Long Branch Pier & Boardwalk History
Long gone now — it had an aura and electricity all to its own. Today, few people know — and even fewer care —...
MB Feature
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...
Images of Sea Bright …
Classic photos of a seaside borough … Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach have a lot in common. So much in fact — for about...
Long Branch Mayor’s History
Please read and return — this section will be updated regularly: There’s been a certain stability to the office of Long Branch mayor over...
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...
“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...
Monmouth Beach From the Sky …
Aerial images of the borough … Here are 100+ interesting aerial images from around Monmouth Beach — past and present. This seashore community is...
US Life-Saving Service at Takanassee Lake
Revered as heroes of the Atlantic Coast — members of the United States Life-Saving Service had a code: “you have to go out, but...
10 Things I Love About the Beach
Looking for Summer of ’24 … With another Jersey Shore summer season approaching, I must remember — the beach is there to be shared...
MB Borough Hall — History & Photos
The stately building on the southwest corner of Beach Road and Willow Avenue — the Monmouth Beach Borough Hall — has been the heartbeat...
Griffin Park — Monmouth Beach’s Playground
Generations of borough residents remember the spot as one where they came of age athletically — or tried and didn’t. For nearly 75 years,...
Long Branch Casino: City Crowning
Start of a City … The Long Branch Casino — majestically considered and placed where the city’s two greatest boulevards meet — had a...
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...
Monmouth Beach Golf Club
Monmouth Beach was likely home to the first formal golf course on the Jersey Shore.* Just before the turn of the century, investors purchased...
Long Branch Hotels: Great Views
Magnificent seashore lodgings highlight a city’s glory … I’m endlessly fascinated by the magnificent seashore hotels that sprawled along the Long Branch coastline. These...
Monmouth County’s Finest Young Minds …
Now is the time to consider our wonderful career academies … Getting the best education for you child is a prime parental duty. I...
Monmouth Beach “Yankees”
Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra and other New York Yankee baseball greats hanging out in Monmouth Beach? Yes, it happened. Most shore area...
