Last occupied by: Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash, the Kevin Smith-owned comic book seller, which relocated to 65 Broad Street.
The shop also buys vintage cameras, does print-to-digital conversions and more image-related services. Gross’s family has owned the Photo Center in Brick Township, one of the shore’s largest camera business, for decades.Ĭamera Culture offers cameras and accessories. “We have actually seen a change where people want to try things out before they buy them,” said Snell. The market remains strong, said Snell and Gross, a married couple.
Last occupied by: Currant, a coffee and clothing store. An avid toy collector since childhood, Bruce has put some of his most treasured pieces on display for sale, along with new products. Mira and Bruce Brach created the business after Bruce retired from the landscaping business. Last occupied by: Alfonso’s Pastry Shoppe, which closed in June, 2020, and before that, Carlo’s Bake Shop. The shop shares a name with one on Long Island, but this one is solely owned by the married couple Luis and Jim Hurta, and it’s their first retail venture together.
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Last occupied by: Haute Maven, but for more than 130 years was home to a series of shoe stores, culminating with If the Shoe Fits, which closed in 2014. Earth Spirit’s new home is a massive room that features 14-foot-high ceilings and a rear entrance directly from the English Plaza parking lot, as well as a front door on the busiest block of Broad Street. The 31-year-old business, owned by Chris Midose, had been at 25 Monmouth for the past 17 years. Earth Spirit New Age Center, betting a pandemic-triggered boom in sales of crystals, candles and more will continue, has relocated to 18 Broad Street.Jeff Gross and Amanda Snell have opened Camera Culture at 24 Monmouth Street.