Long Branch Boardwalk & Pier History
It’s a goner. Not coming back. Certainly not the aura. Today, few people know — and even fewer care — about the allure of...
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Long Branch: City of Beach Clubs
Photo-essay on city sand, sea and sun … Long Branch is a beach town — one of the best ever. Shore lovers have known...
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...
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...
Honoring Long Branch Senior Citizens
Golden Age Gift … Long Branch senior citizens are getting a spectacular new home to gather in. One befitting their contributions and wisdom through...
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...
New Monmouth Beach Firefighter’s Home
Always Ready & Brave … The Monmouth Beach Fire Company is front of mind currently. While its new firehouse on Beach Road is prepped,...
Long Branch Hotels: Great Views
Magnificent seashore lodgings highlight city glory … I’m endlessly fascinated by the magnificent seashore hotels that sprawled along the Long Branch coastline. These grand...
MB Borough Hall — History & Photos
The stately building on the southwest corner of Beach Road and Willow Avenue has been the heartbeat of municipal government — the Monmouth Beach...
Broadway: Ready for Business
Legendary Road Awaits New Vision First mapped in 1835, first paved in 1891, Broadway was where Long Branch conducted commerce. The Slocum family is...
About My Research Efforts …
For My Readers … As I continue to develop my website — mainly though posting old local photos backed with facts — I’ve reached...
Robert Pinsky — Long Branch’s Master Poet
Poet of the City … Long Branch native Robert Pinsky — a three-term Poet Laureate of the United States, distinguished Professor of English, and...
Long Branch: Keys to the City
How old is Long Branch? It goes all the way back to 1668. According to local folklore, in 1665 five associates from the original...
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...
Monmouth Beach — “Men of Honor”
They were a couple of rocks in the sturdy foundation of what became Monmouth Beach — Garrett White and Nelson Lockwood. Both men exhibited...
Boyle’s Tavern: A Neighborhood Bar
A thoughtful local observer has called it the “Fenway Park of bars” — lots of history, lots of angles, lots of character. It’s Boyle’s...
Images of Sandy Hook Lighthouse …
Nearly 260 years of service … It’s the Jersey Shore’s noblest outpost. At once majestic and mighty, it’s a tribute to commerce and continuity...
