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...
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Nauvoo — Start of Sea Bright
Birth of a beachtown … It was first called “Nauvoo.” The area’s original settlers — Nathan Woolley, William Giles, and Johnty Smith — probably...
Sea Bright Civics …
Forever complicated, Sea Bright — in fact, has two birthdays. The first official gathering to incorporate “the borough Seabright” took place in February 1887...
MB Bathing Pavilion Images …
The Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion (MBBP) — the borough’s public beach club — has operated for more than a century of summers. In that...
High Living in Monmouth Beach
“The Shores” and “The Admiralty” — Oceanfront High-Rises Rule the Coast Seeking to boost town tax ratables — then badly needed to fund a...
Monmouth Beach & USA — Celebrate ’76
MB-USA Bicentennial Celebration — 50 Years Ago … As the borough of Monmouth Beach marks the nation’s 250th birthday with a grand celebration —...
Long Branch Mayor’s History
History Highlights: Long Branch City Mayor … There’s been a certain stability to the office of Long Branch mayor over the past 50 years....
Monmouth Beach Golf Club
Monmouth Beach was very likely home to the first formal golf course on the Jersey Shore.* Just before the turn of the 20th century,...
Sea Bright’s Shore Palaces
Sea Bright’s magnificent 19th century oceanfront mansions … A classic part of town heritage were the massive “cottages” — seashore castles made of wood...
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...
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...
Images of Sea Bright …
Classic photos of a seaside borough … Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach have a lot in common. So much in fact — for about...
MB Police Department Images …
The borough’s true blue … Monmouth Beach Police Department origins date to April 1906 with the appointment of a police committee by the new...
Long Branch: Keys to the City
How old is Long Branch? As a settlement it dates back to 1668. According to local folklore, five associates from the original Monmouth Patent...
Highlands-Sea Bright Bridge Images
Gateway to the Jersey Shore … Since the first bridge opened in 1872, a total of four river crossings have connected Sea Bright and...
Long Branch Pier Fire — 39 Years Ago
Lost city summers … Long Branch has a storied history as a beach resort, with its iconic pier playing a central role in that...
