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Pier Village at Long Branch, NJ. Pier Village consists of 536 rental residences sitting atop more than 100,000 square feet (9,300 m 2) of retail space.A public grassy area called Festival Plaza is the site of regular events, including concerts, arts & crafts fairs, outdoor movies, and holiday events.
A conceptual design of the future Long Branch pier. The city is using a $3.5 million grant from New Jersey's Boardwalk Preservation Fund to build a new pier at the beach.
The pier was popular among fishermen and club goers who enjoyed late nights at "The Pier Pub" night club. From the late 1950s -- all through the 1960s and into the 1970s, it was the home of Leon's Amusements, a popular "penny" arcade that was dominated inside by a merry-go-round along with numerous skee-ball, pin ball and "spin and win" machines.
Pier Village along the oceanfront in Long Branch. Long Branch developed into a resort town in the late 18th century, with oceanside hotels, large estates, and grand theaters. Long Branch has had numerous piers throughout its history. The first pier, "Bath House Pier" was built in 1828, but was destroyed in 1854 due to a nor'easter.
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Long Branch is a beachside city in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 31,667, [9] [10] an increase of 948 (+3.1%) from the 2010 census count of 30,719, [19] [20] which in turn reflected a decline of 621 (−2.0%) from the 31,340 counted in the 2000 census. [21]
In 1985, six years after developers Pat Cicalese (owner of the Chelsea Pool and the Mile a Minute Waterslide) and his business partner Carmen Ricci purchased the Long Branch Pier across the street that they had been leasing since the year prior to the purchase, Cicalese rethemed the pier, the pool, the Bumper Boats, and the waterslide as Kid's World, inspired by Sesame Place in Langhorne ...