Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Images
A link between two distinctive communities … A total of five bridges have connected the boroughs of Sea Bright and Rumson over the past...
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Monmouth Beach Aerial Images
Enjoy some shore heights … Have a look at more than 100 interesting aerial images from around Monmouth Beach — past and present:
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...
Highlands-Sea Bright Bridge Images
Images of a Shore Crossing … Since the first bridge opened in December 1872, a total of four have connected northern Sea Bright with...
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...
Channel Club Tower: Shrewsbury’s Sentinel
The Channel Club Tower, a private high-rise condominium, is quite photogenic — lording over the Shrewsbury River marina front in Monmouth Beach. I grew...
MB Police Department Images …
The borough’s true blue … The Monmouth Beach Police Department dates back to April 1906 with the appointment of a police committee by the...
The 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...
“Wooden Palaces” of Monmouth Beach
Great Old Homes in Town … A signature feature of Monmouth Beach heritage were the massive houses — called “Cottages” — built along the...
MB Borough Hall — History & Photos
The stately building on the southwest corner of Beach Road and Willow Avenue serves as the heartbeat of municipal government — the Monmouth Beach...
Monmouth Beach Golf Club
Monmouth Beach was likely home to the first formal golf course on the Jersey Shore.* Just before the turn of the century, investors purchased...
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...
Blueprint for Monmouth Beach — 150 Years Old
The Monmouth Beach Association is largely credited with developing the borough known today. It incorporated in 1871 — making Monmouth Beach unofficially 150 years...
Long Branch and the Presidency
Although seven American chief executives have visited Long Branch, I was only able to dig deep on two: Presidents Grant and Garfield. President Ulysses...
Oldest Pharmacy in Long Branch
Pharmacist, Doctor, Mayor — All in North End The city’s longest operating pharmacy was started in North Long Branch more than 125 years ago....
Mother to Son: Christmas Letter
More than 75 Christmas seasons ago, with war raging around the globe, a mother sat down and wrote a simple but powerful letter to...
