South End LBI

This is really known to the locals as Beach Haven and an independent borough from the many towns making up Long Beach Township; the other independent towns on LBI are Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars, Surf City, and Ship Bottom. The recorded history of this...

Beach Haven Crest is nestled between Brant Beach and Brighton Beach. Enjoy cool ocean breezes, white beaches and quiet personality. Because of its distance from the mainland, pollen cannot naturally reach the Island, so those who suffer from hayfever can...

Beach Haven Gardens is situated between Spray Beach and Beach Haven Terrace and is bordered by 27th Street and 34th Street. This area is near Life Saving Station 21, one of about 41 stations built circa 1871 along the Jersey Shore to stem the loss of life...

Small LBI community from 99th Street to 108th Street (Alabama to Virginia Avenues), this area was developed by Herbert and Jerome Shapiro in the 1930's. These same gentlemen developed Beach Haven West on the mainland. Also the home of the BHP Yacht Club,...

Beach Haven Terrace's streets are named after states and residential neighborhoods surround the main boulevard. When Long Beach Boulevard or Bay Avenue was first constructed in 1914, it stopped at Maryland Avenue (132nd Street) in Beach Haven Terrace because...

A summer camp for boys was started in this area in 1922 at a time when it was a bayberry covered wilderness on the route of the Long Beach Railroad. Now, Brant Beach lies between Ship Bottom and Beach Haven Crest from 31st Street to 74th. Below Long Beach...

Another of Long Beach Township's small communities, Brighton Beach lies between Beach Haven Crest and Peahala Park. Founded in 1920 by William Smith, Brighton Beach includes Massachusetts Avenue through Delaware Avenue (81st through 87th Streets). In the...

Not to be confused with its relative Beach Haven to the south, this part of LBI extends from Virginia Avenue on the North to Utah Avenue on the South (108th to 120th Streets) and is governed by the Township of Long Beach. "Down the Shore" is part of the...