31st Street

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Thirty-First Street runs from the Delaware River south, across River Road to the Pavonia railroad switching yards. It starts again in East Camden at Pleasant Street and goes to Saunders Street. It picks up again at Federal Street and runs south to Stevens Street, alongside Woodrow Wilson High School. As in all numbered streets in Camden, it is North 31st Street above Federal, and South 31st below.

Although at one time a house or two stood east of the railroad tracks, since the early 1920s there have been no addresses on Thirty-First Street outside of Cramer Hill.

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1100 Block of North 31st Street

City directory and newspaper records, 1930–1947.

1158 North 31st Street

1158 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947Wharton P. Chew (contractor)

1156 North 31st Street

1156 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1152 North 31st Street

1152 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1150 North 31st Street

1150 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1149 North 31st Street

1149 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1147 North 31st Street

1147 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1146 North 31st Street

1146 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1144 North 31st Street

1144 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1143 North 31st Street

1143 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1141 North 31st Street

1141 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1140 North 31st Street

1140 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1138 North 31st Street

1138 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1930Catherine Sharp

1137 North 31st Street

1137 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1135 North 31st Street

1135 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1134 North 31st Street

1134 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947Earl Cholister

1132 North 31st Street

1132 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1129 North 31st Street

1129 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1125 North 31st Street

1125 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1121 North 31st Street

1121 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1117 North 31st Street

1117 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1116 North 31st Street

1116 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1115 North 31st Street

1115 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1930John J. Toal (policeman)
1947Building demolished

1114 North 31st Street

1114 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1108 North 31st Street

1108 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1107 North 31st Street

1107 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1103 North 31st Street

1103 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947J. Paul Neissner

1102 North 31st Street

1102 North 31st Street — 1100 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

John J. Toal, Camden policeman, 1115 North 31st Street, 1930.

John J. Toal, Camden policeman, 1115 North 31st Street
John J. Toal, Camden policeman, 1115 North 31st Street, 1930.

1000 Block of North 31st Street

City directory and newspaper records, 1912–1981.

1070 North 31st Street

1070 North 31st Street — 1000 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1062 North 31st Street

1062 North 31st Street — 1000 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1912William Cutdalis

1061 North 31st Street

1061 North 31st Street — 1000 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1929–1956Fred S. Pfrommer & Family (watch repair)
1929–1956Fred S. & Annetta "Etta" C. Pfrommer

1059 North 31st Street

1059 North 31st Street — 1000 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1930–1981Howard L. Currie & Family

1058 North 31st Street

1058 North 31st Street — 1000 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1054 North 31st Street

1054 North 31st Street — 1000 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1053 North 31st Street

1053 North 31st Street — 1000 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1050 North 31st Street

1050 North 31st Street — 1000 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1049 North 31st Street

1049 North 31st Street — 1000 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1952Mrs. Florence Olnhausen

1041 North 31st Street

1041 North 31st Street — 1000 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1039 North 31st Street

1039 North 31st Street — 1000 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1035 North 31st Street

1035 North 31st Street — 1000 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1033 North 31st Street

1033 North 31st Street — 1000 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1030 North 31st Street

1030 North 31st Street — 1000 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947John J. Ferry (policeman)

1029 North 31st Street

1029 North 31st Street — 1000 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1028 North 31st Street

1028 North 31st Street — 1000 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1027 North 31st Street

1027 North 31st Street — 1000 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1025 North 31st Street

1025 North 31st Street — 1000 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1022 North 31st Street

1022 North 31st Street — 1000 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1013 North 31st Street

1013 North 31st Street — 1000 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
—No information available

1000 block of North 31st Street, Cramer Hill, July 10, 2006.

1000 Block of North 31st Street, July 10, 2006
1000 block of North 31st Street, Cramer Hill, July 10, 2006.

Falls Seriously Injure Two

Philadelphia Inquirer, October 17, 1912

Falls Seriously Injure Two, Philadelphia Inquirer, October 17, 1912
Philadelphia Inquirer, October 17, 1912
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Falls Seriously Injure Two Falls resulted in two Camdenites receiving serious injuries yesterday. William McGinnis, 16 years old, of 300 North Twelfth street, slipped from the edge of the roof at his home and fell to the ground. He suffered a fracture of the skull and his death may result. While high in a tree gathering chestnuts, William Cutdalis, 18 years old, of 1062 North Thirty-first street, fell from a limb to the ground. He suffered severe contusions and internal injuries. Both were taken to the Cooper Hospital.

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Camden Arsonist Scheduled for Parole

Camden Courier-Post, December 20, 1957

Camden Arsonist Scheduled for Parole, Camden Courier-Post, December 20, 1957
Camden Courier-Post, December 20, 1957
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Camden Arsonist Scheduled for Parole Trenton, Dec. 19 — George Humphries, 52, formerly of the 500 block Penn st., Camden, convicted of arson Feb. 11, 1953, is eligible for parole, the State Parole Board announced today. Humphries was sentenced to from 3 to 10 years for setting fire to the home of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Florence Olnhausen, at 1049 N. 31st st. on Nov. 8, 1952. He was found not guilty by a jury of threatening to kill his estranged wife. The parole board also announced Frank Wehrman, formerly of Pleasantville, was eligible for parole. He has been in prison since Sept. 17, 1942, when he was sentenced to 25 to 30 years in Atlantic County for carnal abuse.

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John J. Ferry, Camden policeman, 1030 North 31st Street, 1947.

John J. Ferry, Camden policeman, 1030 North 31st Street, 1947
John J. Ferry, Camden policeman, 1030 North 31st Street, 1947.
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900 Block of North 31st Street

City directory and newspaper records, 1920–1994.

944 North 31st Street

944 North 31st Street — 900 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947Alphonso Gentless
1960s–1977Morris M. Odell & Family
–1980Walter S. Holt & Family
–1980Walter S. & Edna M. McMeekin Odell Holt

939 North 31st Street

939 North 31st Street — 900 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1920s–1940sFloyd Odell & Family
1920s–1940sFloyd & Edna M. McMeekin Odell
1940s–1960sMorris M. Odell & Family

937 North 31st Street

937 North 31st Street — 900 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947Henry Dillenschneider
1947Edna Odell

936 North 31st Street

936 North 31st Street — 900 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947Mrs. Anna S. Balmer

932 North 31st Street

932 North 31st Street — 900 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947–1994Jerise J. Garten & Family
1947–1994Jerise & Mildred Garten
1947–1994Edgar Garten

929 North 31st Street

929 North 31st Street — 900 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947John J. Armbruster

928 North 31st Street

928 North 31st Street — 900 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947Mrs. Pearl J. Reininghaus

927 North 31st Street

927 North 31st Street — 900 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947Ira Thomas

924 North 31st Street

924 North 31st Street — 900 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947William Ashfield

923 North 31st Street

923 North 31st Street — 900 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947Michael Meloni

922 North 31st Street

922 North 31st Street — 900 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947William Plefka

921 North 31st Street

921 North 31st Street — 900 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947George F. Helwig

919 North 31st Street

919 North 31st Street — 900 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947Charles P. Durand

918 North 31st Street

918 North 31st Street — 900 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1931–George R. Thompson & Family (Camden Police Detective)
—George R. & Harriet Thompson
1947Lee E. Collins

917 North 31st Street

917 North 31st Street — 900 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947Albert Engelfried

916 North 31st Street

916 North 31st Street — 900 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947Howard E. Shaw

915 North 31st Street

915 North 31st Street — 900 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947Mrs. Stella Horton

912 North 31st Street

912 North 31st Street — 900 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1920John G. Schramm & Family
1920John G. & Emma Schramm
1947–1950Walter Wychowanec
1947–1949John W. Kmicic

911 North 31st Street

911 North 31st Street — 900 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947Mrs. Ellen S. Easton

905 North 31st Street

905 North 31st Street — 900 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947Adam T. Reddell

901 North 31st Street

901 North 31st Street — 900 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947William Davies

900 North 31st Street

900 North 31st Street — 900 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947David Tootleman (grocery)

Holt

Camden Courier-Post, September 7, 1967

Holt death notice, Camden Courier-Post, September 7, 1967
Camden Courier-Post, September 7, 1967
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HOLT On Sept. 5, 1967, Walter S., husband of Edna (nee Odell) of 944 N. 31st St., Camden, N.J., age 86 years. Relatives and friends of the family and members of Michael Arnold Lodge 636, F&AM, Philadelphia, Pa., are invited to attend the funeral services on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Gustav Roedel & Son Funeral Home, 804-06 N. 27th St., Camden, N.J. Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. Friends may call Friday evening. Masonic services at 8 p.m.

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S. Jerise Garten, Camden Fire Department, 932 North 31st Street, 1947–1994.

S. Jerise Garten, Camden Fire Department, 932 North 31st Street
S. Jerise Garten, Camden Fire Department, 932 North 31st Street, 1947–1994.
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Funeral of Old Resident

Camden Post-Telegram, December 1, 1920

Funeral of Old Resident, Camden Post-Telegram, December 1, 1920
Camden Post-Telegram, December 1, 1920
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FUNERAL OF OLD RESIDENT. The funeral of John G. Schramm, husband of Emma M. Schramm, one of the few remaining pioneer residents of the North Side, who for many years conducted the hotel at Twenty-seventh and Cleveland avenue, took place this afternoon at 1 o'clock from his late home, 912 North Thirty-first street, and was largely attended. Interment was made at Harleigh Cemetery in charge of Undertaker Frederick Roedel & Sons. Deceased was one of the organizers and charter members of the old Citizens' Volunteer Fire Company, No. 1, and was active in its ranks until the paid department was installed in this section. Last evening large delegations from Mozart Lodge, No. 119, F. & A. M., and the Citizens' Fire Company viewed the remains, the Masonic lodge holding their impressive ceremonies.

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905 North 31st Street, Cramer Hill, before demolition, c. 2011.

905 North 31st Street, Cramer Hill, before demolition, c. 2011
905 North 31st Street, Cramer Hill, before demolition, c. 2011.
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Learned to play catch and hit a whiffle ball in this driveway. Our old house on 31st in Cramer Hill. Lived on the 2nd and 3rd floor. My room was on the 3rd. The house was finally taken down earlier this year.

Glenn Walter, December 14, 2011

600 Block of North 31st Street

City directory and newspaper records, c. 1917–1947.

Easter Steel Fabricators Area

Easter Steel Fabricators Area — 600 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
1947Easter Steel Fabricators Inc. (plant)

649 North 31st Street

649 North 31st Street — 600 Block of North 31st Street
yearname
c. 1917–1918Corporal William S. Hey

Corporal William S. Hey, 649 North 31st Street, World War I.

Oval-framed photograph of a soldier in a campaign hat seated on a stool in front of a tent
Corporal William S. Hey, 649 North 31st Street, World War I.

General Color Company

General Color Company thank-you advertisement, 1991. See also: 1991 FireWatch Magazine.

General Color Company thank-you advertisement with its Lemuel Avenue address, 1991
General Color Company thank-you advertisement, 1991. See also: 1991 FireWatch Magazine.
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Thank You For Your Professional Service To Our Community Have A Safe And HealthyYear General Color Company 31st Street & Lemuel Ave. Camden, NJ 08105 (609) 365-6942 FAX (609) 365-6857 MANUFACTURERS OF FINE COLORS

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General Color Company at the intersection of Lemuel Avenue and North 31st Street, 1991. See also: 1991 FireWatch Magazine.

Northwest Corner, South 31st Street & Carman Street

Northwest corner of South 31st Street and Carman Street, showing 3083, 3085, 3087 Carman Street, February 19, 2004.

Northwest corner of South 31st Street and Carman Street, showing 3083, 3085, 3087 Carman Street, February 19, 2004
Northwest corner of South 31st Street and Carman Street, showing 3083, 3085, 3087 Carman Street, February 19, 2004.
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ONE WAY

3087 Carman Street at the northwest corner of South 31st Street, February 19, 2004.

3087 Carman Street at the northwest corner of South 31st Street, February 19, 2004
3087 Carman Street at the northwest corner of South 31st Street, February 19, 2004.
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ONE WAY [illegible] [illegible]

3085 and 3087 Carman Street at the northwest corner of South 31st Street, February 19, 2004.

3085 and 3087 Carman Street at the northwest corner of South 31st Street, February 19, 2004
3085 and 3087 Carman Street at the northwest corner of South 31st Street, February 19, 2004.
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ONE WAY [illegible]

100 Block of South 31st Street

City directory records, 1890s–1900s.

125 South 31st Street

125 South 31st Street — 100 Block of South 31st Street
yearname
1890s–1900sNo information available

127 South 31st Street

127 South 31st Street — 100 Block of South 31st Street
yearname
1890s–1900sNo information available

131 South 31st Street

131 South 31st Street — 100 Block of South 31st Street
yearname
1890s–1900sNo information available

135 South 31st Street

135 South 31st Street — 100 Block of South 31st Street
yearname
1890s–1900sNo information available

139 South 31st Street

139 South 31st Street — 100 Block of South 31st Street
yearname
1897–1900sLawrence Wuest & Family
1897–1900sLawrence Boulton

By 1924, no houses were standing here.

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John J. Toal

John J. Toal (1902–1971) joined the Camden Police Department on May 8, 1928 and was still serving as late as 1947. He and his wife Mary lived at 1115 North 31st Street in Cramer Hill at the time of the 1930 Census, and had moved to 902 North 23rd Street by 1947.

Harold H. Pike in Camden Fire Department uniform, 1964

Harold H. Pike

Harold Hadley Pike Jr. (1926–1998) served the Camden Fire Department for over 30 years, rising from ladderman to Fire Marshal and Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention.

1946 map of Camden showing Lemuel Avenue

Lemuel Avenue

Lemuel Avenue in East Camden, likely named for landowner Lemuel Horner, was home to the “starch works” and General Color factory before its early-2000s Baldwin’s Run redevelopment.

Aerial photo of Carman Street, 1961

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.

Penn Street Looking East from 4th Street - 1910

Penn Street

Penn Street runs east from the Delaware River to North 12th Street in Camden. First listed in the 1867 city directory, it lost blocks to the expansion of Rutgers University and the building of Route 676.

1906-Sanborn-Map-11th-and-12th-streets

12th Street

Camden has two separate 12th Streets: North Twelfth, which once ran from Federal Street to the Cooper River before being largely erased by highway construction, and South Twelfth, which runs from Fairview Street to Lakeshore Drive and is lined with post-World War II rowhouses.

25 Years Later, Prep Football Game Shootout Resonates

By Kevin Callahan Although he would rise to the pinnacle of college football just four years later by winning the Heisman Trophy, Mike Rozier 's last play for Woodrow Wilson High School was spent looking down in the dirt on the field that would later bear his name.

General Color Company thank-you advertisement with its Lemuel Avenue address, 1991

General Color Company

A 1991 thank-you advertisement from General Color Company, manufacturers of fine colors at 31st Street and Lemuel Avenue, Camden.

Newspaper death notice for Holt, Walter S., age 86, Camden, with funeral and Masonic service details.

Holt

Death notice for Walter S. Holt, 86, of 944 North 31st Street, Camden, who died September 5, 1967; services at Gustav Roedel and Son Funeral Home, interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Philadelphia.

Newspaper clipping: Fire Captain Is Promoted

Fire Captain Is Promoted

Camden Fire Captain Harold H. Pike was promoted to district fire chief on April 30, 1964, sworn in at City Hall by City Clerk Odorisio before Public Safety Director Kauffman, Fire Chief Edward R. MacDowell, and acting Deputy Chief Edward Michalak.

Newspaper clipping "Camden Arsonist Scheduled for Parole" about George Humphries, Camden Courier-Post, December 20, 1957.

Camden Arsonist Scheduled for Parole

George Humphries, convicted in 1953 of setting fire to his mother-in-law's home at 1049 North 31st Street in November 1952 and sentenced to 3 to 10 years, was announced eligible for parole by the State Parole Board in December 1957.

Camden Fire Alarms newspaper clipping, Camden Courier-Post, February 15 1956

Camden Fire Alarms

Camden fire alarms from midnight Monday until midnight Tuesday, printed in the Camden Courier-Post on February 15, 1956: grass fires at 2nd and Beckett, 2709 Federal and 31st and Pleasant streets, rubbish at 1245 Mechanic Street and flooring at 322 Pine Street.

Camden Fire Alarms newspaper clipping, Camden Courier-Post, February 15 1956

Camden Fire Alarms

Camden fire alarm log for the 24-hour period ending midnight Tuesday, February 14, 1956, including a grass fire at 31st and Pleasant Streets and a rubbish fire at 1245 Mechanic Street.

Newspaper clipping about nine retiring Camden County Welfare Board employees honored at a dinner

Welfare Board Retirees

Nine retiring employees of the Camden County Welfare Board were honored at a dinner in February 1956, including board director Mrs. Etta C. Pfrommer of 1061 North 31st Street, who had served since 1941.

Courier-Post front-page article, Man Is Killed Here When Keg of Beer Explodes in Club

Man Is Killed Here When Keg of Beer Explodes in Club

John W. Kmicic, 56, a Pennsylvania Railroad machinist, was fatally injured when a beer keg exploded during a Christmas party at the Ninth Ward Republican club, 536 Broadway, on December 22, 1949.

16 Beauties to Vie for Honors Tonight

Shrine Club to Select Contest Winner at Convention Hall Show Sixteen South Jersey girls are competing in a popularity contest which closes tonight at the first annual professional show and dance of Camden Shrine Club in Convention Hall .

Marriage Licenses column, Camden Courier-Post, October 4, 1930, listing a couple of 673 Woodland Avenue.

Marriage Licenses

Marriage license notices from Camden and Media, Pennsylvania, including Michael Duffy of Philadelphia and Catherine Sharp of 1138 Thirty-first Street, Camden, October 1930.

Newspaper clipping "Funeral of Old Resident" reporting the funeral of John G. Schramm of 912 North Thirty-first street.

Funeral of Old Resident

The funeral of John G. Schramm, a pioneer resident of Cramer Hill who operated a hotel at 27th Street and Cleveland Avenue, was held December 1, 1920 from his home at 912 North 31st Street.

Newspaper clipping "Falls Seriously Injure Two" about two Camden youths hurt in falls, Philadelphia Inquirer, October 17, 1912.

Falls Seriously Injure Two

Two Camden teenagers suffered serious injuries in separate falls on October 16, 1912 — William McGinnis fell from a roof on 12th Street and William Cutdalis fell from a tree while gathering chestnuts at his home on 31st Street.

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