Category: Businesses
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American Cigar Company
South 6th and Mechanic Streets, Camden, NJ This is a stub. More information to be filled out later.
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Victoria Hotel
The Victoria Hotel, 201 Kaighn Avenue, is believed to have been constructed sometime after 1891.
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Time and Place Lounge
We were one of the first bars to have television. My dad said people would be lined up outside trying to get a peak of a ball game or fight.
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Gordon’s Hotel and Livery
This decision introduced new characters into the narrative, including a somewhat notorious figure, blending politics with a shadowy underworld presence in Camden’s Third Ward.
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Knox Gelatine Company
Knox Gelatin Co., originally known as the Landesman Co., had its beginnings in early 20th-century Camden, at 4th and Erie streets.
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Ionic Lodge No. 94
The Ionic Lodge, originally known as the Corinthian Lodge, was established in 1868.
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The Original Tarantini Panzarotti
The Original Tarantini Panzarotti Tarts came to America with Pauline Tarantini, an immigrant mother of 10 who spoke very little English.
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General John A. Logan Post No 102 – G.A.R.
The General John A. Logan Post No. 102 remained active at least until 1917, with John D. Leaming serving as the commander during that time.
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Turner Hall
Turner Hall held a prominent position within the German-American community in Camden and played a multifaceted role in promoting athletic, political, and social activities. Following the unsuccessful 1848 revolution in Germany, a substantial number of German immigrants, including members of the Turners, sought refuge in the United States.
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Marshall’s Restaurant and Seafood
Between Kaighn Avenue and Liberty Street on Haddon Avenue, across from the famous Donkey’s Place, was a beloved establishment called Marshall’s Restaurant and Seafood.
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Waldorf Tavern
Originally opened as a liquor store, by 1966 Waldorf Liquor Company had become Waldorf Bar. The Giambrone family operated the establishment in the 1990’s. In 2000, the bar changed hands and was known as Cafaro’s Waldorf Tavern and, later, Roman’s Waldorf Tavern.
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Briggs Cafe
Briggs Cafe operated at 1197 Lansdowne Avenue, the corner of Louis Street and Lansdowne Avenue in Camden’s predominantly Polish Whitman Park neighborhood.