8th Street

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Northeast view of 8th Street from Ferry Avenue, Camden NJ, 2011
Looking northeast on 8th Street from Ferry Avenue, Camden, NJ. July 2, 2011.

Over the years, Eighth Street has undergone significant expansion, extending its original length from Morgan Boulevard to Pyne Point in North Camden, with a few major interruptions.

During World War II in the early 1940s, the Chelton Terrace public housing project was constructed on the 2100 block of South Eighth Street, between Chelton Avenue and the adjacent railroad tracks along Bulson Street, east from Broadway. These homes, owned and operated by the Housing Authority of the City of Camden, underwent demolition and subsequent reconstruction in the 2000s.

In the early 1950s, properties along Eighth Street, spanning from Van Hook Street to Ferry Avenue, were demolished to make room for the Roosevelt Manor public housing project, also owned and operated by the Housing Authority of the City of Camden. Roosevelt Manor was slated for demolition in late 2004 and 2005, and new construction was mostly completed by the spring of 2010.

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100 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1870s–1960s.

124 North 8th Street

124 North 8th Street — 100 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1902–1917 & 1941–1949A. Lincoln James & Family (Camden Police Department)
—A. Lincoln & Carrie James
—Lizzie James
—Anna May James
—Charles H. James
1934Edward Nixon & Family
1934Edward & Leona Nixon

122 North 8th Street

122 North 8th Street — 100 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1898–1901A. Lincoln James & Family (Camden Police Department)
1898–1901A. Lincoln & Carrie James
1898–1901Lizzie JAmes
1898–1901Anna May James
1898–1901Charles H. James

113 North 8th Street

113 North 8th Street — 100 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1870s–1880sDaniel Johntra & Family
1870s–1880sJesse Johntra
1870s–1880sAnna Johntra
1932–1933William Albertson

109 North 8th Street

109 North 8th Street — 100 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1871–1900sEdward T. James & Family, cooper & fire department
1871–1900sEdward T. & Caroline James
1871–1900sGeorge James
1871–1900sWesley James
1871–1900sMary James
1871–1900sA. Lincoln James
1871–1900sForest James
1910George Horner
1910Laura Horner Carter

107 North 8th Street

107 North 8th Street — 100 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1878–1964Job R. Cramer & Family (ship carpenter)
1878–1964Job R. & Leah Ann Branson Cramer
1878–1964Frank W. Cramer
1878–1964Winfield Scott Cramer
1878–1964Lillian C. Cramer
1878–1964Lucy Hortense Cramer
1878–1964Rachel M. "Rae" Cramer
1878–1964Alice B. Cramer
1878–1964Randolph Cramer
1878–1964Philadelphia Inquirer

200 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1906–1970s.

237 North 8th Street

237 North 8th Street — 200 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1935John Barrett

225 North 8th Street

225 North 8th Street — 200 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1915William T.G. Young Sr.

223 North 8th Street

223 North 8th Street — 200 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1906–1910Daniel H. Sharp Sr. & Family
1906–1910Daniel H. & Rose Sharp
1906–1910Daniel H. Sharp Jr.
1906–1910Geraldine Sharp
1931Bernard Gerety & Family

222 North 8th Street

222 North 8th Street — 200 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929Charles F. Seymour & Family
—Charles & Kathryn Seymour

220 North 8th Street

220 North 8th Street — 200 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1956–1958William A. Breisacher & Family, Camden Chemical Corporation

218 North 8th Street

218 North 8th Street — 200 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1910–1924Eliphalet R. Cerad & Family (broker)
1910–1924Eliphalet & Marion C. Austermuhl Cerad
1910–1924Eliphalet R. & Hannah Cerad
1910–1924Marion A. Cerad
1910–1924Conrad A. Cerad
1910–1924Mary A. Cerad
1910–1924Florance A. Cerad
1910–1924Mary Cerad (mother)
1938Leonard Hauser

300 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1910–1943. Many homes in this block were built by Lorigan & Hurley in 1910.

339 North 8th Street

339 North 8th Street — 300 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1920s–1940Frank Carle, Camden Police Department

335 North 8th Street

335 North 8th Street — 300 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1910Built by Lorigan & Hurley

333 North 8th Street

333 North 8th Street — 300 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1910Built by Lorigan & Hurley
1931–1962Anson Kelley & Family, Camden Police Department

331 North 8th Street

331 North 8th Street — 300 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1910Built by Lorigan & Hurley

329 North 8th Street

329 North 8th Street — 300 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1910Built by Lorigan & Hurley

327 North 8th Street

327 North 8th Street — 300 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1910Built by Lorigan & Hurley

325 North 8th Street

325 North 8th Street — 300 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1910Built by Lorigan & Hurley

323 North 8th Street

323 North 8th Street — 300 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1910Built by Lorigan & Hurley

321 North 8th Street

321 North 8th Street — 300 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1910Built by Lorigan & Hurley

319 North 8th Street

319 North 8th Street — 300 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1910Built by Lorigan & Hurley
1943Mrs. Frank Eisenman

Lorigan & Hurley Building Permits

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 7, 1910

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 7, 1910: Lorigan & Hurley take out permits for nine houses on North Eighth Street
Philadelphia Inquirer, May 7, 1910
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Lorigan & Hurley yesterday took out a permit for the erection of a row of nine houses from 319 to 335 North Eighth street. A permit for nine dwellings on Ninth street south of Mechanic street, was also issued.

Read the article: Lorigan & Hurley Building Permits

400 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1906–1969.

442–444 North 8th Street

442–444 North 8th Street — 400 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1906–1910Conrad Reising & Family, butcher
1918–1969David Molotsky & Family, dry goods

440 North 8th Street

440 North 8th Street — 400 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1959Mrs. Gladys B. Monahan
1959James J. Monahan

433 North 8th Street

433 North 8th Street — 400 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1916John H. Deith, Camden Police Department

422 North 8th Street

422 North 8th Street — 400 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1906Charles Endicott
1908–1915Charles N. Ackley & Family
1955May Printing
1955Edmund May
1908–1915Charles N. & Mary Bogan Ackley
1908–1915Edward Ackley
1908–1915Mary Ackley
1908–1915Catherine Ackley
1908–1915Charles N. Ackley Jr.
1908–1915Cynthia V. Ackley
1908–1915Grace G. Ackley

411 North 8th Street

411 North 8th Street — 400 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1914John J. Gaffney & Family
1933Virginia Ogden
1952Cornelius Toomey & Family
1952Cornelius & Syballa Toomey
1952Lillian Toomey
1952Mary Ellen Toomey
1952Mrs. Theresa Margro

407 North 8th Street

407 North 8th Street — 400 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
name
R. McAllister Inc., Coal Yard

500 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1906–1970.

547 North 8th Street

547 North 8th Street — 500 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1939–1941Isadore Litwin, grocery
1939–1941Isadore Litwin

546 North 8th Street

546 North 8th Street — 500 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1923–1943Miller's Grocery — William & Sarah M. Linthicum Miller
1947Frank's Fairlawn Market, grocery & meats
1947Frank's Fairlawn Market

544 North 8th Street

544 North 8th Street — 500 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1906George E. Smith
1970Jeannette M. Buhl

542 North 8th Street

542 North 8th Street — 500 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1908–1913Joseph H. Jordan & Family, butcher

528 North 8th Street

528 North 8th Street — 500 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1937Marion Hillary

524 North 8th Street

524 North 8th Street — 500 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1914Walter R. Chambers & Family (metalworker)
1914Walter R. & Phoebe Chambers
1921–1936Jordan's New Meat Market — Joseph H. Jordan
1938Mrs. Anna Beachwood

508 North 8th Street

508 North 8th Street — 500 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1924Susan Jones & Family
1924Grace Jones
1924James O. Jones

506 North 8th Street

506 North 8th Street — 500 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1940Charles Bigwood & Family
1940Charles & Emma Bigwood
1940John Bigwood
1940William Bigwood
1940Doris Bigwood
1943Benjamin Clark

600 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1895–1967.

644 North 8th Street

644 North 8th Street — 600 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929James T. Martin, meats
1929James T. Martin

642 North 8th Street

642 North 8th Street — 600 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929Ludwig Bergbauer, tailor
1929Russell Kaighn
1929Ludwig Bergbauer
1955Reliable Tailors

641 North 8th Street

641 North 8th Street — 600 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1906–1930George E. Ennis & Family (cigars)
1906–1930George & Mary Catherine "Kate" Warren Ennis
1931Alfred L. Patten
1943David L. Eune Sr. & Family
1947George A. Cruse & Family

640 North 8th Street

640 North 8th Street — 600 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929Paul Jester

639 North 8th Street

639 North 8th Street — 600 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1940–1947Lloyd F. Bowell Sr. & Family
1940–1947Lloyd F. & Mary Bowell Sr.
1940–1947Lloyd F. Bowell Jr.
1940–1947Jack B. Bowell

636 North 8th Street

636 North 8th Street — 600 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1909–1924Newton G. Ash & Family

634 North 8th Street

634 North 8th Street — 600 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1932Florence E. Batten

629 North 8th Street

629 North 8th Street — 600 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1906Daniel & Lydia Leach
1906Steward D. Bakley & Family
1906Steward D. & Clara Bakley
1929Pi Epsilon Club
1967Nathaniel Davis & Family
1967Elsie Denise Davis
1906Daniel Leach & Family

624 North 8th Street

624 North 8th Street — 600 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1895–1905George Ennis & Family
1895–1905George & Mary Catherine "Kate" Warren Ennis
1895–1905May Ennis
1929C. Quinn Ruhle

620–622 North 8th Street

620–622 North 8th Street — 600 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1932Richard O'Neill
1933Samuel & Lillie Carlysle

618 North 8th Street

618 North 8th Street — 600 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1895Real Estate Investment Company

614 North 8th Street

614 North 8th Street — 600 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1920–1966Frank L. Albertson & Family
1920–1966Frank & Mary Albertson
1920–1966Frank & Rena Albertson

613 North 8th Street

613 North 8th Street — 600 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929John C. Voll, Camden Fire Department
1929John C. Voll
1929Joseph Xavier Voll

609 North 8th Street

609 North 8th Street — 600 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929Walter & Anna Smith
1929Walter Smith & Family

700 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1924–1960s.

718 North 8th Street

718 North 8th Street — 700 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1950s–1967Warren Ash Sr. & Family
1950s–1967Warren & Georga Ash
1950s–1967Warren Ash Jr.
1950s–1967Diana Ash

717 North 8th Street

717 North 8th Street — 700 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929George Austermuhl & Son, heating contractor
1929George Austermuhl & Son

714 North 8th Street

714 North 8th Street — 700 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1951Mrs. Florence Harris
1951Robert & Edith Dool (son-in-law and daughter)

713 North 8th Street

713 North 8th Street — 700 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1941Amelia Young

711 North 8th Street

711 North 8th Street — 700 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929Gustave Wack, accountant
1929Integrity Real Estate & Finance Co.
1929Gustave Wack
1932Mrs. Jennie L. Toy & Family
1932Frances A. Toy

706 North 8th Street

706 North 8th Street — 700 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929–1930sJohn Lord Kaighn & Family
1929–1930sJohn L. & Kate Kaighn
1929–1930sLewis S. Kaighn

705 North 8th Street

705 North 8th Street — 700 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1938Charles T. Levick & Family
1938Charles T. & Sarah Levick
1938Charles E. & Caroline Levick
1938Elaine L. Levick
1938Charles E. Levick & Family
1950Lawrence Wagner
1950Mrs. Louise Wagner (mother)

704 North 8th Street

704 North 8th Street — 700 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
name
John J. Vane

701–703 North 8th Street

701–703 North 8th Street — 700 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearnamesource
1929–1960sJames H. Matlack & Son Inc., hardware1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone
1957Warren S. Ash

700 North 8th Street

700 North 8th Street — 700 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1924May Bolan, teacher
1924May Bolan
1929James I. Fols

800 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1906–1960s. Many homes in this block were built by S. Howard Troth in 1906–1907.

838 North 8th Street

838 North 8th Street — 800 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929Frank W. McMaster

837 North 8th Street

837 North 8th Street — 800 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1906S. Howard Troth — builder
1913–1914Thomas Earnest Mitchell
1929American Stores
1929Nicholas Manera
2013Tony & Ruths Steaks

836 North 8th Street

836 North 8th Street — 800 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1913Adelaide H. Foster
1913William K. Cook

835 North 8th Street

835 North 8th Street — 800 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1907Alice Scott (sold by S. Howard Troth)

829 North 8th Street

829 North 8th Street — 800 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1907Lillian Anderson (sold by S. Howard Troth)

828 North 8th Street

828 North 8th Street — 800 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1912–1920Steward D. Bakley & Family
1912–1920Steward D. & Clara Bakley

827 North 8th Street

827 North 8th Street — 800 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1907Lillian Anderson (sold by S. Howard Troth)

900 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1924–1947. The Flexitallic Gasket Company occupied multiple properties in this block.

924 North 8th Street

924 North 8th Street — 900 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1924–1947Flexitallic Gasket Company (plant)
1924–1947Flexitallic Gasket Company

918 North 8th Street

918 North 8th Street — 900 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929David Clark
1937–1940Mrs. Mary Alcorn & Family
1937–1940James Alcorn
1937–1940William Alcorn
1937–1940Rose Alcorn
1937–1940Thomas J. Alcorn
1937–1940Genevieve Alcorn
1937–1940Rita Alcorn
1937–1940Joseph A. Alcorn
1947Flexitallic Gasket Company (office)
1904–1909John H. Carmany
1904–1909John H. & Sarah "Sallie" A. Willard Carmany
1904–1909John H. Carmany Jr.
1904–1909Bertha Carmany
1904–1909Harry J. Carmany
1904–1909Kathryn Carmany

917 North 8th Street

917 North 8th Street — 900 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1947George Shaw

916 North 8th Street

916 North 8th Street — 900 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929Edwin A. Stafford

915 North 8th Street

915 North 8th Street — 900 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1947Mrs. Margaret Gleason

914 North 8th Street

914 North 8th Street — 900 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929John W. Cawman

913 North 8th Street

913 North 8th Street — 900 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929Charles J. Schaller
1932Hewitt Vacuum Cleaners

912 North 8th Street

912 North 8th Street — 900 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929Vacant

911 North 8th Street

911 North 8th Street — 900 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929Albert E. Lane

910 North 8th Street

910 North 8th Street — 900 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929William P. Hunterson
1947James J. Creato

908 North 8th Street

908 North 8th Street — 900 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929Charles E. Lutz

907 North 8th Street

907 North 8th Street — 900 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929Joseph B. Hill

906 North 8th Street

906 North 8th Street — 900 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929Garnier F. Walz

905 North 8th Street

905 North 8th Street — 900 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929William G. Rogers

904 North 8th Street

904 North 8th Street — 900 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929Edward Bloom

903 North 8th Street

903 North 8th Street — 900 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929Paul J. Brown

902 North 8th Street

902 North 8th Street — 900 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929Mrs. Lena Collins

901 North 8th Street

901 North 8th Street — 900 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929Victor Brosig, grocery
1929Victor Brosig

900 North 8th Street

900 North 8th Street — 900 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929Ernest Zimm

Camden Business Block Threatened

Philadelphia Inquirer, November 9, 1921

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, "Camden Business Block Threatened," about a Kaighn Avenue fire, November 9, 1921
Philadelphia Inquirer, November 9, 1921
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CAMDEN BUSINESS BLOCK THREATENED Flames Cause $28,000 Loss in Two Kaighn Avenue Stores—Fireman Injured Private Watchman Shot by Negro Robbers Has Fighting Chance for Life Two firemen were injured, another was overcome by smoke, and damage to the extent of $28,000 was caused by flames which early yesterday morning threatened to destroy the entire retail business block on Kaighn avenue between Broadway and Fourth streets, Camden. Starting in the men's furnishing store of Neil Zeidman, 437 Kaighn avenue, and spreading to the Almar store, at 439 Kaighn avenue, the flames appeared so menacing that Chief Carter sent in a second alarm. The fire was confined to the two stores. Zeidman places his loss at $25,000, principally on stock. The Almar store was damaged to the extent of $3000. Fire Lieutenant Harry Chambers, of 972 South Eighth street, was overcome by smoke. David Smith and Charles Haines, hosemen, were knocked down by a hose getting from their grasp, the stream being turned on them. They suffered contusions and bruises. All three firemen were taken to the Homeopathic Hospital. It is thought that the fire was caused by crossed wires. Iron bars over the rear windows in the Zeidman store became charged with electricity and several firemen were shocked when the current ran down the water lines.

Read the article: Camden Business Block Threatened

1000 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1924–1947.

1947 North 8th Street

1947 North 8th Street — 1000 Block of North 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1947General Contracting Company
1947Niels P. Rasmussen

Unit Block of South 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1882–1947. Many addresses in this block were formerly on Day Street before renumbering around 1940.

2 South 8th Street

2 South 8th Street — Unit Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1945–1947James R. Clark Sr. & Family
1945–1947James R. & Margaret H. Clark
1945–1947James R. Clark Jr.

4 South 8th Street

4 South 8th Street — Unit Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1940Vacant

6 South 8th Street

6 South 8th Street — Unit Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1938J.L. Money & Son, moving & storage

7 South 8th Street

7 South 8th Street — Unit Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1932Mrs. Sarah R. Mead & Family
1932Beulah R. Mead
1932Howard Mead

9 South 8th Street

9 South 8th Street — Unit Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1940–1965Thomas Bray & Family
1940–1965Thomas & Martha Bray
1940–1965Joseph Bray
1940–1965Charles A. & Catherine Mcool Bray
1940–1965Diane Bray

11 South 8th Street

11 South 8th Street — Unit Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1947No Listing

13 South 8th Street

13 South 8th Street — Unit Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1947No Listing

14 South 8th Street

14 South 8th Street — Unit Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1882–1889William H. 'Policy Bill' Smith & Family
1882–1889William H. & Harriet Smith
1882–1889William H. Smith Jr.
1882–1889Virginia Smith
1882–1889Sue Smith
1882–1889Howard M. Smith
1882–1889Clarence S. Smith
1882–1889Walter H. Smith
1882–1889Crawford M. Smith
1882–1889Roy A. Smith
1940Renumbered

15 South 8th Street

15 South 8th Street — Unit Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1940Renumbered

16 South 8th Street

16 South 8th Street — Unit Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929George Hemphill
1940Renumbered

17 South 8th Street

17 South 8th Street — Unit Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1947No Listing

18 South 8th Street

18 South 8th Street — Unit Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1918Thomas Pollard
1940Renumbered

20 South 8th Street

20 South 8th Street — Unit Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1926–1930Hock Quarles
1928Charles Scott
1940Renumbered

22 South 8th Street

22 South 8th Street — Unit Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1898–1900Edward Mulligan & Family, saloon
1898–1900Edward& Ellen Mulligan
1898–1900James Mulligan
1898–1900John A. Mulligan
1926Vacant
1930Roy Slaughter
1940Renumbered

23 South 8th Street

23 South 8th Street — Unit Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1923Frank McGuckin & Family
1923Frank & Catherine McGuckin
1923Lizzie McGuckin
1923Lillie McGuckin
1923Jessie McGuckin
1923Francis J. McGuckin
1926Charles Dean
1940No Listing

25 South 8th Street

25 South 8th Street — Unit Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1926John Worthington
1940No Listing

27 South 8th Street

27 South 8th Street — Unit Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1888–1890Samuel C. Curriden
1926Amy D. Winner
1940No Listing

29 South 8th Street

29 South 8th Street — Unit Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1918Crawford M. Smith & Family
1918Crawford M. & Lillian Smith
1918Della Smith
1918Elsie Smith
1918Edward B. Smith
1926John Dobbins
1940No Listing

31 South 8th Street

31 South 8th Street — Unit Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1910Howard M. Smith
1926Mrs. Anna Martin
1940No Listing

33 South 8th Street

33 South 8th Street — Unit Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1898Alvina Cooper
1926Dennis Rooks
1940No Listing

500 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1900–1940s.

516 South 8th Street

516 South 8th Street — 500 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1940Mrs. Arabella Haines

542 South 8th Street

542 South 8th Street — 500 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1900–1921James H. Gleeson & Family

600 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1898.

625 South 8th Street

625 South 8th Street — 600 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1898Samuel Thomas

700 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1910s–1960s.

712 South 8th Street

712 South 8th Street — 700 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1917Raymond A. Miller & Family
1917Raymond A. & Amelia Miller
1917Eleanor Miller
1917John Miller
1917Elizabeth Miller

715 South 8th Street

715 South 8th Street — 700 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1933Alexander Ellis

716 South 8th Street

716 South 8th Street — 700 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1959Mrs. Rothel Pratt & Family

717 South 8th Street

717 South 8th Street — 700 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1933Love Troutman

719 South 8th Street

719 South 8th Street — 700 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1914Arthur Chambers, bellman

720 South 8th Street

720 South 8th Street — 700 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1941Agnes R. Brown

722 South 8th Street

722 South 8th Street — 700 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1912Susan Compton

800 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1897–1955.

807–809 South 8th Street

807–809 South 8th Street — 800 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearnamesource
1955Elmer E. Cox, hardware1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

808 South 8th Street

808 South 8th Street — 800 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1902–1908Charles Cornog & Family
1902–1908Charles & Mary Cornog
1902–1908Anna May Cornog
1902–1908Albert L. Cornog
1902–1908Marguerite Cornog
1902–1908Ruth Cornog
1902–1908Andrew Cornog
1902–1908Charles Cornog Jr.

810 South 8th Street

810 South 8th Street — 800 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1910–1931Charles Cornog & Family
1910–1931Albert Cornog
1910–1931Albert G. Cornog, Camden Police Department
1910–1931Mrs. Mary Cornog & Family
1910–1931Anna May Cornog
1910–1931Albert L. Cornog
1910–1931Marguerite Cornog
1910–1931Ruth Cornog
1910–1931Andrew Cornog
1910–1931Charles Cornog Jr.

811 South 8th Street

811 South 8th Street — 800 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1909Charles Cornog
1909Charles & Mary Cornog
1909Anna May Cornog
1909Albert L. Cornog
1909Marguerite Cornog
1909Ruth Cornog
1909Andrew Cornog
1909Charles Cornog Jr.
1918–1919Hayden W. Vanaman & Family

814 South 8th Street

814 South 8th Street — 800 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1915Mrs. Elizabeth Buchanan

816 South 8th Street

816 South 8th Street — 800 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1900Edward Fortiner
1900Edward & Mary Fortiner
1900Franklin F. Fortiner
1932James Jackson
1947Robert A. Morton

818 South 8th Street

818 South 8th Street — 800 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1910Charles Weiner, grocery
1929Abraham Fingerman
1929Sarah Fingerman

820 South 8th Street

820 South 8th Street — 800 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1935–1940sLouis J. Martelli & Family, Camden Fire Department

821 South 8th Street

821 South 8th Street — 800 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929YWCA Frances Harper Branch

823–825 South 8th Street

823–825 South 8th Street — 800 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearnamesource
1955J.B. Smith1955 New Jersey Bell telephone

824 South 8th Street

824 South 8th Street — 800 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1908George L. Cattell Sr.
1908George L. & Emma Cattell
1949–1950Fletcher McBurrow

826 South 8th Street

826 South 8th Street — 800 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1906George Howgate Sr.

829 South 8th Street

829 South 8th Street — 800 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1897Josiah Jones

900 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1893–1972.

906 South 8th Street

906 South 8th Street — 900 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1950Louis Bumbrey

908 South 8th Street

908 South 8th Street — 900 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1906–1914Michael F. O'Brien & Family
1906–1914Michael & Anna O'Brien
1906–1914Mary O'Brien
1906–1914Patrick O'Brien
1906–1914Maurice O'Brien
1906–1914Catherine O'Brien
1906–1914Florence O'Brien
1906–1914Helen O'Brien
1906–1914Edward O'Brien
1906–1914Annie O'Brien
1906–1914Bradford O'Brien
1906–1914Dorothy O'Brien
1906–1914Maurice F. O'Brien

913 South 8th Street

913 South 8th Street — 900 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1900–1913Isaac Hibbs & Family
1900Herbert 'Bert' Hibbs
1900–1913Isaac Hibbs
1930John Hawkins & Family
1930John & Lessie Hawkins
1930Eunice Hawkins
1930William Hawkins
1930Vaudra Hawkins
1930James Hawkins
1930John W. Hawkins
1930Clarence Hawkins

914 South 8th Street

914 South 8th Street — 900 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1918James Bland

917 South 8th Street

917 South 8th Street — 900 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1893–1903John H. Carmany & Family
1893–1903John H. & Carrie Carmany
1893–1903John H. Carmany Jr.
1893–1903Bertha Carmany
1893–1903Harry J. Carmany- Walter Carmany
1893–1903Raymond Carmany
1893–1903John H. & Sarah "Sallie" A. Willard Carmany
1893–1903Adaline S. Carmany
1893–1903Kathryn Carmany
1906Josiah Sage, Camden Fire Department
1906Josiah Sage

918 South 8th Street

918 South 8th Street — 900 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1904–1909John H. Carmany & Family

958 South 8th Street

958 South 8th Street — 900 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearnamesource
1955Money's Oil Service1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

974 South 8th Street

974 South 8th Street — 900 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1900George N. Beach & Family
1900George N. & Margret Beach
1900George Beach
1900Ella Beach
1900Henry Beach
1900Kay Beach

978 South 8th Street

978 South 8th Street — 900 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1897–1912Dr. George W. Henry, physician

Camden Playgrounds Open Tuesday

Philadelphia Inquirer, June 29, 1919

Newspaper clipping, Camden Playgrounds Open Tuesday, Philadelphia Inquirer, June 29, 1919
Philadelphia Inquirer, June 29, 1919
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Camden Playgrounds Open Tuesday The Board of Recreation Commissions yesterday completed arrangements for the opening of the Camden playgrounds on Tuesday. All of the old grounds will be in use with the exception of that at Line street. This had been abandoned and the apparatus transferred to the Liberty school ground at Eighth and Spruce streets. F. A. Finkeldey will be supervisor of the work and Elwood Geiges will be his assistant.

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Camden Councilman Beaten and Robbed

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 27, 1918

Philadelphia Inquirer headline Camden Councilman Beaten and Robbed, May 27, 1918
Philadelphia Inquirer, May 27, 1918
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CAMDEN COUNCILMAN BEATEN AND ROBBED Chales H. Greer Assaulted by Auto Thieves---Fifty Men and Women Taken in Raids In an effort to prevent three men from stealing his automobile from in front of the Helena apartments, Third and Cooper streets, Camden, yesterday afternoon, Councilman Charles H. Greer, 48 years old, superintendent of the Philadelphia and Camden Ferry Company, was so badly beaten that he had to be taken to Cooper Hospital. Physicians stated that he suffered a cut head and body contusions where he was kicked, but no serious results are expected. The automobile was found abandoned at Newton avenue and Eighth street, Camden, half an hour later, and taken to police headquarters. Persons in the neighborhood of where the machine was abandoned stated that one of the bandits had but one arm, was tall, while another was tall and the third a short man. They disappeared in different directions.

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1000 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1860s–1975.

1002 South 8th Street

1002 South 8th Street — 1000 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1860s–1947Eighth Street Methodist Episcopal Church

1014 South 8th Street

1014 South 8th Street — 1000 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1896–1900sMrs. Wilhelmina Kennedy

1016 South 8th Street

1016 South 8th Street — 1000 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1870s–1882William Simpson & Family
1870s–1882William & Anne Jane Simpson
1870s–1882Henry Simpson
1870s–1882Nancy Simpson
1870s–1882John Simpson
1870s–1882Lizzie Simpson
1870s–1882Walter Simpson
1870s–1882Edward Simpson

1018 South 8th Street

1018 South 8th Street — 1000 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1906John Endicott

1019 South 8th Street

1019 South 8th Street — 1000 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1906William R. Patterson & Family
1906William & Roxanna Patterson

1023 South 8th Street

1023 South 8th Street — 1000 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1908Dr. William E. Miller
1990Gone

1025 South 8th Street

1025 South 8th Street — 1000 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1990Gone

1027 South 8th Street

1027 South 8th Street — 1000 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1990Gone

1028 South 8th Street

1028 South 8th Street — 1000 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1906Dr. William Edwin Miller

1035 South 8th Street

1035 South 8th Street — 1000 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1974–1975Charles Brown Sr.

1036 South 8th Street

1036 South 8th Street — 1000 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1990Gone

1100 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1916–1950s.

1128 South 8th Street

1128 South 8th Street — 1100 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1916Leroy Overby
1920s–1970sCongregation Sons of Israel
1920s–1970sRabbi Naftali Riff

1135 South 8th Street

1135 South 8th Street — 1100 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1935Clarence Brown & Family
1935Clarence & Alice Brown

1140 South 8th Street

1140 South 8th Street — 1100 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearnamesource
1950sGarden State Bottling Company1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1147 South 8th Street

1147 South 8th Street — 1100 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1935Hermeza Russell

Man Slashed in Row, Suspect, Woman Held

Camden Courier-Post, August 30, 1935

Courier-Post clipping: Man Slashed in Row, Suspect, Woman Held, August 30, 1935
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MAN SLASHED IN ROW, SUSPECT, WOMAN HELD Thirty-two stitches were required to close razor cuts on the face of Finley Phillips, 38, of 426 Henry street, at West Jersey Hospital yesterday. Police said he was slashed by William Giles, 33, of 439 Washington street, when the two met at the home of Hermeza Russell, 27, of 1147 South Eighth street. Giles had cuts of the right arm. All are colored. The Russell woman summoned Motorcycle Policeman Thomas Kauffman who arrested both men. Kauffman said Giles attacked him with a razor and he had to subdue the assailant with the butt of a pistol. Giles was held in $1000 bail charged with atrocious assault and battery while the Russell woman was held in $500 bail as a material witness.

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1200 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1899–1956.

1209 South 8th Street

1209 South 8th Street — 1200 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1922Antonio Speer

1214 South 8th Street

1214 South 8th Street — 1200 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1956Willie Chestnut

1218 South 8th Street

1218 South 8th Street — 1200 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1899William M. Butts & Family
1899William M. & Caroline Butts

1300 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1938.

1302 South 8th Street

1302 South 8th Street — 1300 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1938Walter Gintoft, junkyard

1400 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1955–2011.

1473 South 8th Street

1473 South 8th Street — 1400 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1955–2011Oriental Lodge No. 1, Free & Accepted Masons

1476 South 8th Street

1476 South 8th Street — 1400 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearnamesource
1964–2007First Nazarene Baptist Church1991 Firewatch Magazine Ad

1500 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1953–2007.

1500 South 8th Street

1500 South 8th Street — 1500 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
2007–First Nazarene Baptist Church

1526 South 8th Street

1526 South 8th Street — 1500 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearnamesource
1955–1960sBuss Auto Parts1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1584 South 8th Street

1584 South 8th Street — 1500 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1953–1974Valentine's Cafe, Clarence A. Valentine Sr. & Jr.
1979–1988Three Ways Inn
1979–1988Anderson Ways Sr.
1979–1988Anderson Ways Jr.
1991–1992Fly Guys Cafe, Andre Ways
2006Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall

1600 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants

Notable institutions on this block.

1600 South 8th Street

1600 South 8th Street — 1600 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
name
Charles Sumner Public School

1700 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1911–1929.

1700 South 8th Street

1700 South 8th Street — 1700 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1928–1929Joseph Milford Cline & Family
—Joseph M. & Margaret J. Cline
—Kathryn Cline
—Ralph M. Cline
—Joseph H. Cline
—Mary Elizabeth Cline
—Margaret Emma Cline
—Ruth Davis Cine
—Janet Cline

1748 South 8th Street

1748 South 8th Street — 1700 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1911Julius Engel Sr. & Family (cabinetmaker)
1911Julius & Mary Engel
1911Julius Engel Jr.
1911Minnie Engle
1911Ella Engel
1911Anna Engel
1911Bertha Engel
1911John Engel
1911Dorothy "Dora" Engel
1911George Engel
1911Francis X. "Frank" Engel

Two Hurt as Truck Upsets Auto in South Camden

Camden Courier-Post, July 1, 1941

Courier-Post photograph of a car overturned beside a Camden Beer truck at Eighth Street and Central Avenue, with its caption, July 1, 1941
Camden Courier-Post, July 1, 1941
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Camden Beer TETLEY TEA Courier-Post Photo William Boyle, 19, of Ashland, and his grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Aubacher, 63, of Osage, were pulled through the door of their car, shown above, yesterday after a crash at Eighth street and Central avenue. They were treated at West Jersey Hospital for cuts and shock. Driver of the truck, owned by the Camden County Beverage Company, was John Stafford, 42, of Hartley avenue, Somerdale. He escaped injury.

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1800 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1891–1948.

1819 South 8th Street

1819 South 8th Street — 1800 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1900–1901Oliver S. Guthrie Sr. & Family
1900–1901Oliver S. & Mary M. "Tillie" Guthrie
1900–1901Mary D. Guthrie,
1900–1901Frank F. Guthrie
1900–1901Samuel F.B. Guthrie
1900–1901Oliver S. Guthrie Jr.
1900–1901Theodore F. 'Dorrie' Guthrie

1834 South 8th Street

1834 South 8th Street — 1800 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1906Henry Johnson

1839 South 8th Street

1839 South 8th Street — 1800 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1891–1922Silas Hicks & Family
1891–1922Silas & Sarah Williams Hicks
1913–1914Mrs. Alice Fernanders
1939Augustus Fisher
1948John Davis & Family
1948William John Davis

1850 South 8th Street

1850 South 8th Street — 1800 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1899Nicholas Romaine

1888 South 8th Street

1888 South 8th Street — 1800 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
name
George Jackson

2 Drivers Held in Bail in Crash Killing Man

Camden Courier-Post, January 7, 1939

Courier-Post clipping: 2 Drivers Held in Bail in Crash Killing Man, January 7, 1939
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2 DRIVERS HELD IN BAIL IN CRASH KILLING MAN Two drivers in an automobile accident which resulted Sunday in the death of Robert Bumbrey, 57, of 735 Walnut street, were held in $1000 bail each for the grand jury yesterday by Judge Mariano in police court. The drivers are Augustus Fisher, 25, of 1839 South Eighth street, and Ralph Deubel, 31, of 115 South Poplar avenue, Maple Shade, both of whom pleaded not guilty to charges of "manslaughter by automobile." One of the cars crossed the sidewalk at Eighth street and Kaighn avenue and pinned Bumbrey against the steps of a store on the southwest corner. Bumbrey died in West Jersey Hospital.

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1900 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1972–1975.

1936 South 8th Street

1936 South 8th Street — 1900 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1972–1975Sarah Cogdal Nolan

2000 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1953.

2022-A South 8th Street

2022-A South 8th Street — 2000 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1953Lester Kee & Family
1953Shirley Ann Kee

2200 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1940–1958.

2201 South 8th Street

2201 South 8th Street — 2200 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearnamesource
1955–1958Mechanics Overall Service, Inc.1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

2258 South 8th Street

2258 South 8th Street — 2200 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1952Cyril H. Hughes Jr.
1954Cyril H. Hughes & Family
1954Cyril & Clair Hughes

2262 South 8th Street

2262 South 8th Street — 2200 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1940–1968Cyril J. Hughes & Family
1940–1968Cyril & Liddie Hughes
1940–1968Cyril H. Hughes
1940–1968Patrick Hughes
1940–1968Liddie Hughes
1940–1968Nancy Hughes
1940–1968Patricia Hughes
1940–1968Edward L. Hughes

2300 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1947–2011.

2300 South 8th Street

2300 South 8th Street — 2300 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1947Woodland Avenue Presbyterian Church

2367 South 8th Street

2367 South 8th Street — 2300 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
2011Martinez Grocery Store

2400 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1929–1960s.

2400 South 8th Street

2400 South 8th Street — 2400 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1940s–1960sJohn W. Yates Jr.
2011Gone

2401 South 8th Street

2401 South 8th Street — 2400 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
2011Gone

2413 South 8th Street

2413 South 8th Street — 2400 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1960Henry Brzozowski
2012Vacant

2417 South 8th Street

2417 South 8th Street — 2400 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929Richard Benson, grocery

2457 South 8th Street

2457 South 8th Street — 2400 Block of South 8th Street — Occupants
yearname
1929Joseph DiCamillo, shoe repair

Police Seeking Hidden Motive in Bar Slaying

Camden Courier-Post, December 26, 1939

Courier-Post headline: Police Seeking Hidden Motive in Bar Slaying, Bellmawr shooting of Andrew Scarduzio, Dec. 26, 1939
Camden Courier-Post, December 26, 1939
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POLICE SEEKING HIDDEN MOTIVE IN BAR SLAYING Doubt 'Brawl' Explanation in Fatal Bellmawr Shooting of Andrew Scarduzio COUNTY DETECTIVE CHIEF ORDERS MORE QUIZZING Police sought a "hidden motive" for the slaying early Sunday of Andrew Scarduzio, Eighth ward political worker, in a Bellmawr taproom. Little credence was given to the story that the shooting occurred during a brawl which followed the barring of three men from the taproom at 5.30 a. m. County Detective Chief Lawrence T. Doran today ordered the questioning of two women, one a resident of Camden, who were at the establishment when the shooting occurred. Fresh Quiz Ordered Doran also ordered further questioning of Dale Rose, proprietor of the saloon where the shooting occurred, on the Black Horse pike, at Bellmawr. A third man was taken to City Hall early today for questioning by police, but whether he was held was not disclosed. He is Joseph Romanowski, 28, of Mt. Vernon street, near Orchard street. According to Doran the latest man questioned denied he was present at the time of the shooting of Scarduzio, but was there two hours before when there was an argument over who was to pay for the drinks. Romanowski was taken into custody in a tavern near his home by Detective Sergeant Thomas Murphy. "I was at the Bellmawr saloon at 3 a. m., when the bartender closed the place for the night," Romanowski told Doran, the detective chief said. "But I did not return at 5 a. m., when the murder was committed." Two Others Held Police said the only criminal record against Romanowski was an arrest 10 years ago for carrying concealed deadly weapons. Disposition of the case is not on record. The second man questioned and held in connection with the investigation is Joseph Lenkowski, 29. According to Dominic "Mickey" Hanley, bartender, who had an argument with five men over payment of drinks at 3 a. m., Lenkowski was one of them. Lenkowski is being held as a material witness. Stephan Jaskiewicz, 22, a criminal registrant who came here from Pittsburgh in 1937, was held for investigation Sunday night. Two other men are being sought. They are believed to have been members of the trio which forced its way into the Black Horse pike tavern, engaged in a free-for-all battle, fired seven shots from three guns and ran out. Scarduzio, Eighth ward political worker, was shot in the groin and the ankle and died several hours later in West Jersey Hospital. The dead man was a brother of Nicholas Scarduzio, recently employed by City Commissioner Mary W. Kobus, director of public safety, to check parking law violations. Nicholas was a witness to the shooting. Lenkowski, who was arrested yesterday, first broke into police records in May, 1931, when he was convicted of being one of four bandits who broke into the old Bridge Cafe at Front and Pearl streets. One of the bandits was killed by Policeman Everett Joslin. A jury convicted Lenkowski and on its mercy recommendation he was sent to Rahway. Still Seeking Motive When arrested by Chief Doran and City Detective Harry Kyler, Lenkowski gave his address as 535 South Eighth street. He was booked after being taken to Bellmawr for identification. Hanley told the police that when the men refused to pay for what had been served to them, he said: "Okay. It's my mistake and we'll call it a little Christmas party on the house." A. B. C. Enters Case No guns were flashed on the first visit and no reports of threats by the departing quintette have been made public. Three agents for the Alcohol Beverage Control Commission entered the case yesterday to determine why Rose's place was open at 5.30 Sunday morning. The agents are William Brooks, Bayard Sullivan and Roscoe Lockwood. They went to Bellmawr and took statements from Rose and others who were in the tavern at the time of the shooting. The A. B. C. entered the case after the borough council at a special meeting Sunday afternoon suspended Rose's license pending investigation by the council, mayor and county officials.

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Orlando Raids 35 Gambling Haunts in Slot Machine Drive

Camden Evening Courier, September 20, 1928

Camden Evening Courier clipping, September 20, 1928, on Assistant Prosecutor Samuel P. Orlando's slot machine raids
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The second blow within 24 hours at the slot-machine "racket" in Camden was to be made this afternoon in the grand jury rooms in Camden County Court House. [illegible] with evidence secured in [illegible]ay's surprise raid, Assistant Prosecutor Samuel P. Orlando was to ask the jury to inquire into the illegal operation of the machines in Camden saloons, cigar stores and cafes. The grand jury convened at 1:30 p. m. [illegible]teen of the "money" devices were seized, and as many proprietors of the places where they were found were summoned to appear before the jurors when county detectives and constables swooped down on 35 alleged gambling haunts. A conference of Republican organization leaders was held this morning, at which the slot machine raids and the impending grand jury investigation were discussed. According to authentic reports, it was the opinion of the leaders that an intensive grand jury probe would be "bad politics." It was decided to bring pressure to bear upon Prosecutor Ethan P. Wescott to "call off" Assistant Prosecutor Orlando, who engineered the raids last night. This afternoon, when the grand jury convened, both Wescott and Orlando went before the jury, in their closed session. Orlando made it clear, in a statement, that he is not after "small fry" but intends to get the "higher-ups" in the slot machine "game" in Camden city and county. "I am not going to give the proprietors of the slot machines time to exert their usual political pull, but I intend to have them before the grand jury immediately. I am going to find out, with the help and co-operation of the members of the jury, where they got their machines, how they arrive at their percentage and who is protecting them. "I have been making a survey of Camden county, including the city, since I took office ten days ago," he continued, "and I have considerable evidence. I believe that there are, conservatively, 500 slot machines in Camden county and that the income from each of them averages from $50 [illegible] a week. You can make your own multiplication. I believe nearly $[illegible],000 a week is split up, in various ways, from the slot machine racket in the city and county. That money, wherever it goes, is coming from many people who can ill afford to lose it. They need it to pay their butchers and grocers." Several Places 'Tipped Off' Although Orlando struck quickly, there were several places where the coming of his men had been "tipped off." A few places, where the noise of machines had been heard for weeks by passersby were strangely silent last night when the county raiders got busy. Orlando, co-operating with Prosecutor Wescott, will go before Judge Shay soon to ask for a court order to destroy all seized machines. The raiders were led by Lawrence T. Doran, chief of county detectives. The party included County Detectives Wren, Smith, Cleary, Lyons and Coccherailly, and Constable Max Beals. Five p. m. was set as the zero hour, and the raiders, two to an automobile, set out from the courthouse at 4:45 p. m. The raids were timed so as to be almost simultaneous. The raiders walked into the suspected places. If no slot machine was in sight, they bought a cigar or a package of cigarettes and walked quietly out. If they saw a slot machine, they seized it. Raiders Carried Subpenas For the first time, the raiders carried subpenas, and where machines were seized, the proprietors were summoned to appear before the grand jury today. They found no machines in saloons. Bartenders grinned at them when they went in, they reported. In several stores they were met with smiles, they said. The places where machines were found were: 450 South Third street, store of D. Auletto, 200 Clinton street; Third and Mickle streets, Third and Stevens streets 106 South Second street, Eighth and Spruce streets, store of Earl Sanderson; 656 South Third street, store of Antonio Auduini; 530 South Third street, store of Frank Delgarzo; 452 South Third street, store of Peter Bernardo, and store of Betty Leopold, 215 Line street. In some places two machines were found. They ranged from penny to quarter affairs.

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Cooper Hospital Cases

Camden Courier-Post, October 14, 1933

Cooper Hospital Cases list, Camden Courier-Post, October 14, 1933
Camden Courier-Post, October 14, 1933
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COOPER HOSPITAL CASES Sarah Clair, 35, of 316 Cole street; injured back in collision with car. Mrs. Jennie Willis, 40, of 222 Mickle street; nail puncture of hand. Edith Price, 10, of 329 Warren avenue; injured arm in fall at school. Mary Downey, 10, of 312 Warren avenue; injured arm in fall from bicycle. Helen Nicholson, 4, of 819 South Sixth street; dog bite on hand. Jennie Thomas, 54, of 326 North Second street; burned hand with matches. Benjamin Branch, 14, of 1021 Francis street; injured knee in collision with car. Alexander Ellis, 27, of 715 South Eighth street; stabbed in chest with ice-pick.

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Two Camden Schools Ransacked by Thieves

Camden Courier-Post, June 15, 1932

Courier-Post clipping, June 15, 1932: Two Camden Schools Ransacked by Thieves
Camden Courier-Post, June 15, 1932
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TWO CAMDEN SCHOOLS RANSACKED BY THIEVES Vandals who entered and ransacked two South Camden schools are being sought by the police. Lawrence Miller, janitor of the H. B. Wilson School, at Eighth and Florence streets, reported that several rooms had been rifled early yesterday. Detectives William Zeits and Clifford Del Rossi are conducting an investigation. Fred Fianigan, janitor of the Fairview School, at Collings and Cumberland roads, reported that prowlers, who forced a front door ransacked two rooms. Detective Joseph Carpani was assigned to investigate.

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News Articles

Category: news-articles

Policy Bill Did Not Come, Camden Daily Courier, January 5, 1886

'Policy Bill' Did Not Come

Chief Matlack expected "Policy Bill" Smith to surrender and post bail after the raid on 14 South Eighth Street, but Smith failed to appear and the case went to the grand jury.

The Policy Raid

Mayor Bradshaw sent the paraphernalia from the raid on "Bill" Smith's policy den at 14 South Eighth Street to the grand jury; Smith remained at large, believed to be in Philadelphia arranging bail with backer Oscar Stein.

The Smith Policy Case, Camden Daily Courier, January 7, 1886

The Smith Policy Case

William "Policy Bill" Smith surrendered to the Mayor and was admitted to $300 bail after the raid on his place at 14 South Eighth Street.

Raid on a Policy Shop, Camden Post, May 17, 1886

Raid on a Policy Shop

At Mayor Pratt's direction, Chief of Police Franks had officers raid the policy shop of William 'Policy Bill' Smith at 14 South Eighth Street.

Giving the Mayor Points, Camden Post, June 30, 1886

Giving the Mayor Points

A twelve-year-old boy, Terrance Miles, arrested for vagrancy, gave the Mayor information on the policy-writing operation of 'Policy Bill' Smith.

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, August 9, 1889: By His Victim's Bedside, a dying man identifies Andrew Eckert as his murderer.

By His Victim's Bedside.

A dying Thomas McDonough, of Eighth and Mountain streets, Camden, identifies Andrew Eckert as the man who stabbed him at Beideman's station, in a bedside declaration at the Pennsylvania Hospital.

New Buildings Going Up

New Buildings Going Up

Camden Daily Courier - November 15, 1890 Many Houses Now Being Erected Camden builders do not seem to be deterred by the fear of financial panic or an idea that the McKinley bill presages disaster in business.

For Rent — 122 Clay Street, Camden Daily Telegram, October 9, 1895

For Rent — Real Estate Investment Co.

Real Estate Investment Co. advertises 122 Clay Street for rent — 4 rooms at $6.00 per month — along with other Camden properties. Camden Daily Telegram, October 9, 1895.

South Camden Siftings column of five short news items, Camden Daily Telegram, October 14, 1895

South Camden Siftings

South Camden news items from October 14, 1895: the Camden Horse Railroad Company took the summer cars off the Broadway line, R. H. Comey took out a permit for an addition to the dye works on Jefferson street, and Mayor Westcott gave two men five days for congregating at Eighth street and Kaighn avenue.

Drink-Sellers Arraigned, Philadelphia Inquirer, December 14, 1895

Drink-Sellers Arraigned

Camden saloon keepers charged with Sunday liquor selling, among them James Croker of Fourth and Jasper streets and John Murschell of Broadway and Jefferson street, pleaded not guilty before Mayor Westcott; Chief of Police Dodd was the complainant in all the cases.

Bitter Primary Elections newspaper clipping

Bitter Primary Elections

Camden's Republican primary elections of February 1899 turned violent in the Seventh Ward, where the Blowite and Hansonite factions fought at the polls. Mayor Hatch sent Captains Stanley and Boyle with seventeen policemen, but the rows continued and a patrolman was badly beaten.

Over in Camden, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 31, 1899: six short Camden police and accident items.

Over in Camden

The Philadelphia Inquirer's Camden roundup of July 31, 1899: Theodore Shaw of 434 Henry street sent home from Cooper Hospital after a stabbing, a tandem-bicycle scorching arrest on the Mt. Ephraim pike, and a gasoline-stove fire at Albert K. Snyder's restaurant at 311 Kaighn avenue.

Newspaper clipping: Want Liquor Men Put on the Rack, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 14, 1900

Want Liquor Men Put on the Rack

The Camden County Law and Order League renewed its complaints against forty-eight liquor sellers who escaped indictment, hinting that political pull had saved them, and gave the grand jury a list of accused saloonkeepers including several on Kaighn avenue.

Camden News Notes newspaper clipping

Camden News Notes — August 11, 1901

A column of Camden briefs for August 11, 1901, including a report that Police Captain Stanley was in a head-on trolley collision at Brigantine Beach and escaped with a bad shaking up.

With Gun and Dog Man Created a Big Scare in Camden newspaper clipping, page 1

With Gun and Dog Man Created a Big Scare in Camden

George Willingmire terrorised South Camden with a shotgun and a bull terrier, wounding four people before plunging into the Eighth Street swamp. Captain Stanley pursued him to within twenty feet before Willingmire loaded his gun and threatened to fire.

Clipping "Rescued Boy With a Pole", Philadelphia Inquirer, April 3, 1905.

Rescued Boy With a Pole

Charles Larsen, 16, of Eighth Street and Woodland Avenue, fell into Big Timber Creek near Clements' Bridge while fishing and was pulled to shore with a pole by his cousin John.

News of a Day in the City of Camden

News of a Day in the City of Camden

Considerable surprise was manifested in Camden yesterday when it was announced that Anna Turner, the sixteen-year-old daughter of Frank Turner, a prominent builder and contractor, has been marred since January 21 to Louis Voegtlin, formerly of Camden, but now of Trenton.

News of a Day in the City of Camden — Philadelphia Inquirer, July 27, 1906

News of a Day in the City of Camden

A full day's Camden news for July 27, 1906, including Police Captain Stanley's capture of George Willingmire, wanted for a stabbing at Ninth and Chestnut Streets, after a desperate struggle on the way to jail.

Jottings from South Camden column, Camden Daily Courier, December 24, 1906

Jottings from South Camden

The Camden Daily Courier's South Camden personal notes of December 24, 1906: George Staib of 1308 Broadway recovering from an operation, the Fireside New Year Association's parade route, and a Christmas family reunion at the Broadway home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert James.

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 7, 1910: Lorigan & Hurley take out permits for nine houses on North Eighth Street

Lorigan & Hurley Building Permits

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 7, 1910: Lorigan & Hurley took out a permit for a row of nine houses at 319 to 335 North Eighth Street.

Camden News Notes column, Philadelphia Inquirer, August 10, 1910

Camden News Notes — August 10, 1910

Camden briefs for August 10, 1910, including the severe burning of Elmer Wright of 1639 Broadway in a vat of molten lead and nitric acid, and the theft of two silver cups from the Synagogue Sons of Israel at Eighth and Sycamore streets.

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, December 17, 1910: John H. Carmany Dead in Camden

John H. Carmany Dead in Camden

Councilman John H. Carmany of Camden's Seventh ward died at his home, 772 Pine street, after a three weeks' illness with Bright's disease. Philadelphia Inquirer, December 17, 1910.

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, June 12, 1911 — "Girl Probably Averted Murder," dispute involving Albert Williams of 709 Gold Street

Girl Probably Averted Murder

A dispute over a young woman's affections between Albert Williams of 709 Gold Street and Joshua Hines nearly turned deadly until she stepped between the men, as reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer on June 12, 1911.

Newspaper clipping: "Marriage Licenses", Camden Daily Courier, April 25, 1913

Marriage Licenses

Camden marriage licenses, including Frank E. Connelly, 24, of 1248 Locust Street, and Jennie Wilhelm, 19, of 265 Mechanic Street.

Clipping "Boy Killed by Seashore Train", Philadelphia Inquirer, July 8, 1914.

Boy Killed by Seashore Train

William Hurst, 9, of Woodland Avenue was struck by a Reading Railway express from Atlantic City at the Eighth Street grade crossing while playing with companions, and died on the way to Cooper Hospital.

Newspaper clipping: Negro Beat Him Up, He Says, a 1915 Philadelphia Inquirer item about John Trail of 1160 Thurman Street.

Negro Beat Him Up, He Says

John Trail, 35, of 1160 Thurman Street was taken to Cooper Hospital with head wounds after he told police he was struck with a club and robbed of $1.70 on Kaighn Avenue near Eighth Street.

Guardsman Skater Drowns, Philadelphia Inquirer, January 22, 1917

Guardsman Skater Drowns; Narrow Escape For Four

Charles R. Evans, 19, of 139 South Thirty-second Street in East Camden, broke through the ice on the lake at Forest Hill Park and drowned while 300 fellow skaters looked on. Four would-be rescuers — Harry Haas, Graham Wishart, Wilbur Crane and Matthew Yingling — were dragged from the freezing water by a park guard and a policeman.

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.

Clipping "Lad Killed by Truck", Philadelphia Inquirer, March 20, 1918.

Lad Killed by Truck

Young John Kovasthik of 902 Woodland Avenue was fatally injured by an auto truck at Eighth and Sylvan Streets. The driver, Martin Flame of Philadelphia, was held on a manslaughter charge.

Philadelphia Inquirer headline Camden Councilman Beaten and Robbed, May 27, 1918

Camden Councilman Beaten and Robbed

Councilman Charles H. Greer, superintendent of the Philadelphia and Camden Ferry Company, was badly beaten while trying to stop three men from stealing his automobile outside the Helena apartments at Third and Cooper streets.

Newspaper clipping, Camden Playgrounds Open Tuesday, Philadelphia Inquirer, June 29, 1919

Camden Playgrounds Open Tuesday

The Board of Recreation Commissions arranged to open the Camden playgrounds on Tuesday; the Line street ground was abandoned and its apparatus moved to the Liberty school ground at Eighth and Spruce streets, with F. A. Finkeldey as supervisor.

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, "Camden Business Block Threatened," about a Kaighn Avenue fire, November 9, 1921

Camden Business Block Threatened

A fire in Neil Zeidman's men's furnishing store at 437 Kaighn Avenue spread to the Almar store, causing $28,000 in damage; Fire Lieutenant Harry Chambers of South Eighth Street was overcome by smoke.

Philadelphia Public Ledger, March 16, 1922 — Albert Brown missing from home

Missing From His Home

Albert Brown, 15, of 728 North Tenth street, Camden, was found by detectives in a shack on North Eighth street after going missing the previous Sunday.

Camden Morning Post headline: Death Car Driver Held in $1000 Bail, January 3, 1928

Death Car Driver Held in $1000 Bail

Thomas Atkins of Oaklyn, driver of the automobile that struck and killed Mrs. Emma Scholl, 67, of 694 Tulip Street at Ninth Street and Morgan Boulevard, was held for the grand jury on a technical charge of manslaughter by Judge Bertman in traffic court.

Camden Evening Courier clipping, September 20, 1928, on Assistant Prosecutor Samuel P. Orlando's slot machine raids

Orlando Raids 35 Gambling Haunts in Slot Machine Drive

Assistant Prosecutor Samuel P. Orlando took evidence from raids on 35 alleged gambling haunts to the Camden County grand jury in a drive against slot machines, while Republican leaders reportedly wanted him called off.

Clipping: City Policeman Drowns in Lake at Blackwood

City Policeman Drowns in Lake at Blackwood

Camden motorcycle policeman Joseph G. Ward, 34, of 1572 Louis Street, drowned in Blackwood lake in May 1930 when his canoe overturned after a Moonlight Social Club outing; Gloucester Township police opened an investigation.

Raid Rhone Ordered Costs Barman $100, Camden Evening Courier, December 8, 1930

Raid Rhone Ordered Costs Barman $100

Bartender Daniel McGettigan was fined $100 after a raid on a Spruce Street saloon ordered by public safety director Dr. David S. Rhone for violating the Sunday-closing order.

Courier-Post front page and jump, August 14, 1931: Mayor Orders Cops to Drive All Gangsters From Camden

Mayor Orders Cops to Drive All Gangsters From Camden

After a gang shooting at Ninth and Chestnut streets nearly struck an 8-year-old girl, Mayor Roy R. Stewart ordered police to stop and question suspicious characters and drive gangsters from Camden.

Auto Gunmen Lose Street Battle Here

Three gunmen in a speeding automobile fired five shotgun blasts near Eighth and Chestnut Streets in Camden on the night of October 30, 1931, narrowly missing pedestrians before escaping; no arrests were made.

James Peacock Weds Beulah Meade Today — Camden Courier-Post, June 11, 1932

James Peacock Weds Beulah Meade Today

James C. Peacock, Jr., son of J. Charles Peacock of 116 North Twenty-third Street, wed Miss Beulah Rebecca Mead at the First Presbyterian Church, with a reception and New England honeymoon trip to follow.

Courier-Post clipping, June 15, 1932: Two Camden Schools Ransacked by Thieves

Two Camden Schools Ransacked by Thieves

Vandals who entered and ransacked two South Camden schools, the H. B. Wilson School and the Fairview School, are being sought by the police. Camden Courier-Post, June 15, 1932.

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.

Camden Courier-Post, January 12, 1933 — 4 Youths Arrested in Bicycle Thefts

4 Youths Arrested in Bicycle Thefts

A ring of bicycle thieves is believed by police to have been broken last night with the arrest of four youths and recovery of five bicycles and parts of several others.

Camden Man Injured as Car Turns Turtle

Harry Katz, 25, of 1100 Baring Street suffered cuts to his legs and hands when his car turned over in a collision at Eighth Street and Atlantic Avenue.

Five Injured in Collision

Five people were injured when a truck overturned after colliding with a car at 8th and Van Hook Streets; Fioranto Costanzo of 209 Beckett Street was among the injured.

Cooper Hospital Cases list, Camden Courier-Post, October 14, 1933

Cooper Hospital Cases

Cooper Hospital cases reported in the Camden Courier-Post of October 14, 1933, including Alexander Ellis, 27, of 715 South Eighth Street, stabbed in the chest with an ice-pick.

Camden Courier-Post clipping: War Veteran Commits Suicide by Hanging in Eighth St. Home

War Veteran Commits Suicide by Hanging in Eighth St. Home

Edward Nixon, 38, described by police as a shell-shocked World War veteran, hanged himself at 124 North Eighth Street. Patrolmen Raymond Stark and Walter Patton cut down the body; he was pronounced dead at Cooper Hospital.

Courier-Post clipping: Man Slashed in Row, Suspect, Woman Held, August 30, 1935

Man Slashed in Row, Suspect, Woman Held

Finley Phillips, 38, needed thirty-two stitches at West Jersey Hospital after a razor slashing at a South Eighth Street home; William Giles was held on bail after Motorcycle Policeman Thomas Kauffman arrested both men.

Fine or Jail Term Ordered To Make Bootleg Buyer Talk

Unless they tell where they bought it, drinkers of bootleg liquor arrested by Camden police henceforth will receive the full penalty of $200 fine or 90 days in jail, Police Judge Lewis Liberman decided yesterday.

Category: news-articles

Bathtub Gin Maker Is Held for Court — Camden Courier-Post, October 22, 1936

Bathtub Gin Maker Is Held for Court

Police Judge Lewis Liberman held Earl Bundy without bail after detectives testified he was making bathtub gin in his home at 824 Sycamore Street. The court also dismissed charges against two youths accused of coat theft, and fined Francis Murtagh of 117 North 34th Street for reckless driving.

Courier-Post clipping, Oct. 27, 1936: Reaches for 'Gun,' Two 'Bandits' Flee

Reaches for 'Gun,' Two 'Bandits' Flee

Francis Drury, 66, scared off two youths who tried to hold him up on Eighth Street between Vine and State Streets by pretending to reach for a gun. Camden Courier-Post, October 27, 1936.

Obituary of Harry Carle, Camden Courier-Post, October 22, 1937

Harry Carle

Harry Carle, 54, of Eighth and Linden streets, died after an illness of several months. He was survived by his widow, Bertha Stein Carle, two brothers and four sisters; burial was in Calvary Cemetery.

City Bureaus Keep Costs Within Budget for 1937

Brunner Lauds Rulers for $40,000 Saving by Co-operation in Offices $302,000 IS VOTED ON STREET BONDS All departments of the city government were operated within the budget appropriations during 1937 and the city's saving, as a result, was $40,000, Mayor George E. Brunner announced yesterday.

Vacuum Cleaner Sale Sends Seller to Cell

Accused of fraud in connection with the sale of a vacuum cleaner, Leonard Hauser, 39, of 218 North Eighth Street, yesterday was arrested and held on $1000 bail for a hearing Monday in Camden police court.

Man Jailed as Gambler After Fight in House, Camden Courier-Post, March 22, 1938

Man Jailed as Gambler After Fight in House

Robert Lee of 226 North 11th Street was sentenced to two months in jail for attacking Charles Scott with a meat cleaver after an argument over gambling at William Lloyd's home.

Courier-Post clipping: 2 Drivers Held in Bail in Crash Killing Man, January 7, 1939

2 Drivers Held in Bail in Crash Killing Man

Camden Courier-Post - January 7, 1939. Two drivers in an automobile accident which resulted Sunday in the death of Robert Bumbrey, 57, of 735 Walnut street, were held in $1000 bail each for the grand jury.

Courier-Post obituary headline: Chief Colsey Dies at 67 of Heart Attack, September 16, 1939

Chief Colsey Dies at 67 of Heart Attack

Camden Chief of Police Arthur Colsey, a 27-year veteran of the department, died of a heart attack in his sleep at his home at 2937 Stevens Street. The Courier-Post traced his career from merchant at Ninth and Market streets and Second Ward councilman to patrolman in 1912 and permanent chief in 1934.

Courier-Post headline: Police Seeking Hidden Motive in Bar Slaying, Bellmawr shooting of Andrew Scarduzio, Dec. 26, 1939

Police Seeking Hidden Motive in Bar Slaying

Courier-Post, December 26, 1939: Camden police doubted the "brawl" explanation for the fatal shooting of Eighth ward political worker Andrew Scarduzio in a Bellmawr taproom.

Courier-Post photograph of a car overturned beside a Camden Beer truck at Eighth Street and Central Avenue, with its caption, July 1, 1941

Two Hurt as Truck Upsets Auto in South Camden

Camden Courier-Post - July 1, 1941 William Boyle, 19, of Ashland, and his grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Aubacher, 63, of Osage, were pulled through the door of their car, shown above, yesterday after a crash at Eighth street and Central avenue .

Golden Jubilee Year Book page 65

A Friend

Page 65 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: a "Best Wishes from A Friend" greeting and advertisements for John J. Conley plumbing at 3008 Alabama Road, Hathaway Lodge at 5 Points, Keating's at 20th St. and River Ave., realtor James J. Scarduzio at 1809 Broadway, Bobby's Auto Parts, realtor Edmund J. Lenny of Fairview, and the Camden Iron & Metal Co.

Page of four advertisements: St. Joseph A. A., Wm. Schlorer & Sons, Kline & Gallimore, and Jacob Naden, 1943.

St. Joseph A. A.

Page 62 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: compliments of the St. Joseph A. A. and of Wm. Schlorer & Sons at 8th and Chestnut Sts., Kline & Gallimore at 518 Federal Street, headquarters for Stetson hats at $5.00 to $20.00, and Jacob Naden's gifts, furniture and toys at 24th and Federal Sts.

Page 23 of the St. Joseph's Golden Jubilee Year Book: a Federal Cleaners & Dyers advertisement above the parish history column, with the start of a Thomas C. Schneider compliments advertisement below

Federal Cleaners & Dyers

Page 23 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: an advertisement for G. Vignola's Federal Cleaners & Dyers at 2800 Federal Street, around an installment of the parish history telling how Father Byrne bought the plot at Westfield Avenue and Federal Street that became St. Patrick's cemetery, and how the Saints Peter and Paul, Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Sacred Heart parishes began.

Newspaper clipping: So. Camden Man Fined In New Year's Raid

So. Camden Man Fined In New Year's Raid

Louis Bumbrey, 56, of 906 South Eighth Street, was fined $100 for maintaining a disorderly house and sent to county jail on a charge of possessing untaxed alcohol after a January 1, 1950 raid on a bootblack parlor at 725 Kaighn Avenue.

Newspaper clipping: Drowning Spurs Move for Fence Along Riverfront

Drowning Spurs Move for Fence Along Riverfront

City officials will be asked to erect a fence along Delaware river between Seventh and Eighth streets in an effort to prevent children from playing near the water.

Dominick Persiani Rites Arranged for Saturday - 1953-05-21

Dominick Persiani Rites Arranged for Saturday

Camden Courier-Post - May 21, 1953 High Mass for Dominick J. Persiani , 35, will be sung Saturday at 9 a.m. in the Sacred Heart R. C. Church . Relatives in the funeral home of Joseph A. Falco, 1020 S. 4th st. , where friends may call Friday night.

Courier-Post photo of a wrecked monoplane on Sylvan Street, 1953

Private Plane Tears Into S. Camden Street

Pilot William A. Kreusser, 26, of 873 Fairview Street survived when his light monoplane tore down power lines and crashed in front of 843 Sylvan Street in South Camden on September 30, 1953.

Johnson-Kee Wedding at Masonic Temple, Camden Courier-Post, October 7, 1953

Johnson-Kee Wedding at Masonic Temple

Joseph Johnson of 313 North 11th Street and Miss Shirley Ann Kee of South 8th Street to wed at Masonic Temple, 761 Walnut Street, with Rev. Lloyd A. Burrus officiating.

Births and personal items including Frank Gizelbach Recovering, Courier-Post, February 1, 1954

Frank Gizelbach Recovering

Births at Cooper Hospital to the Gattone family of 812 Tulip Street and the Hughes family of 2258 South 8th Street, and Frank Gizelbach of 3044 Fenwick Road recovering at home after weeks in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. Camden Courier-Post, February 1, 1954.

Hospital Cases roundup, Camden Courier-Post, February 3, 1956

Hospital Cases

Cooper and West Jersey hospital cases reported in the Camden Courier-Post of February 3, 1956, including Rita Procacci of 1125 South 3rd Street, treated for burns of the right hand.

2 Men Given 6 Months on Theft Counts - newspaper clipping

2 Men Given 6 Months on Theft Counts

Municipal Judge Marino gave six-month jail sentences to two men for theft of an automobile battery and $5 worth of gasoline; Sgt. Earl Wright said one was arrested taking the gas.

Courier-Post article, 'Two Suspects Held in Bail of $25,000 Each', Camden, December 19, 1957

Two Suspects Held in Bail of $25,000 Each

William J. Porter, 26, and Howard James, 25, linked by Camden police with 10 burglaries in six weeks, were held in $25,000 bail each by Municipal Judge Marino. Among the jobs James admitted was a break-in at a grocery at 635 Carman Street.

Newspaper clipping: Cleaner Plant Blast Injures Fire Captain, Camden Courier-Post, December 23, 1958

Cleaner Plant Blast Injures Fire Captain

Fire Capt. Leonard Garbrecht of Engine Company 3 was hospitalized with head injuries when the door of a dry cleaning tumbler blew off during a fire at the Mechanics Overall Service plant, 2201 S. 8th Street. Camden Courier-Post, December 23, 1958.

Camden Birth Notices, Camden Courier-Post, November 9, 1967

Camden — Birth Notices

Camden birth notices from the Camden Courier-Post, November 9, 1967, listing eight births, including Deborah Dee to Mr. and Mrs. David Lavender of 128 Boyd Street.

Clipping "Cops Quiz Firebomb Suspects", Camden Courier-Post, January 28, 1974.

Cops Quiz Firebomb Suspects

Camden police questioned suspects in the firebombing of the William Knoth Sr. home at 976 Woodland Avenue, where William Knoth Jr. and his mother, Martha, escaped serious injury when a bottle of gasoline or kerosene exploded in the living room.

Historical Accounts

Category: historical-accounts

Joseph Alcorn Anecdote

My father, Joseph A. Alcorn , had a used car dealership on the corner of 15th and Federal Streets . He started the business with Skip Gardner as his partner in the late 40's and bought Skip out during that same period.

804 Cooper Street - Baird Family Home - 1893

Old Cooper Street

Reprinted from the series of stories of Camden's earlier days, under the title Sixty Years in Camden County - Gosh! by Will Paul, appearing in The Community news, of Merchantville, NJ.

People

Category: people

Abraham Lincoln James - 1932-11-23

Abraham Lincoln James

Abraham Lincoln James, commonly known as A. L. James or A. Lincoln James, was a career officer with the Camden Police Department, serving for 40 years.

Edward N Cohn

Edward N. Cohn

Edward N. Cohn was born in 1832. On the 1870 U.S. Census, he reported his birthplace as Bohemia, while in the 1880 Census he listed it as Germany. It is likely he was born in a region that is now part of the Czech Republic.

800-804 Chestnut Street - 2003-06-15

Edward Schlorer

Edward Schlorer was born in Baden, Germany, in 1860. He came to Camden in 1889 to join his younger brother, Adam Schlorer , who had established a meat business at Second and Arch Streets .

Firefighters from Engine Company 9 after a fire, December 1928

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.

Joseph Alcorn Tombstone

Joseph A. Alcorn

Joseph A. Alcorn (1919-1958) was a Camden, New Jersey native and US Marine Corps veteran who founded Alcorn Motor Sales on Federal Street in East Camden.

Grave of Joseph X. Voll at Beverly National Cemetery

Joseph X. Voll

Joseph Xavier Voll (1925–1945) of Camden, NJ served as a Fireman First Class in the United States Navy and was one of the original crew of the USS Caswell (AKA-72). He was killed in an accident at Riverton, New Jersey on January 12, 1945, less than a week short of his 20th birthday, and is buried at Beverly National Cemetery in Beverly, NJ.

Josiah Sage

Josiah Sage was born in New Jersey in May 1862, according to the 1900 U.S. Census. His older sister, Hannah, married Charles Henry Peters in the late 1860s. By 1880, Sage was single and working as an oil cloth painter.

Portrait of Rabbi Naftali Riff, a bearded man in a dark hat and round glasses

Rabbi Naftoly Riff

Rabbi Naftoly H.J. Riff (1893-1976) led Congregation Sons of Israel on South 8th Street in Camden, New Jersey for nearly 50 years from the early 1920s.

Related Streets

Category: streets

South 11th Street looking east toward the Armory-Public Works building, 1950s

11th Street

Eleventh Street ran north from Market Street through to Pearl Street. Over time, North 11th Street was erased block by block, until only a short segment between Penn and Linden Streets survives. South 11th Street is a connecting road with no residential addresses.

Sepia postcard photo of a damaged brick building and debris on a street, labeled "Camden Cyclone."

2nd Street

2nd Street extends north-south between Front Street and 3rd Street, running parallel to the Delaware River until Mechanic Street. In the early 1970s, several buildings were cleared on the east side of North 2nd Street below Mickle Street to make way for the Royal Court townhomes and Mickle Tower senior citizens apartment building.

Northeast view of 8th Street from Ferry Avenue, Camden NJ, 2011

8th Street

Eighth Street runs south to north, with a few major interruptions, from Morgan Boulevard to Pyne Point in North Camden.

Looking east on Bailey Street from North 4th Street, Camden, October 24, 2011

Bailey Street

Bailey Street appears to be named for real estate developer William T. Bailey, who was responsible for building rows of homes between North 5th and North 6th Streets on State, Grant, Bailey and York Streets.

Baring Street from Kaighn Ave - 2004-03-14

Baring Street

Baring Street runs for one block in South Camden, from Chestnut Street south to Kaighn Avenue, between Marion Street and South 6th Street. The homes were built in 1888 by Wilson Ernst, one of Camden's most active builders of the 1880s.

1906 Sanborn map showing the Barton Street area

Barton Street

Barton Street, also known as Barton Place, runs for half a block south from 774 Division Street in Camden, first appearing in city directories in 1890; satellite photos from the early 2000s show it providing access to a church parking lot.

Looking west on Beckett Street from West Street, December 2004

Beckett Street

Beckett Street, named for Henry and Mary Beckett who owned land in South Camden around 1853, originally ran from Front Street to West Street. After 1947 the eastern portion was demolished for an industrial building; today it runs only from South 3rd Street to West Street.

New Junction Hotel, 595 Bridge Avenue (aka 39 South 6th Street), photographed 1892

Bridge Avenue

Bridge Avenue was one of Camden's most notable thoroughfares, lying between Federal and Mickle Streets. By 1947 only the block east of South 8th Street remained, and that too has long since vanished.

Bulson-Street-at-8th-Street-1955

Bulson Street

Bulson Street runs east from Broadway to South 11th Street alongside the railroad tracks, named after 19th-century farmer Gilbert Bulson. At one time the tracks were at street level; in modern times the overpass has been known as "the hump."

Canterbury Circle

Canterbury Circle runs south into the Canterbury Apartments from Olive Street, between South 8th Street and Morgan Boulevard, in the Morgan Village section of Camden.

Hollingshead Fire from Carpenter Street

Carpenter Street

Carpenter Street was a narrow residential street in North Camden, running from North 8th Street to Cooper Street. Most of it was destroyed in the 1940 Hollingshead Factory fire and later razed for Interstate 676; today only the 800 block remains.

Douglass Street

Douglass Street is a narrow, one-block thoroughfare in South Camden running south from Spruce Street to Cherry Street, between South 7th and South 8th Streets. Originally known as Lincoln Avenue, it was renamed after the 1899 annexation of the Town of Stockton.

1891 Sanborn fire insurance map showing Gold Street and surrounding area

Gold Street

Gold Street was a small, secluded street in Camden, New Jersey, between South 8th Street and Silver Street, south of Line Street. First appearing in the 1888 City Directory, its six houses had dwindled to two occupied addresses by 1929, and the street vanished from the records after the 1930 Census.

Kaighn's Point Ferry and trolley, early 1900s

Kaighn Avenue

One of Camden's major east-west streets, running from Kaighn's Point at the Delaware River east to Admiral Wilson Boulevard and the Airport Circle in Pennsauken, with block-by-block address histories from the 1860s through the early 2000s.

1914 map of Larch Street, Camden NJ

Larch Street

A small street running from 708 North 2nd Street east to North 8th Street, between State and Vine Streets, in Camden, New Jersey.

Street signs for Liberty Street and Louis Street above a one-way sign at the intersection.

Liberty Street

Liberty Street, listed in the 1850 Camden City Directory, was in the early 20th century a culturally diverse area west of Broadway, home to ethnic communities employed in nearby factories and stores.

Grainy 1952 aerial view of Main Street at Point Street, Camden, with rows of buildings and streets.

Main Street

Main Street is a diagonal street in North Camden running southeast from State and Point Streets. The 1878 city directory listed it as starting at the Vine Street Ferry.

Olive Street

Olive Street is a short, one-block street in Camden's Morgan Village, running west from South 8th Street to Morgan Boulevard and listed in city directories since 1878.

South 2nd Street and Sycamore Street

Sycamore Street

Sycamore Street is one of Camden's "tree" streets, originally running east from Front Street to Haddon Avenue; its intersections at 7th, 8th and Louis Streets were hubs for different ethnic and cultural communities.

728 Sylvan Street, rear and side of a white frame house

Sylvan Street

Sylvan Street runs west from South 10th Street for three and one-half blocks, ending a short distance west of South 7th Street, one block south of Woodland Avenue and three blocks north of Morgan Street in Camden, New Jersey.

Related Places and Topics

Category: banks

Broadway Trust Building 1926

Broadway Trust

The Broadway Trust Company, a bank built before World War I at 938-944 Broadway in Camden, New Jersey, operated until shortly after the 1929 crash.

Category: food-and-drink

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Litwin Brother's Market

Litwin Brothers Market, a family grocery at 801 Elm Street in North Camden founded by the Litwin family, served the neighborhood from 1941 into the 2000s.

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