Suiting Up: W.H. Woolley Clothing
The city’s most famous men’s clothing store opened on Broadway in the spring of 1911. Partners William H. Woolley and Jacob Kridel started the...
Category: Long Branch
Long Branch and the Presidency
Seven United States chief executives are said to have visited Long Branch — the 19th Century’s “Resort of Presidents” — but I only dug...
City Schools: Long Branch Learning
Long Branch Education History … The foremost historical account of Long Branch — Entertaining a Nation — praises “three fighting superintendents” for guaranteeing the...
Grandpa Kelly’s Seashore Hotel
Long Branch — in addition to its myriad other glories — might well have been called “Hotel City” during its heyday times. Over the...
Hazard — “Hospital with a Heart”
E.C. Hazard, MD & his Hospital … This forgotten city healthcare institution — known as the “Hospital with a Heart” – was opened in...
Broadway: Ready for Business
Legendary Road Awaits New Vision First mapped in 1835, first paved in 1891, Broadway was where Long Branch did commerce. The Slocum family is...
Long Branch: City of Beach Clubs
Photo-essay on city sand, sea and sun … Long Branch is a beach town — one of the best ever. Shore lovers have known...
LBHS — With a Harvard Touch
Two Terrific Education Leaders with Ivy League Pedigrees … For nearly half a century, Long Branch High School was led by a couple of...
Oliver Byron’s Next Performance …
City Fire & History Museum now open … There’s a new stage for the city’s favorite actor. The new Long Branch Fire & History...
Living it Up at White Sands …
North End’s fave beach spot from 1961-1974 … By mid-1960s Summers, Long Branch could have been called “beach city.” Some 20 beach clubs (public...
MMC: City 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...
Long Branch’s “Showman Mayor”
Daniel J. Maher is certainly one of the most fascinating leaders — both civic and commercial — in all Long Branch history. This epic...
“The Reservation” — Long Branch’s Cottage Colony
By Michael Sheehan Going Back 125 Summers … It’s an amusing tale about a forgotten era in city life. Visitors to the popular Seven...
West End Cottages
They were a fabulous architectural representation of Long Branch at the apex of its Glided Age glory — the West End Cottages. The magnificent...
North Long Branch: Keeping Cool
It was called “Fishtown” in Entertaining a Nation and marked as “Atlanticville” on a F.W. Beers map from 1873. Many locals still call it...
Long Branch Railroad Images …
The city’s train system … still going today At its peak — according to a June 1908 Long Branch Daily Record report — the...
