Long Branch Pier & Boardwalk History
It’s a goner. Not coming back. Certainly not the aura. Today, few people know — and even fewer care — about the allure of...
MB Feature
Long Branch Stadium: History & Photos
It’s difficult to narrow down a real name? It opened as Ocean Park in 1934 and closed as Long Branch Stadium in 1957. During...
Local Beach Clubs: SB • MB • LB
Hitting the beaches in Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright, Long Branch and Sandy Hook There’s no place like home — except maybe the beach. During...
Images of Long Branch …
Long Branch history is irresistible. Its heritage vibrant and impactful. The more you know, the more you want to know. With countless stories to...
Monmouth Beach Life Photo Collection
Sea Bright, Long Branch, Sandy Hook and Highland Beach Images too … I’ve sought to make this a pleasing and positive website. One that’s...
Sea Bright … Shore Shots
Technically, the borough is a barrier beach — narrow and long. Sea Bright, the land separating the Atlantic Ocean from the Shrewsbury River, is...
Images of Sea Bright …
Classic photos of a seaside borough … (Page dedicated to the Sea Bright Historical Society) Monmouth Beach and Sea Bright have a lot in...
Normandie Hotel — Sea Bright’s Wooden Palace
The magnificent Normandie-by-the-Sea Hotel in Sea Bright was “exclusive and expensive” in its all-too-brief prime. It had a lot to live up to. The...
Images of Sandy Hook Lighthouse …
258 years of service and counting … Call it the Jersey Shore’s noblest outpost. At once majestic and mighty, it’s a tribute to commerce...
Long Branch and the Presidency
Although seven American chief executives have visited Long Branch, I only dug deep on two: Presidents Grant and Garfield. Ulysses S. Grant: 18th American...
Broadway: Ready for Business
Legendary Road Awaits New Vision First mapped in 1835, first paved in 1891 — Broadway was where Long Branch conducted commerce. Historically, the road...
Peninsula House: Shore Splendor
Known by locals as the “P House” — the iconic seashore structure dates back to Sea Bright’s late 19th century resort glory days. The...
Long Branch: City of Beach Clubs
A photo-essay about the city’s sand, sea and sun … Long Branch is a beach town — one of the best ever. Shore lovers...
MB Bathing Pavilion Images …
The Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion (MBBP) — which recently marked its centennial season — has 100 years of sun and fun behind it. With...
Long Branch City Clerks: Some History
“A direct link between residents and their local government.” —Long Branch Daily Record The first Long Branch municipal clerk was R. Jerome Van Brunt,...
Vivian Johnson: Jersey Shore Nightclub Queen
She was the fashionable female contingent of the borough’s most famous political family. Vivian Johnson, born in Monmouth Beach in 1901, was a trend-setter...
Highland Beach — Past Playground
“Sandy Hook’s historic resort paradise” The beginnings of Highland Beach as an iconic seashore resort date to Gilded Age times. The spot is where...
