MB First Aid Squad — History & Photos
The borough’s First Aid Squad has come a long way since its founding 65 years ago. The all-volunteer group is today called the Monmouth...
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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...
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...
Monmouth Beach School History
Learning by the seashore … Formal public education in Monmouth Beach — at least the concept of it — got its start over 115...
Pier Dancing and the Depression
It was “Great Depression” times and Long Branch tried to shuffle on by. Back some 90 summers ago. Today, nearly no one remembers the...
Monmouth Beach “Yankees”
Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra and other New York Yankee baseball greats hanging out in Monmouth Beach? Yes, it happened. Most shore area...
MB Bathing Pavilion History …
There’s no place like home — except maybe the beach. During my deep-dive research into local history, I’ve found few things to elicit more...
Pleasure Bay Images …
In an effort to expand beyond the declining oceanfront hotel scene as the 20th century dawned, Long Branch developers turned their attention to a...
Senators from Monmouth Beach
In my ongoing efforts at researching Monmouth Beach history, I have found at least two United States Senators who were residents and had strong...
Fine Art in Monmouth Beach
A grand glance of old Monmouth Beach … She is the borough’s “artist-in-residence” — Gail H. Gannon — now in perpetuity upon her passing...
Oceanport’s “Sharp-Shooter” Mayor
Plus, a list of all borough mayors … Oceanport’s first mayor was Charles W. Billings. An early and eager advocate for borough independence, he...
Sea Bright Education History
Learning in the Past … With few dollars and even fewer students, Sea Bright public education efforts started humbly. Total annual town spending on...
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...
Precious Blood Church Images …
The Church of the Precious Blood, the borough’s only Roman Catholic house of worship, is located on Riverdale Avenue at the foot of Beach...
Eliakim Wardell: Monmouth Beach Founder
Monmouth Beach residents have long known they live in near paradise — all beginning as “Wardell’s Beach” some 350+ years ago. The founder and...
Green Inn — Galilee Glamor
The wealthy founders of “Monmouth Beach” in the early 1870s were determined to avoid the “hotel crowd” scene that made up most of Long...
