27th Street

27th Street, also known as Twenty-Seventh Street, runs from the Delaware River, across River Road, Westfield Avenue, and Federal Street. In our time 27th Street is one of the main thoroughfares in Cramer Hill and East Camden, but in earlier times it was not only not called 27th Street, it ran parallel to the street which was referred to as Main Street.

27th Street lies in what prior to 1899 was Stockton Township. Originally called Fulton Street, it ran from the south end of what was then Cramer Park — the north end of which was 29th Street, then the terminus of the Cramer Hill Ferry. Fulton Street, our North 27th Street, runs across River Road past Engine Company 11 of the Camden Fire Department, the Pavonia Reservoir (present-day Veterans Memorial Park) to a point where it intersected with Main Street, which we know today as North 26th Street. North 27th Street continues, passing the Pavonia Railroad Station on the left, and the Camden County Jail on the right at Howell Street, on the spot which has been Paul's Auto Glass since the late 1970s. 27th Street then continues across Westfield Avenue and Federal Street, where the East Camden Firehouse, the home of Engine Company 9 and Hook and Ladder Company 3, was built shortly after Stockton Township became a part of Camden. Once across Federal Street, the road is now South 27th Street, and runs straight through to Marlton Avenue and the border between Camden and Pennsauken Township.

Construction along 27th occurred over a period of approximately 70 years, from about 1875 through about 1945, give or take a few either way. Other twentieth century changes included the demolition of the Pavonia Rail Station and the completion of the "hump" over the railroad tracks, and the completion of Veterans Park several years after the Reservoir walls failed, the resulting flood causing much property damage.

Row homes had been constructed to a point just short of Marlton Avenue by the early 1940s. The construction of the Line Street Apartments at South 27th, Line Street, and Marlton Avenue completed development on 27th Street in the 20th Century.

Probably the most notable person ever to live on 27th Street was football player Mike Rozier, a star running back at Woodrow Wilson High School, in college, and in the professional ranks with the Houston Oilers in the National Football League.

Cramer Hill and East Camden

As shown by the map below, dated 1914, the streets south of Federal Street had not all received their present names; as a matter of fact, very few buildings had been erected on South 27th Street.

Unit Block of North 27th Street

Addresses from 2 to 14 North 27th Street.

2 North 27th Street

2 North 27th Street — Unit Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1920	Anna Lingsch Howell — bar
1940s–1977	Boulevard Grille (aka Mary Lynch's)
1940s–1977	John J. Lynch & Family — John J. Lynch & Mary Drew Lynch — Joseph Drew Sr. (father-in-law)
2003	Freddy's Bar

4 North 27th Street

4 North 27th Street — Unit Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1927	Mrs. Annie Garbrecht & Family — hair salon
1927	Leonard Garbrecht
1965	Joseph A. Keefe & Family
1965	Joseph & Ethel A. Drew Keefe — Joseph J. Keefe
1980	E.H. Williams
2004	Vacant

6 North 27th Street

6 North 27th Street — Unit Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1980	Dr. Martin Zelnick
2004	Dr. Joseph A. Mirarchi

10 North 27th Street

10 North 27th Street — Unit Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1980	Dr. H.A. Sheldon

12 North 27th Street

12 North 27th Street — Unit Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1940s–1970s	Dr. Milton Gordon

14 North 27th Street

14 North 27th Street — Unit Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1930	Mrs. Elizabeth Meehan & Family
1930	Mrs. Elizabeth Meehan — Edward H. Meehan — Joseph Meehan — Robert C. Young (boarder)

100 Block of North 27th Street

Addresses from 100 to 138 North 27th Street.

115 North 27th Street

115 North 27th Street — 100 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1900–1950	Julia Asay — teacher, school principal

116 North 27th Street

116 North 27th Street — 100 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1955	Carr's Sani-Kleen Cleaners
1955	New Jersey Bell Telephone

117 North 27th Street

117 North 27th Street — 100 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1900–1920	Richard Asay & Family
1900–1920	Richard & Dr. Lillian M. Asay

119 North 27th Street

119 North 27th Street — 100 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1921–1954	Richard Asay & Family
1921–1954	Richard & Dr. Lillian M. Asay — Richard Asay
1923	Victor Floyd

120–130 North 27th Street

120–130 North 27th Street — 100 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1900–1980s	Grace Baptist Church
2008–2014	Spanish Pentecostal Church

123 North 27th Street

123 North 27th Street — 100 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	Vacant
1980	Rev. Allen Lindahl
2008	Gone

125 North 27th Street

125 North 27th Street — 100 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1927	Pierson A. Hedden Family
1955	Brosel's Cleaning & Pressing
1955	New Jersey Bell Telephone
1971–1986	Raymond V. Fuchs Sr. & Family
1971–1986	Raymond V. & Julia Fuchs — Raymond Fuchs Jr. — Georgette Fuchs

132 North 27th Street

132 North 27th Street — 100 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	Vacant
2008	Gone

134 North 27th Street

134 North 27th Street — 100 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1970s–2007	J&C Iron Art
2007	Camden Iron Railing

135 North 27th Street

135 North 27th Street — 100 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
early 1930s	Van's Battery Service
1980	Gone

138 North 27th Street

138 North 27th Street — 100 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1980	C.E. Lindsay
2008	Gone

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Operated On For Appendicitis Victor Floyd, of Eufaela Ala., who is employed at the packing station of the Jersey Fruit Growers' Association, who has been living at the home of Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Asay, 110 North Twenty-seventh street, was taken suddenly ill and taken to Cooper Hospital in the police ambulance, where he was operated upon for appendicitis. His many friends will be glad to hear that he is now improving and hope to soon see him about.

200 Block of North 27th Street

Addresses from 200 to 220 North 27th Street.

200 & 202 North 27th Street

200 & 202 North 27th Street — 200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1895–1940	Frank Stone & Family — Frank & Emma Stone — Ethel Stone — Edna Stone
1895–1940	Howard Bennett Stone & Family
1919–1939	John H. Vickers & Family
1919–1939	John H. & Anna M. Vickers — Arthur Vickers — Mary Vickers — Irene Vickers Matlack — Ruth S. Vickers
1947	Charles M. Collins

200 North 27th Street

200 North 27th Street — 200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	Charles M. Collins
1980	R. Santiago

201 North 27th Street

201 North 27th Street — 200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1903–1980s	Walter P. Hubbs Sr. & Family
1903–1980s	Harold Hubbs
1950s–early 1980s	The Hubbs Corner — appliances
1956	New Jersey Bell Telephone

203 North 27th Street

203 North 27th Street — 200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1980	Metzger's Radio City

209 North 27th Street

209 North 27th Street — 200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1980	Delduke Insurance Agency

210 North 27th Street

210 North 27th Street — 200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
WWII	Private William R. McKee
1980	J.A. Foley

211 North 27th Street

211 North 27th Street — 200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1949–1975	Grover P. Kershner — Kershner's Cleaners — Kershner Realty
1955	New Jersey Bell Telephone

212 North 27th Street

212 North 27th Street — 200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1920s–1930s	Millard Thompson
WWII	Sergeant Ray Smith
WWII	Private Charles A.B. Smith
1980	H. Bieber

214 North 27th Street

214 North 27th Street — 200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1980	Walter Beihl

220 North 27th Street

220 North 27th Street — 200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1980–2011	St. John's Apostolic Faith Church

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Officer Hubbs Laid Up Mounted Policeman Harold Hubbs, of 201 North Twenty-seventh street, who had his leg injured by being thrown from his horse, which stumbled while chasing two negroes who had come out of the Harry Sharp School, Thirty-second and Hayes avenue, about 4 o'clock Saturday morning, reported back for duty yesterday. After two hours on duty his leg gave him so much pain he was forced to be excused from duty and go home.

300 Block of North 27th Street

Addresses from 300 to 314 North 27th Street.

300 North 27th Street

300 North 27th Street — 300 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1896–1900	William Penn Hook & Ladder Company No. 1
1900–1920s	The William Penn Hall
1924–1935	Twelfth Ward Republican Club
1936–1947	East End Republican Club
1955	Cowen's Lawn Mower Repair Shop
1955	New Jersey Bell Telephone

308 North 27th Street

308 North 27th Street — 300 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1919	J.E. Cullingford & Family
1919	Mary Cullingord Worhtington [sic] — Mary Cullingford Worthington — Arthur Worthington — Frank Worthington
1947–1957	Peter Curran

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E. END G.O.P. AUXILIARY Members of the Auxiliary to the East End Republican League who are planning to participate in the group's trip to New York City on September 4 and 5, have been requested to attend the regular meeting of the organization on Monday night, at the clubhouse, 300 North Twenty-seventh street. Mrs. Mildred Sacco, outing fund chairman, is in charge of arrangements for the trip, assisted by Mrs. Edith Burger. Mrs. Helen Wells, president of the auxiliary, will preside at the meeting.

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G. O. P. Auxiliary Dates Business Meet, Benefit The monthly business session of the Auxiliary of the East End Republican Club will be held Monday evening in the headquarters, 300 North Twenty-seventh street. Mrs. Catherine McKeever, president, will be in the chair. Mrs. Helen Wells, chairman of the outing fund committee, has announced an afternoon of games for Wednesday in the clubhouse. Refreshments will be served.

400 Block of North 27th Street

Addresses from 400 to 420 North 27th Street.

406 North 27th Street

406 North 27th Street — 400 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1920s–1930s	William Banford Family
1920s–1930s	William & Verna Banford — Raymond E. Banford
2009	Destroyed by fire, February 10, 2009

412 North 27th Street

412 North 27th Street — 400 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1918	William F. Foehl Sr. & Family
1918	William F. & Florence Foehl — William F. Foehl Jr.

414 North 27th Street

414 North 27th Street — 400 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1923	William L. Adams & Family

415 North 27th Street

415 North 27th Street — 400 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1940s	First Sergeant Jerome L. Carpenter

416 North 27th Street

416 North 27th Street — 400 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1914–1962	John J. Tischner & Family
1914–1962	John J. & Mary Tischner — John J. Tischner Jr.

418 North 27th Street

418 North 27th Street — 400 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1917	George Vandegrift & Family
1917	George & Mary Vandegrift — Edward Vandergrift
1921–1943	William J. Allenback & Family — East Side Ice Company
1921–1943	William J. & Charlotte Allenback — Augustus Allenback — Albert A. Allenback
1921–1943	Arabella Allenback (daughter-in-law)

420 North 27th Street

420 North 27th Street — 400 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1900–1930	Frank X. Kiene & Family — baker
1900–1930	Frank & Amelia Kiene — Frank X. Kiene — Edward Kiene
1920s–1930s	Joe Breghella — grocery
1945–1957	Edward J. Cuprys & Family — grocery
1945–1957	Edward J. & Catherine Cuprys — Gregory Cuprys — Christopher Cuprys — Grace Cuprys

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EAST CAMDEN BRIEFS Champion Lodge, No. 20, I. O. M. meets this evening at William Penn Hall. Mrs. William L. Adams, of 414 North Twenty-seventh street, who had been seriously ill, is able to be about again. Corporal Mathews-Purnell Post, No. 518, V. F. W. meets this evening at Red Men's Hall. Mrs. William Foehl, of Sherman avenue, who has been ill for several weeks, is able to be about again. Albert Conover, of Richmond, Va., is the over-holiday guest of his mother, Mrs. O. D. Kline, of 3145 Federal street. Regular meeting of Black Hawk Tribe, No. 73, Improved Order of Red Men, will be held at their hall this evening.

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Has New Truck "Gus" Allenback, proprietor of the East Side Ice Company, 418 North Twenty-seventh street, has appeared on the street with a handsome new ice delivery truck.

500 Block of North 27th Street

Addresses from 500 to 576 North 27th Street.

500 North 27th Street

500 North 27th Street — 500 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1915–1916	Andrew Cummiskey — saloon

503 North 27th Street

503 North 27th Street — 500 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1944	Al's Esso Station

506 North 27th Street

506 North 27th Street — 500 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1930s	Holmes Lounge & Gardens

522 North 27th Street

522 North 27th Street — 500 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1930s	Holmes Lounge & Gardens

550 North 27th Street

550 North 27th Street — 500 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1918–1966	Five-Fifty Cafe
1918–1921	Elizabeth Walz
1929–1931	Philip Hart
1939	Joseph J. Guetherman
1943–1947	Mrs. Elizabeth Roth

555 North 27th Street

555 North 27th Street — 500 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1913–1936	Stockton Coal Company — James R. Tapper
1913	City Directory Ad
1917	City Directory Ad
1938–1947	Keystone Coal

576 North 27th Street

576 North 27th Street — 500 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1889	Frank Shaw — bar
1904	Philip Mager
1906	Frank J. Foy
1908–1922	John W. Graham & Family — bar
1908–1922	John W. & Emma Graham
1918–1921	George A. Smyth
1924	John A. Barlow
1936–1947	Pleasant Cafe — Johnston Thomas Morrow
1954–1966	Jo-Vic Cafe — Joseph & Victoria Burzanski

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Taken by surprise after entering the home of John Hildebrand, at 564 North Twenty-seventh street, East Camden, Edward Finn, aged 17 years, of 2617 Howell street, leaped from the second-story window and escaped. He was arrested later by Detective Moffett and Murray and held pending a hearing before Recorder Stackhouse today. Finn told the police that after he had entered the Hildebrand house he heard someone coming upstairs and then leaped from the window. He secured $62 in cash and a gold watch and chain. He is also accused of robbing the home of Mrs. Maggie McClosky, at Second and Pine streets.

700 Block of North 27th Street

Addresses from 700 to 769 North 27th Street.

700 North 27th Street

700 North 27th Street — 700 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1951	H.B. Davies Paint Company

701 North 27th Street

701 North 27th Street — 700 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1930s–1940s	Murphy Auto Body Works

706A North 27th Street

706A North 27th Street — 700 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1943	Jesse M. Jones & Family
1943	Jesse M. & Mabel Jones

711 North 27th Street

711 North 27th Street — 700 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1907–2005	C. Jackel Florist

712 North 27th Street

712 North 27th Street — 700 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1969	David R. Ayres & Family
1969	David & Irene B. Schultz Ayres
1969	Corp. Mathews-Purnell Post #518, V.F.W.
1969	Improved Order of Red Men

715 North 27th Street

715 North 27th Street — 700 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1893–1900	Citizens Fire Company No. 1
1900–1914	Citizen's Hall
1924–1930s	Red Men's Hall — Black Hawk Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men
1947	Harry's Sign Shop
1947	Post Office Substation Number 8

718 North 27th Street

718 North 27th Street — 700 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1909–1913	John J. Tischner & Family — Times Printing House
1909–1913	John J. & Mary Tischner — John J. Tischner Jr.
1943–1945	Mrs. Valeska Bauer & Esther Bauer

721 North 27th Street

721 North 27th Street — 700 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1890	John G. Schramm — bar

733 North 27th Street

733 North 27th Street — 700 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1890s–1913	Dr. William H. Kensinger
1931	Irving Gehret
1940	Vacant
1943–1947	Bible Presbyterian Church of East Camden

800 Block of North 27th Street

Addresses from 800 to 891 North 27th Street.

806 North 27th Street

806 North 27th Street — 800 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1924–1929	Robert A, Wonsetler & Family
1924–1929	Robert & Louise Vollmer Wonsetler — Helen Wonsetler — Frederick J. Wonsetler
2011	Gone

812–818 North 27th Street

812–818 North 27th Street — 800 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1891–2019	Grace Presbyterian Church
2019	Destroyed by fire

850 North 27th Street

850 North 27th Street — 800 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1943	Cornelius Lang & Family
1943	Cornelius & Annie Lang

854 North 27th Street

854 North 27th Street — 800 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1918–1930	Leon Faerber's Saloon
1936	Pavonia Cafe
1939	Joe Wandy's Chateau
1947	Gone

856 North 27th Street

856 North 27th Street — 800 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1933	Gus Saccomano

858 North 27th Street

858 North 27th Street — 800 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1939	Cornelius Lang & Family — Cornelius & Annie Lang
1940	Steven Lang & Family — Steven & Ethel Lang
2005	Vacant

858–856 North 27th Street

858–856 North 27th Street — 800 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1900s–1920s	Cornelius Lang & Family
1900s–1920s	Gus Saccomano
1940s–1994	Dorothy 'Dot' Perkins

860 North 27th Street

860 North 27th Street — 800 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
2005	Vacant

864 North 27th Street

864 North 27th Street — 800 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1900s–1940s	John Wonsetler & Family
1900s–1940s	John & Minnie Wonsetler — Robert A. Wonsetler

868 North 27th Street

868 North 27th Street — 800 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1906	Edwin R. Thomas — police officer
1949	Paul Wells & Family — Wells Variety Shop
1949	Paul & Rose Wells — Douglas Wells

891 North 27th Street

891 North 27th Street — 800 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1959–1960	Well's Fountain

891–889 North 27th Street

891–889 North 27th Street — 800 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
early 1900s–1930s	Well's Fountain — corner store
1930s–1940s	Lentz's corner store
1950s–1960s	The Dugout
1950s–1960s	Stiefel's Flower Shop — 889

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GAS STATION LOOTED OF STAMPS, RADIO Gas stamps were among loot stolen from one of two Camden gas stations entered by intruders last night. John B. Hoover, Philadelphia, manager of a station at Wilson boulevard and Thorndyke street, notified police that thieves had forced entry into his station and stolen a table radio and gas stamps. Guy Saporita, 2834 Hayes avenue, manager of a station at 801 North Twenty-seventh street, reported someone had forced entry to his station, but that he had not determined his loss.

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The heat of yesterday caused two dogs to go mad in East Camden, one on Thirtieth street, and the other on Twenty-second street, near River road. One of the animals was killed by Policeman Johnson, and the other by Policeman Thomas.

900 Block of North 27th Street

Addresses from 900 to 973 North 27th Street.

908 North 27th Street

908 North 27th Street — 900 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	Biaggio P. Ardire

910 North 27th Street

910 North 27th Street — 900 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1899–1963	Edward Grover & Family
1899–1963	Edward & Emma M. Reuchfuss Grover — Walter Edward Grover — Carrie Grover Prince

915 North 27th Street

915 North 27th Street — 900 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1951	Lansing W. Cowley & Family
1951	Mrs. Martha H. Cowley — Elmer Cowley — Byron Cowley — Jerry Cowley — Lionel Cowley
1951	Marian Cowley Vivlemore — Viola Cowley Randle — Anna Cowley — Dorothy Cowley — Rose Marie Cowley — Elaine Cowley — Irene Cowley

925 North 27th Street

925 North 27th Street — 900 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1959	Patrick Gismondi & Family (barbershop)
1959	Patrick & Caroline Gismondi — Thomas Gismondi — Kathryn Gismondi Klemowicz

935 North 27th Street

935 North 27th Street — 900 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1955	Bill's Signs
1955	New Jersey Bell Telephone
2011	Gone

950 North 27th Street

950 North 27th Street — 900 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1906	Harry Lake

954 North 27th Street

954 North 27th Street — 900 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1934	Unknown Saloon
1955	Starke's Flower Shoppe
1955	New Jersey Bell Telephone

958 North 27th Street

958 North 27th Street — 900 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1951	J. Ginsburg, Clothing

960 North 27th Street

960 North 27th Street — 900 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1946	Posnack's Hardware

964 North 27th Street

964 North 27th Street — 900 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1920s–1930s	A&P Grocery Store — Charles F. Borgard
1933	Flora Mae Borgard
1947	Lew's Market — grocery

973 North 27th Street

973 North 27th Street — 900 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1933	Daniel J. Grimes

1000 Block of North 27th Street

Addresses from 1000 to 1072 North 27th Street.

1000 North 27th Street

1000 North 27th Street — 1000 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1939	August W. Oswald Jr.
1940–1947	Dick's Cafe
1948–1949	Absalom Kennedy
1949	Joseph Tischner & Anna Tischner
1950–1975	Rio Bar
1976–1980	Connie's Corner

1002 North 27th Street

1002 North 27th Street — 1000 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1903–1908	David Tattersdill

1006 North 27th Street

1006 North 27th Street — 1000 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1920s–1960s	Jacob Leon & Family — shoe repair
1920s–1960s	Jacob & Rebecca Leon — Edith Leon Schwartz — Beatrice Leon Schwartz

1014 North 27th Street

1014 North 27th Street — 1000 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1890–1920s	Samuel M. Welch Sr.
1924	11th Ward Branch Socialist Party
1929	Davies Brothers Building Contractors
1939–1947	11th Ward Democratic Club
1948–1955	Absalom Kennedy & Family
1948–1955	Absalom & Margarette Kennedy — Mrs. Jessie Kennedy Burns

1019 North 27th Street

1019 North 27th Street — 1000 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1914–1940	Frederick Brill & Family
1914–1940	Frederick & Florence Brill — Fred Brill Jr.
1949–1971	Joseph Tischner & Family
1949–1971	Joseph & Anna Leason Tischner — Bernard Tischner — Frances Tischner

1026 North 27th Street

1026 North 27th Street — 1000 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1950s–1970s	William E. Gehret Sr. & Jr. Family
1960s–1970s	William E. Gehret Jr
1960s–1970s	William & Sharon Gehret Jr.

1028 North 27th Street

1028 North 27th Street — 1000 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	Joseph A. Collins — produce
1947	William E. Gehret Sr. Family
—	William & Bernice Gehret
—	William E. Gehret Jr.
1956–1975	George Joseph Kelley Jr. & Family
1956–1975	Mrs. Rachel Kelley — George Joseph Jr. & Dolores 'Dolly' Kelley — George John Kelley — Paul Kelley — Daniel Kelley — Susan Kelley

1031 North 27th Street

1031 North 27th Street — 1000 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1923–1947	Germania Maennerchor

1066 North 27th Street

1066 North 27th Street — 1000 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1958	Leon Giberson & Family
1958	Leon Giberson & Joan Giberson — Randi J. Giberson — James L. Giberson

1100 Block of North 27th Street

Addresses from 1100 to 1164 North 27th Street.

1101 North 27th Street

1101 North 27th Street — 1100 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1919–1984	Pepeta's Cafe

1112 North 27th Street

1112 North 27th Street — 1100 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947–1955	Paul A. Eichfeld
1955	New Jersey Bell Telephone

1118 North 27th Street

1118 North 27th Street — 1100 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1927–1956	John W. Roloff & Family
1927–1956	John W. & Edna Roloff — Camden Police Officer

1200 Block of North 27th Street

Addresses from 1200 to 1322 North 27th Street.

1200 North 27th Street

1200 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	Joseph B. Coffee

1201 North 27th Street

1201 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1931–late 1950s	Ship Supply & Grocery Company — Henry Cooperman
late 1950s–late 1960s	John Potter & Family
late 1950s–late 1960s	John and Hortensia Potter — Lehea Potter — Gay Potter
2011	Bernard Grocery

1208 North 27th Street

1208 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	Mrs. Lillie B. Montgomery
2011	Gone

1209 North 27th Street

1209 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1941–1947	Edwin Remaley

1211 North 27th Street

1211 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	Thomas Billington

1214 North 27th Street

1214 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	Charles P. Orth

1235 North 27th Street

1235 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	Mrs. Marie A. Bernson
late 1980s	Destroyed by fire

1235 North 27th Street — Rear

1235 North 27th Street — Rear — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	Howard Beck

1237 North 27th Street

1237 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	George T. Alburger
late 1960s–1987	John Potter & Family
late 1960s–1987	John and Hortensia Potter — Lehea Potter — Gay Potter
1977	Duane E. Goobic

1251 North 27th Street

1251 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1914–1918	William E. Banks — saloon
1914–1918	William & Katherine Banks — Barbara Anne Banks
1947	Anthony Ott

1270 North 27th Street

1270 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	Ralph V. Poore

1286 North 27th Street

1286 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	William Lovatt

1288 North 27th Street

1288 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	William M. Horton

1290 North 27th Street

1290 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	James M. Richenbach

1292 North 27th Street

1292 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	Guy T. Taylor

1296 North 27th Street

1296 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1915–1960s	Stephen Walter & Family
1915–1960s	Stephen L. & Bertha Walter — Joseph F. Walter — Theodore W. Walter — Steven L. Walter — Thomas E. Walter — Agnes R. Walter — Rose V. Walter
1947–1960s	Stephen L. Walter & Family (Stephen L. & Anna Walter)
1947–1960s	Robert Walter — Michael Walter — Gregory Walter — Ann Walter

1304 North 27th Street

1304 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	Leroy A. Mortimer

1306 North 27th Street

1306 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	William L. Bridge

1310 North 27th Street

1310 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1903–1928	John J. Donaghue & Family
1903–1928	John & Honora Donaghue — John J. Donaghue Jr. — James Donaghue — Norman Donaghue — Genevieve Donaghue — Alice Donaghue
1947	Edward J. McDermott

1312 North 27th Street

1312 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	Mrs. Jennie Meeks

1314 North 27th Street

1314 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	Vacant

1316 North 27th Street

1316 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	Mrs. Catherine Mengle

1318 North 27th Street

1318 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	Russell B. Kelchner

1320 North 27th Street

1320 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1910	Charles Eckel & Family
1910	Charels F. Eckel
1910	Charles & Mary Eckel
1910	Charles F. Eckel
1910	Julia Eckel
1910	Annie Eckel
1910	Ellen Eckel
1947	George T. Mills

1322 North 27th Street

1322 North 27th Street — 1200 Block of North 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	Lawrence Johnson

North 27th Street at Buren Avenue (River Road)

27th Street & Federal Street Intersection

Unit Block of South 27th Street

Addresses from 38 to 85 South 27th Street.

40 South 27th Street

40 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1955	Nero's Laboratories — Bio-Analytical Laboratory
1955	New Jersey Bell Telephone

44 South 27th Street

44 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1942–1953	Jesse Penn
1942–1953	Mrs. Florence Penn Kruck
1942–1957	Mrs. Louisa Webb

47 South 27th Street

47 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1955	Farrell & Zule — real estate
1955	New Jersey Bell Telephone

49 South 27th Street

49 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1900s–1950s	Josiah S. Pedigree & Family — Camden Police Officer
1900s–1950s	Josiah & Carrie Pedigree — Mrs. Carrie Pedigree

51 South 27th Street

51 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1913–1957	Thomas W. Moore & Family
1913–1957	Thomas & Louisa Moore — Warren Moore — Dora Moore — Jennie Moore — Thomas W. Moore Jr.

55 South 27th Street

55 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1969	H. Spuhler

60–62 South 27th Street

60–62 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1926–1938	James Robert Sudler — funeral home
1938–1940s	Sudler-Eichel Funeral Home
1940s–1968	Eichel Funeral Home — Clarence Eichel
1969–1976	Daley Funeral Home — Mrs. Thomas R. Daley
1980–1981	Alpha House

61 South 27th Street

61 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1929–1947	John T. Rodan & Family

62 South 27th Street

62 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1929–1930s	Thomas M. Richards
1936–1969	Mrs. Josephine E. Eichel & Family — Mrs. Mary L. Hudson

63 South 27th Street

63 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1927–1947	Gustav F. Lingsch & Family
1993–2002	Mrs. Ethel Vlerebome

64 South 27th Street

64 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1929–1930s	Elof A. Nelson

65 South 27th Street

65 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1929	Herman H. Wilson

66 South 27th Street

66 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1929–1947	Charles G. Neil & Family

67 South 27th Street

67 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1929	William Williams

68 South 27th Street

68 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1929–1947	Mrs. Augusta Orr & Family — William H. Orr — real estate

69 South 27th Street

69 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1929–1947	Leon Broadbelt & Family

70 South 27th Street

70 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1929–1940s	Sidney F. Bellinger & Family

71 South 27th Street

71 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1929	R. Sherwood Clayton

72 South 27th Street

72 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1929–1930s	Charles L. Maggione

73 South 27th Street

73 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1915–1929	Allen W. Palmer & Family
1915–1929	Allen W. & Mary Palmer
1935	Leon Abner & Family
1935	Leon & Mary Abner — Elizabeth Abner — Dorothy Abner — Gladys Abner

74 South 27th Street

74 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1924–1930s	Samuel Burrows & Family
1924–1930s	Samuel & Sarah Burrows — Mrs. Edith Burrows Welch — Olin Welch — Mrs. Minnie Burrows Irwin — William Irwin
1940	Albert F. Wolfe
1947–1955	East Side Pharmacy — Nicholas Angelastro

75 South 27th Street

75 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1929–1947	Harry F. Pratt & Family — Harry F. & Rhoda Pratt

76 South 27th Street

76 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1929–1947	Southie P. Elam's Confectionary — Southie P. & Annie Elam

77 South 27th Street

77 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	Joseph P. Kurek

78 South 27th Street

78 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1929	A&P Grocery (Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.) — Wallace G. Rice
1930	Vacant
1940–1943	Joseph Brown — pharmacy
1947	No Return

79 South 27th Street

79 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1929–1947	Henry Grosmick & Family — Henry & Bridget Grosmick

80 South 27th Street

80 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1929–1930s	Mark Richey
1947	Frank Adler — grocery

81 South 27th Street

81 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1929	John J. Toole & Family — John J. & Rae Toole

83 South 27th Street

83 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1929	Joseph S. Gilmore
1940–1947	Leon A. Abner

85 South 27th Street

85 South 27th Street — Unit Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1929	Josephus Jennings Jr.
1940–1947	H. Edwin Schade

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GEORGE W. SPICKS George W. Spicks, 85, who retired as a Camden hotel keeper in 1923, died yesterday. Mr. Spicks died at his home, 52 South Twenty-eighth street, after a long illness. He owned a hotel at the corner of Twenty-first and Federal streets for 40 years. He was born in Philadelphia and had lived in Camden for 65 years. He was the husband of the late Fredericka Spicks who died in 1928. He is survived by two daughters and Mrs. Florence Winstanley, both of Camden, and one granddaughter. Mr. Spicks was a member of Aerie No. 42, Fraternal Order of Eagles. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p. m., at the Sudler-Eichel Funeral Home, Twenty-seventh and Carmen streets. Burial will be in Arlington cemetery.

100 Block of South 27th Street

Addresses from 101 to 174 South 27th Street.

101 South 27th Street

101 South 27th Street — 100 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1941	John J. Horn & Family
1941	John J. & Frances Pauline Horn

106 South 27th Street

106 South 27th Street — 100 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1924–1930s	Earl A. Cryne

114 South 27th Street

114 South 27th Street — 100 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1920s–1930s	Earl Stopfer

117 South 27th Street

117 South 27th Street — 100 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1968	Anthony C. Saponare & Family — Camden Fire Department
1969	Anthony Saponare

120 South 27th Street

120 South 27th Street — 100 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1930–1937	Harry Leonard — funeral director

125 South 27th Street

125 South 27th Street — 100 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1950	Charles Helmrich Jr.
1950	Esther Pauline Helmrich

141 South 27th Street

141 South 27th Street — 100 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1969	Urquhart Ward — City Plumbing & Heating Co.

147 South 27th Street

147 South 27th Street — 100 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1955	Rite Upholstering Company

161 South 27th Street

161 South 27th Street — 100 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1950–1959	John J. Elliott
1958	John Keels & Family
1966	Roy R. Moffa & Family
1966	Roy R. & Linda Cipollone Moffa — Elena Moffa — Judy Moffa — Lisa Moffa — Linda Moffa — Roy Joseph Moffa

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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Helmrich Jr., of 125 South Twenty-seventh street, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Esther Pauline Helmrich, to Mr. Allen Frederick Hess, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Hess, of 2733 Sherman avenue. The wedding is planned for spring.

200 Block of South 27th Street

Addresses from 201 to 276 South 27th Street.

201 South 27th Street

201 South 27th Street — 200 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1969	Anthony LaTorre

213 South 27th Street

213 South 27th Street — 200 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1942	Russell T. Lodge

224 South 27th Street

224 South 27th Street — 200 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1927–1960	Daniel Smith & Family
1927–1960	Daniel & Jane E. Smith — Florence Smith — Marian Smith — Edna Smith — Helen Smith — Daniel Smith Jr.

239 South 27th Street

239 South 27th Street — 200 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1969	Morris J. Steelman

252 South 27th Street

252 South 27th Street — 200 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1940	William H. Laxton & Family
1940	William H. & Sarah V. Laxton

253 South 27th Street

253 South 27th Street — 200 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1969	Rabbi Max Weine

257 South 27th Street

257 South 27th Street — 200 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1941	Milton Kahn

259 South 27th Street

259 South 27th Street — 200 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1942	George F. Kocher & Family
1942	George & May E. Kocher

270 South 27th Street

270 South 27th Street — 200 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	Gophea Rovner

276 South 27th Street

276 South 27th Street — 200 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1969	Deal's Self Service Market

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5 CAMDEN DRAFTEES TO TRAIN IN SOUTH The public relations office at Camp Lee, Va., announced yesterday five Camden young men, inducted into the Army recently as selectees, have been assigned to Company A, Sixth Medical Training Battalion, at the Virginia camp. They are Privates Herman Gottfried, of 2629 Westfield avenue; Private James Lloyd, of 637 Pine street; Private Edward Shaen, of 624 Kaighn avenue; Edward Ward, of 1150 Langham avenue, and Milton Kahn, of 257 South Twenty-seventh street. The men will receive 13-weeks' training as medical soldiers. Their courses include anatomy, physiology, pharmacy, first aid and other basic medical subjects.

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Laxton Arth h578 Mt Vernon " Eric R (Blanche P) driver Am Oil Co h137 N 33d " Fred USA r613 N 6th " Harry F (Jennie W) brkmn PRR h638 Pine " J Fredk (Mae E) loco eng PRR h613 N 6th " Kenneth C r613 N 6th " Saml A (Helen S) mech reprmn Dept of Parks—City h578 Mt Vernon " Shirley M typist Camden Fire Ins Co r613 N 6th " Wm H (Sarah V) h251 S 27th

300 Block of South 27th Street

Addresses from 303 to 370 South 27th Street.

303 South 27th Street

303 South 27th Street — 300 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	No Listing
1969	Milton D. Ross

306 South 27th Street

306 South 27th Street — 300 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1969	Yale D. Plotnick

312 South 27th Street

312 South 27th Street — 300 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1970s–2007	Howard W. Carey Jr.

321 South 27th Street

321 South 27th Street — 300 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1969	Maurice Denbo

351 South 27th Street

351 South 27th Street — 300 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	No listing
1969	Ernest DiPaola

360 South 27th Street

360 South 27th Street — 300 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	John T. Clemmens

367 South 27th Street

367 South 27th Street — 300 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1944	George Ellis — Camden Police

400 Block of South 27th Street

Addresses from 371 to 466 South 27th Street.

383 South 27th Street

383 South 27th Street — 400 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1847	Walter Buthe
1942	Harry Jackson Mote & Family — WWII memorial marker
1947	Mrs. Josephine Buthe
1954–1971	Sam Glostein & Family

412 South 27th Street

412 South 27th Street — 400 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	David Kerr
1969–1980	Mrs. Bella B. Kerr

418 South 27th Street

418 South 27th Street — 400 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1943–1990	James M. McCabe & Family
1943–1990	James M. & Gertrude T. McCabe — Gertrude McCabe
1943–1990	Thomas McCabe

420 South 27th Street

420 South 27th Street — 400 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1947	Albert M. Mattson — contractor
1959–1967	Emanuel Rubin & Family
1969	unlisted
1980	M. Talley

458 South 27th Street

458 South 27th Street — 400 Block of South 27th Street

year↕	name↕
1965	Henry L. 'Harry' Barroway — Line Street Apartments
1990	Edwin George & Family
1990	Edwin & Patricia George — Charlamine Custis — Charlene Custis — Glenn Custis — Anthony Custis

Sudler-Eichel Funeral Home at 60 South 27th Street

Maryland-born James Robert Sudler had come to Camden by 1920, when he was living at 2637 Westfield Avenue. During the 1920s he established a funeral home at 60 South 27th Street. In the 1930s he took on an apprentice, a boy who had grown up nearby, Clarence Eichel. Eichel became a partner in 1936 and eventually took over the business after Mr. Sudler passed. The Eichel Funeral Home later moved to Pennsauken, and was still in business as of 2004.

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JAMES R. SUDLER FUNERAL DIRECTOR 60 So. 27th Street, Camden PHONE 441 No charge for use of funeral home and pipe organ. All calls receive personal attention regardless of distance.

JAMES R. SUDLER, FUNERAL DIRECTOR, 60 So. 27th Street, Camden. PHONE 441. No charge for use of funeral home and pipe organ. All calls receive personal attention regardless of distance.

Aerial View of East Camden, 1926

This aerial view was part of a July 1926 advertisement placed by the Suburban Home Realty Company of 325 Market Street, run by Edward S. Miller, promoting Bridge Boulevard Estates. South 27th Street is visible as a diagonal dotted line; no homes had yet been built on South 27th Street when the photograph was taken.

East Camden Street Scene, 1942

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THE BEST BUY! THE BEST LOCATION! 27th St. and Marlton Pike, Camden Three roomy bedrooms, tile bathroom, modern kitchen, built-in garage, sodded, terraced lawn. $38.06 PER MONTH $5290 SMALL DOWN PAYMENT No Settlement Charge SAMPLE OPEN 'TIL 9 P.M. Thomas & Groshon 534 Cooper Camden 3650

Miscellaneous Photos

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BENJ. POGUST JAMES H. JONES Buy Direct from the Mill Porch Enclosures Storm Sash Kitchen Cabinets all kinds of M-I-L-L-W-O-R-K AMERICAN WOODWORKING MILL 27th & Sherman Ave. ~ Camden Foot of Pavonia R.R. Bridge - Bell 7307

BENJ. POGUST / JAMES H. JONES — Buy Direct from the Mill — Porch Enclosures, Storm Sash, Kitchen Cabinets, all kinds of MILLWORK — AMERICAN WOODWORKING MILL, 27th & Sherman Ave., Camden, Foot of Pavonia R.R. Bridge — Bell 7307.

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A. GUSTAVE ROEDEL, Funeral Director. 804 N. 27th St., and 730 Washington St. Bell Phone, 1995. Keystone, 25875.

A. GUSTAVE ROEDEL, Funeral Director. 804 N. 27th St., and 730 Washington St. Bell Phone, 1995. Keystone, 25875.

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EAST SIDE NOTES. Nicholas Donahue, the popular restaurant keeper of Twenty-fourth and Federal streets, has been elected a member of the Board of Trade. Harry Lake, of 950 North Twenty-seventh street, is still confined to his home, and is reported as seriously ill. Ezra Wallace, of Thirty-eighth street and Westfield avenue, is confined to his home on account of sickness. The Third District police yesterday at roll call donned their new winter helmets. James N. Lloyd, of 2831 Concord avenue, is reported as being in a serious condition from pneumonia. Mr. Lloyd has been confined to his home now about five weeks.

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A food sale for the benefit of the Old Folks Home was held on Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Nutt, 107 North Twenty-sixth street.

Tag: 27th-street

John T. Rodan

Tuckahoe-born Camden politician who served as Twelfth Ward freeholder for 14 years and as president of the East Camden Building and Loan Association from 1925 to 1946. His last home was 61 South 27th Street.

September 14, 2026

William R. McKee

William R. McKee of Mount Ephraim NJ served as a Private in the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He was reported missing in action on D-Day, June 6, 1944, and was declared dead June 10, 1944. His name is inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery in Cambridge, England.

September 14, 2026

Harry Jackson Mote Jr.

Harry Jackson Mote Jr. of Camden, NJ, served as Second Engineer aboard the Liberty Ship SS Meriwether Lewis. He was lost on March 2, 1943 when the ship was torpedoed and sunk by German Submarine U-634 in the North Atlantic, with all hands.

September 14, 2026

Leonard F. Garbrecht

Leonard F. Garbrecht (1910–2000) was a Camden fire captain who served from 1941 until retiring on disability in 1960. He was the last remaining captain of that era and a charter member of Camden City Firefighters Local 788.

September 14, 2026

Dr. Milton H. Gordon

Dr. Milton H. Gordon was a Camden physician specializing in internal medicine and cardiology who practiced at offices on North 27th Street and the Wilson Building.

September 14, 2026

David Tattersdill

David Tattersdill was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England in 1873 and opened his first music store at 1002 North 27th Street in Cramer Hill in 1903, building a business on Broadway that his sons continued operating into the 1970s.

September 14, 2026

John H. Vickers

John H. Vickers (1863–1939) served with the Camden Fire Department from 1904, rising to Captain of Engine Company 9 in 1924, and lived with his family at 202 North 27th Street from 1920.

September 14, 2026

Mike Rozier

Mike Rozier was a star running back at Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, won the 1983 Heisman Trophy at the University of Nebraska, and played seven years with the Houston Oilers.

September 14, 2026

Henry L. Barroway

Henry L. "Harry" Barroway was a prominent Camden attorney and founding president of Congregation Beth El. Last a resident of 458 South 27th Street, he died in November 1965.

September 14, 2026

Earl A. Cryne

Camden aviator and Army Colonel; organized the South Jersey Aviation Club from his home at 106 South 27th Street and was instrumental in establishing Central Airport. Born May 25, 1884 in New Britain CT, he died in December 1961 in Ventura CA.

September 14, 2026

Harry L. Leonard

Harry L. Leonard was a Camden-born funeral director and World War I veteran who opened his own funeral parlor at 120 South 27th Street in 1927, later moving to 2850 Federal Street, and ran for Camden County Coroner in 1936.

September 14, 2026

Walter P. Hubbs Sr.

Walter Page Hubbs Sr. (1871–after 1953) was a Camden, NJ police officer appointed in 1902 and dismissed in 1905 when Republicans returned to power. He later worked as a car repairer at the Pavonia railroad yards, living at 201 North 27th Street.

September 14, 2026

John C. Voll Jr.

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.

September 7, 2026

Charles H. Lawyer

Charles H. Lawyer (1924–1994) served with the Camden Fire Department from 1948 to 1974. Appointed on March 2, 1948 to Engine Company 9 in East Camden, he was promoted to Captain on April 1, 1956 and spent most of his career with Engine Company 6 at Front and Linden Streets. He grew up on North 35th Street in Cramer Hill and later lived at 1032 North 22nd Street.

September 6, 2026

William Stanley Ablett Village

William Stanley Ablett Village is a 306-unit public housing project at River Road and State Street in the Cramer Hill section of Camden, built by the Housing Authority of the City of Camden during World War II and named for a Camden soldier killed in action in France during World War I.

September 2, 2026

William E. Hinch II

William E. Hinch II (1941–1976) was a Camden firefighter. Born in Camden and living at 1113 North 18th Street in Cramer Hill, he was appointed to the Camden Fire Department in 1969 and served with Engine Company 7 on Kaighn Avenue and later Engine Company 9 in East Camden. He died on April 26, 1976 of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

September 2, 2026

William E. Jaeckel

William E. "Pud" Jaeckel (1888–1961) joined the Camden Fire Department in 1920 and served over thirty years with Engine Company 9 at North 27th and Federal Streets in East Camden, retiring on pension in January 1951.

September 2, 2026

Daniel Smith

Daniel Smith (b. July 4, 1872) was a Camden Fire Department captain appointed in 1899 who served more than 40 years, rising to captain at Engine Company 9 before retiring in 1943.

July 24, 2026

Charles E. Watkin

Charles E. Watkin Jr. (1879-1954) was a Camden Fire Department captain who served over 34 years, from his appointment on January 1, 1915 until his retirement on May 1, 1949.

July 23, 2026

Edward C. Hahn

Edward C. Hahn served in the Camden Police Department from 1922, rising to the rank of Lieutenant. He died of a heart attack while on duty on April 2, 1944.

July 23, 2026

John L. Wible

John Louis Wible (1885–1954) was a lifelong Camden resident and East Camden Republican leader — the first president of the East End Republican League and a county committeeman, active in Red Cross and Salvation Army campaigns.

July 22, 2026

Engine Company 9

Engine Company 9 was organized as Hose Company 1 on March 1, 1900 at the new firehouse at North 27th and Federal Street in East Camden, reorganized as Hose and Chemical Company 1 in 1914 and as Engine Company 9 in 1922, and has remained continuously at 27th and Federal Street, sharing quarters with Ladder Company 3.

July 18, 2026

Howard L. Gick

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.

July 16, 2026

Rio Bar

August W. "Augie" Oswald Jr. was the licensee for the bar at 1000 North 27th Street in 1939. He was born in Pennsylvania and moved with his family to Cramer Hill when he was young.

November 27, 2025

Alfred Cramer

Alfred Cramer was born in 1844 on a farm in Blackwood. He lived there until he was sixteen, at which poin the began working as a book salesman. This early sales experience would later prove to be a valuable foundation for his success in business.

August 1, 2025

Morrison Street

East Camden street.

June 8, 2025

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

Morse Street

Named for Henry G. Morse.

April 7, 2025

Frederick Morse

Frederick William Sheppard Morse was born in New Jersey on February 18, 1880, to Captain William and Annie Morse.

February 23, 2025

John McKay

John McKay was born on October 22, 1891, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Malcolm and Mary McKay. Along with his brothers Malcolm, Thomas, and Stanley, John grew up at 362 East Indiana Avenue in Philadelphia, as recorded in the 1900 Census.

September 18, 2024

Herbert J. "Jack" Schott

Herbert J. "Jack" Schott was born on July 6, 1923, in New Jersey.

September 4, 2024

Carman Street

Carman Street ran from Broadway through East Camden to Woodrow Wilson High School at South 31st Street, named for William Carman whose home stood at the corner of Broadway and Federal Street until 1902.

August 27, 2024

Cambridge Street

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.

August 24, 2024

Howell Street

Howell Street runs through East Camden from 20th Street to 30th Street, parallel to the Pavonia railroad tracks. Homes were built by the 1880s, and several businesses operated here during Camden's industrial years, including Nick's Auto Parts and the Pavonia Ice & Coal Company. The first Catholic parish in East Camden, St. Joseph Church, stood at 25th and Howell Street.

August 19, 2024

Allen Palmer

Allen Palmer was born on April 20, 1891, in the Ellisburg section of Delaware Township (present-day Cherry Hill), New Jersey, to John and Ida Palmer. By 1900, the family had moved to 26 North 21st Street in East Camden.

July 26, 2024

Herman F. Niessner

Herman F. Niessner was born on March 8, 1891, in Pennsylvania to German immigrant parents. His father, Frederick Niessner, worked as a machinist for Baldwin Locomotive in Philadelphia and moved the family to the Cramer Hill section of Camden in 1894.

July 3, 2024

Marlton Avenue

East Camden avenue.

June 22, 2024

Howard W. Carey, Jr

Howard W. Carey Jr., known around Camden as "Junie" and "Coach" Carey, was born on October 16, 1939. He attended public schools in Camden and graduated from Camden County College, where he began his career working with the city's youth.

May 30, 2024

26th Street

26th Street, originally called Union Street in the pre-annexation Pavonia section, runs through Cramer Hill and East Camden from the Delaware River to Bank and Mickle Streets. It was laid out before 1887 and renamed after Stockton Township was absorbed by Camden in 1899.

March 15, 2024

Earl Stopfer

Earl Stopfer, born on March 29, 1899, in Philadelphia, PA, initially lived with his grandmother, Elaine Basert, in 1910.

December 4, 2023

Arthur Avenue

Arthur Avenue, named after President Chester A. Arthur, is located in the Cramer Hill neighborhood of Camden. It runs from 24th Street eastward to 29th Street and Von Nieda Park, passing along the south side of Veterans Memorial Park.

August 12, 2023

Cramer Street

Cramer Street runs east through the Cramer Hill and East Camden neighborhoods of Camden, NJ. Named for real estate developer Alfred Cramer, who sold more than 5,000 building lots in the area by 1897, it stretches from the 2600 to 3400 blocks.

June 25, 2023

Baird Boulevard

Baird Boulevard (originally Baird Avenue) runs diagonally through the Parkside and East Camden neighborhoods, named for Camden businessman and U.S. Senator David Baird Sr. It begins at Kaighn Avenue, crosses the Cooper River and Admiral Wilson Boulevard, and terminates at the intersection of Federal Street and 27th Street in East Camden.

April 27, 2023

Twelfth Ward Republican Club

The Twelfth Ward Republican Club, aka East End Republican Club, has a long and interesting history.

July 20, 2022

Leonard Avenue

Leonard Avenue runs one block from Federal Street to Westfield Avenue in East Camden, built in 1915 on land that had been part of St. Patrick's Cemetery.

October 2, 2021

Berkley Street

Berkley Street runs through South Camden from Buren Avenue to Haddon Avenue, named for Lord Berkeley, one of the original proprietors of colonial New Jersey. The section east of Broadway was once known as Hamilton Street until 1882.

September 26, 2021

Federal Street

Federal Street, originally called Joseph Cooper's Lane, is one of the primary east-west streets in Camden, running from the Delaware River waterfront through Stockton Township to Mount Holly. The intersection of Federal Street and Broadway is considered the center of center city Camden.

August 28, 2021

Harry J. Allebach

Harry J. Allebach was born on November 24, 1897, in Norristown, PA. He married Consuelo Elverson around 1917.

August 22, 2021

Israel B. Adams, Jr.

ISRAEL BUTLER ADAMS JR. was born on October 23, 1859, one of twelve children born to Israel and Adeline Cox Adams. The elder Adams was a farmer.

August 6, 2021

Benson Street

Benson Street, in South Camden, was named for John J. Benson, an agent of the Camden and Amboy Railroad who played a key role in developing the Stevens’ lands into building lots.

May 25, 2021