“Galilee” of Monmouth Beach Images
The borough area known as “Galilee” — located roughly from Central Road to the Sea Bright border — is a spot rich in history and imagery. The name is derived from a biblical city in Israel.
This seaside area in Monmouth Beach includes a once thriving commercial fishing village, railroad line and station, the US Life-Saving Service, US Coast Guard, NJ Marine Police, the grand building that housed them (now the MB Cultural Center), and the St. Peter’s Church at Galilee. Throw in the shipwrecks, storms and seafood and the area has a real charm to it.
Here are some area images I’ve located — and I’m always looking for more. Here’s my e-mail.
St. Peter’s Church of Galilee, 1925. Pound boat activity in the foreground.
US Coast Guard station, 1958. The USCG operated out of this building on Ocean Avenue in MB for nearly 50 years — 1915 to 1964.
Storm damage to old Ocean Avenue seawall, 1953.
Galilee fishermen with their daily catch, 1930s.
Galilee fishermen and Swan pound boat fight the waves, 1955.
St. Peter’s Church of Galilee fire, May 1955.
Fishermen gather at pound boat in Galilee, 1940s.
Large pound boats at Galilee, 1930s.
A collection of fishermen traps at Galilee, 1940s.
E.O. Peterson, Sr. in his Galilee office, 1950s. He formed Peterson Enterprises in 1954, which included fish freezing and storage, bait fish and ice supply, shrimp supplies, and real estate among others. A former MB fire company chief, E.O., Sr. died in January 1973.
People line-up to buy fish from pound boats on beach in Galilee, 1930s. The St. Peter’s Church in the background was moved across the street in 1933.
Abandoned fisherman’s shack at Galilee.
U.S. Life-Saving Station #4 in Monmouth Beach, 1857.
St. Peter’s Church of Galilee, 1920s. Built right at the water’s edge, it was dedicated in August 1873.
Riker House being floated from Monmouth Beach (perhaps to Rumson?).
Lockwood’s Sea Food Market (l) on west side of Ocean Avenue, 1958.
U.S. Coast Guard Station, 1930s.
Surfmen from U.S. Life-Saving Station #4 in MB.
Old Peterson Enterprises property in Galilee, 1974.
Galilee fishermen repairing nets, 1920s.
Lockwood’s Sea Food Market on Ocean Avenue, 1943.
Fish baskets at Galilee, 1920s.
Storm damage along Ocean Avenue, 1960s.
Galilee pound boat ashore, 1940s.
Peterson Enterprises shrimp trucks, 1970s.
Storm flooding along Ocean Avenue, 1930s.
Aerial photo of of Galilee area looking north, 1927.
Aerial photo of of U.S. Coast Guard Station, 1950s.
Aerial photo of Monmouth Beach looking south from Sea Bright, 2017.
The Flottbek, a German three-master shipwrecked at Monmouth Beach, November 1901.
Marketing photo of Peterson’s Enterprises facility in Galilee, 1960s.
“A Break in the Railroad” (Between Sea Bright and Long Branch).
MB Cultural Center sea view, 2017.
MB Cultural Center fire, Sept. 2016.
US Life Saving Station on the beach in Galilee, 1850s.
The MB train station in Galilee. It was about a half-mile north of the other MB depot.
Galilee fishermen in their workings, early 1900s.
The Green Inn on Ocean Avenue in Galilee, 1908. The whole complex was seriously damaged during several 1913-14 storms.
US Life-Saving Station, 1907.
Wooden seawall in Galilee in post-storm ruins, 1931.
Mending nets at Galilee, NJ, early 1900s. By Max Mongel.
Trap shooting at Galilee. Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, August 1889.
U.S. Life-Saving Station, 1908.
Lockwood’s Seafood Market on Ocean Avenue, 1920s. Business there began in 1892.
St. Peter’s Church of Galilee just before its move across Ocean Avenue, 1937.
Pound boat “Swan” coming ashore, 1930s.
Storm waves top MB seawall in Galilee, 2015.
U.S. Coast Guard boat and crew, 1920s.
Yacht Bar in the Marine Room at Vivian Johnson’s Nightclub on Ocean Ave, early 1930s.
The U.S. Life-Saving Station #4 in MB, 1877.
Gail Gannon painting of St. Peter’s Church of Galilee.
MB Cultural Center, 2018
A pound boat comes off the beach and across Ocean Avenue to protect from storm waves. Directing traffic is Joseph Tomaini, Monmouth County Road Supervisor, October 1949. (APP Photo).
First pound boat guy, APP 1941.
Lockwood’s Seafood Market hit by “mountainous seas,” November 1935.
Lockwood’s Seafood Market on Ocean Avenue, 1943.
MB Cultural Center, 2017.
US Coast Guard station, 1960s.
Storm damage in Galilee, 1940s.
St. Peter’s Church of Galilee (l) after storm, 1931.
U.S. Life-Saving Service medal of honor.
U.S. Coast Guard station in Galilee, 1930s.
Lockwood’s Seafood Market at high tide, 1930s. The store was blown off the seawall during a 1958 storm.
Jerolamon’s Boat Works, 1960s.
U.S. Coast Guard boat and crew, 1920s.
Gail Gannon’s Galilee painting.
Galilee fishermen meet after work, 1920s.
Galilee fishermen pull in pound boats, 1920s.
Horses struggle to pull in pound boats, 1920s.
Asbury Park Press story, December. 1969.
“Lockwood house” in Galilee, 1970s.
Lockwood Seafood Market, 1970s.
U.S. Life-Saving Station, 1906.
MB Cultural Center at sunset, 2019.
U.S. Coast Guard station at MB abandoned, 1996.
MB Cultural Center, 2007.
MB Cultural Center, 2019.
Vivian Johnson’s Nightclub in Galilee on fire, 1935.
NJ Marine Police Station in Galilee, 1972.
Storm tides surround St. Peter’s Church of Galilee, 1931.
St. Peter’s Church of Galilee, early 1930s.
St. Peter’s Church of Galilee , 1949.
St. Peter’s Church of Galilee on fire, 1955.
Lockwood Seafood Market, 1978.
Beach at Galilee, 1920s. (Jack Flaherty Photo).
Surfmen at U.S. Life-Saving station in Galilee, early 1900s.
Side view from U.S. Coast Guard Station, 1943.
MB Cultural Center before renovations, late 1980s.
West family goes fishing in Galilee, 1910.
St. Peter’s Church of Galilee, 1920s.
“Preparing the Line’s for Morrow’s Fishing. A Scene at Galilee” in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, December 1888.
MB Cultural Center, 2018.
St. Peter’s Church of Galilee fire, 1955.
U.S. Coast Guard storage garages, 1990s.
Ocean Avenue flooding in Galilee, 1950s.
Ocean Avenue seawall in Galilee, 1950s.
NJ State Marine Police station, 1992.
NJ State Marine Police station, 1997.
U.S. Life-Saving Station #4 surfmen, early 1900s.
Lockwood’s Seafood Market, 1920s.
Lockwood’s Seafood Market beach side, 1920s.
U.S. Coast Guard Station area, 1920s.
MB Cultural Center sketch proposal by Albert Benoist, 1999.
MB Cultural Center dedication plaque, 2000.
U.S. Coast Guard boat, early 1900s.
Alfred Thompson Bricher painting of MB coast, early 1900s.
U.S. Life-Saving Station, 1906.
Ship’s Bell from The Flottbek.
The Flottbek, a German three-master shipwrecked at MB, November 1901.
U.S. Coast Guard Station, 1919.
Damage from Storms of 1913-14 to Ocean Avenue home in Galilee.
Damage from Storms of 1913-14 to Ocean Avenue home in Galilee.
Damage from Storms of 1913-14 to Ocean Avenue home in Galilee.
Damage from Storms of 1913-14 to Ocean Avenue home in Galilee.
U.S. Coast Guard Station, 1940s.
U.S. Life-Saving Service surfmen don “A Wild Night” from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, 1883.
Francis A. Silva oil painting of Galilee, 1880.
Shrewsbury River viewed from Galilee, 2017.
Peterson ice and storage buildings off Park Road, 1980s.
U.S. Coast Guard Station, 1940s.
Lobster pots from Galilee fishermen, 1980s.
Pound fishing boat from Galilee, 1940s.
St. Peter’s Church of Galilee on Ocean Avenue, early 1900s.
St. Peter’s Church of Galilee being moved across Ocean Avenue, 1937.
MB Cultural Center, early 2000s.
U.S. Coast Guard Station, 1940s.
Shrewsbury Fishermen barn on Seaview Avenue, 1971.
St. Peter’s Church of Galilee on fire, May 1955.
St. Peter’s Church of Galilee on fire, May 1955.
MB Cultural Center tower, 2016.
U.S. Coast Guard Station, 1940s.
Galilee fishing boats on the beach, 1930s.
Green Inn in Galilee. Built in 1881 on Ocean Avenue.
Green Inn in Galilee, 1905. Later called the Miramar Inn, it burned in Sept. 1914.
U.S. Life-Saving Station, 1910.
Anna Marie pound boat coming ashore in Galilee, 1940s.
MB Cultural Center, 2010s.
U.S. Coast Guard Station, 1940s.
U.S. Life-Saving Station, 1930s.
Fisherman by the St. Peter’s Church of Galilee, 1925.
MB Cultural Center, 2010s.
O. Peterson family seafood truck, 1940s
Galilee fishermen, early 1900s.
Galilee pound boat, Dixie, 1950s.
Galilee fishermen with pound boat, 1950s.
Galilee fishermen coming ashore, 1950s.
MB Cultural Center yard sale, 2010s.
Aerial image near the Monmouth Beach-Sea Bright border, 1908.
Memorial Day services at MB Cultural Center re-opening, 2018.
U.S. Coast Guard station, 1940s.
Boat at Galilee, 1940s.
St. Peter’s Church of Galilee, 1920s.
First U.S. Life-Saving Station on the beach, 1874.
Flottbek shipwreck at Monmouth Beach, 1901.
U.S. Life-Saving Service crew in action off MB, late 1880s.
U.S. Coast Guard Station, 1960s.
Lockwood Sea Food Market on Ocean Avenue, 1978.
U.S. Life-Saving Service Station, 1910.
U.S. Life-Saving Service crews, early 1900s.
Ocean Avenue looking north, 1938.
MB School 1974 classmates of Mark Anthony celebrate his life at MB Cultural Center, 2016.
St. Peter’s Church of Galilee, 1930s.
Storm damage on Ocean Avenue, 1920s.
Storm damage on Ocean Avenue, 1920s.
U.S. Coast Guard crew at MB Station, 1930s.
U.S. Coast Guard Station, 1930s.
MB Cultural Center getting restored, late-1990s.
Sunset at MB Cultural Center, 2017.
Galilee fishermen bring in the day’s catch, 1920s.
Galilee fishermen loading dock on Ice House Road, 1920s.
Lockwood Family anchor monument at MB Cultural Center, 2017
St. Peter’s Church of Galilee on Ocean Avenue, 1921.
First U.S. Life Saving Station on the beach at Galilee, late 1800s.
Storm damage along northern Ocean Avenue area, 1927.
MB Cultural Center on Ocean Avenue, 2011.
Aerial view of U.S. Coast Guard Station, 1940s.
Shipwrecked schooner Charles K. Buckley off MB, 1914.
Monmouth Beach coast, 2017.
Thanks Greg. Really enjoyed the pictures!