Grand seashore lodgings highlight city glory … The magnificent seashore hotels that once sprawled along the Long Branch coastline are endlessly fascinating to me....

The city’s oldest eating establishment … So the food tale is … Max Altman opened the “first refreshment stand of any description” in Summer...

Photo-essay on city sand, sea and sun … Long Branch is a beach town — one of the best ever. Shore lovers have known...

How old is Long Branch? It goes all the way back to 1668. According to local folklore, five associates from the original Monmouth Patent...

The West End of Long Branch has always been its own kind of place — from wealthy to hippie. The area was once known...

Pharmacist, Doctor, Mayor — All in North End The city’s longest operating pharmacy was started in North Long Branch more than 125 years ago....

I witnessed the incineration of a city landmark … It had an aura and electricity all its own. Today, few people know, and even...

The presses stopped 50 years ago … Long Branch’s “hometown newspaper” was founded as a weekly in 1883 by Robert M. Stults and Louis...

Pool & Surf Swimming in the City … Times 3 The old Long Branch pier and boardwalk area — in all its guises —...

Lost city summers … Long Branch has a storied history as a beach resort destination, with its iconic pier playing a central role in...

E.C. Hazard, MD & his Hospital … This forgotten city charity healthcare institution — known as the “Hospital with a Heart” — was opened...

It was a fabulous architectural representation of Long Branch at the apex of its Glided Age glory — the West End Cottages. Situated on...

Long Branch Education History … The foremost historical account of Long Branch —  Entertaining a Nation — praises “three fighting superintendents” for guaranteeing the...

It’s considered a “Carnegie Library.” Now with a handsome new shine. The Long Branch Free Public Library on Broadway was originally funded by a...

Legendary Road Awaits New Vision First mapped in 1835, first paved in 1891, Broadway was where Long Branch did commerce. The Slocum family is...

This Broadway site has been the focal point of municipal government for more than 130 years now. Long Branch — during its rich and...