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...
Category: Long Branch
“The Reservation” — Long Branch’s Cottage Colony
By Michael Sheehan Visitors to Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park in the City of Long Branch may notice a house standing alone near the north...
Broadway: Where Long Branch Did Business
“Broadway Means Business” First mapped in 1835, first paved in 1891 — Broadway was where Long Branch conducted commerce. Historically, the road was also...
Ditchdiggers, Daughters, and Doctors
All my life I’ve admired the medical profession. My physician-father from Monmouth Beach sort of insisted. Turns out it’s pretty easy — this I...
Long Branch Schools Through the Years
City schools through the years … The ultimate historical account of Long Branch — the 1940 bio-book Entertaining a Nation — gives “praise to...
Legend of Long Branch …
Beginnings of a great city — How far back does Long Branch go? Try May 1668. According to local folklore, five associates 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...
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...
Long Branch Stadium — History & Photos
It’s difficult to narrow down a real name? It opened as Ocean Park in 1934 and closed as Long Branch Stadium in 1957. In...
Long Branch Railroad Images …
The city’s train system … At its peak, according to a 1907 Asbury Park Press report, the city of Long Branch had 5 train...
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...
North Long Branch: Different Time & Place
It was known as “Fishtown” in Entertaining a Nation and marked as “Atlanticville” on an 1873 F.W. Beers map. I also recall many of...
Pleasure Bay Days in Long Branch
“Pleasure Bay has always been just what its name implies.” — Long Branch Daily Record, July 1939. In an effort to expand beyond the...
Monmouth Medical Center: City Healthcare
and the Hazard Hospital Professional healthcare in Long Branch got its start in four rented rooms above a Broadway storefront, Arnold’s Deli, in 1887....
Long Branch City Hall Images
Long Branch has had two municipal buildings in its long and storied history — both located on Broadway. The first city hall opened in...
