to leave the bubble to travel to downtown Wildwood on a regular basis. I’m hoping they succeed, but at this point I’m not overly optimistic.