Green Inn — Galilee Glamor
Built by a “Millionaire Sportsman” … The wealthy founders of “Monmouth Beach” in the early 1870s were determined to avoid the “hotel crowd” scene...
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Sea Bright: Boro of Beach Clubs
It’s the ultimate beach town. Folks have been coming to Sea Bright for sea, sand and sun for over a century. Young and old,...
“Road Scholars” — Borough Public Works Leadership
“Learning From the Best” … Monmouth Beach homeowners are absolutely and correctly proud about the way their town looks. Appearances count big-time in real...
Sea Bright Table Setters …
Dinner & Drinks in Sea Bright — Sea Bright is a great many fine things. Among them is a neat spot to grab a...
Bridging to Monmouth Beach
Since Monmouth Beach is pretty much surrounded by water — an ocean, river and creek — bridges are necessary. The borough once had two...
My Favorite Doctor Movies
My father was a big fan of movies. He believed that goof cinema helped him relax from his work as a busy physician. He...
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...
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...
MB School Song
“Happy Childhood Days” … The Monmouth Beach School anthem conjures up happy memories for a lot of alumni. The public school on Griffin Street...
Monmouth Beach: Did You Know?
This is an ongoing list, to which I will add frequently: • “Boss of the County” — It’s Monmouth County’s highest elective office. In...
End of the Railroad
The last day of business for the Monmouth Beach Train Station was Christmas Eve 1945. Rail service was officially “abandoned” then by authority of...
The Octagon — Sea Bright’s Grandest Hotel
Few more magnificent structures have ever graced the Jersey Shore — the Octagon Hotel in Sea Bright. Its “nucleus” was an original octagon-shaped seashore...
George Sheehan: “The Running Doc”
My physician-father called him a “true genius.” Dad also said that the two men practiced medicine together in Red Bank, NJ for the better...
Celebrating a Forgotten Father
My siblings sometimes tell me that I tend to over-glorify my physician-dad and his life. Perhaps … but I’m a storyteller and my father...
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...
