38th Street

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Thirty-Eighth Street runs south from Jersey Avenue to Camden Avenue in East Camden, crossing Westfield Avenue and High Street, then picks up again for one block between Federal Street and Fremont Street.

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200 Block of North 38th Street

City directory and newspaper records, 1906–1973.

231 North 38th Street

231 North 38th Street — 200 Block of North 38th Street
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226–228 North 38th Street

226–228 North 38th Street — 200 Block of North 38th Street
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1947–1964Modern Lumber and Woodworking Co.

223 North 38th Street

223 North 38th Street — 200 Block of North 38th Street
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1906–1919Ezra Wallace

221 North 38th Street

221 North 38th Street — 200 Block of North 38th Street
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1917Frederick & Eveline Pratley
1917Frederick Pratley
1917Eveline Pratley

219 North 38th Street

219 North 38th Street — 200 Block of North 38th Street
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1973Charles E. Gibson & Family

218 North 38th Street

218 North 38th Street — 200 Block of North 38th Street
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—No information available

217 North 38th Street

217 North 38th Street — 200 Block of North 38th Street
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—No information available

212 North 38th Street

212 North 38th Street — 200 Block of North 38th Street
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1917George O. Prince
1930–1932Prince Concrete Products, Inc.

211 North 38th Street

211 North 38th Street — 200 Block of North 38th Street
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219 North 38th Street — Charles E. Gibson

Charles E. Gibson and his family lived at 219 North 38th Street in 1973. He served with the Camden Fire Department.

Charles E. Gibson, Camden Fire Department
Charles E. Gibson, Camden Fire Department

300 Block of North 38th Street

City directory and newspaper records, 1910s–1947.

337 North 38th Street

337 North 38th Street — 300 Block of North 38th Street
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335 North 38th Street

335 North 38th Street — 300 Block of North 38th Street
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334 North 38th Street

334 North 38th Street — 300 Block of North 38th Street
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333 North 38th Street

333 North 38th Street — 300 Block of North 38th Street
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1949Russell E. Mattson

327 North 38th Street

327 North 38th Street — 300 Block of North 38th Street
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326 North 38th Street

326 North 38th Street — 300 Block of North 38th Street
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319 North 38th Street

319 North 38th Street — 300 Block of North 38th Street
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1910s–1947Charles H. Valentine & Family
1910s–1947Charles H. & Martha A. Valentine
1910s–1947Benjamin Valentine
1910s–1947Charles Valentine
1910s–1947John Valentine
1947Benjamin F. Valentine

313 North 38th Street

313 North 38th Street — 300 Block of North 38th Street
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312 North 38th Street

312 North 38th Street — 300 Block of North 38th Street
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311 North 38th Street

311 North 38th Street — 300 Block of North 38th Street
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1932J. S. Harrison

310 North 38th Street

310 North 38th Street — 300 Block of North 38th Street
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400 Block of North 38th Street

City directory and newspaper records, 1924–1970s.

461 North 38th Street

461 North 38th Street — 400 Block of North 38th Street
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448 North 38th Street

448 North 38th Street — 400 Block of North 38th Street
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447 North 38th Street

447 North 38th Street — 400 Block of North 38th Street
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445 North 38th Street

445 North 38th Street — 400 Block of North 38th Street
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442 North 38th Street

442 North 38th Street — 400 Block of North 38th Street
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—No information available

440 North 38th Street

440 North 38th Street — 400 Block of North 38th Street
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435 North 38th Street

435 North 38th Street — 400 Block of North 38th Street
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431 North 38th Street

431 North 38th Street — 400 Block of North 38th Street
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425 North 38th Street

425 North 38th Street — 400 Block of North 38th Street
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1954Built in 1954

424 North 38th Street

424 North 38th Street — 400 Block of North 38th Street
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1960s–1970sJohn J. Giuliano

423 North 38th Street

423 North 38th Street — 400 Block of North 38th Street
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1954Built in 1954

421 North 38th Street

421 North 38th Street — 400 Block of North 38th Street
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1954Built in 1954

419 North 38th Street

419 North 38th Street — 400 Block of North 38th Street
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1954Built in 1954

415 North 38th Street

415 North 38th Street — 400 Block of North 38th Street
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1954Built in 1954

413 North 38th Street

413 North 38th Street — 400 Block of North 38th Street
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1954Rosedale Homes (Philip B. Tannenbaum, Realtor)

411 North 38th Street

411 North 38th Street — 400 Block of North 38th Street
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1947Frank W. Guetherman

424 North 38th Street — John J. Giuliano

John J. Giuliano lived at 424 North 38th Street in the 1960s–1970s and served with the Camden Fire Department.

John J. Giuliano, Camden Fire Department
John J. Giuliano, Camden Fire Department

Federal Street & North 38th Street

Looking south on North 38th Street from Federal Street, August 2011
Looking south on North 38th Street from Federal Street — August 22, 2011
Looking south on North 38th Street from Federal Street, August 2011
Looking south on North 38th Street from Federal Street — August 22, 2011

3800 Block of Federal Street

3804 Federal Street was the location of Johnson Cemetery and the home of James P. Johnston from the 1920s to 1938.

James P. Johnston, March 21, 1938
James P. Johnston (March 21, 1938)
3800 Block of Federal Street, November 2004
3800 Block of Federal Street (November 2, 2004)

Unit Block of South 38th Street

City directory records, 1924–1947.

15 South 38th Street

15 South 38th Street — Unit Block of South 38th Street
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17 South 38th Street

17 South 38th Street — Unit Block of South 38th Street
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19 South 38th Street

19 South 38th Street — Unit Block of South 38th Street
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21 South 38th Street

21 South 38th Street — Unit Block of South 38th Street
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23 South 38th Street

23 South 38th Street — Unit Block of South 38th Street
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1947Sarah Schatz

25 South 38th Street

25 South 38th Street — Unit Block of South 38th Street
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27 South 38th Street

27 South 38th Street — Unit Block of South 38th Street
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29 South 38th Street

29 South 38th Street — Unit Block of South 38th Street
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1947George Schatz

31 South 38th Street

31 South 38th Street — Unit Block of South 38th Street
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33 South 38th Street

33 South 38th Street — Unit Block of South 38th Street
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35 South 38th Street

35 South 38th Street — Unit Block of South 38th Street
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37 South 38th Street

37 South 38th Street — Unit Block of South 38th Street
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George Schatz

George Schatz (1903–1987) was a Camden entrepreneur who founded George's Auto Service in 1924 and grew it into one of South Jersey's largest and most modern automobile service businesses. He lived at 29 South 38th Street in East Camden from 1936.

Frank Guetherman

Frank Guetherman joined the Camden Police Department on March 1, 1928 and rose to sergeant. He also boxed professionally under the ring name Tip Gorman during the 1920s, competing as a welterweight in the Camden and Philadelphia area.

Charles E. Gibson, Camden Fire Department

Charles E. Gibson

Charles E. Gibson (1947–2003) was appointed to the Camden Fire Department on September 5, 1973, when he was living at 219 North 38th Street in East Camden. He retired on January 1, 1999, having spent his last 20 years with Ladder Company 1.

John J. Giuliano, Battalion Chief, Camden Fire Department

John J. Giuliano

Battalion Chief, Camden Fire Department. John J. Giuliano (1927–1996) served the Camden Fire Department for 36 years, rising to Battalion Chief in 1966 — the youngest person to hold that rank to that time — and retiring in 1992.

Ace Vacuum Cleaner Service, 447 North 41st Street — New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages, 1955

41st Street

Forty-First Street runs from Jersey Avenue to Poplar Avenue in East Camden, crossing Westfield Avenue and High Street, then picks up again at Federal Street for one block to Myrtle Avenue.

Francis X McGraw School

Fremont Avenue

Fremont Avenue, also known as Fremont Street, runs southeast through East Camden from Garden Avenue to South 38th Street, parallel to Federal Street.

Vincent Scola - 1944-03-29

Vincent Scola

Vincent Scola, born on June 16, 1911, according to Social Security records, was the oldest son of Domenico and Maria C. Scola. However, census records and newspaper accounts suggest that he was actually a year younger.

Modern Lumber and Woodworking Co. advertisement, 226 N. 38th Street

Modern Lumber and Woodworking Co.

A May 1964 Camden Courier-Post advertisement in which Modern Lumber and Woodworking Co. of 226 N. 38th Street congratulates New Jersey on its 300th anniversary and announces a new retail division in Berlin, N.J.

Rosedale Homes advertisement, 413 38th Street

Rosedale Homes

A March 1954 Camden Courier-Post advertisement for Rosedale Homes, twin brick houses at 413 38th Street in East Camden, offered at $10,250 through realtor Philip B. Tannenbaum.

Marriage Licenses

Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses published in the Camden Courier-Post, November 17, 1949, including Russell E. Mattson of 333 North 38th Street and Ruth M. MacDonald of 46 North 33rd Street.

Man Hurt in Car-Bus Crash — George W. Garner

Man Hurt in Car-Bus Crash

A December 1932 Camden Courier-Post report on a head-on collision between a bus and an automobile at Eighth Street and Kaighn Avenue; city fireman George W. Garner suffered a fractured arm, and the bus was driven by J. S. Harrison of 311 North 38th Street.

Prince Concrete Co. Contractors and Builders advertisement, 212 N. 38th Street

Prince Concrete Co. — Contractors & Builders

A June 1932 Camden Courier-Post advertisement for Prince Concrete Co., contractors and builders at 212 N. 38th Street, offering garages, porches, drives, waterproof cellars, steps, walks, curbs, lawn seats and bird baths.

Charles H. Valentine funeral notice — Camden Courier-Post, April 14, 1930

Charles H. Valentine

Funeral services for Charles H. Valentine, 67, for 42 years an engineer on Pennsylvania Railroad ferryboats, held at 319 North 38th Street. He was survived by his widow Martha A. Valentine and three sons. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery.

Prince Concrete Products, Inc. advertisement, 212 N. 38th Street

Prince Concrete Products, Inc.

A March 1930 Camden Courier-Post advertisement for Prince Concrete Products, Inc., makers of concrete blocks, at 212 North 38th Street in East Camden.

Here and There in Camden — Philadelphia Inquirer, February 11, 1917

Here and There in Camden

Local briefs from Philadelphia Inquirer, February 11, 1917: Miss Eveline Pratley of 221 North 38th Street lost three fingers in a machine accident at 38th Street and Westfield Avenue. Also: a tugboat injury, a business incorporation, and a child's broken arm.

East Side Notes — Camden Post-Telegram, November 3, 1906

East Side Notes

Local notes from East Camden: Nicholas Donahue elected to Board of Trade; Harry Lake ill at home; Ezra Wallace of 38th Street and Westfield Avenue confined to home with sickness; James N. Lloyd of 2831 Concord Avenue seriously ill with pneumonia.

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