Long Branch Pier & Boardwalk History
Long gone now — it had an aura and electricity to it. Today, few people know — and even fewer care — about the...
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“Pool Club Row” in Long Branch
Pool & Surf Swimming in the City … Times 3 The city’s old pier and boardwalk area — in all its guises — is...
MBEF Hosts “Kentucky Derby” …
“Dedicated to enhancing the educational experience of Monmouth Beach students. Through community fundraising and an annual grant collaborative process, the MBEF provides funding for...
Peninsula House: Shore Splendor
It’s hard to call it Sea Bright’s most iconic oceanfront building. There’s been so many others. But few, if any, had a nickname. Locals...
MB Post Office — A Century of Service
The United States Post Office in Monmouth Beach (07750) — it’s had three homes in borough history — is marking 100 years of service....
Images of Long Branch …
Long Branch history is irresistible. The more you know, the more you want to know. The city’s remarkable heritage is vibrant and impacting. With...
Long Branch’s Other Hospital
Dr. E.C. Hazard Memorial Hospital … This mostly forgotten city charity healthcare institution — known as the “Hospital with a Heart” — was opened...
Monmouth Beach Life Photo Collection
Facts & Photos: Sea Bright, Long Branch, and Sandy Hook … I’ve sought to make this a pleasing and positive website. One that’s both...
Elmer Fudd in Monmouth Beach
While researching Monmouth Beach history, I’m sometimes amazed by the caliber of people who have called this small community home. One former borough resident...
Seasons in the Sun: Local Beach Clubs
Monmouth Beach, Long Branch and Sea Bright — Apporaching Summer ’24 … There’s no place like home — except maybe the beach. During peak...
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Images
Linking two distinct communities … A total of five bridges have connected the boroughs of Sea Bright and Rumson over the past 150 years....
Long Branch and the Presidency
* * * * * Although seven American chief executives have visited Long Branch — this 19th Century’s “Resort of Presidents” —...
Sea Bright’s “Motel”
It’s had multiple identities over the past 65 years — only the geography is unchanged. In recent times, the spot has undergone a glorious...
MB Bathing Pavilion Images …
The Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion (MBBP) — the borough’s only public beach club — has operated for over a century of summers. I’ve favored...
Looking at the LBPD
Long Branch Police Department service dates back to a Civil War Hero … Like most law enforcement agencies — they’ve been both admired and...
Monmouth Beach: Rich & Famous Era
Gilded Age Glory at the Jersey Shore … By the 1880s — thanks to the advent of a shore-area railroad system and a train...
Monmouth Beach Club — 100 Years of Images
The Monmouth Beach Bath & Tennis Club (known popularly as “The Club”) rests along Ocean Avenue. This fabulous Atlantic coast building is the definitive...
