Long Branch Healthcare History
Monmouth Medical Center — 135+ Years of Caring Professional healthcare in Long Branch got started in 1887 in four rented rooms over a Broadway...
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Robert Pinsky — Long Branch’s Master Poet
Poet of the City … Long Branch native Robert Pinsky — a three-term Poet Laureate of the United States, distinguished Professor of English, and...
Honoring Long Branch Senior Citizens
Golden Age Gift … Long Branch senior citizens are getting a spectacular new home in which to gather. One befitting their contributions and wisdom...
Max’s Famous Hot Dogs — #1 in Long Branch
City’s oldest eating establishment celebrates 95 seasons … So the food tale is … Max Altman opened the “first refreshment stand of any description”...
Long Branch Stadium: History & Photos
It’s difficult to narrow down a true name? It opened as Ocean Park in 1934 and closed as Long Branch Stadium in 1957. During...
Long Branch’s Almost President
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...
Learning in Long Branch
City Education History … The preeminent historical account of Long Branch — Entertaining a Nation — praises “three fighting superintendents” for guaranteeing the city’s...
Long Branch Casino: City Crowning
Start of a City … The Long Branch Casino — majestically considered and placed where the city’s two greatest boulevards meet — had a...
North Long Branch: Keeping Cool
It was called “Fishtown” in Entertaining a Nation and marked as “Atlanticville” on a F.W. Beers map in 1873. Many locals still call it...
Long Branch’s Other Hospital
Dr. E.C. Hazard Memorial Hospital … This near forgotten city charity healthcare institution — known as the “Hospital with a Heart” — was opened...
Long Branch: Keys to the City
How old is Long Branch? It goes all the way back to 1668. According to local folklore, in 1665 five associates from the original...
US Life-Saving Service at Takanassee Lake
Revered as heroes of the Atlantic Coast — members of the United States Life-Saving Service had a code: “you have to go out, but...
Long Branch Pier Fire — Back to ’87
Lost city summers … Long Branch has a lengthy and storied history as a beach resort destination, with its iconic pier playing a central...
“Reading on Broadway” — Long Branch Library
It’s considered a “Carnegie Library.” The Long Branch Free Public Library on Broadway was funded by a Carnegie Foundation grant (which financed nearly 1,700...
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...
Gaskin’s of North Long Branch
From City Seafood Lords to Seashore Luxury Living … The Long Branch Daily Record called him a “pioneer resident” — Conover J. Gaskin, Sr....
