Twenty-Sixth Street begins in what was originally called the Pavonia section of what is now considered Cramer Hill, and ends in East Camden where it intersects with Bank and Mickle Streets. It was first laid out sometime prior to 1887; it was called Union Street, and was renamed sometime after the 1899 annexation of Stockton Township to Camden.
The street begins at the Delaware River and runs south, across River Road, intersects with North 27th Street, then starts again once beyond the Pavonia railroad switching yard at Howell Street south to Westfield Avenue, where it is interrupted by the “firehouse-police station-library” triangle between Westfield and Federal Street. At Federal the street runs on for two blocks, where it terminates at the intersection of Bank and Mickle Streets.
As in all numbered streets in Camden, it is North 26th Street above Federal, and South 26th below.
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Cramer Hill & East Camden — 1915
Cramer Hill & East Camden — 1915 map.
Looking West from North 26th Street & Howell Street
Looking west from about North 26th Street & Howell Street.
Unit Block of North 26th Street
Addresses from 5 to 69 North 26th Street, both north and south of Cramer Street.
69 North 26th Street
69 North 26th Street — Unit Block of North 26th Street
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1924–1947
Listed in city directories
47 North 26th Street
47 North 26th Street — Unit Block of North 26th Street
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1924–1947
Listed in city directories
35 North 26th Street
35 North 26th Street — Unit Block of North 26th Street
Unit Block of North 26th Street (South of Cramer Street)
25 North 26th Street — Edna Wood, 1955. New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages.View transcription
25 North 26th Street — Edna Wood, 1955. New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages.
14 North 26th Street — Antrim Hardware, 1950s–1960s. 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages.View transcription
14 North 26th Street — Antrim Hardware , 1950s–1960s. 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages.
American Finance Corporation — Means Money for Christmas — On just your own signature, get $25 to $500 now. CAMDEN OFFICE: Call GRANT LAPPIN, Mgr., 12 North 26th Street, near Cor. 26th and Federal Streets. WOodlawn 3-8856. Camden Courier-Post, November 25, 1955.View transcription
American Finance Corporation
Means Money for Christmas
ON JUST YOUR OWN SIGNATURE
GET $25 TO $500 NOW
CAMDEN OFFICE: Call GRANT LAPPIN, Mgr. 12 North 26th Street Near Cor. 26th and Federal Streets. Plenty of Parking. WOodlawn 3-8856. License No. 865.
GLOUCESTER OFFICE: Call LEON GODFREY, Mgr. 518 Monmouth Street. Corner Monmouth and Broadway. Plenty of Parking. Gloucester 6-4000. License No. 867.
10 North 26th Street — Kleinfelder & West, Inc., 1955. New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages.View transcription
10 North 26th Street — Kleinfelder & West, Inc., 1955. New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages.
Unit Block of North 26th Street (North of Cramer Street)
47–49 North 26th Street, January 9, 2012.45 North 26th Street, January 9, 2012.45 North 26th Street, January 9, 2012.41–43 North 26th Street, January 9, 2012.41–43 North 26th Street, January 9, 2012.41–43 North 26th Street, January 9, 2012.36–38 North 26th Street. Top: January 9, 2012; bottom: April 24, 2009.36–38 North 26th Street. Top: January 9, 2012; bottom: April 24, 2009.36–38 North 26th Street. Top: January 9, 2012; bottom: April 24, 2009.30–32 North 26th Street. Martin Geis & Family, 1938–1940 at No. 30; destroyed by fire August 4, 2016 (32 North 26th Street also damaged).30–32 North 26th Street. Martin Geis & Family, 1938–1940 at No. 30; destroyed by fire August 4, 2016 (32 North 26th Street also damaged).View transcription
Compulsory Education for Motorists
To the Editor:
Sir— Apparently the only way to adequately impress the recalcitrant motorist, who fails to observe safety rules regarding sensible automobile driving, and who by so doing not alone endangers his own, but other innocent lives, is a compulsory educational course and spelling lesson at his own expense from which there is no redress but payment.
Once when it costs real honest to goodness money, bucks (U.S. currency), then, no matter how fast one drives or how small the sign, he will observe and be impressed by such signs as: Stop Street; 40-Mile Limit, Go Slow; No Left Turn, etc.
Perhaps one can save himself needless worry, time and expense by giving heed in advance and taking a tip.
WALTER GAIS.
30–32 North 26th Street. Martin Geis & Family, 1938–1940 at No. 30; destroyed by fire August 4, 2016 (32 North 26th Street also damaged).View transcription
'Have the Ambulance Ready'
To the Editor:
I see they are planning to build a new dirigible for the Navy, so I guess they better get ready for the next disaster.
The long list of crashes overtaking such lighter-than-air craft should have discouraged the House naval affairs committee from any more such projects. The big balloon probably will turn out to be another flying coffin that will make widows and bereaved mothers on a wholesale scale.
If we have to throw that money away, I say, why not put it into some more boondoggling? At least that will keep radio comedians in material for their gags and thus spread cheer over the nation instead of gloom.
Or seriously, why not put it in fighting planes which have proved their worth whole?
WALTER GAIS.
30 North Twenty-sixth street.
30–32 North 26th Street. Martin Geis & Family, 1938–1940 at No. 30; destroyed by fire August 4, 2016 (32 North 26th Street also damaged). Also shown are two newspaper letters to the editor signed Walter Gais — “Compulsory Education for Motorists,” February 22, 1938, and “‘Have the Ambulance Ready’,” April 22, 1939, the latter giving his address as 30 North Twenty-sixth Street.26 North 26th Street — Fourth Spiritualist Church, 1947–1980s; Mrs. Eliza A. Whitcraft, 1947. Top: April 24, 2009; bottom: March 15, 2012, as seen from Cramer Street.26 North 26th Street — Fourth Spiritualist Church, 1947–1980s; Mrs. Eliza A. Whitcraft, 1947. Top: April 24, 2009; bottom: March 15, 2012, as seen from Cramer Street.
High Street & North 26th Street
High Street & North 26th Street, January 9, 2012. Top left: looking north; top right: looking east; bottom left: looking south; bottom right: looking west.High Street & North 26th Street, January 9, 2012. Top left: looking north; top right: looking east; bottom left: looking south; bottom right: looking west.High Street & North 26th Street, January 9, 2012. Top left: looking north; top right: looking east; bottom left: looking south; bottom right: looking west.High Street & North 26th Street, January 9, 2012. Top left: looking north; top right: looking east; bottom left: looking south; bottom right: looking west.
100 Block of North 26th Street
Addresses from 100 to 163 North 26th Street.
103 North 26th Street
103 North 26th Street — 100 Block of North 26th Street
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1900
Mrs. Mary Middleton — Rena Middleton
107 North 26th Street
107 North 26th Street — 100 Block of North 26th Street
149 North 26th Street — 100 Block of North 26th Street
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2007
Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal Church
138 North 26th Street — George E. Brown Sr. & Family, 1960. Photograph taken January 9, 2012.138 North 26th Street — George E. Brown Sr. & Family, 1960. Photograph taken January 9, 2012.Corporal Ralph B. Elder, 134 North 26th Street.Robert C. Cowen , 133 North 26th Street.Robert C. Cowen , 133 North 26th Street.Robert C. Cowen, 133 North 26th Street.Staff Sergeant Charles E. Reynolds, 132 North 26th Street. Charles B. Reynolds & Family, 1916–1929.131–133 North 26th Street. Top: January 9, 2012. Center: Martha P. Cramp funeral notice, Camden Post-Telegram, December 17, 1926. Bottom: The Sykes Family (George Raymond Sykes and Helen Viola Sykes), 1932. The funeral of Martha P. Cramp, wife of Albert G. Cramp, 131 North Twenty-sixth street, will take place on Monday. Solemn high requiem mass will be said at the Church of the Immaculate Conception with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Mrs. Cramp died Wednesday. She was 43.Martha P. Cramp funeral notice, Camden Post-Telegram, December 17, 1926.View transcription
Martha P. Cramp
The funeral of Martha P. Cramp, wife of Albert G. Cramp, 131 North Twenty-sixth street, will take place on Monday. Solemn high requiem mass will be said at the Church of the Immaculate Conception with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Mrs. Cramp died Wednesday. She was 43.
131–133 North 26th Street. Top: January 9, 2012. Center: Martha P. Cramp funeral notice, Camden Post-Telegram, December 17, 1926. Bottom: The Sykes Family (George Raymond Sykes and Helen Viola Sykes), 1932.127–129 North 26th Street, January 9, 2012.123–125 North 26th Street. Top: January 9, 2012. Bottom: February 2004. At 123: William Edwards, 1955; Jesse Keller; Benjamin Dzick .123–125 North 26th Street. Top: January 9, 2012. Bottom: February 2004. At 123: William Edwards, 1955; Jesse Keller; Benjamin Dzick .123–125 North 26th Street. Top: January 9, 2012. Bottom: a newspaper clipping of February 4, 1955 reporting that William Edwards, 30, of 123 N. 26th Street, was fined $50 plus $4.50 costs on a disorderly conduct charge preferred by Jesse Keller, proprietor of the Bismarck Cafe at 10 S. 25th Street, and was warned by Judge Dzick. At 123: William Edwards, 1955; Jesse Keller; Benjamin Dzick.View transcription
WILLIAM EDWARDS, 30, of 123 N. 26th st., was fined $50 plus $4.50 cost on a disorderly conduct charge preferred by Jesse Keller, proprietor of the Bismarck Cafe, at 10 S. 25th st.
Keller testified Edwards entered his place Jan. 31 and was refused a drink. Keller testified Edwards walked toward the door, turned and threw a pocket knife, which missed him.
Edwards was warned by Judge Dzick that if he again appeared before him, he would be given a jail sentence.
122 North 26th Street, January 9, 2012.122 North 26th Street, January 9, 2012.121 North 26th Street — Mrs. Gertrude Yost Newton & Emily Jean Newton, 1926–1978. Top: April 2003. Bottom: 1977.View transcription
ANNOUNCEMENT has been made of the marriage of Miss Emily Jean Newton, daughter of Mrs. Gertrude Yost Newton, of 121 N. 26th st., to James Stewart Troupe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Troupe, of 2826 Stevens st., in Rosedale Baptist Church on March 21. The Rev. John N. Garrabrandt Jr., pastor of Grace Baptist Church, officiated.
121 North 26th Street — Mrs. Gertrude Yost Newton & Emily Jean Newton, 1926–1978. Top: an unidentified-publication society item of April 3, 1953 announcing the marriage of Miss Emily Jean Newton, daughter of Mrs. Gertrude Yost Newton of 121 N. 26th St., to James Stewart Troupe, in Rosedale Baptist Church on March 21. Bottom: Mrs. Gertrude Yost Newton, 1977.119–121 North 26th Street — damaged by fire on January 9, 2012.119–121 North 26th Street — damaged by fire on January 9, 2012.119–121 North 26th Street — damaged by fire on January 9, 2012.119–121 North 26th Street — damaged by fire on January 9, 2012.119–121 North 26th Street — damaged by fire on January 9, 2012.111 North 26th Street — George B. Wade , Camden Fire Department, 1935; Kenneth M. Clark , Camden Fire Department, 1960s–1970s.111 North 26th Street — George B. Wade, Camden Fire Department, 1935; Kenneth M. Clark, Camden Fire Department, 1960s–1970s.111 North 26th Street, January 9, 2012.111 North 26th Street, January 9, 2012.315 Bailey Street — Harry Goehringer, Albert Mannes. Related to Albert Mannes & Family, 109 North 26th Street, 1947.103–107 North 26th Street, January 9, 2012.103–107 North 26th Street, January 9, 2012.
Saunders Avenue & North 26th Street
Saunders Avenue & North 26th Street. Photographs taken January 9, 2012.Saunders Avenue & North 26th Street. Photographs taken January 9, 2012.Saunders Avenue & North 26th Street. Photographs taken January 9, 2012.Saunders Avenue & North 26th Street. Photographs taken January 9, 2012.Saunders Avenue & North 26th Street. Photographs taken January 9, 2012.
600 Block of North 26th Street
Addresses from 600 to 641 North 26th Street.
641 North 26th Street
641 North 26th Street — 600 Block of North 26th Street
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1924–1929
William O. Berman (grocery)
1947
Charles W. Woodington (grocery)
1970–1990s
Terry's Cafe
2003
Vizcaya Liquors
Howell Street & North 26th Street
Looking south from Howell Street, February 25, 2009.
800 Block of North 26th Street
North 26th Street at Arthur Avenue.
800 Block of North 26th Street
800 Block of North 26th Street — 800 Block of North 26th Street
Veterans Memorial Junior High School & Veterans Park
2006 satellite photo showing Veterans Memorial Junior High School & Veterans Park. Red boxes indicate the intersections of Arthur Avenue and 24th (bottom), 27th, 28th, & 29th Streets. North 25th Street begins by forking to the left from North 27th Street, at the north side of Veterans Park.
900 Block of North 26th Street
Addresses from 901 to 948 North 26th Street.
904 North 26th Street
904 North 26th Street — 900 Block of North 26th Street
948 North 26th Street — Christopher L. Dietz, Union Hotel, 1892–1893. Philadelphia saloon-keeper C.L. Dietz came to Camden shortly before the 1892 City Directory was compiled, where he operated the Union Hotel. In 1893 he moved one block, to 1001 North 25th Street, and opened the Crescent Bottling Company.View transcription
948 North 26th Street — Christopher L. Dietz, Union Hotel, 1892–1893. Philadelphia saloon-keeper C.L. Dietz came to Camden shortly before the 1892 City Directory was compiled, where he operated the Union Hotel. In 1893 he moved one block, to 1001 North 25th Street, and opened the Crescent Bottling Company.
948 North 26th Street — Valentine Doerr & Family, 1894–1899. Translation of sign: “Do not get annoyed, man! Drink one and Shut up!” Valentine Doerr was the son-in-law of Christopher L. Dietz. When Dietz moved across the street, Doerr & family remained at this address. City Directories through 1898 show him operating a cigar store. In April of 1898 he was granted a liquor license. He passed away on October 10, 1898 at the age of 38 years and nine months, leaving a young wife and 4 children.948 North 26th Street — Valentine Doerr & Family, 1894–1899. Translation of sign: “Do not get annoyed, man! Drink one and Shut up!” Valentine Doerr was the son-in-law of Christopher L. Dietz. When Dietz moved across the street, Doerr & family remained at this address. City Directories through 1898 show him operating a cigar store. In April of 1898 he was granted a liquor license. He passed away on October 10, 1898 at the age of 38 years and nine months, leaving a young wife and 4 children.948 North 26th Street — Pavonia House (also known as Strahle’s Grill, Henry Strahle’s Hotel, Donato’s Pavonia House, and Wonder Inn), 1914–early 1980s. Fire in early 1980s; building was razed.William F. Schmid, 945 North 26th Street, Inter-urban Realty, 1914–1950.928 North 26th Street — Robert Gick & Family, Camden Fire Department, 1890s–1926. Left: Robert Gick, 1897.928 North 26th Street — Robert Gick & Family, Camden Fire Department, 1890s–1926. Left: Robert Gick, 1897.931 North 26th Street, July 14, 2011.925 North 26th Street — Lincoln Association, 1924–1947; 2007–2011 Eva Beauty Salon Unisex. Top: July 14, 2011. Bottom: June 1932.925 North 26th Street — Lincoln Association, 1924–1947; 2007–2011 Eva Beauty Salon Unisex. Top: July 14, 2011. Bottom: a newspaper clipping of June 9, 1932, “M’Campbell to Address Lincoln Association,” reporting that Assemblyman Thereon McCampbell, the Monmouth county “dirt farmer,” would address the Lincoln Association at 925 North Twenty-sixth Street, on an invitation sent out by Royd Morrison.View transcription
M'CAMPBELL TO ADDRESS LINCOLN ASSOCIATION
Assemblyman Thereon McCampbell, Monmouth county "dirt farmer," will address the Lincoln Association tomorrow night at 925 North Twenty-sixth street.
According to invitation to the meeting sent out by Royd Morrison, McCampbell is "colorful and prolific in interest and as a legislature is invaluable as a prodding lever to move the phlegmatic and inert legislators at Trenton to a keener sense of responsibility to the electorate."
918 North 26th Street, July 14, 2011.917 North 26th Street — Top: July 14, 2011. (Otto Kaiser, 1950s–1960s.)910 North 26th Street, July 14, 2011.Left: 909 North 26th Street, Christus Evangelical Lutheran Church parsonage, July 14, 2011. Right: 904–906 North 26th Street — Charles G. Kaiser & Family, 1900s–1947.Left: 909 North 26th Street, Christus Evangelical Lutheran Church parsonage, July 14, 2011. Right: 904–906 North 26th Street — Charles G. Kaiser & Family, 1900s–1947.
Christus Evangelical Lutheran Church, built by George Bachmann Sr. , at North 26th Street & Hayes Avenue .Christus Evangelical Lutheran Church, built by George Bachmann Sr. , at North 26th Street & Hayes Avenue .Christus Evangelical Lutheran Church, built by George Bachmann Sr., at North 26th Street & Hayes Avenue.909 North 26th Street, Christus Evangelical Lutheran Church parsonage, July 14, 2011.909 North 26th Street, Christus Evangelical Lutheran Church parsonage, July 14, 2011.
1000 Block of North 26th Street
Addresses from 1000 to 1046 North 26th Street.
1046 North 26th Street
1046 North 26th Street — 1000 Block of North 26th Street
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1933
Michael Fuskeller
1043 North 26th Street
1043 North 26th Street — 1000 Block of North 26th Street
1006 North 26th Street — 1000 Block of North 26th Street
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2007
M & N Auto Tire Service
1003 North 26th Street
1003 North 26th Street — 1000 Block of North 26th Street
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1955
Supreme Dry Cleaners
1955
New Jersey Bell Telephone
1001 North 26th Street
1001 North 26th Street — 1000 Block of North 26th Street
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2000s
Poblaneta Hispanic Specialty Grocery Store
2000s
Poblaneta
1000 North 26th Street
1000 North 26th Street — 1000 Block of North 26th Street
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name↕
1914–1916
Philip C. McLaughlin (druggist)
1933
C.C. Read
Harold I. Vecander & Family, 1039 North 26th Street, 1935–1960s.1039 North 26th Street — Harold I. Vecander & Family, 1935–1960s. Below: a death notice of September 7, 1967 recording that Harold Vecander, of 1039 N. 26th St., died suddenly on September 6, 1967; notice of the funeral to be given by the Gustav Roedel and Son Funeral Home, 804–06 N. 27th St.View transcription
VECANDER
Suddenly on Sept. 6, 1967, Harold of 1039 N. 26th St., Camden, N.J. Due notice of the funeral will be given by the Gustav Roedel and Son Funeral Home, 804-06 N. 27th St., Camden, N.J.
1035 North 26th Street — an advertisement card for Frank the Barber, 1930s: “SPECIAL! I am inaugurating a new policy for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday — Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Hair Cutting 25 Cents. Friday and Saturday 35 Cents. We also take Special Care of Children. Shave 20 Cents.” Joseph Callari operated a shoe repair shop at this address in 1929.View transcription
SPECIAL! SPECIAL!
"I AM INAUGURATING A NEW POLICY FOR"
MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Hair Cutting 25 Cents. Friday and Saturday 35 Cents. We also take Special Care of Children.
SHAVE 20 CENTS
FRANK THE BARBER
1035 N. 26th St., Camden, N.J.
Elwood Bearint, professional baseball player, 1019 North 26th Street. Also at this address: Paul Bearint, Chuck Bearint.
1100 Block of North 26th Street
Addresses from 1100 to 1149 North 26th Street.
1100 North 26th Street
1100 North 26th Street — 1100 Block of North 26th Street
1138–1144 North 26th Street, November 5, 2012.1138–1144 North 26th Street, November 5, 2012.1138–1144 North 26th Street, November 5, 2012.1138 North 26th Street, November 5, 2012.1138 North 26th Street, November 5, 2012.1123 North 26th Street, November 5, 2012.1123 North 26th Street, November 5, 2012.1117–1119 North 26th Street, November 5, 2012.1117–1119 North 26th Street, November 5, 2012.1116 North 26th Street. Top: November 5, 2012. Bottom: December 1932. Elwood T. Payne & Family, 1932.1116 North 26th Street. Top: November 5, 2012. Bottom: December 1932. Elwood T. Payne & Family, 1932.1116 North 26th Street — Elwood T. Payne & Family, 1932. Top: November 5, 2012. Bottom: a newspaper clipping of December 21, 1932, “Denied Wife’s Kiss, Husband Ends Life — Suicide Follows Quarrel; Woman Uncovers Death After Visiting Neighbors,” reporting the death of Elwood T. Payne, 27, of 1116 North Twenty-sixth Street. His wife Mildred told Detective Clifford Carr of the quarrel; Payne was removed to Cooper Hospital and Coroner Benjamin R. Denny issued the death certificate.View transcription
DENIED WIFE'S KISS, HUSBAND ENDS LIFE
Suicide Follows Quarrel; Woman Uncovers Death After Visiting Neighbors
Despondent because his wife refused to kiss him after a quarrel, Elwood T. Payne, 27, of 1116 North Twenty-sixth street, committed suicide last night by inhaling gas.
According to the wife, Mildred, they recently remarried after having been divorced.
Payne, employed in the mechanical department of a Philadelphia newspaper, and his wife quarreled yesterday morning, she told Detective Clifford Carr.
At 7 p. m. when she told him she was going to visit neighbors, he asked her to kiss him goodbye. She refused, telling him she was "still mad," she said.
When she returned at 9 p. m., she smelled gas in the kitchen and believed her husband had attempted to frighten her. Then, hearing water running in the bathroom, she entered.
She found her husband dead, gas pouring from a hot water heater. She summoned police. Physicians at Cooper Hospital, where Payne was removed, said he had been dead about an hour. Coroner Benjamin R. Denny issued the death certificate.
1113–1115 North 26th Street, November 5, 2012.1113–1115 North 26th Street, November 5, 2012.1112–1114 North 26th Street, November 5, 2012.1112–1114 North 26th Street, November 5, 2012.1110 North 26th Street — Mrs. T. Von Newkirk, 1928. November 5, 2012.1109–1111 North 26th Street — George Smith & Family, 1927 at 1111. November 5, 2012.1105–1107 North 26th Street, November 5, 2012.Howard Bean, 1103 North 26th Street, Camden Fire Department, 1920s–1950.1101 North 26th Street. Charles Funfer & Family, 1893–1928; William J. Cassidy & Family, 1929–1933; Benjamin Franklin Myrick, 1932.View transcription
BENJAMIN F. MYRICK
Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday at 336 Carteret street, for Benjamin F. Myrick, 83, of 1101 North Twenty-sixth street, who died Monday. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery. Myrick was the husband of the late Mary E. Myrick.
1101 North 26th Street. Charles Funfer & Family, 1893–1928; William J. Cassidy & Family, 1929–1933; Benjamin Franklin Myrick, 1932. Above: a funeral notice of June 15, 1932 for Benjamin F. Myrick, 83, of 1101 North Twenty-sixth Street, who died Monday; services at 2 p. m. Thursday at 336 Carteret Street, burial in Bethel Cemetery. He was the husband of the late Mary E. Myrick.August Knorr, Knorr’s Bakery, 1100 North 26th Street, 1924–1946.
1200 Block of North 26th Street
Addresses from 1202 to 1244 North 26th Street.
1205 North 26th Street
1205 North 26th Street — 1200 Block of North 26th Street
1241 North 26th Street, vacant, September 10, 2011.1241 North 26th Street, vacant, September 10, 2011.1239 North 26th Street, vacant, September 10, 2011.1239 North 26th Street, vacant, September 10, 2011.1205 North 26th Street — William Getner, Camden Fire Department, 1924–1947. Also: Harry Leonard, Harry Lipp, George Selah.View transcription
FIREMAN OVERCOME FIGHTING DUMP FIRE
Overcome by heat while helping extinguish a dump fire yesterday, Fireman William Getner, 51, of 1205 North Twenty-sixth street, was admitted to West Jersey Hospital.
Getner, a member of Engine company, No. 11, of Twenty-seventh street and Hayes avenue, was assisting comrades at a dump blaze on River road between Federal and State streets when he collapsed.
1205 North 26th Street — William Getner, Camden Fire Department, 1924–1947. Also: Harry Leonard, Harry Lipp, George Selah. Top: a newspaper clipping of June 8, 1942, “Fireman Overcome Fighting Dump Fire,” reporting that Fireman William Getner, 51, of 1205 North Twenty-sixth street, of Engine Company No. 11, was admitted to West Jersey Hospital after collapsing at a dump blaze on River Road. Bottom: “Aged Man Ends His Life With Shot in Temple,” unidentified publication, November 21, 1939.View transcription
AGED MAN ENDS HIS LIFE WITH SHOT IN TEMPLE
Harry Lipp, 84, ended his life yesterday by shooting himself through the temple with a .38-calibre revolver in a garage in the rear of the home of William Getner, a city fireman, of 1205 North Twenty-sixth street.
Lipp had boarded at the Getner home 17 years. Mrs. Gertrude Getner, wife of the fireman, told Coroner Harry Leonard her brother, George Selah, of 918 Vine street, discovered the body at 3:30 p. m., and notified police. Leonard issued a certificate of suicidal death.
The body was removed to Cooper Hospital. Selah said he went to the garage to get some paint and found Lipp still clutching the revolver. Police said two discharged shells and one good one were found in the chambers of the weapon.
Lipp, an old age pensioner, left no note giving the reason for his act.
1202 North 26th Street; Pierce Avenue at the northwest corner, November 5, 2012.1202 North 26th Street; Pierce Avenue at the northwest corner, November 5, 2012.
Thieme, arrested Wednesday night on Cove road, said the tags were for a car he formerly owned and that he could produce the bill of sale for the car he was driving.
Pierce Avenue & North 26th Street
Pierce Avenue at North 26th Street. Top: Pierce Avenue street sign. Center: Pierce Avenue north of North 26th Street, November 2012. Bottom: Pierce Avenue south of North 26th Street.Pierce Avenue at North 26th Street. Top: Pierce Avenue street sign. Center: Pierce Avenue north of North 26th Street, November 2012. Bottom: Pierce Avenue south of North 26th Street.Pierce Avenue at North 26th Street. Top: Pierce Avenue street sign. Center: Pierce Avenue north of North 26th Street, November 2012. Bottom: Pierce Avenue south of North 26th Street.Pierce Avenue at North 26th Street. Top: Pierce Avenue street sign. Center: Pierce Avenue north of North 26th Street, November 2012. Bottom: Pierce Avenue south of North 26th Street.
1300 Block of North 26th Street
Addresses from 1301 to 1322 North 26th Street.
1322 North 26th Street
1322 North 26th Street — 1300 Block of North 26th Street
61 South 26th Street — Unit Block of South 26th Street
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1946–early 1980s
John A. Megaw Sr. & Family
1946–early 1980s
John A. & Edith N. Megaw
1946–early 1980s
John A. Megaw Jr.
69 South 26th Street
69 South 26th Street — Unit Block of South 26th Street
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name↕
1960
William J. Flemming & Family
1960
Karen Andrus Johnson
81 South 26th Street
81 South 26th Street — Unit Block of South 26th Street
year↕
name↕
1947
Carmen DePasquale
John A. Mulligan, 50 South 26th Street, 1919–1930s.Philip John Carlin, “Johnny Toomey,” boxer, 53 South 26th Street, 1914–1920s.60 South 26th Street — George Herbert Williams, 1972. June 1972.View transcription
George Williams, Army Retiree, Rites Tomorrow
Mass of the resurrection for George H. Williams, a retired Army sergeant, will be tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's Pro-Cathedral, Federal Street, Camden. Friends will gather one hour earlier at the Alloway Funeral Home, 315 E. Maple Ave., Merchantville, where they may also call tonight.
Burial, with full military honors, will be in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Williams, of 60 S. 26th St., Camden, died yesterday at Cooper Hospital, Camden. He was 49 years of age.
A member of the U.S. Army for 22 years, Mr. Williams was a 25-year member of VFW Post No. 705, Camden.
He is survived by a brother, Nicholas Waddleton of Camden, and by two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Buechler of Voorhees Township, and Mrs. Helen Dolan of Cherry Hill.
60 South 26th Street — George Herbert Williams, 1972. Two newspaper items of June 26, 1972. Above: “George Williams, Army Retiree, Rites Tomorrow” — George H. Williams, a retired Army sergeant of 60 S. 26th St., died at Cooper Hospital aged 49; Mass of the resurrection at St. Joseph’s Pro-Cathedral, Federal Street, from the Alloway Funeral Home, Merchantville, with burial with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. He was a 25-year member of VFW Post No. 705 and is survived by a brother, Nicholas Waddleton, and two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Buechler and Mrs. Helen Dolan. Below: a paid death notice recording 22 years’ active duty in the U.S. Army in the World War II, Korean and Vietnam wars.View transcription
WILLIAMS
Suddenly on June 23, 1972, George H., retired Army Sgt. of 60 S. 26th St., Camden, N.J. Age 49 years. Served 22 years active duty in the U.S. Army in World War II, Korean and Vietnam wars. Survived by one brother, Nicholas Waddleton of Fairview, Camden, two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Buechler of Voorhees Twp. and Mrs. Helen Dolan of Cherry Hill. Relatives and friends of the family, also members of the V.F.W. Post 705, Camden, are invited to attend the funeral at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday from the Alloway Funeral Home, 315 E. Maple Ave., Merchantville, N.J. Mass of the Resurrection and Burial Rite 10:30 a.m., St. Joseph Procathedral, Camden. Interment with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington. Friends may call Monday evening.
An engagement notice of July 15, 1960: Mr. and Mrs. William J. Flemming, of 69 S. 26th st., announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Karren Andrus Johnson, to Mr. Joseph Charles Saiia, son of Mrs. Frank Saiia, of 2411 Howell st., and the late Mr. Saiia. An April wedding is planned.View transcription
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Flemming, of 69 S. 26th st., announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Karren Andrus Johnson, to Mr. Joseph Charles Saiia, son of Mrs. Frank Saiia, of 2411 Howell st., and the late Mr. Saiia. An April wedding is planned.
100 Block of South 26th Street
Addresses from 101 to 113 South 26th Street.
101 South 26th Street
101 South 26th Street — 100 Block of South 26th Street
John C. Voll Jr. (1900-1979) was born in Camden and served the Camden Fire Department for 40 years, entering the department on January 15, 1925 and retiring on December 1, 1965. He lived his later years at 2737 Garfield Avenue in the Cramer Hill section of Camden.
Joseph Xavier Voll (1925–1945) of Camden, NJ served as a Fireman First Class in the United States Navy and was one of the original crew of the USS Caswell (AKA-72). He was killed in an accident at Riverton, New Jersey on January 12, 1945, less than a week short of his 20th birthday, and is buried at Beverly National Cemetery in Beverly, NJ.
Howard Lambert Gick (1895–1968) joined the Camden Fire Department in 1923, served until his retirement as District Chief in 1956, and later worked as Fire Inspector at Garden State Racetrack.
Cambridge Avenue, also known as Cambridge Street, runs easterly from the Delaware River through the Cramer Hill neighborhood, crossing Harrison, Pierce, Wayne, and River avenues to North 27th Street.
Twentieth Street runs through Cramer Hill and East Camden, from Harrison Avenue to Bank Street, established by the 1887–1888 Camden City Directory. In 1954, fourteen homes with South 20th Street addresses were added when McGuire Gardens public housing was built; they were demolished and redeveloped in the 1990s.
Front Street runs north and south through Camden, west of Second Street and parallel to the Delaware River, from Erie Street in North Camden as far south as Atlantic Avenue. Known historically as North Front Street and South Front Street, it was home to saloons, livery stables, churches, and waterfront industry before early-1970s redevelopment broke its once-continuous run.
27th Street runs from the Delaware River through Cramer Hill and East Camden to Marlton Avenue. Originally called Fulton Street before the 1899 annexation of Stockton Township, it was one of the main thoroughfares of the neighborhood and home to football star Mike Rozier.
CHARLES L." SHAD" ALCOTT was born in New Jersey around 1857. The Census indicates July of 1858. Sorting him out can be confusing as there was a Charles M. Alcott, born February of 1857, who lived in Camden at the same time.
A follow-up on the condemned junkyard at 26th Street and Pierce Avenue, owned by Michael Mazzilli, found the structure demolished but its ruins still strewn about.
Marriage announcement of Charlotte Maureen Drummond and Robert Edward Dyer of 1301 North 26th Street, married July 20, 1954, by the pastor of Christus Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Joseph J. Guetherman of 35 North 26th Street and Lawrence A. Ragone of Pine Street received Doctor of Optometry degrees from the Pennsylvania State College of Optometry.
A Camden Courier-Post society item announcing the marriage of Miss Emily Jean Newton, of 121 North 26th Street, to James Stewart Troupe, of 2826 Stevens Street, in Rosedale Baptist Church on March 21.
Lt. Edward C. Hahn, a 22-year veteran of the Camden police department, collapsed and died of a heart attack outside a drugstore near his Third District station house on April 2, 1944.
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.
Obituary of Mrs. Sophie Buechler, 74, of 1130 North 26th Street, aunt of former City Commissioner Mary W. Kobus, who came from Germany and lived in East Camden from 1902.
Harry Lipp, 84, an old age pensioner who had boarded seventeen years at the home of city fireman William Getner at 1205 North Twenty-sixth Street, ended his life with a revolver shot in a garage behind the house. Coroner Harry Leonard issued a certificate of suicidal death.
An open-air meeting of the Cramer Hill Businessmen's Association at Veterans Park praised local business, with Mayor Frederick von Nieda among the speakers; prizes were awarded including a vacuum cleaner to George Blanck of 1026 North Twenty-first Street.
Camden firemen John M. Peterson and Herman Dreas, both of Engine Company No. 11 and members of Corp. Mathews-Purnell Post 518, Veterans of Foreign Wars, received the Order of the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in France.
Three East Camden youths were arrested on suspicion in the early morning hours of March 21, 1932 after police said they failed to explain why they were near Twenty-fourth and Howell Streets at 1:30 a.m.
Funeral notice for Martha P. Cramp, 43, wife of Albert G. Cramp of 131 North 26th Street, with solemn high requiem mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception and burial in Calvary Cemetery.
The Police and Firemen's Beneficial Association granted pensions to Mrs. Anna Gick of 928 North 26th Street, widow of Captain Robert Gick, and to Mrs. Martha C. Cox, widow of Wright Cox.
A man arrested by plain clothes officers Hurlock and Schlam near Twenty-sixth and Carman streets refused to submit until a uniformed policeman appeared — Traffic Officer "Mike" Stark. He still would not give his name.
Robert Black, driver of a Cramer Hill bus, was twice sent to police headquarters in one day by Traffic Officer Raymond Stark at Twenty-sixth and Federal streets for failing to produce a jitney bus driver's license.
Collision Occurs as Machine Speeds to Home of Man Who Attempted Suicide Three Camden policemen were injured, one of them seriously, last night, when the First district auto ambulance was struck by a trolley car while responding to a call from 2310 Carman street , where Bodine Stratton, 39 years old, had shot himself over the heart.
Wife of East Side Policeman Long Suffered With Tuberculosis; Was a Daughter of Ludwig Schuck Mrs. Margaret Abbott, wife of Policeman Robert T. Abbott , died this morning at 6 o'clock after several years illness with consumption, at her home, No. 49 North Twenty-sixth street .
