Other Brightons around the world

Queries- Brighton Beach, New York

Query from Terri Blair:
"I'm writing from West End, New Jersey, USA. I am researching information on Brighton Beach, which I believe was the area on which the famous Long Branch, New Jersey (USA) resort was patterned during the Victorian era. I would be most appreciative of any relevant historical information you could send me. By the way, was there a "West End" in Brighton, England to which our West End section could be related? I have not yet been able to find a connection. Thanks for any help you can offer! (By the way, the ocean is still lovely here....we're doing pretty well monitoring the water pollution from New York City.)"

Response from Geoffrey Mead, 23rd June 2001:
"Brighton Beach, New York, is undoubtedly named after Brighton, England - the country's principle resort. (I would say that as it is my home town!) I visited Brighton Beach, New York last year ...in November!! A great place full of Russians. Brighton certainly does have a West End. In a pure geographical sense, it is the adjacent community of Hove - a very upmarket area now absorbed into the newly created City of Brighton and Hove."