28th Street

March 16, 2024 · Updated November 2, 2026 · 13 min read · Streets

28th Street runs from the Delaware River south, across River Road to the Pavonia railroad switching yard, then to Westfield Avenue, on to Federal Street, then to Washington Street.

As in all numbered streets in Camden, it is North 28th Street above Federal, and South 28th below.

Unit Block of North 28th Street

City directory records.

1 North 28th Street

1 North 28th Street — Unit Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

7 North 28th Street

7 North 28th Street — Unit Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1932	C. N. Morrow

8 North 28th Street

8 North 28th Street — Unit Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1932	Alfred Swindell & Family
1932	Alfred & Anna Swindell
—	Samuel M. Shay

15 North 28th Street

15 North 28th Street — Unit Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1933	Mrs. Samuel Smith
1933	Mrs. M. Shaw

18 North 28th Street

18 North 28th Street — Unit Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1930s–1940	John A. Mulligan

19 North 28th Street

19 North 28th Street — Unit Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	Jesse P. Johnson

20 North 28th Street

20 North 28th Street — Unit Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1924–1928	Joseph Sparks & Family
1924–1928	Joseph & Mary Emma Sparks

23 North 28th Street

23 North 28th Street — Unit Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1923–1948	James H. McDermott & Family
1923–1948	James H. & Anna McDermott
1923–1948	David, Catherine, Bertha McDermott

28 North 28th Street

28 North 28th Street — Unit Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1924–1930s	James H. MacDermott
1942–1947	John A. Mulligan

32 North 28th Street

32 North 28th Street — Unit Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1947	William Banford & Family
1947	William & Verna Banford
1947	Raymond E. Banford

40 North 28th Street

40 North 28th Street — Unit Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

42 North 28th Street

42 North 28th Street — Unit Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	Private Edward J. Henry Jr.

44 North 28th Street

44 North 28th Street — Unit Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

46 North 28th Street

46 North 28th Street — Unit Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1919–1920s	Christopher Moll Jr.

52 North 28th Street

52 North 28th Street — Unit Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

James H. McDermott and family, 23 North 28th Street, 1923–1948.

Raymond E. Banford, 32 North 28th Street, 1947.

40, 42, and 44 North 28th Street. Private Edward J. Henry Jr., 42 North 28th Street.

Private Edward J. Henry Jr., 42 North 28th Street

Christopher Moll Jr., 46 North 28th Street, 1919–1920s.

100 Block of North 28th Street

City directory records.

123 North 28th Street

123 North 28th Street — 100 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1904–1980	John W. Golden
1930–1934	Chief of Police, Camden Police Department

124 North 28th Street

124 North 28th Street — 100 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1947	No information available

125 North 28th Street

125 North 28th Street — 100 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1947	No information available

127 North 28th Street

127 North 28th Street — 100 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1947	No information available

128 North 28th Street

128 North 28th Street — 100 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1947	No information available

131 North 28th Street

131 North 28th Street — 100 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1947	No information available

132 North 28th Street

132 North 28th Street — 100 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1947	No information available

133 North 28th Street

133 North 28th Street — 100 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1947	No information available

134 North 28th Street

134 North 28th Street — 100 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1947	No information available

135 North 28th Street

135 North 28th Street — 100 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1947	No information available

136 North 28th Street

136 North 28th Street — 100 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1947	No information available

137 North 28th Street

137 North 28th Street — 100 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1889–1911	John F. Renner & Family
1889–1911	John F. & Cecelia G. Renner
1889–1911	Edwin, Emma, John F. Jr., Louis, Levi Renner

John W. Golden, 123 North 28th Street, 1904–1980. Chief of Police, Camden Police Department, 1930–1934.

137 North 28th Street — home of John F. Renner and family, 1889–1911. Photo from 2012.

137 North 28th Street, aerial view from 2012 — 137 North 28th Street — home of John F. Renner and family, 1889–1911. Photo from 2012.

200 Block of North 28th Street

City directory records.

200 North 28th Street

200 North 28th Street — 200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1881–1957	William Morse & Family
1881–1957	William & Annie Morse
1881–1957	Frederick Morse (Fire Department; custodian, Alfred Cramer School)
1881–1957	Frederick & Mary Morse
1881–1957	Helen Morse

201 North 28th Street

201 North 28th Street — 200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1908–1910	John Kennedy (grocery)

205 North 28th Street

205 North 28th Street — 200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	Congregation Beth Israel

210 North 28th Street

210 North 28th Street — 200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1947	No information available

212 North 28th Street

212 North 28th Street — 200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1947	No information available

213 North 28th Street

213 North 28th Street — 200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1930	George Duble
1930	Camden High School
1947	No information available

214 North 28th Street

214 North 28th Street — 200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1946–1955	Andrew H. Foreman Jr.

215 North 28th Street

215 North 28th Street — 200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

300 Block of North 28th Street

City directory records.

311 North 28th Street

311 North 28th Street — 300 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

313 North 28th Street

313 North 28th Street — 300 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

400 Block of North 28th Street

City directory records.

413 North 28th Street

413 North 28th Street — 400 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1914	Edward Thomas
—	J. Frederick Voigt
—	George Laws
—	Allen I. Palmer
—	O. Glen Stackhouse

415 North 28th Street

415 North 28th Street — 400 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

500 Block of North 28th Street

City directory records.

551 North 28th Street

551 North 28th Street — 500 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

553 North 28th Street

553 North 28th Street — 500 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1903–1904	Fridolin Spuhler Sr. (aka Frederick Spuhler)
1904	Jacob Kronenwetter
1947–1952	William L. Adams & Family
1947–1952	William L. & Mary C. Adams
1947–1952	William L. Adams Jr.
1947–1952	James J. Adams
1947–1952	Eleanor Adams Irick
1947–1952	Catherine Adams Parvin
1947–1952	Mary Adams, Joan Adams, Anne Adams
1955–2008	Rev. N. Henry Ingram & Family
1955–2008	N. Henry & Vera Ingram
1955–2008	Frances, Edith, Barbara, Virginia Ingram
1955–2008	Henry 'Butch' Ingram, James, William, John, Robert Ingram
1974	Rev. Stephen Henderson

700 Block of North 28th Street

City directory records.

709 North 28th Street

709 North 28th Street — 700 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1938	Gordon Snyder
1938	George Snyder

721 North 28th Street

721 North 28th Street — 700 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1899–1906	George Bauer & Family
1899–1906	George & Valeska Bauer

758 North 28th Street

758 North 28th Street — 700 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

800 Block of North 28th Street

City directory records.

811 North 28th Street

811 North 28th Street — 800 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1933	Margaret Payne

860 North 28th Street

860 North 28th Street — 800 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1936	Charles E. Williams
1936	John Williams
—	Everett Joslin
—	John Toal
—	Frank Crawford

900 Block of North 28th Street

City directory records.

900 North 28th Street

900 North 28th Street — 900 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1900s–1910s	Frank H. Powell & Family
1900s–1910s	Frank H. & Maggie Powell
1900s–1910s	Melvin Powell
1900s–1910s	George Powell
1987	Carmen Valentin & Family
1987	Carmen Valentin, Yajaira Acevedo
1987	Roberto Acevedo, Alberto Acevedo
1987	Isidro Perez, Sonia Rosado
1987	Jasmine Maniero, Dmaris Maniero

906 North 28th Street

906 North 28th Street — 900 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1984	William Jennings & Family
1984	William & Donna Jennings
1984	Valerie Kalyta
1984	Jeffrey Jennings
1984	Bobby Joe Jennings

908 North 28th Street

908 North 28th Street — 900 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1984	Mrs. Ruby Powell

910 North 28th Street

910 North 28th Street — 900 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

912 North 28th Street

912 North 28th Street — 900 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1984	Robert Wojciechowski

914 North 28th Street

914 North 28th Street — 900 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

916 North 28th Street

916 North 28th Street — 900 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

918 North 28th Street

918 North 28th Street — 900 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

920 North 28th Street

920 North 28th Street — 900 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1945–1947	Allen Rudderow

924 North 28th Street

924 North 28th Street — 900 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1932	William Rue
1967	William Evans & Family
1967	William & Elizabeth Evans

926 North 28th Street

926 North 28th Street — 900 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1937	Edward Muchler & Family
1937	Edward & Madeline Muchler

1000 Block of North 28th Street

City directory records.

1017 North 28th Street

1017 North 28th Street — 1000 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1941	Fred Strahle & Family
1941	Fred & Thelma Strahle

1019 North 28th Street

1019 North 28th Street — 1000 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

1052 North 28th Street

1052 North 28th Street — 1000 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
2011	No information available

1054 North 28th Street

1054 North 28th Street — 1000 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
2011	No information available

1056 North 28th Street

1056 North 28th Street — 1000 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

1058 North 28th Street

1058 North 28th Street — 1000 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

1062 North 28th Street

1062 North 28th Street — 1000 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
2011	No information available

1064 North 28th Street

1064 North 28th Street — 1000 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
2011	No information available

1066 North 28th Street

1066 North 28th Street — 1000 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
2011	No information available

1068 North 28th Street

1068 North 28th Street — 1000 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
2011	No information available

1054 and 1052 North 28th Street, August 22, 2011

1064 and 1062 North 28th Street, August 22, 2011

1068 and 1066 North 28th Street, August 22, 2011

1100 Block of North 28th Street

City directory records.

1107 North 28th Street

1107 North 28th Street — 1100 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

1112 North 28th Street

1112 North 28th Street — 1100 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1933	Richard T. Venn

1114 North 28th Street

1114 North 28th Street — 1100 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

1116 North 28th Street

1116 North 28th Street — 1100 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

1118 North 28th Street

1118 North 28th Street — 1100 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1938	Edward T. Homan & Family

1200 Block of North 28th Street

City directory records.

1200 North 28th Street

1200 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
early 2000s	New construction

1201 North 28th Street

1201 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1942	John Reeves Thompson Jr. & Family
1942	John Reeves & Etta May Thompson Jr.
2011	Gone
—	Corporal Raymond E. Selah

1202 North 28th Street

1202 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1906	John J. Hagan
1906	Peter Hagan & Co. boat builders
2000s	The Hawk Family — Gone
2000s	Gone

1203 North 28th Street

1203 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
2011	Gone

1205 North 28th Street

1205 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
2011	Gone

1206 North 28th Street

1206 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1940	No information available
early 2000s	Rebuilt

1207 North 28th Street

1207 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
2011	Gone

1208 North 28th Street

1208 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
2000s	The Frett Family — Gone
2000s	Gone

1209 North 28th Street

1209 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
2011	Gone

1211 North 28th Street

1211 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
2011	Gone

1213 North 28th Street

1213 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
2011	Gone

1215 North 28th Street

1215 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
2011	Gone

1219 North 28th Street

1219 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1947	George A. Pease

1221 North 28th Street

1221 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1947	William L. Zwink

1223 North 28th Street

1223 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1927	George R. Thompson & Family
1927	George R. & Harriet Thompson
1958	Raymond Ross
2011	Gone

1225 North 28th Street

1225 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
2011	Gone

1227 North 28th Street

1227 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1947	James M. Lilly
2011	Destroyed by fire September 19, 2011

1250 North 28th Street

1250 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
2011	No information available

1251 North 28th Street

1251 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1932	Edward Kapigian
1938	Haig Kapigian
early 2000s	New construction

1252 North 28th Street

1252 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
2011	No information available

1255 North 28th Street

1255 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
early 2000s	New construction

1258 North 28th Street

1258 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
2011	No information available

1262 North 28th Street

1262 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
2011	No information available

1263 North 28th Street

1263 North 28th Street — 1200 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
2011	No information available

1263 North 28th Street, August 22, 2011

1258 and 1262 North 28th Street, August 22, 2011

1255 North 28th Street, new construction early 2000s, August 22, 2011

1250 and 1252 North 28th Street, August 22, 2011

1251 North 28th Street, new construction early 2000s, August 22, 2011

1250 North 28th Street, August 22, 2011

1227 North 28th Street, August 22, 2011 — destroyed by fire September 19, 2011

1219 and 1221 North 28th Street, August 22, 2011

1206 North 28th Street, new construction early 2000s, August 22, 2011

1200 North 28th Street, new construction early 2000s, August 22, 2011

1300 Block of North 28th Street

City directory records.

1303 North 28th Street

1303 North 28th Street — 1300 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
1900s–1947	Wilson B. Rickenbach
1900s–1947	Morris Rickenbach
1900s–1947	Wilson Rickenbach

1307 North 28th Street

1307 North 28th Street — 1300 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

1309 North 28th Street

1309 North 28th Street — 1300 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

1313 North 28th Street

1313 North 28th Street — 1300 Block of North 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

1303, 1307–1309, and 1313 North 28th Street.

1303 and 1307–1309 North 28th Street.

Foot of North 28th Street

Historical occupants at the river end.

Foot of North 28th Street

Foot of North 28th Street — Foot of North 28th Street
year	name
1900s–1959	Noecker, Rickenbach & Ake Shipbuilding Company
1900s–1959	Noecker and Ake Shipbuilding Company
1900s–1959	Noecker Shipbuilding Company
2005–present	Express Marine, Inc.

Express Marine, Inc. at the foot of North 28th Street. Photo taken November 6, 2005. Photo courtesy of John Myers.

Express Marine, Inc. at the foot of North 28th Street, November 6, 2005 — Express Marine, Inc. at the foot of North 28th Street. Photo taken November 6, 2005. Photo courtesy of John Myers.

North 28th Street at Harrison Avenue

Southeast corner of North 28th Street at Harrison Avenue, showing 1303 and 1307–1309 North 28th Street.

North 28th Street at Polk Avenue

Northwest corner of North 28th Street and Polk Avenue, August 22, 2011

Northeast corner of North 28th Street and Polk Avenue, August 22, 2011

Southwest corner of North 28th Street and Polk Avenue, August 22, 2011

Southeast corner of North 28th Street and Polk Avenue, August 22, 2011

North 28th Street at Tyler Avenue

Northeast corner of North 28th Street and Tyler Avenue. Photo taken August 22, 2011.

Northeast corner of North 28th Street and Tyler Avenue, August 22, 2011 — Northeast corner of North 28th Street and Tyler Avenue. Photo taken August 22, 2011.

North 28th Street at Westfield Avenue

Looking west on North 28th Street from Westfield Avenue. Photo taken December 3, 2011.

Looking west on North 28th Street from Westfield Avenue, December 3, 2011 — Looking west on North 28th Street from Westfield Avenue. Photo taken December 3, 2011.

South 28th Street at Federal Street

Looking south on South 28th Street from Federal Street, August 22, 2011

Southwest corner of South 28th Street at Federal Street, August 22, 2011

South 28th Street at Benson Street

South 28th Street and Benson Street, December 11, 2005

South 28th Street and Benson Street, looking north, December 11, 2005

Unit Block of South 28th Street

City directory records.

35 South 28th Street

35 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

36 South 28th Street

36 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

37 South 28th Street

37 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

38 South 28th Street

38 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

39 South 28th Street

39 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

40 South 28th Street

40 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

41 South 28th Street

41 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
2010	Working fire, December 9, 2010

42 South 28th Street

42 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

43 South 28th Street

43 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

44 South 28th Street

44 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
1932	George Snyder & Family
1932	Gordon Snyder
1932	Ruth Snyder
1932	Doris Winstanley (granddaughter)
1932	George & Blanche Snyder
1932	George, Gordon, Ruth, William Snyder; Florence Snyder Winstanley; Doris Winstanley
1932	Garfield S. Pancoast

45 South 28th Street

45 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
—	No information available

46 South 28th Street

46 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
1919–1920s	Christopher Moll Jr.

47 South 28th Street

47 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
1950s–1970s	The Evangelista Family

48 South 28th Street

48 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
1947–1950	Cadwallader W. Hutchinson

50 South 28th Street

50 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
1940	Anna Rogers

52 South 28th Street

52 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
1935–1947	Frank Steinbach & Family
1935–1947	Frank & Emma Steinbach
1935–1947	George W. Spicks (father-in-law)

53 South 28th Street

53 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
1947	No information available

54 South 28th Street

54 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
1940	Mortimer Tessier & Family
1940	Mortimer & Buelah Tessier

55 South 28th Street

55 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
1923–1924	Frank & Emma Steinbach
1923–1924	George W. Spicks

56 South 28th Street

56 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
1940–1943	David Humphries & Family
1940–1943	David & Rhoda Humphries
1940–1943	David W. Humphries Jr.

58 South 28th Street

58 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
1940	Dorothy Beard & Family
1940	Mrs. Alice Beard (mother)

60 South 28th Street

60 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
1940	Leroy Scott & Family
1940	Leroy & Ruth Scott
1940	Leroy Scott Jr.
1947	Charles A. Kocher Sr. Family

62 South 28th Street

62 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
1920s–1940s	Charles Windstein & Family
1920s–1940s	Charles & Florence Windstein
1920s–1940s	Marion Windstein
1920s–1930s	George W. Spicks (father-in-law)
1960s–1970s	James J. Florio

64 South 28th Street

64 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
1940	Russell Rogers & Family
1940	Russell & Cornelia Rogers
1940	Russell Rogers Jr.

66 South 28th Street

66 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
1940	James McGuigan & Family

67 South 28th Street

67 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
1958	Joseph Kelly

68 South 28th Street

68 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
1940	Joseph Johnson

70 South 28th Street

70 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
1940	Joseph Johnson

72 South 28th Street

72 South 28th Street — Unit Block of South 28th Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Sophie Silverstein (grocery)
1950s–1960s	Charles A. Kocher Sr. (ice cream parlor)

Camden Fire Department firefighters Ed Frontado and Johnnie Broadwater changing bottles after extinguishing a working fire at 41 South 28th Street on December 9, 2010 at 07:13 hours. The first due engine company to this fire, Engine Company 9, was closed this day due to policies imposed by City Hall.

Working fire at 41 South 28th Street, December 9, 2010 — Camden Fire Department firefighters Ed Frontado and Johnnie Broadwater changing bottles after extinguishing a working fire at 41 South 28th Street on December 9, 2010 at 07:13 hours. The first due engine company to this fire, Engine Company 9, was closed this day due to policies imposed by City Hall.

South 28th Street at Mickle Street

48 to 72 South 28th Street, December 27, 2005

53 to 71 South 28th Street, northwest corner of South 28th Street and Mickle Street, December 27, 2005

66 to 72 South 28th Street, northeast corner of South 28th Street and Mickle Street, December 27, 2005

72 South 28th Street at the northeast corner of South 28th Street and Mickle Street. The Happy Dragon was the site of several shootings over the years. State Trooper Roy Hill was severely wounded in a shootout that left one suspect dead in 1996. It closed after owner Bao Xing Lin was murdered March 11, 2004. Three suspects were arrested and charged with felony murder. One was sentenced to 25 years in prison with a mandatory minimum of 21 years 3 months in August 2005. The building has since been converted into a residential property. Photo taken March 2004.

72 South 28th Street at the northeast corner of South 28th Street and Mickle Street, March 2004 — 72 South 28th Street at the northeast corner of South 28th Street and Mickle Street. The Happy Dragon was the site of several shootings over the years. State Trooper Roy Hill was severely wounded in a shootout that left one suspect dead in 1996. It closed after owner Bao Xing Lin was murdered March 11, 2004. Three suspects were arrested and charged with felony murder. One was sentenced to 25 years in prison with a mandatory minimum of 21 years 3 months in August 2005. The building has since been converted into a residential property. Photo taken March 2004.

Southeast corner of South 28th Street and Mickle Street, showing Alfred Cramer School at 2800 Mickle Street, December 27, 2005

2774–2772 Mickle Street at the southwest corner of South 28th Street and Mickle Street: Clay W. Reesman and family lived at 2772 from the 1920s to the 1970s. Reesman served as a City Commissioner and as the City Clerk until his death January 3, 1949.

2774 and 2772 Mickle Street at the southwest corner of South 28th Street and Mickle Street — 2774–2772 Mickle Street at the southwest corner of South 28th Street and Mickle Street: Clay W. Reesman and family lived at 2772 from the 1920s to the 1970s. Reesman served as a City Commissioner and as the City Clerk until his death January 3, 1949.

Tyler Avenue

Tyler Avenue runs northeast through Cramer Hill from North 27th Street to North 30th Street, one block north of Pierce Avenue. It is named for John Tyler, the tenth President of the United States (1841–1845).

October 30, 2026

River Avenue

River Avenue, more popularly known as River Road, runs north from Federal Street to the Camden city limits and became a Camden thoroughfare in 1899, when the town of Stockton was united with the city. It is the main artery of Cramer Hill and the location of many stores and small businesses.

October 27, 2026

Aerial view of William S. Ablett Village, Camden, July 1965

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

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

Morse Street

Morse Street in East Camden was named for Henry G. Morse, founder and president of the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, whose Camden shipyard led to the creation of Yorkship Village.

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

Linden Street

Linden Street runs east from the Delaware River to North 12th Street in Camden; large portions were demolished for the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Rutgers University and the toll plaza.

October 8, 2024

Jesse P. Johnson

Jesse P. Johnson was born around 1873 in Des Moines, Iowa, and moved to Camden, New Jersey, around 1890. The 1890-1891 Camden City Directory lists him living at the corner of 9th and Pearl Streets and working as a salesman in Philadelphia.

September 6, 2024

Carman Street

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

August 27, 2024

Adams Avenue

Adams Avenue, in the Cramer Hill section of Camden, was named after President John Quincy Adams, running northeast from North 28th Street to the site of the former Tucker shipyard.

August 26, 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

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

29th Street

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

March 17, 2024

Rear of a fire truck marked 3 with hoses on the street, parked cars alongside and a Rite Aid pharmacy ahead.

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

1227 North 28th Street fire, September 19, 2011

Fire at 1227 North 28th Street

Camden Fire Department response to a fire at 1227 North 28th Street in Cramer Hill on September 19, 2011.

September 19, 2011

Charles Kocher's Ice Cream Parlor at 72 South 28th Street (a remembrance)

A remembrance shared by Charles Kocher III in April 2009 of his family's ice cream parlor at 72 South 28th Street, at the corner of Mickle Street.

April 1, 2009

Seven People Killed, 2 Injured in Camden Row House Blaze

An early morning fire engulfed a rowhouse at 900 North 28th Street on April 20, 1987, killing seven people including four young children and leaving another child in critical condition. Camden County Prosecutor Samuel Asbell blamed careless smoking; city fire officials disagreed with that finding.

April 21, 1987

Girl, 6, Dies in City Blaze

Valerie Kalyta, 6, was killed and Jennifer Fustin, 5, critically injured in an intense fire at 906 North 28th Street. Valerie was pronounced dead on arrival at Cooper Hospital; Jennifer was transferred to St. Christopher's burn unit in Philadelphia.

March 14, 1984

Eckel

Death notice for Margaret M. (nee Pepeta) Eckel, 68, wife of William H. Eckel of 2719 Pierce Avenue, Camden, with Mass at St. Anthony of Padua R.C. Church and interment at Calvary Cemetery.

November 29, 1971

Desrocher

Death notice of Joseph E. Desrocher Sr., 85, of 924 North 19th Street, Camden, who died April 26, 1970.

April 27, 1970

712 North 27th Street, Camden Post, July 21, 1969

Ayres (death notice)

Death notice for David R. Ayres, 76, of 712 N. 27th Street, Camden, a retired Prudential Insurance agent who died July 19, 1969, with funeral arrangements by the Edward P. Leonard Jr. Funeral Home.

July 21, 1969

Woman's Death Ruled Suicide

The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Evans, 68, of 924 North 28th Street, was ruled a suicide by Camden County Coroner Thomas Casey. Her husband William, 70, found her body in the cellar when he returned from work.

September 7, 1967

Hospital Cases

Hospital cases from Camden on November 8, 1958, including Joseph Kelly of 67 South 28th Street (cut scalp) and Raymond Ross of 1223 North 28th Street (cut arm) treated at Cooper Hospital.

November 8, 1958

F. W. Morse, 77, Dies; Ex-School Employe

Frederick W. Morse, 77, a Camden Board of Education employee from 1919 to 1954, died at his home, 200 North 28th Street, where he had lived for 76 years. Survived by his wife Mary, a daughter, a grandson, and two great-grandchildren.

June 3, 1957

Jesse Johnson Dies at Age 77

Camden Courier-Post - May 12, 1950 Jesse P. Johnson , 77, former vaudeville star, was stricken fatally Thursday while in bed at his home, 19 North Twenty-eighth street .

May 12, 1950

William L. Adams Sr.

William L. Adams Sr., 61, of 553 North 28th Street, died at home. Born in South Camden, he was a longtime East Camden resident, former Standard Oil employee, and Holy Name Society member. Survived by widow Mary C., two sons, five daughters.

July 9, 1949

Obituary for Corporal John J. Gorman, Camden Courier-Post, November 10, 1947

Cpl. J.J. Gorman Rites Thursday

Camden Courier-Post notice of the solemn requiem Mass for Corporal John J. Gorman of 1040 North Nineteenth Street, killed at Aachen, Germany, held at St. Anthony of Padua Church in November 1947.

November 10, 1947

George W. Spicks

George W. Spicks, 85, who retired as a Camden hotel keeper in 1923, died at his home, 52 South Twenty-eighth Street, after a long illness. He had owned a hotel at Twenty-first and Federal Streets for 40 years.

January 6, 1947

Camden City Directory — 1947: Polk Avenue

Camden City Directory, 1947: resident listings for Polk Avenue from 2742 to 2854, with North 28th Street intersecting between 2742 and 2800.

January 1, 1947

Camden Soldier Credited With Saving Child's Life in Germany

PFC Allen Rudderow of 920 North 28th Street is credited with saving the life of a two-year-old Yugoslav child by swinging across a rooftop to reach the burning building in Pudolstadt, Germany, and passing the baby to safety.

August 15, 1945

Samuel Rosen Dies; Beth Israel Founder

Samuel Rosen, 51, of 2597 Baird Boulevard, a leader in Jewish fraternal and charitable circles and one of the founders of Beth Israel synagogue, died at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Philadelphia.

June 14, 1944

Mrs. Anna E. McDermott

Mrs. Anna E. McDermott, 80, wife of retired city fireman James H. McDermott of 23 North Twenty-eighth Street, died Tuesday after a long illness. Funeral at Harry Leonard Funeral Home; solemn requiem mass at St. Joseph's Church.

October 7, 1943

Camden Draught Beer

Page 27 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: a Camden Draught Beer advertisement, advertisements for Vincent's Super Service at 936-8 Newton Avenue and Nardello at 2311 Federal St., around an installment of the parish history telling how Alfred Cramer developed East Camden after 1874 and how early Catholics there went to Mass.

January 1, 1943

Gas Stove Explosion Welcomes Pair Home

Fred Strahle, his wife Thelma and their two children came home to 1017 North 28th Street from a vacation in the Pennsylvania mountains, and the gas stove blew up when he tried to light the pilot. He smothered the flames with a small rug; firemen arrived but did not go into action.

July 31, 1941

Fire at 28th & Adams, February 16, 1941

On February 16, 1941, a fire and explosion at 28th Street and Adams Avenue in Cramer Hill killed a father and son and critically burned a third family member.

February 16, 1941

Miss Eleanor Marilyne Homan marriage — Camden Courier-Post, February 26, 1938

Marriage Takes Place Today

Miss Eleanor Marilyne Homan, daughter of Edward T. Homan of 1118 North 28th Street, was to marry Dr. Montague A. Cashman of New York City in a quiet ceremony in Washington, D.C., on February 26, 1938. The couple planned to reside in Washington.

February 26, 1938

R. M. Hollingshead, Jr., Pays Fine as Speeder

R. M. Hollingshead Jr. was fined $15 for driving 75 miles per hour on the Burlington Pike. Gordon Snyder, 23, of 709 North 28th Street, was fined $5 for having no driver's license.

February 15, 1938

Vacant Building Looted

Haig Kapigian of 1251 North 28th Street reported to police that eight steam radiators worth $25 had been stolen from a vacant building at 2210 Broadway since January 30.

February 2, 1938

Mrs. Madaline Muchler

Mrs. Madaline Muchler, 36, wife of Edward Muchler of 926 North 28th Street, died. Funeral Monday at 36th Street and Westfield Avenue. Burial in Arlington Cemetery.

April 23, 1937

Bed Sheet Rips to Fail Attempt at Suicide

John Williams, 82, of 860 North 28th Street, allegedly attempted suicide in August 1936 by tying a bed sheet about his neck and dropping from a second-story window. The sheet ripped and he fell to the ground, and was treated at Cooper Hospital.

August 10, 1936

Cramer P.T.A. Group Lists Two Meetings

The Cramer Parent-Teacher Association's Study Group meets at the home of Mrs. Samuel Smith, 327 Morse Street. The executive board meets the following day at 15 North Twenty-eighth Street to discuss the membership drive.

October 11, 1933

Miss Walt Whitman, Margaret Payne — Camden Courier-Post, June 1933

'Miss Walt Whitman' Contestant

Margaret Payne of 811 North 28th Street, contestant for the "Miss Walt Whitman" contest sponsored by Walt Whitman Stores.

June 19, 1933

Bride Elect

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

June 12, 1933

Mrs. Annie Morse

Funeral services announced for Mrs. Annie Morse, 88, widow of Captain William Morse, longtime East Camden resident. Services at the home of her son Frederick Morse, 200 North Twenty-eighth Street; burial at Arlington Cemetery.

June 7, 1933

Murphy and Pedigree To End Long Service With Camden Police

Sergeant Thomas J. Murphy and switchboard operator Joseph "Si" Pedigree of 49 South Twenty-seventh Street were among 13 Camden policemen and firemen retiring on pension before the first of 1933, and Mayor Roy R. Stewart said none of the vacancies would be filled. Camden Courier-Post, October 8, 1932.

October 8, 1932

Woman Seeks Death After 'Lovers' Spat

Mrs. Florence Winstanley, 21, of 44 South Twenty-eighth Street attempted to end her life by taking poison following a quarrel with a boyfriend. She was found by her father and taken to Cooper Hospital; her condition was not serious.

June 18, 1932

Camden Boy Missing; Left Home Saturday

Police searched for William Rue, 15, of 924 North 28th Street, who left home Saturday to attend a baseball game and had not been heard from since. He was described as five feet four inches, blue eyes and light hair.

June 7, 1932

Holdup Man Given 4 Years in Prison; Burglar Gets 2

Alfred Swindell of 8 North Twenty-eighth Street pleaded guilty to assault and battery on his wife Anna and was sentenced to six months.

June 2, 1932

2 Men Pay Fines for Interference

Two men were fined $25 each for interfering with Motorcycle Policeman Earl Wright's investigation of a 2:20 a.m. auto accident at Ninth Street and Kaighn Avenue.

March 19, 1932

Two Men Arrested After Auto Crash

After a March 1932 collision near Leonard Avenue and Federal Street, Basil P. Cook of 449 North Fifth Street and James Fenton of 834 North Sixth Street were arrested on charges including assault, threat to kill, and reckless driving, on complaint of C. N. Morrow of 7 North Twenty-eighth Street.

March 19, 1932

Old Stocktons Three Parks Kept Police on Jump

Old Stockton's Three Parks Kept Police Force on Jump

Sergeant Horner Recalls Days When Horse-Drawn Patrol Toted Woozy Celebrants From Moist Recreation Centers to City Hall East Camden used to have three parks "in the old days" — and to hear a veteran like Police Sergeant William C. Horner tell it — they certainly kept the police force "on its toes." Sergeant Horner, who has seen more than a quarter century of service on the police force in East Camden and is now head of the city missing persons bureau, often tells of those days.

April 3, 1931