It’s a goner. Not coming back. Certainly not the aura. Today, few people know — and even fewer care — about the allure of...

It’s difficult to narrow down a real name? It opened as Ocean Park in 1934 and closed as Long Branch Stadium in 1957. During...

Long Branch history is irresistible. Its heritage vibrant and impactful. The more you know, the more you want to know. With countless stories to...

Although seven American chief executives have visited Long Branch, I only dug deep on two: Presidents Grant and Garfield. Ulysses S. Grant: 18th American...

Legendary Road Awaits New Vision First mapped in 1835, first paved in 1891 — Broadway was where Long Branch conducted commerce. Historically, the road...

A photo-essay about the city’s sand, sea and sun … Long Branch is a beach town — one of the best ever. Shore lovers...

“A direct link between residents and their local government.” —Long Branch Daily Record The first Long Branch municipal clerk was R. Jerome Van Brunt,...

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...

Photo-essay on city restaurants and bars through the years … Long Branch has always had a good dining spots — places to relax and...

Long Branch Police Department service dates back to a Civil War Hero … Like most law enforcement agencies — they’ve been both admired and...

Learning in the city … The ultimate historical account of Long Branch — the 1940 bio-book Entertaining a Nation — gives “praise to the...

A heartbeat away from the most-powerful office on Earth. Long Branch can’t claim that a native was ever President of the United States of...

The city’s oldest eating establishment … So the foody tale goes … Max Altman opened the “first refreshment stand of any description” about 1916,...

History & Images It was sometimes called “Hollywood of the East.” When it was a summer seashore resort during the Gilded Age. Elberon back...

It was known as “Fishtown” in Entertaining a Nation and marked as “Atlanticville” on an 1873 F.W. Beers map. I remember locals calling it...

It was a fabulous architectural representation of Long Branch at the apex of its Glided Age glory — the West End Cottages. Situated on...