Long Branch Stadium — History & Photos
It’s hard to narrow down a real name? It opened as Ocean Park in 1934 and shut down as Long Branch Stadium in 1957....
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Monmouth Beach Life Photo Collection
Images from the past … I’ve sought to make this a visually pleasing website. One that’s both enjoyable and educational. I try to share...
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...
“Wooden Palaces” of Monmouth Beach
Great Old Homes in Town … A signature feature of Monmouth Beach heritage were the massive houses — called “Cottages” — built along the...
MB Borough Hall — History & Photos
The stately building on the southwest corner of Beach Road and Willow Avenue serves as the heartbeat of municipal government — the Monmouth Beach...
Images of Sandy Hook …
It has 500 years of history — going back to the 1520s when Giovanni da Verrazzano became the first European to explore our “Jersey...
Long Branch and the Presidency
Although seven American chief executives have visited Long Branch, I was only able to dig deep on two: Presidents Grant and Garfield. President Ulysses...
A Doctor Owned Monmouth Beach
I made a satisfying career on writing for and about physicians. So it was real pleaseing to find that a doctor played a meaningful...
Images of Long Branch …
Dedicated to Tom Booth of Long Branch (1951-2019). Rich in historic imagery, as a place offering shore sun and fun Long Branch has few...
Highlands-Sea Bright Bridge Images
Images of a Shore Crossing … Since the first bridge opened in December 1872, a total of four have connected northern Sea Bright with...
MB Fire Company Images …
MBFC Pictures … The Monmouth Beach Fire Company was organized in 1905 and actually predates the borough by a year. The borough is fortunate...
Highland Beach — Grand Playground of the Past
“Celebrating the Golden Age of the Jersey Shore” Originally part of “Wardell’s Beach,” the beginnings of Highland Beach as an iconic seashore resort date...
Broadway: Where Long Branch Did Business
First mapped in 1835, first paved in 1891 — Broadway was where Long Branch conducted commerce. Historically, the road was also called, the Eatontown...
Monmouth Beach Club Images
The Monmouth Beach Bath & Tennis Club (known popularly as “The Club”) rests along Ocean Avenue. This coastal building is perhaps the definitive piece...
Long Branch Pier: Boardwalk Fun & Games
The first-ever Long Branch pier onto the Atlantic Ocean was built in 1828. Called the “Bath House Pier,” it was used mainly as a...
Monmouth Beach Club History
It is certainly the most classic structure along the Monmouth Beach coast, and perhaps, along the entire Monmouth County shore. While many of the...
Long Branch: Grand Hotels of Past
Magnificent seashore dwellings from a city’s glory days I’m fascinated by the magnificent seashore hotels that sprawled along the Long Branch shoreline. Here are...
