Head of North 2nd Street

Philadelphia Inquirer, July 28, 1890.

Head of North 2nd Street, 1890 — a “speakeasy” in a boathouse. Philadelphia Inquirer, July 28, 1890. Named parties included Samuel Dodd, John W. Streeper, John Anderson, George W. Horner, Charles O. Pedrick, Samuel E. Lee, Officer Baker, William Parker, Maurice Hinchman, Charles Mead, and Mabel Gray.

Camden Courier-Post, March 21, 1932.

1929–1932 — North Camden Yacht Club; Cooper Point Green Jackets; Delaware River Yacht Racing Association. Camden Courier-Post, March 21, 1932.

Intersection of North 2nd Street & Byron Street

Byron Street viewed from North 2nd Street, July 2004.

Byron Street from North 2nd Street, July 2004 — Byron Street viewed from North 2nd Street, July 2004.

Intersection of North 2nd Street & Erie Street

Erie Street at 2nd Street, 1915.

Erie Street at 2nd Street, 1906 (Sanborn map).

Erie Varoma map, February 24, 1928.

Philadelphia Inquirer, September 27, 1897.

900 Block of North 2nd Street

Historical directory records for the 900 block of North 2nd Street in Camden, NJ.

900 North 2nd Street

900 North 2nd Street — 900 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1890–1891	Dr. Walter S.
1890–1891	Dr. Walter S. Bray
1936–1943	William E. Morgan Morgan's Cafe
1947–1949	Caesar Campana Sr. tavern
1956	Tony's Supper Club
1959	Happy Landing Bar
1964–1966	Tuggie & Squeal's Bar
2003	Gone one

902 North 2nd Street

902 North 2nd Street — 900 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1890s–1920s	Joseph Wenzelle
1890s–1910s	Dr. Walter S. Bray
1927–1940s	John B. Moullette
1920s–1940s	Clarence E. Moullette

904 North 2nd Street

904 North 2nd Street — 900 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1908	Lysander Burton

908 North 2nd Street

908 North 2nd Street — 900 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1914	James Bardsley
1918–1930s	George Humes & Famiy
1918–1930s	George & Ivy C. Humes
1918–1930s	George Humes Jr.
1918–1930s	Avalon V. Humes
1918–1930s	Ivy E. Humes
1918–1930s	Marion G. Humes
1918–1930s	Violet M. Humes

909 North 2nd Street

909 North 2nd Street — 900 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1892	William J. Lyons

910 North 2nd Street

910 North 2nd Street — 900 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1902–1916	Thomas J. Neatherly & Family
1902–1916	Thomas & Martha Netherly
1902–1916	Christian James "Jim" Bradel (son)
1902–1916	Flossy Neatheny (daughter)
1902–1916	Roy Auxer (grandson)

911 North 2nd Street

911 North 2nd Street — 900 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1910	Mary Jones

914 North 2nd Street

914 North 2nd Street — 900 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1893	John J. Murphy

921 North 2nd Street

921 North 2nd Street — 900 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1910s–1930s

924 North 2nd Street

924 North 2nd Street — 900 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1924–1925	Max I. Koch
1929	Vacant
1947	Gone

928 North 2nd Street

928 North 2nd Street — 900 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1938	Walter Gais

929 North 2nd Street

929 North 2nd Street — 900 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1893–1897	George B. Anderson

931 North 2nd Street

931 North 2nd Street — 900 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1909	Charles Coates

932 North 2nd Street

932 North 2nd Street — 900 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1901–1927	Joseph Logue & Family
1901–1927	Joseph & Fannie Illingsworth Logue

933 North 2nd Street

933 North 2nd Street — 900 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1897–1927	Alfred Lang & Family (ship carpenter)
1897–1927	Alfred & Sophia Lang
1897–1927	Edward Lang
1897–1927	Anna Lang
1897–1927	Ruth Lang
1897–1927	Marion Lang
1897–1927	Elsie M Lang
1897–1927	Caren D Lang

938 North 2nd Street

938 North 2nd Street — 900 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1938	Mrs. Dora Schilder & Family
1938	Henry Schilder
1938	Herman Schilder

940 North 2nd Street

940 North 2nd Street — 900 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1915–1920	James McAninley's Saloon
1947	Vacant
2003	Gone
1888–1889	George B. Anderson

910 North 2nd Street — Christian James Bradel, Sewell AC.

904 North 2nd Street — real estate record.

Dr. Walter Bray, 900 block of North 2nd Street.

Dr. Walter Bray, 900 block North 2nd Street — Dr. Walter Bray, 900 block of North 2nd Street.

Camden Courier-Post, February 1, 1933.

900 block of North 2nd Street resident.

900 block North 2nd Street resident — 900 block of North 2nd Street resident.

937 North 2nd Street, October 19, 1916.

938 North 2nd Street, February 19, 1938.

938 North 2nd Street, February 21, 1938.

Card of thanks from the family of the late Dorothea Schilder, February 25, 1938.

938 North 2nd Street — card of thanks from the family of Dorothea Schilder, February 25, 1938 — Card of thanks from the family of the late Dorothea Schilder, February 25, 1938.

938 North 2nd Street, October 28, 1936.

Philadelphia Inquirer, April 25, 1993.

Philadelphia Inquirer, February 7, 2010.

Philadelphia Record, August 25, 1914.

Philadelphia Inquirer, December 9, 1908.

Philadelphia Inquirer, February 17, 2009.

Camden Post-Telegram, October 16, 1916.

Intersection of North 2nd Street & York Street

North 2nd Street looking south from York Street, 1930s.

800 Block of North 2nd Street

Historical directory records for the 800 block of North 2nd Street in Camden, NJ.

813 North 2nd Street

813 North 2nd Street — 800 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1964	William J. Horay

815 North 2nd Street

815 North 2nd Street — 800 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1920s–1930s	Elwood Eskridge Family

828 North 2nd Street

828 North 2nd Street — 800 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1887–1890	Virgil Willett
1917–1926	Thomas Reed & Family (sergeant, Camden Police Department)
1917–1926	Thomas & Fannie Reed
1917–1926	Gladys Bryen
1917–1926	Edith Bryen
1917–1926	Walter Bryen
1917–1926	Helen Y. Bryen
1917–1926	John H. & Martha Reed

834 North 2nd Street

834 North 2nd Street — 800 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name	source
1961	Fred Gelber	Banquet Program Ad

834 North 2nd Street — Fred Gelber Opens Store advertisement, Camden Courier-Post, 1961.

Camden Courier-Post, July 22, 1941.

Willet Quinby, 800 block of North 2nd Street — trade card.

Willet Quinby, 800 block North 2nd Street, trade card — Willet Quinby, 800 block of North 2nd Street — trade card.

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 17, 1891.

Camden Courier-Post, November 23, 1964.

George D. Borton Funeral, Philadelphia Inquirer, January 6, 1910.

700 Block of North 2nd Street

Historical directory records for the 700 block of North 2nd Street in Camden, NJ.

703 North 2nd Street

703 North 2nd Street — 700 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1910s–1931	Manuel Kane

705 North 2nd Street

705 North 2nd Street — 700 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1910s–1920s	Thomas Murphy & Family (Camden Police Department)
1910s–1920s	Thomas & Anna Murphy
1910s–1920s	Thomas J. Murphy
1910s–1920s	William Murphy
1910s–1920s	John Murphy

702 North 2nd Street

702 North 2nd Street — 700 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1919–1920	Ephraim T. Hires & Family
1919–1920	Ephraim & Ida Calhoun Hires
1919–1920	Mrs. Rebecca Calhoun (mother-in-law)

Thomas Murphy, 700 block of North 2nd Street, August 22, 1936.

Thomas Murphy, 700 block North 2nd Street, August 22, 1936 — Thomas Murphy, 700 block of North 2nd Street, August 22, 1936.

701 North 2nd Street, November 17, 1949.

Philadelphia Inquirer, March 10, 1920.

Intersection of North 2nd Street & Main Street / Vine Street

Daly's tavern at 2 Vine Street, 1925.

Vine Street and Main Street, 1943.

Intersection of North 2nd Street and Main Street (formerly Vine Street). Daly's tavern stood at 2 Vine Street in 1925.

600 Block of North 2nd Street

Historical directory records for the 600 block of North 2nd Street in Camden, NJ.

601 North 2nd Street

601 North 2nd Street — 600 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1933	James Evans

602 North 2nd Street

602 North 2nd Street — 600 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Photo

604 North 2nd Street

604 North 2nd Street — 600 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1906	Harry Curtis
1900s–1920s	Mrs. Mary Peoples
1900s–1920s	Vera Peoples

605 North 2nd Street

605 North 2nd Street — 600 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1890s–1920s	Clara S. Burrough
1924	Edward Liberati
1930s–1959	Daniel Deacon

606 North 2nd Street

606 North 2nd Street — 600 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Photo

610 North 2nd Street

610 North 2nd Street — 600 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1880	B.L. Bonsall

611 North 2nd Street

611 North 2nd Street — 600 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1880s	Dr. William H. Ireland & Family
1880s	Dr. William & Anna Belle Ireland
1880s	Anna Ireland
1880s	Mary Ireland
1880s	Loretta F. Ireland
1932	Dorothy Martins

614 North 2nd Street

614 North 2nd Street — 600 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1887–1942	Dr. Howard
1887–1942	Dr. Howard F. Palm
2004	Gone

616 North 2nd Street

616 North 2nd Street — 600 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1941	Mrs. Anna Hagen
2004	Gone

617 North 2nd Street

617 North 2nd Street — 600 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1969	J. Scrivani

622 North 2nd Street

622 North 2nd Street — 600 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1880	William Burrough & Family
1880	William & Sarah "Sllie" Burrough
1880	Joseph Burrough
1880	Clara S. Burrough

Clara Sburrough, 600 block of North 2nd Street.

Clara Sburrough, 600 block North 2nd Street — Clara Sburrough, 600 block of North 2nd Street.

616 North 2nd Street, July 4, 1941.

614 North 2nd Street.

612 North 2nd Street.

611 North 2nd Street, June 9, 1932.

612–602 North 2nd Street, April 3, 2004.

611 North 2nd Street, April 1, 2004.

609–611 North 2nd Street, April 1, 2004.

609–611 North 2nd Street, 2008.

609 North 2nd Street — Bernard Brown, December 11, 1957.

Philadelphia Inquirer, April 9, 1980.

Philadelphia Inquirer, July 12, 1999.

Intersection of North 2nd Street & Danenhower Street

Danenhower Street at North 2nd Street, April 1, 2004.

Danenhower Street at North 2nd Street, overview, April 1, 2004.

Intersection of North 2nd Street & Elm Street

North 2nd Street north of Elm Street, April 2012.

North 2nd Street north of Elm Street, April 2, 2012 — North 2nd Street north of Elm Street, April 2012.

500 Block of North 2nd Street

Historical directory records for the 500 block of North 2nd Street in Camden, NJ.

505 North 2nd Street

505 North 2nd Street — 500 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1899	Harry Roberts & Walter Carter

506 North 2nd Street

506 North 2nd Street — 500 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1880s–1890s	William H. Tice

511 North 2nd Street

511 North 2nd Street — 500 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1917	Nicholas Parson

514 North 2nd Street

514 North 2nd Street — 500 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1870s–1880s

516 North 2nd Street

516 North 2nd Street — 500 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1924	Ricardo Sciarra

517 North 2nd Street

517 North 2nd Street — 500 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1910–1943	William F. Glander & Family
1910–1943	William F. & Olga Glander
1910–1943	Olga Glander

519 North 2nd Street

519 North 2nd Street — 500 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1934	Albert Young
1870s–1900s	Edward R. Shubrick Sr. & Family
1870s–1900s	Edward R. & Emily Shubrick
1870s–1900s	Elizabeth SHubrick
1870s–1900s	Edward R Shubrick Jr.
1870s–1900s	Philadelphia Inquirer

521 North 2nd Street

521 North 2nd Street — 500 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1949	James Williams

525 North 2nd Street

525 North 2nd Street — 500 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1890	W. Penn Corson

527 North 2nd Street

527 North 2nd Street — 500 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1895–1899	Joseph Logue & Family
1895–1899	Joseph & Fannie Illingsworth Logue

Camden Daily Courier, January 6, 1905.

517 North 2nd Street, April 18, 2004.

517 North 2nd Street, view 2, April 18, 2004.

525–527 North 2nd Street, April 18, 2004.

516 North 2nd Street, April 18, 2004.

Philadelphia Inquirer, January 24, 2017.

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 6, 2011.

Philadelphia Inquirer, July 12, 1999.

500 Block of North 2nd Street. Joseph Logue was associated with this block.

Hospital Cases, Camden Courier-Post, November 20, 1949.

Hospital Cases column listing James Williams of 521 North 2nd Street, Camden Courier-Post, November 20, 1949 — Hospital Cases, Camden Courier-Post, November 20, 1949.

James Williams of 521 North 2nd Street appears in the Camden Courier-Post hospital-cases column of November 20, 1949 — see Hospital Cases.

Intersection of North 2nd Street & Birch Street

Birch Street at North 2nd Street.

Birch Street end of North 2nd Street, April 18, 2004.

Birch Street end of North 2nd Street, view 1, April 18, 2004.

Birch Street end of North 2nd Street, view 3, April 18, 2004.

Intersection of North 2nd Street & Pearl Street

North Baptist Church at North 2nd and Pearl Streets, 1886.

North 2nd Street view south from near Pearl Street, February 2009.

Intersection of North 2nd Street and Pearl Street. North Baptist Church stood at the northwest corner in 1886.

400 Block of North 2nd Street

Historical directory records for the 400 block of North 2nd Street in Camden, NJ.

426 North 2nd Street

426 North 2nd Street — 400 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1865–1894	North Baptist Church
1895–1924	Calvary Presbyterian Church
1929	Calvary Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
1943–1947	Faith Baptist Church
1965–2009	Victory Temple Church
1965–2017	Victory Temple Church

420-426 North 2nd Street

420-426 North 2nd Street — 400 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1965–2017	Victory
1965–2017	Victory Temple Church

423 North 2nd Street

423 North 2nd Street — 400 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1919–1960	John E.
1919–1940s	John G. Opfer
1919–1960	John E. Opfer Sr

421 North 2nd Street

421 North 2nd Street — 400 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1910s–1960	William A. Watson & Family
1910s–1960	William A. & Elizabeth Briggs Watson
1910s–1960	Harry Watson
1910s–1960	Roland Watson
1910s–1960	Everett Watson
1910s–1960	Edith Watson
1910s–1960	Agnes Watson
1910s–1960	Richard Watson

420 North 2nd Street

420 North 2nd Street — 400 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1890s–1900s	John Saunders & Family
1890s–1900s	John & Anna B. Saunders
1890s–1900s	Dr. Orris W. Saunders

417 North 2nd Street

417 North 2nd Street — 400 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1941	Edward J. Cummings & Family
1941	Edward J. & Mary Muldoon Cummings
1941	Anna Jane Cummings
1941	Mary Cummings Diefendorfer
1941	Harry Cummings
1941	Thomas Cummings

415 North 2nd Street

415 North 2nd Street — 400 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1890s–1900s	Edward Holloway
1938	Charles R. Bott & Family
1938	Charles R. & Lillie M. Bott
1938	Charles P. Bott
1938	Lewis R. Bott

413 North 2nd Street

413 North 2nd Street — 400 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1930s–1938	Henry S. Campbell

414 North 2nd Street

414 North 2nd Street — 400 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1899	Rev. A.W. Spooner & Family
1899	Rev. A.W. & Hattie Melissa Spooner

412 North 2nd Street

412 North 2nd Street — 400 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1898	John G. Heileman

409 North 2nd Street

409 North 2nd Street — 400 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1967	Isaac Berrios & Family

404 North 2nd Street

404 North 2nd Street — 400 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1890	Francis D.
1890	Francis D. Weaver

North Baptist Church, 3 Penn Street at North 2nd Street.

426 North 2nd Street — Calvary Tabernacle, 1931–1932.

420–426 North 2nd Street, February 2009.

426 North 2nd Street — Victory Temple sign, February 2009.

420–426 North 2nd Street, view 1, February 2009.

Camden Courier-Post, November 9, 1967.

Francis D. Weaver, January 29, 1938.

Francis D. Weaver, 400 block North 2nd Street, January 29, 1938 — Francis D. Weaver, January 29, 1938.

404 North 2nd Street, corner view, February 2009.

404–402 North 2nd Street, February 2009.

402 North 2nd Street, corner view, February 2009.

417 North 2nd Street, July 5, 1941.

415 North 2nd Street, February 25, 1938.

414 North 2nd Street, corner view, February 2009.

416–414 North 2nd Street, February 2009.

416 North 2nd Street, corner view, February 2009.

Philadelphia Inquirer, March 19, 1999.

Henry S. Campbell, January 21, 1938.

Henry S. Campbell, 400 block North 2nd Street, January 21, 1938 — Henry S. Campbell, January 21, 1938.

Henry S. Campbell portrait.

421 North 2nd Street — Watson obituary.

James Jones, fire department, 400 block of North 2nd Street.

James Jones, fire department, 400 block North 2nd Street — James Jones, fire department, 400 block of North 2nd Street.

Intersection of North 2nd Street & Linden Street

North 2nd Street north of Linden Street, postcard.

North 2nd Street south from Linden Street, February 7, 2004.

300 Block of North 2nd Street

Historical directory records for the 300 block of North 2nd Street in Camden, NJ.

332 North 2nd Street

332 North 2nd Street — 300 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1933	James Greer
1950	Bertha M. Selah

326 North 2nd Street

326 North 2nd Street — 300 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1876–1878	William Joyce Sewell & Family
1883–1914	Colonel Daniel B. Murphy & Family
1925	Charles
1933	Jennie Thomas

323 North 2nd Street

323 North 2nd Street — 300 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1915	Cecil Slaughter

321 North 2nd Street

321 North 2nd Street — 300 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1870s–1880s	Benjamin F. Boyer & Family
1870s–1880s	Benjamin F. & Alabama S. Boyer
1870s–1880s	Charles Shimer Boyer

319 North 2nd Street

319 North 2nd Street — 300 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1874–1876	Elias England & Family
1874–1876	Elias & Martha England

315 North 2nd Street

315 North 2nd Street — 300 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1931	First
1931	First Ward Democratic Club

309 North 2nd Street

309 North 2nd Street — 300 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1908–1910	John E. Rossell Sr. & Family
1908–1910	John E. & Agnes Rossell
1908–1910	John E. Rossell Jr.

307 North 2nd Street

307 North 2nd Street — 300 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1938	Mrs. Anna Burns
1957–1958	Basil Cook

303 North 2nd Street

303 North 2nd Street — 300 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1967	William Marlow & Family
1967	Marion Mae Marlow

302 North 2nd Street

302 North 2nd Street — 300 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1890s–1904	Captain Andrew Blair Frazee

330–328 North 2nd Street, February 7, 2004.

330 North 2nd Street, February 2009.

328 North 2nd Street, February 2009.

328 North 2nd Street, view 2, February 2009.

Peppery Pot column, August 4, 1925.

Philadelphia Inquirer, January 5, 1915.

323 North 2nd Street, February 7, 2004.

316 North 2nd Street, February 2009.

316 North 2nd Street, view 2, February 2009.

310 North 2nd Street, view 1.

310 North 2nd Street, view 2.

310 North 2nd Street, view 3.

310 North 2nd Street, view 4.

Millwood Truscott, 300 block of North 2nd Street.

Millwood Truscott, 300 block North 2nd Street — Millwood Truscott, 300 block of North 2nd Street.

308 North 2nd Street, 2008.

Basil Cook, February 17, 1958.

Basil Cook, 300 block North 2nd Street, February 17, 1958 — Basil Cook, February 17, 1958.

Andrew Blair Frazee, 1885.

307 North 2nd Street, November 9, 1967.

418 Viola Street, August 12, 1950.

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 23, 1876.

Philadelphia Inquirer, August 28, 2008.

300 Block of North 2nd Street. Andrew Blair Frazee was a notable resident on this block.

Intersection of North 2nd Street & Penn Street

North 2nd Street and Penn Street area, 1930.

Robeson Apartments near North 2nd and Penn Streets, postcard.

North 2nd Street and Penn Street, postcard.

200 Block of North 2nd Street

Historical directory records for the 200 block of North 2nd Street in Camden, NJ.

216 North 2nd Street

216 North 2nd Street — 200 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1930s–1940s	No information available

222 North 2nd Street

222 North 2nd Street — 200 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Frank W.
1947	Frank W. Garrison

226 North 2nd Street

226 North 2nd Street — 200 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1931–1940s	Isaac W. Eason Sr

232 North 2nd Street

232 North 2nd Street — 200 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
—	The Robeson Hotel (aka Hotel Camden apartments)
1910	Dr. Henry H. Davis

North 2nd Street 200–312 block, 1930.

Philadelphia Inquirer, December 1, 1998.

Isaac Weason, 200 block of North 2nd Street.

Isaac Weason, 200 block North 2nd Street — Isaac Weason, 200 block of North 2nd Street.

Frank W. Garrison, 200 block of North 2nd Street, 1931.

Frank W. Garrison, 1931 — Frank W. Garrison, 200 block of North 2nd Street, 1931.

Camden Courier-Post, March 21, 1932.

Intersection of North 2nd Street & Cooper Street

Cooper Street at North 2nd Street, view north, February 7, 2004.

Cooper Street 200 block south side, February 7, 2004.

201 Cooper Street south side, February 7, 2004.

Cooper Library at Cooper Street and North 2nd Street, postcard.

Intersection of North 2nd Street and Cooper Street. The Cooper Library stood at this intersection.

100 Block of North 2nd Street

Historical directory records for the 100 block of North 2nd Street in Camden, NJ.

2 South 2nd Street

2 South 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1886	Charles Woodward

4 North 2nd Street

4 North 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1920s	Gillanz Company

4 South 2nd Street

4 South 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1915	Thomas A. Skymer
1915	Thomas A. & Mary Skymer
1915	Louis "Lew" Skymer
1915	Albert Skymer
1915	thomas j. "tommy" Skymer

5 & 7 South 2nd Street

5 & 7 South 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name	source
1863–1865	Bowman H. Middleton
1867–1869	Frank P. Middleton
1870–1895	Josiah V. Middleton
1891	Camden	1891 Camden City Directory Ad

6 North 2nd Street

6 North 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1915	Citizens

6 South 2nd Street

6 South 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1906	Thomas Bishop
1913–1914	Thomas A. Skymer Family
1913–1914	Thomas A. & Mary Skymer

8 South 2nd Street

8 South 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1865	Frank P. Middleton

9 South 2nd Street

9 South 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1885	Patrick Murphy

10 North 2nd Street

10 North 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1951	Ira Sands
1951	Ira & Lillian Sands

12 South 2nd Street

12 South 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1892–1893	John Campbell

25 North 2nd Street

25 North 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1900	James & Ida Buckingham
1892	James Dunn

27 North 2nd Street

27 North 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1887	James Dunn
1895–1899	Joseph Maxwell

28 North 2nd Street

28 North 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1881	James Dunn
1914	William Vangeley
1947	Gone

30 North 2nd Street

30 North 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1884–1885	James Dunn

38 North 2nd Street

38 North 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1909	James H. Carpenter

39 & 41 North 2nd Street

39 & 41 North 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name	source
1877	Joseph Campbell	1877 Camden City Directory Ad

40 North 2nd Street

40 North 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1877	Harvey Sharpless

47 North 2nd Street

47 North 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1905	Furman Desher

50 North 2nd Street

50 North 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1900–1920	Ferris Shoe Company
1900–1920	Isaac Ferris Jr.
1900–1920	Jacob C. Ferris

52 North 2nd Street

52 North 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1897	George Morgan

53 North 2nd Street

53 North 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1893	James Dunn

56-60 North 2nd Street

56-60 North 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1883–1913	Joseph Franklin
1883–1913	Howard Franklin
1883–1913	William Franklin

57 North 2nd Street

57 North 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1912	Gertrude Longley

64 North 2nd Street

64 North 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1890	George Wailes
1947	gone

102 North 2nd Street

102 North 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1887–1888	Mrs. Annie Shannon
1887–1888	John E. Shannon
1887–1888	Thomas F. Shannon
1894–1895	William L. Hartman & Family
1894–1895	William L. & Annie Hartman
1894–1895	Edwin Hartman
1894–1895	Samuel Hartman
1894–1895	J. William Hartman

103 North 2nd Street

103 North 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1887–1891	Jacob Leon

106 North 2nd Street

106 North 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1872	George Morgan

109 North 2nd Street

109 North 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1845–1900s	Samuel S. Elfreth
1900	Rollo Jones

112 North 2nd Street

112 North 2nd Street — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1932	Tony Miller

Northeast Corner

Northeast Corner — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1885	Sanborn Map

Northwest Corner

Northwest Corner — 100 Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1812–1922	National
1922–1928	First

116 North 2nd Street, view 1.

116 North 2nd Street, view 2.

116 North 2nd Street, view 3.

116 North 2nd Street, view 4.

116 North 2nd Street, view 5.

116 North 2nd Street, view 6.

116 North 2nd Street, view 7.

116 North 2nd Street, view 8.

116 North 2nd Street, view 9.

John G. Hutchison, 100 block of North 2nd Street.

John G. Hutchison, 100 block North 2nd Street — John G. Hutchison, 100 block of North 2nd Street.

110 North 2nd Street, July 31, 1941, view 1.

110 North 2nd Street, July 31, 1941, view 2.

110 North 2nd Street, July 31, 1941, view 3.

Rollo Jones, fire department, 100 block of North 2nd Street.

Rollo Jones, fire department, 100 block North 2nd Street — Rollo Jones, fire department, 100 block of North 2nd Street.

Sauel Elfreth, 100 block of North 2nd Street, view 2.

Sauel Elfreth, 100 block North 2nd Street, view 2 — Sauel Elfreth, 100 block of North 2nd Street, view 2.

Sauel Elfreth, 100 block of North 2nd Street.

Sauel Elfreth, 100 block North 2nd Street — Sauel Elfreth, 100 block of North 2nd Street.

107–111 North 2nd Street, circa 1900.

101–119 North 2nd Street, circa 1900.

Cooper Street at North 2nd Street, postcard.

112 North 2nd Street, June 10, 1932.

Philadelphia Inquirer, July 8, 1887.

Philadelphia Inquirer, November 28, 1894.

Intersection of North 2nd & Market Streets

National State Bank at North 2nd and Market Streets, 1915.

Northwest corner of North 2nd and Market Streets, 2004.

North 2nd and Market Streets, 2004.

Looking west from the 200 block at North 2nd and Market Streets, 2004.

Looking west from 200 block at North 2nd and Market Streets, 2004 — Looking west from the 200 block at North 2nd and Market Streets, 2004.

Northeast corner of North 2nd and Market Streets, 1885 (Sanborn map).

Market Street at 2nd Street, 1893.

Intersection of North 2nd Street and Market Street. Northwest corner: 1812–1922 National State Bank; 1922–1928 First Camden National Bank & Trust.

Unit Block of North 2nd Street

City directory records and newspaper accounts, 1877–1920s.

03 South 2nd Street

03 South 2nd Street — Unit Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1929–1930	Benjamin Hunt & Family
1929–1930	Benjamin & Ella Hunt
1929–1930	Jesthroe Hunt

6 North 2nd Street

6 North 2nd Street — Unit Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1915	Citizens Relief Association

7 North 2nd Street

7 North 2nd Street — Unit Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1800s	Horace Greenwell, blacksmith
1938	Horace S. Greenwell
1947	Gone

4 North 2nd Street

4 North 2nd Street — Unit Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
early 1900s	Gillanz, real estate
1947	Gone

38 North 2nd Street

38 North 2nd Street — Unit Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1909	Howard M. Cooper

39–41 North 2nd Street

39–41 North 2nd Street — Unit Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1877	Joseph Campbell

40 North 2nd Street

40 North 2nd Street — Unit Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1800s	Harvey Sharpless
1947	Gone

47 North 2nd Street

47 North 2nd Street — Unit Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1905	Furman Desher

50 North 2nd Street

50 North 2nd Street — Unit Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1910	Ferris Shoe Company
1900–1920	Isaac Ferris Jr.
1900–1920	Jacob C. Ferris
1947	Gone

56–60 North 2nd Street

56–60 North 2nd Street — Unit Block of North 2nd Street
year	name	source
1890	Joseph Franklin, livery
1895	Wm. L. Franklin & Bro., livery and exchange stables	Camden City Directory Ad

57 North 2nd Street

57 North 2nd Street — Unit Block of North 2nd Street
year	name
1912	Gertrude Longley

56–60 North 2nd Street — 1895 Camden city directory advertisement.

56–60 North 2nd Street, 1895 city directory ad — 56–60 North 2nd Street — 1895 Camden city directory advertisement.

50 North 2nd Street — Ferris Shoe Company, November 27, 1910.

Peppery Pot column, August 4, 1925.

39–41 North 2nd Street — 1877 Camden city directory advertisement.

39–41 North 2nd Street, 1877 city directory — 39–41 North 2nd Street — 1877 Camden city directory advertisement.

Philadelphia Inquirer, July 23, 1909.

Philadelphia Inquirer, January 5, 2012.

Philadelphia Inquirer, March 23, 1905.

Philadelphia Inquirer, January 24, 1915.

Unit Block of North 2nd Street. George Wailes operated a shoe shop at 64 North 2nd Street in the 1890s. Howard M. Cooper was at 38 North 2nd Street in 1909.

Unit Block of South 2nd Street

City directory records and newspaper accounts, 1870s–1955.

2 South 2nd Street

2 South 2nd Street — Unit Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1800s	Charles Woodward / Jesse Pratt

4 South 2nd Street

4 South 2nd Street — Unit Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1800s	Thomas A. Skymer family
1915	Thomas A. & Mary Skymer
1915	Louis "Lew" Skymer
1915	Albert Skymer
1915	thomas j. "tommy" Skymer

5–7 South 2nd Street

5–7 South 2nd Street — Unit Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1800s	Middleton undertakers

5 South 2nd Street

5 South 2nd Street — Unit Block of South 2nd Street
year	name	source
1904–1905	Jarvis W. Howell
1904–1905	Jarvis W. & Maggie Howell
1955	Yellow Cab	1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

6 South 2nd Street

6 South 2nd Street — Unit Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1800s	Skymer family
1913–1914	Thomas A. & Mary Skymer
1906	Thomas Bishop

8 South 2nd Street

8 South 2nd Street — Unit Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1800s	Frank P. Middleton

9 South 2nd Street

9 South 2nd Street — Unit Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1926	Patrick Murphy

10–24 South 2nd Street

10–24 South 2nd Street — Unit Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1885	Directory data

15 South 2nd Street

15 South 2nd Street — Unit Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1906	William T. Steinmetz & Family
1906	William & Rosalie Steinmetz

Tommy Skymer, 4 South 2nd Street.

Josiah V. Middleton, 5–7 South 2nd Street — 1891 Camden city directory advertisement.

Josiah V. Middleton, 5–7 South 2nd Street, 1891 city directory ad — Josiah V. Middleton, 5–7 South 2nd Street — 1891 Camden city directory advertisement.

New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages, 1955.

Philadelphia Inquirer, August 19, 1986.

9 South 2nd Street — Patrick Murphy saloon, from the Peppery Pot column, March 5, 1926.

9 South 2nd Street, Patrick Murphy saloon, from Peppery Pot column, March 5, 1926 — 9 South 2nd Street — Patrick Murphy saloon, from the Peppery Pot column, March 5, 1926.

Philadelphia Inquirer, February 12, 1905.

Philadelphia Inquirer, January 31, 1906.

Unit Block of South 2nd Street. Josiah V. Middleton operated an undertaking business at 5–7 South 2nd Street from 1870 to 1895. Patrick Murphy ran a saloon at 9 South 2nd Street in 1885.

Intersection of South 2nd Street & Mickle Street

Philadelphia Inquirer, February 7, 1915.

Intersection of South 2nd Street and Mickle Street. Philadelphia Inquirer, February 7, 1915.

100 Block of South 2nd Street

Historical directory records for the 100 block of South 2nd Street in Camden, NJ.

108 South 2nd Street

108 South 2nd Street — 100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1906	Thomas Sanders & Family
1906	William Sanders

110 South 2nd Street

110 South 2nd Street — 100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1902–1906	Adolph Dehn & Family

112 South 2nd Street

112 South 2nd Street — 100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1870–1873	William H. 'Harry' McKeen

Philadelphia Inquirer, August 22, 2006.

Philadelphia Inquirer, August 4, 2006.

200 Block of South 2nd Street

Historical directory records for the 200 block of South 2nd Street in Camden, NJ.

205 South 2nd Street

205 South 2nd Street — 200 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name	source
1955	Standard Soap Co. of Camden	1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone
1959–1960s	Concord Chemical
1970	Gone

209 South 2nd Street

209 South 2nd Street — 200 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1872	Joseph D. Read
1872	Camden City Directory
1915	Blair Manufacturing Company

210 South 2nd Street

210 South 2nd Street — 200 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1930s–1959	Luigi Celani & Family
1930s–1959	Luigi & Mary Celani

211 South 2nd Street

211 South 2nd Street — 200 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1926	Charles K. Cook Co. Inc

212 South 2nd Street

212 South 2nd Street — 200 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1920	Jesus Juarez
1920	Florence Morris

215 South 2nd Street

215 South 2nd Street — 200 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1900–1901	George Nailen

South 2nd Street 200 block from Benson Street, 1960s.

New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages, 1955.

209 South 2nd Street — Joseph D. Read, 1872 Camden city directory, view 1.

209 South 2nd Street, Joseph D. Read advertisement, 1872 Camden city directory, view 1 — 209 South 2nd Street — Joseph D. Read, 1872 Camden city directory, view 1.

209 South 2nd Street — Joseph D. Read, 1872 Camden city directory, view 2.

209 South 2nd Street, Joseph D. Read advertisement, 1872 Camden city directory, view 2 — 209 South 2nd Street — Joseph D. Read, 1872 Camden city directory, view 2.

209 South 2nd Street — Blair Manufacturing Company, 1915.

209 South 2nd Street, Blair Manufacturing Co., 1915 — 209 South 2nd Street — Blair Manufacturing Company, 1915.

211 South 2nd Street — Charles K. Cook Co. key tag.

211 South 2nd Street — Cook's, 1926, view 1.

211 South 2nd Street — Cook's, 1926, view 2.

212 South 2nd Street — 1920 federal census sheet.

212 South 2nd Street, 1920 census sheet — 212 South 2nd Street — 1920 federal census sheet.

Philadelphia Inquirer, December 31, 2000.

200 Block of South 2nd Street. Charles K. Cook & Co. operated at 211 South 2nd Street.

300 Block of South 2nd Street

Historical directory records for the 300 block of South 2nd Street in Camden, NJ.

300 South 2nd Street

300 South 2nd Street — 300 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1899	James Flood, Saloon
1924	Archie Cook
1947	gone

314 South 2nd Street

314 South 2nd Street — 300 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1883–1885	William McKinley

316 South 2nd Street

316 South 2nd Street — 300 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name	source
1880–1882	William McKinley
1880–1882	Isaac & Sophia McKinley
1955	AEF Interstate Transportation Service	1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

318 South 2nd Street

318 South 2nd Street — 300 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1880–1884	Isaac McKinley
1880–1884	Isaac & Sophia McKinley
1915	William Davis & Addie Davis

324 South 2nd Street

324 South 2nd Street — 300 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1878	Isaac McKinley
1878	Isaac & Sophia McKinley
1878	William McKinley

326 South 2nd Street

326 South 2nd Street — 300 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1900	Damon Leigh & Family
1900	Damon & Catherine Leigh
1900	Edward leigh
1900	Benjamin Leigh
1900	Charles Leigh
1900	Harry M. Leigh
1900	Clara Leigh

330 South 2nd Street

330 South 2nd Street — 300 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1928	William Gibson
1897–1898	George B. Hughes
1897–1898	George B. & Blanche Hughes

New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages, 1955.

328 South 2nd Street, January 19, 1928.

Philadelphia Inquirer, 2015.

400 Block of South 2nd Street

Historical directory records for the 400 block of South 2nd Street in Camden, NJ.

400-402 South 2nd Street

400-402 South 2nd Street — 400 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1880–1894	Thomas Sheeran
1909–1917	Schilling's Saloon aka Schilling's Hotel
1917–1918	Schilling's Saloon aka Schilling's Hotel
1919	No Bar
1970	Gone

420 South 2nd Street

420 South 2nd Street — 400 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1917	Mrs. Merita "Minnie" Kantz

428 South 2nd Street

428 South 2nd Street — 400 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1888	William S. Davis & Family
1888	William S. & Dollie Amanda Davis
1900	Stephen L. Thomas & Family
1900	Stephen L. & Martha Chadwick Thomas
1900	George Thomas
1900	Ada Thomas
1900	Florence Thomas
1900	Mrs. Martha Chadwick
1900	Clarence S. Smith & Family
1900	Clarence S. & Mary Thomas Smith
1900	Harriet Florence Smith

430 South 2nd Street

430 South 2nd Street — 400 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1970	Gone
1882–1897	John K. Van Stavern
1882–1897	John K. & Ellen Van Stavern

432 South 2nd Street

432 South 2nd Street — 400 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1910	Wright Ellis Cox

438 South 2nd Street

438 South 2nd Street — 400 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1890	James McCann

444 South 2nd Street

444 South 2nd Street — 400 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1883–1885	Edmund Shaw
1883–1885	Edmund & Susanna Shaw

446 South 2nd Street

446 South 2nd Street — 400 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1890s–1900s	Augustus F. Werner & Family
1890s–1900s	Augustus & Annie Werner
1890s–1900s	William H. Werner
1890s–1900s	Ruth Werner
1890s–1900s	Alma Werner
1890s–1900s	Erwin Werner

456 South 2nd Street

456 South 2nd Street — 400 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1892–1893	William McKinley

400–402 South 2nd Street — real estate record.

Camden Post-Telegram.

Camden Post.

430 South 2nd Street — John H. Riddle, Camden Post-Telegram.

500 Block of South 2nd Street

Historical directory records for the 500 block of South 2nd Street in Camden, NJ.

519 South 2nd Street

519 South 2nd Street — 500 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1932	James Williams
1947	David Greenage

520 South 2nd Street

520 South 2nd Street — 500 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1932	Carl Low
1933	William Derencone
1934	Charles Auletto
1935–1936	Daniel Auletto's Taproom
1947	Ballance Lunch Room
1884–1892	John W. Elliot

522 South 2nd Street

522 South 2nd Street — 500 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Antonio Colangelo
1906	Walter J.A. Stanton Sr. & Family
1906	Walter & Elizabeth Stanton
1906	Walter Stanton Jr.
1906	Thomas C. Stanton

529-535 South 2nd Street

529-535 South 2nd Street — 500 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name	source
1955	ART Metalcraft Plating Company	1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

531 South 2nd Street

531 South 2nd Street — 500 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Vacant
1947	Gone (See 529-535 South 2nd Street)

532 South 2nd Street

532 South 2nd Street — 500 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1918–1919	Charles Jennings
1970	Gone

533 South 2nd Street

533 South 2nd Street — 500 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Gone (See 529-535 South 2nd Street)
1899–1903	James McCann

534 South 2nd Street

534 South 2nd Street — 500 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1878–1892	James M. Lane
1938	Ernest Vincent
1947	James Gland

535 South 2nd Street

535 South 2nd Street — 500 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1928	Artilo Alleva

536 South 2nd Street

536 South 2nd Street — 500 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Carlos J. Waters

537-549 South 2nd Street

537-549 South 2nd Street — 500 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1926–1929	Strandwitz

539 South 2nd Street

539 South 2nd Street — 500 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1869	Abraham Bradshaw Sr.

547 South 2nd Street

547 South 2nd Street — 500 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1885–1900	Abraham Bradshaw Sr.

551 South 2nd Street

551 South 2nd Street — 500 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1913	John W. Johnson

559-601 South 2nd Street

559-601 South 2nd Street — 500 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1899	Samuel P. Wright & Company

559-609 South 2nd Street

559-609 South 2nd Street — 500 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name	source
1911–1955	Camden	1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

519 South 2nd Street, June 7, 1932.

New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages, 1955.

537–549 South 2nd Street, November 20, 1949.

547–551 South 2nd Street — Samuel Wright Ink.

559–601 South 2nd Street — Samuel P. Wright, 1899.

New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages, 1955.

551 South 2nd Street, 1913.

Philadelphia Inquirer, June 29, 1988.

Philadelphia Inquirer, April 30, 2011.

500 Block of South 2nd Street. Samuel P. Wright & Company occupied 559–609 South 2nd Street from 1899 through the mid-twentieth century.

600 Block of South 2nd Street

Historical directory records for the 600 block of South 2nd Street in Camden, NJ.

618 South 2nd Street

618 South 2nd Street — 600 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Vacant
1919–1920	Walter J.A. Stanton Sr. & Family
1919–1920	Walter & Elizabeth Stanton
1919–1920	Walter Stanton Jr.
1919–1920	Thomas C. Stanton

620 South 2nd Street

620 South 2nd Street — 600 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Willie Brown

624 South 2nd Street

624 South 2nd Street — 600 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1885	Edward Hillman & Family
1885	Edward & Margaret Grant Hillman
1885	James Hillman
1885	Margaret Hillman
1885	William Grant Hillman
1885	Jesse Hillman
1885	George Hillman

624-626 South 2nd Street

624-626 South 2nd Street — 600 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1939–1943	Spitalere Tavern
1947	Beckett Bar
1947–1949	Beckett Bar
1959	No Bar Listed
1967	Pal's Bar aka Twi-Lite Zone

630 South 2nd Street

630 South 2nd Street — 600 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1884	Harry Miller & Family
1884	Harry & Mary Miller
1884	Edwin F. Miller

638 South 2nd Street

638 South 2nd Street — 600 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Camden Courier-Post

642 South 2nd Street

642 South 2nd Street — 600 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1900	James H. Carey

648 South 2nd Street

648 South 2nd Street — 600 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1887	Barton Lane

666 South 2nd Street

666 South 2nd Street — 600 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1900	John Baxter
1900	Herbert W. Baxter Sr
1921	Jessie Smith

New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages, 1955.

616 South 2nd Street, January 8, 1958.

624–626 South 2nd Street, June 12, 1954.

624 South 2nd Street — Marine Terminal Bar, November 25, 1955.

638 South 2nd Street, November 6, 1951.

600 Block of South 2nd Street. Spitalere Tavern and later Beckett Bar occupied 624–626 South 2nd Street from 1939 through 1949.

Intersection of South 2nd Street & Kaighn Avenue

New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages, 1955.

Intersection of South 2nd Street and Kaighn Avenue. KZ Pickle Company, 1955.

700 Block of South 2nd Street

Historical directory records for the 700 block of South 2nd Street in Camden, NJ.

702 South 2nd Street

702 South 2nd Street — 700 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1887–1888	John W. Sutton (saloon)
1903–1904	Jacob Kline
1918–1921	Joseph Vilardo
1948–1950	Samuel Neimeiser
1950–1952	Lillian Pincus & Irving Bottler
1952–1977	Edward Hoff
1924–1940	Louis Cinaglia & Family (saloon)
1924–1940	Louis & Francesca Cinaglia
1924–1940	Private First Class Anthony Cinaglia
1942–1945	Paradise Cafe — Frank Robinson & Joseph T. Walley
1947–1948	Paradise Cafe — Rabon L. Mosley & Joseph T. Walley
1948–1977	New Paradise Bar (aka Paradise Cafe)

706 South 2nd Street

706 South 2nd Street — 700 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1907	Andermo Clercenda

708 South 2nd Street

708 South 2nd Street — 700 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1873	Richard Rourke & Family
1873	Richard & Mary Rourke
1873	Emily Rourke
1873	Owen Rourke
1873	Joseph Rourke
1873	Mary Rourke
1873	Annie Rourke
1873	Nicholas Rourke
1878–1882	John McKenna & Family
1878–1882	John & Mary McKenna
1878–1882	Mary McKenna
1878–1882	Thomas McKenna
1878–1882	Paul McKenna

710 South 2nd Street

710 South 2nd Street — 700 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Camden
1929	Camden Electric Welding Co

718 South 2nd Street

718 South 2nd Street — 700 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1932	Charles Matthews

721 South 2nd Street

721 South 2nd Street — 700 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Clarence Hawkins

723 South 2nd Street

723 South 2nd Street — 700 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929–1932	J. Giordano & Brother

702 South 2nd Street, December 25, 1942.

New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages, 1955.

723 South 2nd Street — J. Giordano & Brother, March 12, 1930.

Philadelphia Inquirer, June 2, 2003.

Philadelphia Inquirer, April 29, 2007.

700 Block of South 2nd Street. J. Giordano & Brother operated at 723 South 2nd Street from 1929 to 1932.

800 Block of South 2nd Street

Historical directory records for the 800 block of South 2nd Street in Camden, NJ.

800 South 2nd Street

800 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1918	Hezekiah Allen
1929	William Whitefield
1947	Gone

801 South 2nd Street

801 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1870s–1919	Gordon's Hotel & Livery
1870s–1919	Thomas Gordon Sr.
1870s–1919	Thomas W. Gordon
1870s–1919	Robert W. Gordon
1870s–1919	Mrs. Emma Compton Gordon
1920	Patrick Lacorare
1921	Peter Galie
1922–1924	Polack Joe Deven
1928–1929	Jerome Mauro
1931	Umberto DiClaudio
1947	Gone
1950–1973	Giordano Waste Material Company, Inc.

807 South 2nd Street

807 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1876–1928	Thomas Gordon Sr. & Family (saloon & livery)
1876–1928	Thomas & Maria Gordon
1876–1928	James Gordon
1876–1928	Samuel Bailey (son-in-law)
1876–1928	Mary Ann Gordon Bailey
1876–1928	Maria Bailey
1876–1928	Myra Bailey
1876–1928	Thomas W. Gordon
1876–1928	Robert W. Gordon
1876–1928	Robert W. & Emma Compton Gordon
1917–1929	Rocco F. Abbott (bartender, Camden Fire Department)
1923–1927	James Lewis (Camden Police Department)
1924–1927	Michael Jones
1947	Mrs. Rosa Canna
1929–1931	Jerome Mauro & Family
1929–1931	Jerome & Marie Mauro
1940	Philip Attardi & Family
1940	Philip & Rose Attardi
1940	William Attardi
1949–1950	Leonard Dreher & Family
1949–1950	Leonard & Jaine Dreher
1949–1950	William Dreher
1949–1950	Frances Dreher
1949–1950	Mrs. Gertrude Goodman & Family
1949–1950	Leonard Goodman
1950	Building destroyed by fire, February 23, 1950

810 South 2nd Street

810 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Mrs. Mattie Taylor
1947	Gone

811 South 2nd Street

811 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Ezra Moon

811-1/2 South 2nd Street

811-1/2 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	John Armstrong
1947	Gone

812 South 2nd Street

812 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Mrs. Pearl Hill
1929	William Schuck
1947	Gone

813 South 2nd Street

813 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1887	William T. Bogia
1929	No Listing
1947	Harry Wolford

814 South 2nd Street

814 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1938	Thomas Fletcher
1947	Gone

815 South 2nd Street

815 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Vacant
1947	Charles Roberts

816 South 2nd Street

816 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1880	William H. Green
1913	Henry Clark
1929	Vacant
1947	Gone

817 South 2nd Street

817 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Philip Hill
1947	William H. Byron

819 South 2nd Street

819 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1940	Cecil Graves
1940	Herman Foster

820 South 2nd Street

820 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Mrs. Mary Monday
1947	Gone

821 South 2nd Street

821 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	No Listing
1947	Crystal Wet Wash Laundry, Inc

830 South 2nd Street

830 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929–1930s	Samuel Barton
1929–1930s	John Barton
1933	John Barton
1947	Calvin Hamilton

832 South 2nd Street

832 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Vacant

834 South 2nd Street

834 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Lee Harvey
1947	Earl Atkinson

835 South 2nd Street

835 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name	source
1955	V. G. Bennett Lumber Co	New Jersey Bell Telephone
1990's	Page's
2000s	Twenty Horse Tavern

836 South 2nd Street

836 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Robert A. Millard

838 South 2nd Street

838 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1914	Mrs. Carola Cain

842 South 2nd Street

842 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	vacant

854 South 2nd Street

854 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1949	Charles Brown
1967	Walter Best

856 South 2nd Street

856 South 2nd Street — 800 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Nathan D. Segal
1947	Segal's Grocery

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 17, 1918.

801 South 2nd Street, January 15, 1929.

New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages, 1955.

807 South 2nd Street, February 24, 1950.

South 2nd Street freight yard fire, August 15, 1968.

South 2nd Street freight yard fire, August 15, 1968 — J. Flax photo.

New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages, 1955.

854 South 2nd Street, June 13, 1967.

Philadelphia Inquirer, December 14, 1914.

Camden Post-Telegram.

Camden Courier-Post, December 17, 1949.

Intersection of South 2nd Street & Spruce Street

Intersection of South 2nd Street and Spruce Street, from the 1891 Sanborn fire insurance map.

South 2nd Street and Spruce Street, Sanborn map, 1891 — Intersection of South 2nd Street and Spruce Street, from the 1891 Sanborn fire insurance map.

900 Block of South 2nd Street

Historical directory records for the 900 block of South 2nd Street in Camden, NJ.

900 South 2nd Street

900 South 2nd Street — 900 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1889	West End Hotel
1892	John J. Archer
1914–1918	Cipriano Moles
1929	Manzy Taylor
1947	Gone
1902–1903	Antonio Mecca

901 South 2nd Street

901 South 2nd Street — 900 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Volney Bennett
1929	Volney Bennett Lumber Co
1947	Gone

Philadelphia Inquirer, August 20, 1992.

Philadelphia Inquirer, July 2, 1989.

900 Block of South 2nd Street. The West End Hotel stood at 900 South 2nd Street.

Intersection of South 2nd Street & Division Street

New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages, 1955.

Intersection of South 2nd Street and Division Street. Wet Wash laundry, 1955.

1000 Block of South 2nd Street

Historical directory records for the 1000 block of South 2nd Street in Camden, NJ.

1006 South 2nd Street

1006 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name	source
1929	Camden Bronze & Brass Casting Co
1947	Viggiano Brothers Junk Shop
1955	Viggiano's L & Bros Junk Shop	New Jersey Bell Telephone

1012 South 2nd Street

1012 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1890	Benjamin Cavanaugh
1911	Frank Batey

1018 South 2nd Street

1018 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1912–1914	Francis J. Bunker & Family
1912–1914	Francis & Elizabeth Bunker
1912–1914	James Bunker
1912–1914	Francis Bunker Jr.
1912–1914	Elizabeth Bunker
1912–1914	William Bunker
1912–1914	Myrtle Bunker
1947	Lloyd Lofland

1019 South 2nd Street

1019 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929–1947	Lloyd Lofland

1020 South 2nd Street

1020 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Iola Schley

1021 South 2nd Street

1021 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Nettie Gaines
1890–1893	William J. Mines

1022 South 2nd Street

1022 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1907–1908	Darlington Condiff & Family
1907–1908	Darlington & Margaret Harvey Condiff
1929	Alfred Walker
1947	George M. Queensbury

1023 South 2nd Street

1023 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1910	David Koplan & Family
1910	Mr. & Mrs. David Koplan
1910	Rose Koplan
1929	vacant
1947	Matthew Shaw

1024 South 2nd Street

1024 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1890	William H. Hawkins & Family
1890	William & Adelaide Hawkins
1890	J. Miller Hawkins
1929	vacant
1947	Clarence Green

1025 South 2nd Street

1025 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Robert L. Mark
1934	Meg Mack
1934	Alvin Mack
1947	Bennett & Sons

1026 South 2nd Street

1026 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Mrs. Rose Bytheway
1929	William H. Foster
1947	Gone
1936	Abraham Brown & Family
1936	Abraham & Ihleglgn [sic] Brown

1050 South 2nd Street

1050 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1918–1919	Samuel Bogen
1924–1929	Samuel Hurwitz
1947	Foos & Young

1051 South 2nd Street

1051 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	David Rosenberg
1947	William Daniels
1947	George Walker

1052 South 2nd Street

1052 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Walter B. Matthews

1053 South 2nd Street

1053 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Joseph B. Wright

1054 South 2nd Street

1054 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1923–1928, 1931	Arthur J. Smith & Family (grocery & varieties)
1923–1928, 1931	Arthur J. & Mary Lutz Smith
1923–1928, 1931	Elaine Smith
1923–1928, 1931	Leonard Smith
1929	Mrs. Lena Parks
1947	Brown's Confectionary
1947	Cary Brown

1055 South 2nd Street

1055 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1941	Ellsworth Fussell
1947	Nathan R. Fussell

1056 South 2nd Street

1056 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Oscar F. Moore

1057 South 2nd Street

1057 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1942	Richard Alston Family
1947	Laura Austin

1058 South 2nd Street

1058 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Moses Stiles

1059 South 2nd Street

1059 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Walter B. Petty

1060 South 2nd Street

1060 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Austin A. Moore

1061 South 2nd Street

1061 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Augustus Thomas

1062 South 2nd Street

1062 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Robet Bowens

1063 South 2nd Street

1063 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Henry J. Fussell

1064 South 2nd Street

1064 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1899	Isaac Madara
1935–1947	Mrs. Willie M. Lorett

1065 South 2nd Street

1065 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Samuel Lang

1066 South 2nd Street

1066 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Luella L. Smith

1067 South 2nd Street

1067 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1910	John f. Peters & Family
1947	Mrs. Velma L. Stovall

1068 South 2nd Street

1068 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	James Browe

1069 South 2nd Street

1069 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Ethel Butler

1070 South 2nd Street

1070 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Lemuel Putnam

1071 South 2nd Street

1071 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	vacant
1947	Henry's Cleaners & Dyers

1072 South 2nd Street

1072 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	vacant
1947	Raymond Moore

1073 South 2nd Street

1073 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Samuel Drago
1947	Priscilla Beauty Salon

1074 South 2nd Street

1074 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1907	Charles Ford
1907	Casper Wagner aka Casper Ford
1907	Henry Ford
1929	William Drummond
1947	Isadore Feldman

1075 South 2nd Street

1075 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1890–1891	Thomas Barnes
1905–1910	George Schu
1910	John Hagenbusher
1918–1919	Henry Frank
1924–1947	Eva's Cafe
1956	Henry's Cafe

1076 South 2nd Street

1076 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1906	Morris A. Makarowski
1929–1947	Isadore Feldman

1097 South 2nd Street

1097 South 2nd Street — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1894	The Whildin Family

Southwest Corner

Southwest Corner — 1000 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Camden

New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages, 1955.

1051 South 2nd Street, February 12, 1955.

1051 South 2nd Street, February 18, 1953.

Philadelphia Inquirer, July 19, 1911.

Philadelphia Inquirer, December 14, 1914.

Philadelphia Inquirer, February 7, 2010.

Philadelphia Inquirer, September 1, 1999.

Philadelphia Inquirer, June 23, 2010.

Philadelphia Inquirer, February 20, 1994.

Intersection of South 2nd Street & Pine Street

Intersection of South 2nd Street and Pine Street, June 1932.

South 2nd Street and Pine Street, June 9, 1932 — Intersection of South 2nd Street and Pine Street, June 1932.

1100 Block of South 2nd Street

Historical directory records for the 1100 block of South 2nd Street in Camden, NJ.

1100 South 2nd Street

1100 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1896–1900s	William Quemore & Family
1896–1900s	William & Emma Quemore
1896–1900s	Edna Quemore
1896–1900s	William James Quemore
1896–1900s	Alice Quemore
1906–1918	Mrs. Emma Quemore & Family (widow of William Quemore; grocery)
1906–1918	Edna Quemore
1906–1918	William James Quemore
1906–1918	Alice Quemore
1929	Morris Greenberg
1947	Mrs. Mabel Anderson

1102 South 2nd Street

1102 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	John Cirone
1947	Charles D. WIlliams

1104 South 2nd Street

1104 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Samuel Sands
1947	Clyde Steele

1106 South 2nd Street

1106 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Vacant
1947	Santa Brignoni

1108 South 2nd Street

1108 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1883–1884	John A. "Gus" Dold
1929–1947	Salvatore Cirone

1110 South 2nd Street

1110 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Bertha Witmore

1112 South 2nd Street

1112 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	vacant

1113 South 2nd Street

1113 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Frank Harden

1115 South 2nd Street

1115 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Amy V. Preston

1117 South 2nd Street

1117 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1905	Samuel Mathis
1947	Dellam Hooper

1118 South 2nd Street

1118 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Iola L. Tutt

1119 South 2nd Street

1119 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Charles A. Williams

1120 South 2nd Street

1120 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Alfred B. Clayton

1121 South 2nd Street

1121 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Moses Styles

1121-1123 South 2nd Street

1121-1123 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1933	Cornelius J. Block

1122 South 2nd Street

1122 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	vacant
1934	Edna Butler
1947	Harold Miles

1123 South 2nd Street

1123 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1920	Alfonzo Cioffi & Family
1920	Alonzo & Rosalina Cioffi
1920	Antonio Cioffi
1920	Thomas Cioffi
1920	Vincent Cioffi
1920	Vincent & Caroline Cioffi
1920	Rosolia Cioffi
1929	Kirk Hurdle
1929–1930s	Moses Styles
1933–1952	Cornelius J. Block (restaurant)

1124 South 2nd Street

1124 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	vacant
1947	Mrs. Hazel Johnson

1125 South 2nd Street

1125 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Charlotte Bivens

1126 South 2nd Street

1126 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1915–1931	Hyman Beran & Family (grocery)
1915–1931	Hyman & Lillian Barag Beran
1915–1931	Manuel Beran
1915–1931	Milton Beran
1915–1931	Irving Beran
1915–1931	Mrs. Annie Beran
1915–1931	Clara Beran
1940–1947	Harry Isaacson & Family (grocery)
1940–1947	Harry & Anna Simkovitz Isaacson
1940–1947	Esther Isaacson
1940–1947	Albert Isaacson
1940–1947	Bernard I. Isaacson
1940–1947	Audrey Isaacson
1957–1958	Mrs. Mabel Finney

1127 South 2nd Street

1127 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	George Knox

1128 South 2nd Street

1128 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Willie Woodard

1129 South 2nd Street

1129 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Stella Fisher

1130 South 2nd Street

1130 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	vacant
1947	William E. Brown
1947	Isadore Birch

1131 South 2nd Street

1131 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Charles Surgis
1947	Albert Holland

1132 South 2nd Street

1132 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Lonnie Williams
1947	Gone

1133 South 2nd Street

1133 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1917	James Ford
1927	John Walker & Family
1927	John & Mary Walker
1938	Elwood Brisco
1952–1957	Mrs. Louise Kelly & Family
1952–1957	Mrs. Bettie Nesmith

1137 South 2nd Street

1137 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1900	Frank Auerbach
1920	Charles W. Cooke
1929	Louis Green

1139 South 2nd Street

1139 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929–1947	Bert Fishbine

1141 South 2nd Street

1141 South 2nd Street — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	James Stewart
1941	John Grey

1143 South 2nd Street 1929 Carl Berkowitz 1947

1143 South 2nd Street 1929 Carl Berkowitz 1947 — 1100 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Carl Berkowitz

1123 South 2nd Street, 1933, view 1.

1123 South 2nd Street, 1933, view 2.

1126 South 2nd Street, October 30, 1943.

1126 South 2nd Street, December 30, 1957.

Hyman Beran — World War I draft registration card.

1133 South 2nd Street, December 13, 1957.

Philadelphia Inquirer, January 10, 2005.

Philadelphia Inquirer, February 16, 2017.

1200 Block of South 2nd Street

Historical directory records for the 1200 block of South 2nd Street in Camden, NJ.

1200 South 2nd Street

1200 South 2nd Street — 1200 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	General Welding Company
1947	Weiner & Cornfeld
1956–2011	Kaplan & Zubrin Pickle Products

1201 South 2nd Street

1201 South 2nd Street — 1200 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1909	William Sofield
1929	South Second Street Garage
1929	Eastern Transportation Company
1947	Gone

1210 South 2nd Street

1210 South 2nd Street — 1200 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1909	William Creamer
1929	South Second Street Garage
1929	Eastern Transportation Company
1947	Gone

1221 South 2nd Street

1221 South 2nd Street — 1200 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	No listing
1910	George Cunningham Family George & Elizabeth Cunngham John Cunnigham
1910	George & Elizabeth Cunngham

1230-1236 South 2nd Street

1230-1236 South 2nd Street — 1200 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name	source
1961	William Bryen Co.	Banquet Program Ad

1232 South 2nd Street

1232 South 2nd Street — 1200 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	vacant
1947	Gone

1233 South 2nd Street

1233 South 2nd Street — 1200 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1894	David Peterson

1234 South 2nd Street

1234 South 2nd Street — 1200 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	John J. Dewan
1947	Gone

1236 South 2nd Street

1236 South 2nd Street — 1200 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Vacant
1947	Henry Smith

1238 South 2nd Street

1238 South 2nd Street — 1200 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929	Emil Miller
1947	Oliver Ford

1242 South 2nd Street

1242 South 2nd Street — 1200 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1929–1936	New Terminal Service Station
1944–c. 1949	George A. Stone

1245 South 2nd Street

1245 South 2nd Street — 1200 Block of South 2nd Street
year	name
1890	John Simpson
1908	Andrew F. Urban
1908–1919	Thomas F. Gallagher & Mary E. Gallagher

1230–1236 South 2nd Street — banquet program advertisement, 1961.

William T. Steimetz, 1200 block of South 2nd Street, 1906.

William T. Steimetz, 1906 — William T. Steimetz, 1200 block of South 2nd Street, 1906.

Philadelphia Inquirer, February 11, 1994.

Intersection of South 2nd Street & Mechanic Street

South 2nd Street at Mechanic Street, 2004.

South 2nd Street and Mechanic Street, gas pumps, 2004 — South 2nd Street at Mechanic Street, 2004.

Camden Daily Telegram, March 12, 1890.

527 North 2nd Street — Caesar Campana, June 12, 1954.

Everything on this site tagged 2nd Street is listed in the 2nd Street tag archive.

News Articles

Terrific Explosion of a Locomotive

A freight locomotive of the Pennsylvania Railroad exploded inside the Camden round house; watchman Richard Rourke was fatally injured and died at his home on South Second Street.

December 27, 1873

Camden News — July 28, 1887

Philadelphia Inquirer - July 28, 1887 Resignation of a Pastor, Meeting of a Council Committee and Other Items. Rev. E. V. Glover, for many years pastor of the Alloways Baptist Church, has resigned.

July 28, 1887

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 8, 1888: two men arrested by Policeman Peters for stabbing Joseph Loague near City Hall, the Camden Board of Education's financial report, and a $600 fire at ex-Freeholder Gordon's stable at Second and Pine streets.

May 8, 1888

Livery Stables

Camden Daily Telegram, March 12, 1890: advertisements for five Camden livery and boarding stables, including J. H. White at 211-215 Arch Street.

March 12, 1890

Sensational Assault and Battery Case

Camden Post, June 3, 1891: the trial of Joseph Logue of 129 Birch Street for assault and battery on Sarah Louwin ended in a not guilty verdict after the jury was out ten minutes.

June 3, 1891

Police Chase and Capture Thieves

Camden police chased and captured two employes of R. T. Robinson & Co. caught carrying lard and hams from the firm's packing house at Second and Pine streets, while burglars rifled the safe of Samuel K. Hires's store at 310 Kaighn avenue and the city's Hebrew merchants prepared to organize for self-protection.

August 26, 1893

Drink-Sellers Arraigned

Camden saloon keepers charged with Sunday liquor selling, among them James Croker of Fourth and Jasper streets and John Murschell of Broadway and Jefferson street, pleaded not guilty before Mayor Westcott; Chief of Police Dodd was the complainant in all the cases.

December 14, 1895

Over in Camden

Philadelphia Inquirer, February 16, 1897: brief Camden news items, including Mrs. Mina Geist's guilty plea before Mayor Westcott to selling liquor without a license after a raid at Second and Arch streets.

February 16, 1897

Tossed From an Engine

Extra driver George Wade of Camden's Engine Company No. 2 had his left leg broken when thrown from the engine while responding to an alarm in 1897; the fire was at the Temple College Academy, 534 Penn Street.

May 22, 1897

Taylor Shot to Kill Him

Robert Taylor shoots Sumner Derrickson in a gambling dispute on Baxter Street; Derrickson taken to Cooper Hospital, Taylor arrested at the Federal Street ferry.

October 19, 1897

Shot Her Husband

Michael McCusker, superintendent of the Union News Company at the Federal street station, was shot in the abdomen at his home, 206 Benson street, and died at Cooper Hospital; his wife Florence McCusker was charged with his murder.

November 10, 1897

Chase for Crap-Shooters

A squad of policemen under Captain Stanley raided crap shooters along Camden's river front, capturing thirteen prisoners at the Arch Street lumber yards and Second and Clinton Streets before an accidental revolver shot let the rest escape.

August 8, 1898

Bent on Murder

Former Pittsburg second baseman William Eagan, drunk and armed with a revolver, fired twice at his wife at her West Street home in Camden before Policemen Schregler and Pedricks disarmed and overpowered him.

October 4, 1898

Slot Machine Arrests

Camden police arrested Joseph Dole, Joseph Hyde, Adam T. Davis and A. B. C. Smith on the charge of having slot gambling machines in their business places; the machines were confiscated and the four were to have a hearing before Recorder Nowrey.

May 5, 1899

Fire Engine Wrecked; Four Firemen Hurt

Four Camden firemen were injured when Chemical Engine No. 2 overturned after its front wheels caught in a trolley switch at Second Street while it was answering an alarm at Front Street and Kaighn Avenue.

June 24, 1900

Col. Felton Committed Suicide in His Office

Col. George G. Felton, real estate dealer and former City Treasurer, was found dead of gas in his office in the Felton building at Second and Federal streets. The same Camden Daily Courier column reported the sudden death of Walter C. Fish, florist of Broadway and Spruce streets.

July 7, 1902

Newspaper clipping: Wright Cox, an ex-fireman of Camden, held in bail for assaulting fireman Robert Colkett

Wright Cox Held for Assault

Wright Cox, an ex-fireman of Camden, was held in $600 bail by Justice Schmitz on a charge of assaulting suspended fireman Robert Colkett near Second and Federal streets, after an argument over the Third ward primary election results.

August 3, 1902

Andrew Rabeau Dead

Andrew Rabeau, 71, a longtime Second Street and Bridge Avenue cigar dealer, former Third ward councilman and retired Pennsylvania Railroad foreman of car inspectors, died suddenly of paralysis at the home of jeweler F. W. Fuller, 217 Federal Street.

July 10, 1903

News of a Day in the City of Camden

A Philadelphia Inquirer column of Camden news for January 17, 1906, including the burial of former Mayor J. Leighton Westcott from his home at 221 North Third Street, and a girl's hand crushed in factory machinery at Ninth and Market Streets.

January 17, 1906

Camden's Sunday Crusade Revived

Captain Stanley began a crusade against Camden shopkeepers selling candy and cigars on Sunday; eight dealers were brought before Recorder Stackhouse and two pleaded guilty and were fined $10 each.

April 1, 1906

Many Caught in Raid

Captain Stanley and Sergeant Reader descended on two alleged disorderly houses in Camden's "Little Italy," arresting thirty-eight inmates and filling the city jail; crowds followed the patrol wagons to police headquarters.

April 29, 1907

Camden News Notes

A column of Camden news items, including the nomination of officers for the Camden Police Pension Fund — with Edward Hyde nominated recording secretary — the funeral of George Bird, and the death of William Baldwin of 510 Kaighn Avenue.

December 9, 1908

Newspaper column headed Camden News Notes, Philadelphia Inquirer, February 14, 1910

Camden News Notes — February 14, 1910

Camden briefs for February 14, 1910, including efforts to bring Dr. Nachman Heller of Harrisburg to a Camden synagogue as rabbi, a new padded cell in the city jail, and Mary Jones of 911 North Second Street bruised by a trolley car at Broadway and Newton Avenue.

February 14, 1910

Several Seeking License Transfers

Five applications for transfers of retail liquor licenses, including George W. Fry's at 29 North Third Street, were listed for hearing before Camden's Excise Commission in October 1910.

October 1, 1910

Refused to Work If Wife Got Cent

Walter Edgerton, 60, was arrested in Philadelphia on a warrant charging wife desertion and held in Moyamensing Prison to await requisition papers; he reportedly had his pearl button plant shut down rather than support his wife.

October 27, 1910

Robert Miller Drops Dead as He Plays Pool

Constable Robert F. Miller, a former Camden policeman, collapsed and died of apoplexy while playing pool at Second and Arch Streets, the Camden Daily Courier reported on December 7, 1911.

December 7, 1911

North Camden Hit by a Great Cyclone; Homes Wrecked

Hundreds of Houses Ruined by Violent Wind and Rain and two Persons May Die; Streets Strewn with Debris Two lives will probably be sacrificed, property valued at at least a hundred thousand dollars, was virtually destroyed and the northwest section of the city was laid in ruin when a storm of cyclonic intensity swept over Camden last night.

April 3, 1912

Camden News Notes — November 19, 1912

Camden briefs for November 19, 1912, including Police Captain Stanley's discovery of ten cases of beer in an unoccupied house on Chestnut Street near Second.

November 19, 1912

In Police Court

Recorder Stackhouse heard a Decoration Day array of offenders in Camden Police Court — among them Elizabeth Evans, Michael Walsh, and a fracas between Andrew McCready and Harry Ivins of 210 North Twelfth Street. (Camden Post-Telegram, May 31, 1913.)

May 31, 1913

Camden County Transfers

Real estate transfers in Camden County, including 340 Division Street, Antonio Mecca to Lorenzo Del Fico, and 1449 Princess Avenue, Lewis F. Holl to Jeannette Bryant, $3300. Philadelphia Inquirer, June 18, 1915.

June 18, 1915

Brass Stolen From Armour Boat

Three men said to be employed at the Mathis shipyard were charged with stealing brass fittings from the houseboat Chieftain, built for Mr. Armour of Chicago.

January 24, 1917

Front-page headline and opening columns on a Camden trolley wreck injuring twenty-two, Philadelphia Inquirer, September 10, 1917.

Twenty-Two Injured, 2 Probably Fatally, in Camden Car Wreck

Twenty-two people were hurt, two probably fatally, when the body of a Pensauken-line trolley jumped its trucks at Forty-seventh Street and Maple Avenue. The motorman, Percy Williams, 37, of 688 Woodland Avenue, was among the injured.

September 10, 1917

Speakeasies Raided

On Mayor Ellis's orders Camden police raided two alleged speakeasies, holding Catherine Mooney of 850 Locust Street and Hezekiah Allen of 800 South Second Street for a hearing before Recorder Stackhouse.

March 11, 1918

Shipyard Wages Lure to Firemen

Fire Chief Peter B. Carter reported six resignations, two deaths and one vacancy from the draft as the shipyards drew men from Camden's Fire Department; Lieutenant Walter Mertz was made captain and the Fire Committee appointed seven new firemen.

March 22, 1918

Police Roundup at 817 Clare Street

Captain Stehr and a detail of officers raided 817 Clare Street, where Edward Brown, 25, was charged with keeping a disorderly house; seven cases of beer, a quart of gin and a quart of whisky were seized.

May 13, 1918

Hold Woman's Assailant

Jacob Ballerstein, 47, of 1149 Baring Street, held in $200 bail for assault and battery on Mrs. Rebecca Hoffman after striking her with a broom near a saloon on Second Street and Kaighn Avenue.

September 11, 1918

Thomas Sparks Held Up

Thomas Sparks, 28, of 652 Locust Street, was taken to Cooper Hospital with a pistol wound of the knee after being held up and robbed at Second and Pine Streets; James Wilson was arrested on suspicion.

November 7, 1921

Chief Accuses Four Officers in Vice Probe

Chief Gravenor charged City Detective George Murray and Policemen Ira Hall, William Draper and Tony Latorre with unbecoming conduct, rule violations and neglect of duty after City Counsel Bleakly's inquiry into vice conditions.

January 4, 1922

Underworld Life Exposed as Hall Is Given Grilling

Camden policeman Ira Hall is dismissed by the City Council police committee after a hearing on vice conditions in the Third and Fifth wards, including testimony about a $250 robbery of a soldier at 229 Pine Street.

January 12, 1922

Youth, 16, Nabbed as Drug Peddler

William Lovern, 16, and Harry Bolt, 24, of 420 Beckett Street, were arrested and held in $1,000 bail after witnesses testified they sold heroin at Second and Beckett Streets.

January 23, 1922

When Gleason Wore Curls

Police stable sergeant Wright Cox recalls "Kid" Gleason as a curly-haired boy and later the scrappiest kid in the Third Ward, including an incident at a tavern at Second and Taylor Avenue.

March 5, 1926

Vice Squad Raids Nine Disorderly Houses

The Camden vice squad raided nine alleged disorderly houses in South Camden in February 1927. The largest raid hit the home of former prize fighter Walter 'Kentucky Rosebud' Edgerton; Unity Hall at 318 Joint Alley was among the places raided.

February 7, 1927

Edward Schlorer Dies in Overbrook

Head of Delicatessen Company Came to America From Germany in 1889 Camden Courier-Post - February 6, 1928 Less than two weeks after the death of his brother, Adam , with whom he had been closely associated for many years, Edward Schlorer , former Camden resident and business man, died yesterday at his home at Overbrook.

February 6, 1928

Along Memory Lane

Ben Courter recalls the old one-horse dinkey of the Camden Horse Railroad Company on South Second street, and the night in the '90s when driver "Joe" Hackney and his horse carried a posse of armed Kaighn Point citizens up and down Second street chasing a runaway steer.

February 22, 1928

Fire-Fence Probe Refused by City

City officials refused to investigate the fences on Segal Street that firemen said hampered them at the $225,000 Varoma Building fire at Second and Erie streets.

February 25, 1928

Along Memory Lane

Ben Courter's Along Memory Lane column recalls the death of retired Camden policeman William Harvey, who served at Kaighn Point from 1886 to 1912. Camden Courier-Post, February 27, 1928.

February 27, 1928

Man Held on Charge of Stealing Plumbing

Joseph Tisso [sic], 22, of 214 Benson Street, was arrested at Second and Market streets on a charge of stripping plumbing fixtures and lead pipe from a vacant house at Third and Mickle streets; Captain of Detectives John Golden said he had confessed.

April 6, 1928

Camden Evening Courier clipping, September 20, 1928, on Assistant Prosecutor Samuel P. Orlando's slot machine raids

Orlando Raids 35 Gambling Haunts in Slot Machine Drive

Assistant Prosecutor Samuel P. Orlando took evidence from raids on 35 alleged gambling haunts to the Camden County grand jury in a drive against slot machines, while Republican leaders reportedly wanted him called off.

September 20, 1928

Gun Wielder Held in G.O.P. Club Row

Daniel Circucci, 25, of 322 Benson Street, was held on $1000 bail for the grand jury, accused of firing shots at a 19-year-old youth who jumped from a second-story window of a Third Ward Republican Association clubhouse.

October 24, 1928

Gangster Shot as Racketeers Open War Here

John Doris, brother of the electrocuted Frank Doris, was arrested after Joseph Connors of Gloucester was shot in front of the American Restaurant, 506 Kaighn avenue, near Broadway; a police roundup netted 10 men held as material witnesses.

April 29, 1929

Doris Convicted at Quick Trial; Gets Ten Years

John Doris, 30, a Philadelphia gangster, was tried, convicted and sentenced by Judge Samuel M. Shay to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison for the April 29 shooting of Joseph Connors in Kaighn avenue near Broadway; his wife fainted in court as the penalty was set.

September 17, 1929

Bandit Gun Found

A loaded double-barreled sawed-off shotgun was dug out of a sewer at Second and Federal streets; Detective Robert Ashenfelter tried to link it to guns stolen from the William Stein hardware store and to the holdup of Freeholder Leonard Brehm's saloon.

December 1, 1930

6 Men Are Nabbed as Number Writers

Six alleged number writers were arrested by Camden's traffic squad on downtown street corners, spreading the belief that Atlantic City racketeers had set up "branch offices" in Camden; two were jailed for 60 days by Police Judge Garfield Pancoast.

December 12, 1930

Moore In Camden Speech Demands Fairness at Polls

Demanding a fair election and protection to Democratic voters, A. Harry Moore was greeted here last night by the largest crowd to gather at a Democratic meeting in Camden's recent history.

October 29, 1931

Blast at Purifying Plant Killing 14 P.S. Workers Is Held Unpreventable

Investigators believed spontaneous combustion probably caused the explosion in the Public Service purifying plant at Locust and Cherry Streets that killed 14 workmen and burned four others.

March 10, 1932

15th Victim Dies in Gas Plant Blast

With the death toll from the gas blast at the Public Service Electric & Gas Co. plant at Locust and Cherry streets increased to 15, families began burying their dead; Spiro Cecich, 37, of 1815 Salem Street died in Cooper Hospital.

March 11, 1932

Camden Man Stabbed During Argument

Emil Tisani, 35, of 237 Stevens Street, was stabbed in the neck, head and face after an argument in a grocery store at 210 South Second Street; he said he would seek a warrant for Lugi Celani of 203 Royden Street.

March 21, 1932

Courier-Post obituary of Camden restaurateur Robert Turner, with his portrait, June 3, 1932

'Bob' Turner Dies; Camden Old Timer

Ben Courter's June 3, 1932 Camden Courier-Post obituary of Robert "Bob" Turner, 58, proprietor of the Federal Street oyster restaurant his father Fred Turner started in 1886, who helped get Camden's Moose lodge under way.

June 3, 1932

3 Held in Robbery of 2 Beer Hunters

George Rumble, Al Dubowski and Frank Marcone were arrested at Broadway and Kaighn Avenue after Bernard Franz of Philadelphia accused them of robbing him and Robert Tully under pretense of showing them where to get beer.

June 6, 1932

Police Raid Five Camden Places in Weekend Cleanup of Rum Sellers

Police raided five alleged speakeasies over the weekend, seizing whisky in four South Camden places, including six jugs at Samuel Arnow's grocery at 534 Kaighn Avenue, and arresting ten men at Mrs. Carrie Becker's home on North 33rd Street.

June 6, 1932

Man Hurt, Driver Held

George Cassidy of 216 Sycamore Street was cut about the head, lip and wrist in a collision at Second and Penn streets. Patrolmen Raymond Stark and Walter Patton arrested the driver, Marshall Reinheimer, for failing to show a registration card.

June 13, 1932

Bride Elect

Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Venn of 1112 North 28th Street announced the engagement of Mrs. Venn's daughter, Miss Weldin, to A. Joseph Lillie, affiliated with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Moorestown.

June 12, 1933

43 Camden Recruits Thrive In Chill Conservation Camp

Group Gaining Weight in Vermont Mountains as They Clear Timber to Make Way for Jam, And Sleep Under Heavy Blankets Forty-three Camden city and county men with Company 2204, Citizens' Conservation Corps, are now located at Knapp Andrew Camp, Montpelier, Vt., word received here yesterday disclosed.

August 16, 1933

Cooper Hospital Cases

Cooper Hospital cases reported in the Camden Courier-Post of October 14, 1933, including Alexander Ellis, 27, of 715 South Eighth Street, stabbed in the chest with an ice-pick.

October 14, 1933

2 Runaway Horses Imperil Children

Scores of children on their way to school were endangered when two horses hitched to a bakery wagon ran away in South Camden streets, ignoring red traffic lights and shouts of pedestrians and motorists.

May 17, 1934

Cafe Case Delayed By Girl Witnesses

The police court hearing of John Lynch, a taproom and hotel proprietor at Second and Cooper streets, was postponed a third time because girl witnesses failed to appear.

August 31, 1935

Courier-Post front page and jump, January 4, 1936: Man Held in Robbery of Mrs. Shane, with portraits of Stanley Powell and Frank Gromacki

Man Held in Robbery of Mrs. Shane as Cops Plan 2 More Arrests

Stanley Powell, 28, of 1256 Whitman Avenue, was jailed without bail in connection with the $10,380.50 robbery of Mrs. Mary Shane on Broadway near Kaighn Avenue, while police questioned Frank Gromacki, 28, of 412 Broadway, in the same case.

January 4, 1936

Courier-Post clipping, Aug. 21, 1936: housing committee urges clearing 20 city blocks

Elimination of 20 City Blocks Urged by Housing Committee

The Camden Housing Advisory Committee recommended that the city clear 20 blocks of sub-standard properties, 895 dwellings in two areas, to save on municipal service costs; Mayor Frederick von Nieda favored eliminating the areas but opposed spending city money without assurance of a return.

August 21, 1936

Marriage Licenses

Marriage license notices published October 28, 1936, including Albert Schilder of 938 North Second Street, Camden, and Margaret C. Kesley of 35 Cornell Avenue.

October 28, 1936

Sentenced in Sink Theft

Camden Courier-Post - February 12, 1938 Arrested at Second and Main streets with a sink in their possession, two youths were given suspended six-month sentences yesterday by Police Judge Mariano .

February 12, 1938

Hospital Cases

Hospital cases reported in Camden on February 14, 1938, including Ralph Williams of 413 North 29th Street treated at West Jersey Hospital for a laceration of the knee.

February 14, 1938

Woman Dies of Burns From Oil Stove Blast

Mrs. Dorothea Schilder, 55, of 938 North Second Street died in Cooper Hospital of burns received when an oil stove exploded in her home; her son Henry was burned beating out her flaming clothing.

February 19, 1938

Mrs. Dorothea Schilder

Funeral notice for Mrs. Dorothea Schilder, 58, of 938 North Second Street, who died from burns after an oil stove exploded in her home; services were to be held at her son's home at 212 Byron Street.

February 21, 1938

Mrs. Kobus to Ask More Cops, Firemen for City Next Year

Camden Public Safety Commissioner Mary W. Kobus announced in December 1940 that her appointment of 22 patrolmen and 10 firemen had restored the public safety department to 1938 strength, and said she would seek money for more officers because of defense needs; John Gryckiewicz of 810 North Front Street was among the fire appointees.

December 4, 1940

City Property Sale Authorized

Acting City Counsel John J. Crean was authorized to hold a public sale of 11 city-owned tax title lien properties and lots, including 325 Mickle Street and a lot at Ninth and Everett Streets. Camden Courier-Post, July 25, 1941.

July 25, 1941

2 Shipyard Workers Told to Pay Wives

Judge Frank Katzenbach ordered two New York Shipyard employees, Edwin F. Duffy and Emerson Townsend, to pay their wives $7 a week. Duffy's wife, Elizabeth, lived at 692 Woodland Avenue; Townsend's wife, Lena, at 2870 Kansas Road.

April 22, 1942

Page 73 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Golden Jubilee Year Book: ten Camden business advertisements in two columns.

Kernan's

Page 73 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: advertisements for Kernan's at Second and Market Sts., Billie's millinery at 453 Kaighn Avenue, barber Sam Bosco at 1444 Haddon Avenue, Hempel's Meat Market at 2606 Federal Street, Melvin and Sam, the Gold Seal Food Market at 2513 Federal St., Jean's at 1105 Broadway, Mary Naden's Naden Store on Kaighn Ave., Massi's Shoe Repairing at 2716 Federal Street, and Harry Chu.

January 1, 1943

Walen's

Page 69 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: advertisements for Walen's at 2609 Westfield Ave., Diamond Poultry Dealers at 2221 Federal Street, M. Bloom & Co. at 215-217 Kaighn Avenue, F. W. Woolworth Co. at 26th and Federal Streets, the Sanitary Barber Shop at 2709 Westfield Ave., Victory Dental Laboratories at 2603 Westfield Ave., the Shirldine Dress Shop at 2629 Westfield Ave., Gaudio Brothers at Second St. and Kaighn Ave., Gustav Schwoeri at 7th and Chestnut Sts., and Bigler's East End Flower Shop at 2628 Federal Street.

January 1, 1943

Life Hereabouts

Charley Humes's "Life Hereabouts" column of March 19, 1949, recalling Camden and Gloucester City's fight days — bouts at the Armory on Haddon Avenue and the ball park at Twelfth and Federal Streets — and the boxers, promoters and referees of the era.

March 19, 1949

Hospital Cases

A Camden Courier-Post hospital admissions list of November 20, 1949, recording injuries treated at Cooper and West Jersey hospitals, including Mary Dickinson, 74, of 57 North Twenty-second Street, with an injured hip.

November 20, 1949

Camden Courier-Post article on Lucy Dean Wilson, retired Camden High School teacher, April 7, 1950

Camden's Own 'Miss Chips'

Lucy Dean Wilson, who taught music, public speaking and dramatics at Camden High school for 37 years beginning in 1896, recalls her career as former pupils plan a testimonial dinner for her at the Walt Whitman hotel on April 22.

April 7, 1950

Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses issued in Camden on August 12, 1950, including Robert E. Vohringer of 28 North 30th Street and Bertha M. Selah of 332 North Second Street.

August 12, 1950

Memory of Cop Traps Suspect In '47 Holdup

Patrolman Joseph Carpenter recognized Robert Bailey, 49, of 236 Kaighn avenue, sought since 1947 on a robbery indictment; Municipal Judge Dzick held Bailey without bail for the grand jury.

November 6, 1951

Man Held for Jury On Forgery Charge

Joseph S. Parker, 28, of Pine Street near 2nd, was held without bail for grand jury action on two counts of forgery after Detective Harry Kyler accused him of passing a $65 check and a $91 check.

January 12, 1953

Notice of Application

Caesar Campana, trading as A Bar Restaurant, applied for a plenary retail consumption license for premises at 826 Locust Street, Camden.

June 12, 1954

Ex-Camden Man Gets 5-7 Years in Slaying

Isadore Birch, 29, of New York City, formerly of Kaighn Avenue, was sentenced by County Judge Rocco Palese to five to seven years in State Prison for manslaughter in the 1947 death of Zatch McGriff after a fight at 233 Kaighn Avenue.

February 2, 1956

Dzick Frees 2 In Row Over Car Mishap

Municipal Judge Benjamin Dzick discharged Nicholas Persiano and Anthony Mona after Persiano recanted his charges over a crash into the Dial Shoe Store window at 1152 Broadway; police had called the case a "quarrel among thieves."

February 4, 1956

Camden Fire Alarms

Camden fire alarms from midnight Monday until midnight Tuesday, printed in the Camden Courier-Post on February 15, 1956: grass fires at 2nd and Beckett, 2709 Federal and 31st and Pleasant streets, rubbish at 1245 Mechanic Street and flooring at 322 Pine Street.

February 15, 1956

Four Firemen Suffer Hurts In Collision

Four Camden firemen were injured when their engine collided with a tractor-trailer at 2nd and Market streets while answering a false alarm; the truck driver was charged with failure to yield to a fire apparatus.

December 30, 1957

MS Victim: Fireman Rescues Woman

Fire Capt. John Gryckiewicz of Engine Company 6 carried Mrs. Emily Burns, a 40-year-old multiple sclerosis patient, from her burning second-floor apartment at 602 North 2nd Street in February 1965, after two civilian rescue attempts failed.

February 8, 1965

Camden Fireman Cited by Buffs

The Delaware Valley Fire Buffs Association gave Camden fire captain John Gryckiewicz a special citation and a $25 savings bond in September 1966 for his rescue of Mrs. Emily Burns from a burning North Camden bedroom, his second honor that year.

September 22, 1966

Camden — Birth Notices

Camden birth notices from the Camden Courier-Post, November 9, 1967, listing eight births, including Deborah Dee to Mr. and Mrs. David Lavender of 128 Boyd Street.

November 9, 1967

Burglars Steal Equipment, Wine

Burglars took two movie projectors and typewriters from a Manpower training center, and nine cases of champagne from a Gallo Wine boxcar at 2nd and Beckett Streets.

July 15, 1968

5 Juveniles Arrested in Plant Blaze

Five North Camden boys aged 11 to 14 were arrested after a general-alarm fire at the vacant former John R. Evans Co. leather tanning plant at Second and Erie Streets in December 1971; the building's owner put his loss at $100,000 to $200,000, according to Fire Marshal Harold Pike.

December 22, 1971

An Ordinance Releasing and Extinguishing the Public Rights in Clay Street

The City of Camden ordinance releasing and extinguishing the public rights in Clay Street between South Second Street and Front Street, as part of the City Centre urban renewal project. Camden Courier-Post, October 12, 1974.

October 12, 1974

Merit awards

Outgoing Camden fire chief Theodore Primas presented awards to two citizens and fire personnel, including those who fought a fire at 2930 Cramer St.; John J. Mogck Jr. was sworn in as the new chief.

March 30, 1981

Historical Accounts

The Year 1832 - Camden, NJ

Cholera appeared in Camden. This was said to be the first appearance here of the disease in epidemic form.

December 31, 1832

The Year 1842 - Camden, NJ

The first night boat between Camden and Philadelphia was put on July 4, 1842, by the Camden and Philadelphia Ferry Company, the last boat leaving Camden at 9:00 PM and Philadelphia at 9:30 PM.

December 31, 1842

Friendship Engine & Hose Company No 1, Chambersburg, PA.

Inception of the First Paid Fire Department in the US

During the Civil War, Camden purchased its first steam fire apparatus on June 4, 1864 the Independence Fire Company No. 3 purchased an Amoskeag steamer for $3250. This apparatus was a third class, single pump style with serial #92.

June 7, 1866

Bernard A. Ahlberg Biography

BERNARD ABRAHAM AHLBERG , former captain of industry, of Camden, New Jersey, and leader in all its departments of life, was born September 18, 1858, in Sweden, and died May 24, 1925. His parents were Abraham and Inga (Friedberg) Ahlberg.

August 10, 2021

The Camden National Bank

Excerpt from Historical and Industrial Review of Camden, N.J. 1890.

January 4, 2022

804 Cooper Street - Baird Family Home - 1893

Old Cooper Street

Reprinted from the series of stories of Camden's earlier days, under the title Sixty Years in Camden County - Gosh! by Will Paul, appearing in The Community news, of Merchantville, NJ.

June 16, 2023

Old Ferries - Annals of Camden NJ

Annals of Camden No 3 - Old Ferries - Camden NJ Download In this age of inventions, improvements and ever-changing modes of transportation, the ferry boat is still an important factor in carrying the traveller across that "goodly and noble" river which forms the boundary between the two Quaker Colonies of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

April 11, 2025

People

Augustus F. Werner

Augustus F. Werner was born around 1870. According to the 1920 Census, he was born in Texas to German-speaking parents who had emigrated from the Lorraine region, which was then part of France. He met and married his wife, Annie, around 1891.

March 31, 2025

Bernard A. Ahlberg

BERNARD ABRAHAM AHLBERG was born September 18, 1858, in Sweden. He came to America at the age of 18, and moved to Philadelphia shortly afterwards, where he remained until 1907, when he came to Camden.

August 10, 2021

Caesar Campana aka Young O'Connor

Caesar Campana Sr. was born in Italy on May 13, 1903, to parents Peter and Theresa Campana.

November 12, 2023

Marble dedication plaque listing the 1913 Camden Board of Education members and school officials.

Dr. Henry H. Davis

Physician, pharmacist, and Camden's first Medical Inspector; later Health Director and chief school physician who shaped public-school health care in Camden for a generation.

July 16, 2026

Edward A. Preisendanz

Edward Adam Preisendanz was the son of Rudolph and Annie Preisendanz and was born in Camden, New Jersey, on November 14, 1883.

November 26, 2025

Edward Schlorer

Edward Schlorer was born in Baden, Germany, in 1860. He came to Camden in 1889 to join his younger brother, Adam Schlorer , who had established a meat business at Second and Arch Streets .

December 2, 2025

Eugene F. Alston

EUGENE F. ALSTON was born October 16, 1919 in Camden to Richard Alston and his wife, the former Dolly Robinson. His father had been born in 1891 in Henderson, North Carolina.

October 4, 2021

Firefighters Attacking a Fire - Stock Photo

George B. Anderson

George B. Anderson was appointed to the Camden Fire Department on September 18, 1872, as a replacement extra man with Engine Company 2 . He filled the position left by William S. Davis , who had been promoted to Engineer.

October 6, 2021

Franks Sworn in as Chief, Camden Daily Courier, April 1, 1886

Harry H. Franks

Henry Houston "Harry" Franks served as Camden's Chief of Police from April 1, 1886 until his death on January 1, 1887. A Civil War veteran of the 25th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry and a tobacconist, he served as constable of the Third Ward before his appointment as chief.

July 23, 2026

James F. "Soup" Campbell

James Francis "Soup" Campbell was born on December 24, 1897, in Homestead, Pennsylvania. He likely learned to play basketball at the Homestead YMCA under the guidance of Sandy Shields, a star of the 23rd Street Wanderers.

March 28, 2025

Rocco F. Abbott

ROCCO FRANK ABBOTT was born in Philadelphia on September 21, 1893 to Frank and Maria Abbatto. By 1910 his family had moved to Camden, New Jersey. Rocco Abbott lived with his parents at 910 South 3rd Street. His older brother Antonio, a tailor, lived around the corner at 302 Spruce Street. The 1914 Camden City Director indicates that the family had Americanized their last name from Abbatto to Abbott. Rocco Abbott was still living at 910 South 3rd Street at that time.

June 19, 2021

Roxie Allen

ROXIE ALLEN was the ring name used by Rocco Auletto, who was one of the many fine Italian boxers who came out of South Camden in the 1920s and 1930s, and was considered by some to be among the best local fighters of his era.

September 19, 2021

Thomas R. Allibone

THOMAS R. ALLIBONE was one of the original members of the Camden Fire Department, entering service on September 2, 1869 as an extra man with Engine Company 1 .

September 23, 2021

Vincent Ariel Tydeman

Vincent Ariel Tydeman was born in New Jersey on August 24, 1883, to Edmund and Sarah Tydeman, who emigrated from England to the U.S. in 1878 with their nine children. The Tydemans welcomed another child, Florence, just before the 1880 census.

May 30, 2021

Virgil Willett

Virgil Willett was born in Pennsylvania around 1838 to Joseph P. and Elizabeth Willett. His father worked as a mason, and Virgil spent his early years in Moorland, Montgomery County.

December 9, 2025

Walter Edgerton

Walter Edgerton (1854–1930), Camden professional boxer who fought as "Kentucky Rosebud." A featherweight who boxed professionally from 1886 to 1916, fought featherweight champion George Dixon, won a bout past age 60, and boxed exhibitions as late as 1921.

July 25, 2026

William Penn Corson

William Penn Corson, commonly known as W. Penn Corson, was born on February 27, 1873, in Camden, New Jersey. He was the son of Elias Lake Corson, a sea captain who had commanded a vessel during the Civil War.

October 16, 2022

Philadelphia Inquirer, August 31, 1894 -- Bread Thief Shot

William Schregler

William Schregler (1867–1927) served as a Camden detective for four decades, rising to Captain of Detectives and briefly serving as Acting Chief of Police in 1906.

August 1, 2026

Related Streets

12th Street

Camden has two separate 12th Streets: North Twelfth, which once ran from Federal Street to the Cooper River before being largely erased by highway construction, and South Twelfth, which runs from Fairview Street to Lakeshore Drive and is lined with post-World War II rowhouses.

January 15, 2024

Black-and-white view down an unpaved street lined with bare trees, small wooden buildings and houses.

29th Street

29th Street runs from the Delaware River south across River Road to the Pavonia railroad yards, then from Pleasant Street to Westfield Avenue and from Federal Street to Clinton Street. It is North 29th Street above Federal and South 29th below.

March 17, 2024

Sepia postcard photo of a damaged brick building and debris on a street, labeled "Camden Cyclone."

2nd Street

2nd Street extends north-south between Front Street and 3rd Street, running parallel to the Delaware River until Mechanic Street. In the early 1970s, several buildings were cleared on the east side of North 2nd Street below Mickle Street to make way for the Royal Court townhomes and Mickle Tower senior citizens apartment building.

November 2, 2021

Allen's Court

Allen's Court, sometimes referred to as Allen Court, ran south to north parallel to North 2nd Street. The court had six houses, originally numbered 102–112, and was gone by 1947.

March 31, 2024

Amber Street

Amber Street is a small street that runs parallel to Kaighn Avenue from South 4th Street to South 6th Street. Best known as the alley beside Triangle Liquor east of Broadway.

October 12, 2021

Baring Street

Baring Street runs for one block in South Camden, from Chestnut Street south to Kaighn Avenue, between Marion Street and South 6th Street. The homes were built in 1888 by Wilson Ernst, one of Camden's most active builders of the 1880s.

October 8, 2021

Baxter Street

Baxter Street (formerly Newton Street and locally known as "Hog Alley") ran from South 7th Street to Mount Ephraim Avenue in South Camden, notorious for decades as a hub of illegal activity; largely demolished, the 700 block survives as an overgrown alley.

April 17, 2024

Night view of a brick rowhouse with a ladder against it, fire hoses in the street and a firefighter at the right edge.

Berkley Street

Berkley Street was originally spelled Berkeley Street, named for Lord Berkeley, who co-owned the colony of New Jersey from 1664 to 1674. East of Broadway it was known as Hamilton Street until 1882. This page covers occupants from the 200 block through the 3000 block.

September 26, 2021

Vacant grassy lot and a damaged brick row house beside a street, with a bridge girder at left and a blue street sign at right

Birch Street

Birch Street once ran from Front Street through Ninth Street in North Camden. Over the years, the Delaware River Bridge, the Port Authority, and the Northgate Apartment Buildings took most of the street off the map.

April 25, 2024

Boyer Street

Boyer Street, also known as Boyer Court, was a half-block dead-end street running east from Nelson Street in South Camden. Eight brick homes on the north side were built in the early 1890s and demolished after World War II for industrial development.

April 29, 2024

Burns Street

Burns Street was in Camden's Poet's Row neighborhood, named for Robert Burns. Three blocks of row homes built in the 1890s, all destroyed in the catastrophic Poet's Row fire of August 1972.

April 8, 2025

Black-and-white photo of a crowd watching thick smoke pour from a large factory fire on a Camden rowhouse street, 1972.

Byron Street

Byron Street was part of North Camden's Poet's Row neighborhood, a working-class district whose streets were named for English literary figures. The 200, 300, and 500 blocks developed in the 1890s; the 200 block's north side was destroyed in the catastrophic Poet's Row fire of August 1972.

January 19, 2024

Camac Street

Camac Street, often confused with Gant Street, was a short Camden, New Jersey street running between the Delaware River and South 2nd Street below Kaighn Avenue.

October 3, 2024

Carman Street

Carman Street ran from Broadway to South 8th Street downtown and, across the Cooper River, from 15th Street through East Camden to Woodrow Wilson High School at 31st Street. It is apparently named for William Carman, whose home at Broadway and Federal Street stood until 1902.

August 27, 2024

Clare Street

Clare Street is a one-block thoroughfare in South Camden, running from Pine Street to Division Street. Originally called Pine Avenue, it was renamed Clare Street between 1878 and 1890, then later renamed Jesthroe Hunt Sr. Lane in honor of a Camden firefighter who passed away in 2005.

February 4, 2024

Clay Street

Clay Street, in Camden's 5th Ward, ran west from the 900 block of South 2nd Street to South Front Street. It was a short residential street tied to the industrial growth of the 1890s, extinguished by the City of Camden in October 1974.

February 3, 2024

Cox Street

Cox Street ran west from 1119 South 2nd Street for about half a block to a dead end, roughly opposite Sycamore Street; it first appeared in City Directories in 1890 and was renamed Sycamore Street around 1922, then erased after World War II as part of a redevelopment plan.

November 18, 2023

Green street sign reading HOWARD ST. mounted on the corner of a red-painted building above a porch column.

Howard Street

Howard Street ran for two blocks in North Camden, from State Street north to Erie Street, parallel to North Front and North 2nd Streets. It was already laid out and built up by 1887.

October 29, 2026

Kaighn's Point Ferry and trolley, early 1900s

Kaighn Avenue

One of Camden's major east-west streets, running from Kaighn's Point at the Delaware River east to Admiral Wilson Boulevard and the Airport Circle in Pennsauken, with block-by-block address histories from the 1860s through the early 2000s.

August 11, 2025

Larch Street

A small street running from 708 North 2nd Street east to North 8th Street, between State and Vine Streets, in Camden, New Jersey.

June 19, 2024

Locust Street

Locust Street ran south from Beckett Street to Mechanic Street between South 2nd and South 3rd Streets in Camden; its 700 block was known as Oak Street until about 1883 and its 600 block as John Street in the 1870s. Homes and businesses disappeared block by block after World War II, and the last structure, at 1128 Locust, was razed after a fire in 2010.

November 24, 2023

Main Street

Main Street is a diagonal street in North Camden running southeast from State and Point Streets. The 1878 city directory listed it as starting at the Vine Street Ferry.

March 4, 2023

Market Street

Market Street in Camden was likely named because it linked via the ferry to Market Street in Philadelphia, which it follows on the map; no known market existed on it. Includes a circa 1893 photo looking east from N. 2nd Street.

October 19, 2021

Sepia view down a wide street lined with brick row houses and utility poles, with one person standing on the sidewalk.

Pine Street

Pine Street is one of Camden's "tree" streets and the only one that intersects Haddon Avenue. The page includes the 1891 Sanborn Map and a view of old row homes east of Broadway.

October 9, 2021

1891 Sanborn fire insurance map of Camden, NJ, Sheet 32, covering the Delaware River shore and blocks from Front to Locust Street.

Spring Street

Spring Street in South Camden dates to at least 1850 and was mapped by 1891 running north-south from Clinton Street, between Second and Front Streets; its planned extension south to Walnut Street was obstructed.

October 14, 2024

Sycamore Street

Sycamore Street is one of Camden's "tree" streets, originally running east from Front Street to Haddon Avenue; its intersections at 7th, 8th and Louis Streets were hubs for different ethnic and cultural communities.

February 2, 2024

A History of Post Offices in Camden

A Post Office was established in Camden in 1803 and called Cooper's Ferry Post Office, under which name it continued until 1829 when it was changed to Camden.

November 14, 2022

Lincoln School

aka Claudius W. Bradshaw School; aka Challenge Square Academy; aka Met East High School 1151 Kaighn Avenue Camden had become an industrial city by the 1880s, and although the country went into an economic slump in the early 1890s, generally referred to as "the panic of 1893," the city continued to grow and with it the need for new schools.

July 2, 2024