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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It’s a goner. Not coming back. Certainly not the aura. Today, few people know — and even fewer care — about the allure of...
Photo-essay on city sand, sea and sun … Long Branch is a beach town — one of the best ever. Shore lovers have known...
Start of a City … The Long Branch Casino — majestically considered and placed where the city’s two greatest boulevards meet — had a...
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...
Golden Age Gift … Long Branch senior citizens are getting a spectacular new home to gather in. One befitting their contributions and wisdom through...
The Monmouth Beach Bath & Tennis Club (known popularly as “The Club”) rests along Ocean Avenue. This fabulous Atlantic coast building is the definitive...
Always Ready & Brave … The Monmouth Beach Fire Company is front of mind currently. While its new firehouse on Beach Road is prepped,...
Magnificent seashore lodgings highlight city glory … I’m endlessly fascinated by the magnificent seashore hotels that sprawled along the Long Branch coastline. These grand...
The stately building on the southwest corner of Beach Road and Willow Avenue has been the heartbeat of municipal government — the Monmouth Beach...
Legendary Road Awaits New Vision First mapped in 1835, first paved in 1891, Broadway was where Long Branch conducted commerce. The Slocum family is...
For My Readers … As I continue to develop my website — mainly though posting old local photos backed with facts — I’ve reached...
Poet of the City … Long Branch native Robert Pinsky — a three-term Poet Laureate of the United States, distinguished Professor of English, and...
How old is Long Branch? It goes all the way back to 1668. According to local folklore, in 1665 five associates from the original...
Classic photos of a seaside borough … (Page dedicated to the Sea Bright Historical Society) Monmouth Beach and Sea Bright have a lot in...
They were a couple of rocks in the sturdy foundation of what became Monmouth Beach — Garrett White and Nelson Lockwood. Both men exhibited...
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...
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...