Nauvoo — Start of Sea Bright
Sea Bright beginnings … It was first known as “Nauvoo” (Hebrew for “pleasant place”). And the shore area’s very first settlers — Nathan Woolley,...
Author: Greg Kelly
Long Branch: Grand Hotels of Past
Magnificent seashore lodgings from a city’s glory days I’m endlessly fascinated by the magnificent seashore hotels that sprawled along the Long Branch coastline. These...
Long Branch Pier & Boardwalk: Seashore Fun
The first-ever “Long Branch Pier” out over the Atlantic Ocean was probably built in 1828. Called the “Bath House Pier,” it was used mainly...
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...
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...
Monmouth Beach Clubhouse Hotel Images …
It’s the spot where Monmouth Beach all began. Eliakim Wardell, a Boston-born Quaker who first settled the area, broke ground on a farmhouse in...
Long Branch Eats …
Long Branch has always had a good selection of eating spots — places to relax and be waited on. To enjoy family, see friends,...
Highland Beach — Playground of the Past
“Sandy Hook’s historic resort paradise” The beginnings of Highland Beach as an iconic seashore resort date to Gilded Age times. Originally part of “Wardell’s...
For Local Golfers: Two Gems
Golf at the Old Orchard Country Club and the Suneagles Golf Club Good weather at the Jersey Shore means that area golfers can take...
Sea Bright: Boro of Beach Clubs
It’s the ultimate beach town — folks have been coming to Sea Bright for the sand, sea and sun for 125 years. Young and...
The Trials of Dr. Carl Coppolino
While exploring my physician-father’s medical book collection at our home one day, I found an oddly titled one, The Practice of Hypnosis in Anesthesiology...
Miscellaneous Monmouth Beach
Maps, letters, flyers, pictures, stories, ads, documents, signs, odd and unusual images of Monmouth Beach. I claim no ownership of the images — I...
“Sea Bright’s Only Motel”
It’s had several identities over the past 65 years — only the geography is unchanged. In recent times, the spot has undergone a glorious...
Long Branch: City of Beach Clubs
A photo-essay on beach life at Long Branch … Long Branch is a beach town — one of the best ever. Shore lovers have...
Monmouth Beach School Images
Borough education pictorial … The borough’s public school first opened its doors in October 1909. The educational facility has gone through several changes in...
Some Sea Bright Civics
Ever complicated, Sea Bright — in fact, has two birthdays. On March 20, 1889, the voters of Sea Bright (then a section of Ocean...
