Seventeenth Street stretches from Harrison Avenue to River Avenue, located in the area formerly known as Pavonia, now part of Cramer Hill. All the addresses on this street are designated as North 17th Street. Additionally, there’s a South 17th Street in East Camden, which begins at Federal Street and extends southward across Carman Street, continuing to Admiral Wilson Boulevard.
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The Streets of Camden
Note: All numbered streets in Camden, NJ are “North” if above Federal Street and “South” if below Federal St. As an example, “North 4th Street” would mean that it’s north of Federal, while South 8th street would mean it is south of Federal. Street NameAlso Known AsFirst AppearsLast AppearsNotes2nd Street3rd Street4th Street5th Street18506th Street7th StreetBem…
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4 Hurt as Auto Strikes Pole Strewing Live Wires on Road
Camden Courier-Post – Feburary 4, 1938 Four persons in a small coupe were injured last night when the machine crashed into a pole at Seventeenth Street and Admiral Wilson Boulevard during a dense fog. The car broke off a telephone pole at the base, strewing live wires on the highway. Traffic was detoured until the…
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Not 1928’s First Born After All
Fond Parent Seek Honors For City's First 1928 Baby Who is Camden's first 1928 baby? A contest which nearly every employee of the city health department is earnestly watching has been started in the bureau of vital statistics in city hall. Up to the present time the honor had been bestowed on the daughter of…
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Mystery of a Swamp
Harrisburg Patriot – July 17, 1899 Empty Carriage. Cries of Murder and a Negro’s Arrest Philadelphia, July 16 — Walter S. Jones, colored, is locked up in Camden Jail under a chain of weird circumstances. On Friday night a horse and empty wagon were found standing in a clump of bushes near Seventeenth and Mickle…
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In Police Dragnet
Philadelphia Inquirer – May 14, 1899 Successful Raid on an Alleged Pool Room in Camden Seven Men Captured Keefer, Who Says He Spent His Employers’ Money in the Place, Identifies the Prisoners The Camden police yesterday raided the alleged poolroom at 25 South Third street, where Walter H. Keefer, former manager of the Merchantville Light…
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