As the grand opening of 365 Ocean, the most prestigious address in Long Branch, New Jersey, approaches, we find ourselves thinking about the long and storied past of this seaside oasis. Once the summer playground to some of America’s wealthiest families, Long Branch has also hosted many U.S. Presidents. In 1869 Ulysses S. Grant declared it to be the “summer capital.” Seven Presidents Park is named in honor of the visits of Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, and Woodrow Wilson. The Church of the Presidents, where all seven worshiped, still stands… Read More »