Local Railroads: MB • LB • SB
For Gilded Age elites to make a remote seashore region (Sea Bright, Monmouth Beach and Long Branch) into an exclusive summer resort, they required...
Author: Greg Kelly
James Heimbold — Duty, Honor, Country
Never Forget … For those who don’t know the Heimbold family of Monmouth Beach — you should. They’ve done a lot of meaningful things...
Lefty Sheehan: Our War Hero
Never Forget … • He came from an abundant family (born one of 20 double first cousins). • He summered in Monmouth Beach (enjoying...
Storm Warriors: Monmouth Beach Chapter
United States Life-Saving Service — Remembering Heroes In the mid-1800s along the US coastline — between Cape Cod and Cape Hatteras — there was...
Summer Story: Everybody in the Pool!
One summer in Monmouth Beach … I arrived at the beach club around 7 am. That was the usual starting time for my summer...
Filing Up in Monmouth Beach
Borough service station goes over 100 … When it comes to good locations for a gas station, it’s tough to beat the one in...
Channel Club Tower: Shrewsbury’s Sentinel
I grew up literally in its shadow — watching a tower and massive steel and concrete auto garage fill the large riverfront acreage we...
Eliakim Wardell: Monmouth Beach Founder
Monmouth Beach residents have long known they live in near paradise — all beginning as “Wardell’s Beach” some 350+ years ago. The founder and...
Griffin Park — Monmouth Beach’s Playground
Generations of borough residents remember the spot as one where they came of age athletically — or tried and didn’t. For nearly 75 years,...
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...
“Road Scholars” — Borough Public Works Leadership
“Learning From the Best” … Monmouth Beach homeowners are absolutely and correctly proud about the way their town looks. Appearances count big-time in real...
Sea Bright Table Setters …
Dinner & Drinks in Sea Bright — Sea Bright is a great many fine things. Among them is a neat spot to grab a...
Bridging to Monmouth Beach
Since Monmouth Beach is pretty much surrounded by water — an ocean, river and creek — bridges are necessary. The borough once had two...
My Favorite Doctor Movies
My father was a big fan of movies. He believed that goof cinema helped him relax from his work as a busy physician. He...
Elberon: “Playland of Millionaires”
History & Images It was sometimes called “Hollywood of the East.” Back when it was a summer seashore resort during the Gilded Age. Elberon...
Monmouth Beach: Did You Know?
This is an ongoing list, to which I will add frequently: • “Boss of the County” — It’s Monmouth County’s highest elective office. In...
