Skip to content

A town square for an unsquare town

redbankgreen

Standing for the vitality of Red Bank, its community, and the fun we have together.

WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?

where_121913b-500x377-3280476

‘Tis always the season for Where Have I Seen This?, the year-round test of your knowledge of landmarks on the sparkly place we call the Green.

Do you know Where this week’s photo was taken? If you’d like to guess, please send an email to [email protected].

where_121213_extra-500x352-2298087

Last week’s photo showed the side of a building with an unusual decorative plaque embedded in an exterior wall. That’s a closer view of the plaque above.

The structure, at 181 River Road in Red Bank, is the home of Paul and Maria Bracco. Paul’s the guitarist in the six-piece Red Bank Blues Band, which will be appearing at the Downtown on Saturday night, as it does once a month.

Paul bought the house with the plaque already there. He tells us there’s one out back, too.

Removed since he acquired the house were a black onyx dolphin that was in the front yard and a weird translucent dome over the front entrance that made visitors “feel like they were under surveillance.”

Bracco tells Where that all those decorative touches, and many more since removed from inside the house, were installed by a former owner, Myron Kaller, an antiques dealer with a taste for Art Deco. We tried reaching Kaller at his home in Monmouth Beach, without success, but if we hear anything interesting from him, we’ll let you know.

We did hear from readers, including Dan Mancuso, who works in the commercial real estate business. He writes:

If my memory serves me, the previous owner told me that piece of art was from a power company in the Midwest.

Also writing in were Lindsey Hintelmann, Evie Kelly, Les Hathaway, Richard Walsh, Vera Hough, Christine Burke, Fred Stone, Brian Welch, Mike Halfacre, Nadine Feldmus, Macy Riley, fscott100, Jeanne Smith, Trish DePonti and Rich McKenna.

Thanks to all who wrote in, and Merry Christmas from Where Have I Seen This?

Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
Partyline
RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK
A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...
CREATIVE COVER UP
The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...
THEY’RE BACK!
Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...
SPRING IS SPRUNG
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinkin ...
EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...
PRESEASON DOCKWORK
RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.
CORNED BEEF AND DISCO FRIES?
It’s Friday, and smart Lent-observing Leprechauns know the pot of gold at the end of Red Bank’s rainbow is actually the deliciou ...
SURFBOARD DITCHED
It’s a violation of etiquette in surfing to ditch your board.  (it could hit another surfer and hurt them). But someone appears to ha ...
ELSIE, TAKE ME WITH YOU!
Soaked by pouring rain with the temperature hovering in the low 40’s, this sign in the window of Elsie’s Subs on Monmouth Street ...
WALK THIS WAY
PARTYLINE: Before-and-afters of a sidewalk cleanup on West Street.
SOGGY NOTION
RED BANK: Breezeway sculpture captured the mood downtown as heavy rains fell Saturday morning.
HOME DELIVERY
RED BANK: After a subdivision, an instant house rises on a new Catherine Street lot.
COMMUNITY PROFILES
For Black History Month, Red Bank's Community Engagement and Equity Advisory Committee has been running a series of local profiles on Facebo ...
HEARTY FAREWELL FOR HARDY
RED BANK: Council to honor DPU supervisor Rich Hardy, who retired recently after almost 39 years of keeping things running.
HOMEBOUND? READ ON…
RED BANK: Can't get to the public library? It's now offering free delivery and pickups for homebound borough residents.
TAMING A BEAST OF A WEEK
RED BANK: After the second snowfall of the week, a borough family finds the perfect use for it – a Godzilla snow sculpture.
RED BANK: LIBRARY CLOSED, BUT THE HILL’S OPEN
RED BANK: Though the library was closed by a snowstorm, kids got to enjoy the riverfront property's steep slope Tuesday.
LIGHT(HOUSE) MAKEOVER
This year, getting ready for spring means a midwinter makeover for Strollo's Lighthouse in Red Bank.
TODAY: LOCAL PUPPY COMPETES ON ANIMAL PLANET’S “PUPPY BOWL”
Red Bank’s very own rescue puppy, Biscuit, is set to compete in Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl this Sunday, February 11, at 2 PM. Th ...