Admiral Wilson Boulevard looking East from the Baird Boulevard Overpass circa 1958
Admiral Wilson Boulevard, colloquially known as US Route 30, holds a rich history and a complex reputation in South Jersey. Spanning from the foot of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge to the Airport Circle, this thoroughfare has been both famous and infamous at different periods. The boulevard is named after Admiral Henry Braid Wilson Jr., a distinguished naval hero in World War I, and a proud native of Camden. His father, Henry B. Wilson Sr., a notable figure in the city, was honored with the H.B. Wilson School at 7th and Florence Street.
Originally designated as Bridge Boulevard, the road was intended to connect with Bridge Avenue, an older street that has since vanished from the maps. The name change to Admiral Wilson Boulevard was informally embraced by travelers following Camden's Armistice Day ceremonies on November 11, 1929. Despite this popular usage, the change was not officially authorized until 1937, during Mayor Winfield Price's administration.
The south side of the boulevard was originally planned to be parkland, offering motorists scenic views of the Cooper River, Camden High School, and various city and county parks across the riverbank. However, this vision was replaced by commercial development, driven by the Sears-Roebuck Company's decision to locate on the boulevard instead of downtown Camden. The construction of Sears' modern building at Admiral Wilson Boulevard and Mount Ephraim Avenue in 1927 marked a significant milestone in the boulevard's history.
In the mid-1930s, Commissioner Frank J. Hartmann Jr. initiated a push to rezone the boulevard in Camden, paving the way for commercial development. By the late 1930s, a thriving business district had emerged along the boulevard in both Camden and Pennsauken Township.
The post-World War II era witnessed a surge in businesses along the boulevard, including gas stations, car dealerships, bars, motels, and various other enterprises. Despite efforts to improve traffic flow with wider roads, bridges, and ramps, traffic congestion persisted, becoming emblematic of the boulevard.
By the 1970s, the boulevard's reputation took a hit due to the presence of bars, motels, and adult establishments, a perception fueled by negative media portrayals. In reality, the adult establishments were limited in number, and the motels, once commercial hubs, became hotspots for illegal activities.
In preparation for the 2000 Republican Convention in Philadelphia, then New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman implemented a controversial initiative to acquire all commercial properties on the south side of the boulevard east of the Cooper River to create a park. This move led to the demolition of commercial buildings and loss of tax-generating properties for Camden.
Traffic congestion remains a persistent issue, exacerbated by flooding on the south side of the boulevard during heavy rains and high tide. Despite the challenges, the north side still houses numerous commercial buildings erected before 1960, some of which serve different purposes today.
Edwin Stanley Wirtz was born in Camden, New Jersey on May 18, 1914 to Stanley R. Wirtz and his wife, the former Emma McDade. Stanley R. Wirtz was at the time an iron molder. He was born in Pennsylvania on June 20, 1892, the son of Phillip and Mary Wirtz. The Wirtz family lived at 143 Dana Street in Philadelphia, PA at the time of the 1900 Census. The elder Wirtz was then working in the leather industry. Besides Stanley, there was a younger brother, Edwin. By 1910 the family had moved to 913 Howard Street in North Camden. Stanley Wirtz was working as a moulder in an iron foundry, while father Phillip and younger brother Edwin were working in the leather industry. Stanley Wirtz married Emma McDade on New Year's Day, January 1, 1912. She was the daughter of James McDade, a member of the Camden Fire Department.
Directories from 1913 to 1916 show them living with Emma's parents at 414 North Front Street. Stanley Wirtz was still working as an iron molder when he registered for the draft in 1917. The family then lived at 511 Cedar Street. He served in the United States Navy during World War I and as late as 1922, then returned to his family and iron molder job in Camden. The family made its home at 908 Point Street in 1920 and again with Emma's parents at 414 North Front Street in 1921 and 1922. Emma's father, James McDade, died while serving with the Camden Fire Department in 1922.
The 1923 and 1924 Directories show the Stanley Wirtz family at 313 Erie Street. Not long after the 1924 Directory was compiled, Stanley Wirtz was appointed to the Camden Police Department. The 1926 Directory shows him working as a policeman and living at 1253 Thurman Street.
By 1930 the Wirtz family was living at 1339 Van Hook Street. Also living there was grandmother Mrs. Emma McDade and grandfather Philip Wirtz, then a watchman at Camden's old City Hall on Haddon Avenue.
Edwin S. Wirtz married Lillian May Dieser shortly after the Census was taken in April of 1930 and the compilation of the 1931 City Directory. The 1940 Census shows him living at 626 Ferry Avenue with his wife Lillian and children Ronald B., 3, Robert, 2, and Nancy, 1. Another child, Richard, had been born in 1938 but had died that same year. At the time of the census Edwin S. Wirtz was working as a truck driver. Three more children would follow: Dorothy, James, and Linda Wirtz.
In October of 1943 Edwin S. Wirtz was appointed to the Camden Fire Department, where he served for 22 years, as a firefighter and lastly as an inspector with the Fire Marshal's office. His cousin, Carl M. Wirtz, joined the Camden Fire Department in 1951. After serving in the military during World War II, Edwin S. Wirtz returned to Camden. The 1947 City Directory shows him living in the Civic Center homes that were built for veteran's housing after World War II and razed to make way for the overpass on Admiral Wilson Boulevard near the old Sears Roebuck store.
By the summer of 1957 Edwin S. Wirtz and his family were living at 2662 Berkley Street in East Camden. In 1962 he was living at 1227 North 19th Street. Edwin S. Wirtz retired in October of 1965 after 22 years of service with the Camden Fire Department. He was then living at 2010 River Avenue in Camden. The Wirtzes separated and later divorced. Edwin Wirtz remarried, living in Maple Shade, New Jersey, and lastly in North Wildwood, New Jersey.
Edwin Stanley Wirtz passed away on April 10, 1975.
Eleventh Street ran north, from Market Street all the way through to Pearl Street. Over time North 11th Street was erased, block by block, until all that remains is a segment between Penn and Linden Streets, with six occupied rowhomes.
South 11th Street is somewhat of an artificial construct, being the name given to the connecting road that runs south from Federal Street then elbows east and north, carrying it over the Admiral Wilson Boulevard and terminating at Federal Street north of the Cooper River. At one time it ran underneath the railroad tracks to the front of the National Guard Armory which became Camden's Public Works building. There are no, and to my knowledge have never been any, South 11th Street addresses.
100 Block — North 11th Street
City directory records, 1883–1967.
122 North 11th Street
122 North 11th Street — 100 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
—
No information available
123 North 11th Street
123 North 11th Street — 100 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
—
No information available
124 North 11th Street
124 North 11th Street — 100 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
—
No information available
125 North 11th Street
125 North 11th Street — 100 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1922
No information available
126 North 11th Street
126 North 11th Street — 100 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
—
No information available
127 North 11th Street
127 North 11th Street — 100 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
—
No information available
129 North 11th Street
129 North 11th Street — 100 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1914
No information available
130 North 11th Street
130 North 11th Street — 100 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1904–1927
W. Scott Franklin (Camden Fire Department)
131 North 11th Street
131 North 11th Street — 100 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1883–1885
Henry Frost (saloon)
1884–1885
Sarah Turner Frost (liquors)
1885–1899
John U. Meiler
1900
William Convery (saloon)
1901–1902
John U. Meiler
1904
George Lotz
1918–1919
Anthony J. Hoban
1924
DeLucia Brothers
1926–1931
John DeLucia
1939–1947
John G. Woods
1959–1967
Buddy's Bar & Liquors (Harry Kazanski)
1970–1977
McCormick's Liquor Store
132 North 11th Street
132 North 11th Street — 100 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1944
John J. Duffy Sr.
133 North 11th Street
133 North 11th Street — 100 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1909–1910
Charles Mouser & Family (Charles & Sarah Musser, Thomas Shanahan, John Shanahan, Richard Shanahan, Cornelius Shanahan)
134 North 11th Street
134 North 11th Street — 100 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1887
Clifford K. Deacon Sr. & Family
1930
William F. Large Sr. Family (William F. & Mary Large, James J. Large, Philip J. Large, Richard Large, William F. Large Jr., Emily Large, Irma Large, Marie Large, Helen Large)
135 North 11th Street
135 North 11th Street — 100 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1947
No information available
136 North 11th Street
136 North 11th Street — 100 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1947
No information available
137 North 11th Street
137 North 11th Street — 100 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1938
Philip Shannon
138 North 11th Street
138 North 11th Street — 100 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1955
No information available
139 North 11th Street
139 North 11th Street — 100 Block — North 11th Street
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name↕
1931–1938
John Lester Dyer & Family (John Lester & Alma Dyer, Genevieve Dyer, Lester J. Dyer)
140 North 11th Street
140 North 11th Street — 100 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1947–1955
No information available
142 North 11th Street
142 North 11th Street — 100 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1897–1899
Lewis Ferrell & Family (Lewis & Rena Ferrell, Mary Ferrell)
131 North 11th Street
131 North 11th Street served as a bar and/or liquor store as early as 1883 until it was closed and razed.
Henry Frost, a former volunteer fireman and at one time a member of the Camden Fire Department, was a dog fighter; his bulldog "Whitey" won numerous fights. In the spring of 1883 the dog was stolen, and Henry Frost began drinking to excess. As a former member of the Weccacoe Fire Company No. 2, Henry Frost realized money when their old firehouse at 503 Benson Street was sold in 1883; with it he opened a small saloon at North 11th and Carpenter Streets, where he died on December 28, 1883.
Henry Frost was survived by his wife Sarah, who operated the business about a year — appearing in the 1884–1885 City Directory as "Frost Sarah, liquors, 11th and Carpenter" — then sold it to John U. Meiler.
President Preston Dowen, 1100 Penn Street; Vice President Arthur Griffin, 1119 Cooper Street; Financial Secretary Lee Hackney, 1038 Penn Street; Recording Secretary Charles Hall, 321 North 11th Street; Treasurer Calvin Earle, 323 North 11th Street; Trustees: Edward Dobson, 721 North 10th Street; Frank Murray, 1028 Penn Street; Walter Ross, 424 Clinton Street; Walter Green, 1314 Park Boulevard.
300 Block — North 11th Street
City directory records, 1870s–2015.
300 North 11th Street
300 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
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name↕
1870s
No information available
302 North 11th Street
302 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1900s–1920s
No information available
304 North 11th Street
304 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1900
Daniel Menzies & Family (Daniel & Lucy Menzies, Edward 'Elwood' Menzies)
306 North 11th Street
306 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
—
No information available
308 North 11th Street
308 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
—
No information available
309 North 11th Street
309 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1870s
No information available
310 North 11th Street
310 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
—
No information available
311 North 11th Street
311 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1928
George Gibbs
312 North 11th Street
312 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
—
No information available
313 North 11th Street
313 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1940–1953
Charles Johnson & Family (Charles & Sophie Johnson, Joseph Johnson, Rebecca Johnson, Charles Johnson, Alfred Johnson, Theodore Johnson, George Johnson, Ollie Johnson, Louis Johnson, Leffian Johnson, Leroy Johnson — drawbridge tender)
1949
William Bennett (Camden Police)
315 North 11th Street
315 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1900s–1920s
No information available
317 North 11th Street
317 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1910s–1920s
No information available
318 North 11th Street
318 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1906
St. John's Methodist Church
1918–1919
St. Stephens Episcopal Church
2015
Genesis New Beginning Church / Church of God in Christ
319 North 11th Street
319 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
—
No information available
321 North 11th Street
321 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1967
Charles Hall (Recording Secretary, Second Ward Colored Citizens Club)
323 North 11th Street
323 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1951
Sterling Davis
1967
Calvin Earle (Treasurer, Second Ward Colored Citizens Club)
325 North 11th Street
325 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1900s–1920s
No information available
327 North 11th Street
327 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1910s–1920s
No information available
329 North 11th Street
329 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
—
No information available
331 North 11th Street
331 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1899–1900
James Carey Wilson & Family (James C. & Rachel Wilson, Lorenz Wilson, Rachel Wilson, Annie Wilson)
335 North 11th Street
335 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1900s–1920s
No information available
337 North 11th Street
337 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
year↕
name↕
1910s–1920s
No information available
339 North 11th Street
339 North 11th Street — 300 Block — North 11th Street
Records from the 1920s indicate residents in the 400 block of North 11th Street. The block was later erased, with only a short segment of the street surviving between Penn and Linden Streets.
Intersection of Newton Avenue & South 11th Street
Looking east on South 11th Street towards the Armory–Public Works building on Wright Avenue, circa 1955. John Yates photo.
Grass Fire at Newton Avenue & South 11th Street — April 9, 2012
Grass fire at Newton Avenue and South 11th Street, April 9, 2012.
Maplewood Street, like Somerset Street which intersects with it, is a street in East Camden that nobody lives on. The street as conceived was meant to run from Baird Avenue east to Camden’s city limits, parallel to Randolph Street. The construction of the Baird Avenue overpass and commercial development along the Admiral Wilson Boulevard had the effect of preventing any homes from being built on Maplewood Street, and it was only paved to a point just east of Thorndyke Street, where an auto repair shop stood for many years. Satellite views show that at one time the street did continue east, in an unpaved condition.
Kaighn Avenue is one of Camden's most historic streets, stretching from Kaighn's Point at the Delaware River eastward to the Admiral Wilson Boulevard and the Airport Circle in Pennsauken. The street bears the name of John Kaighn, who purchased 460 acres of land along the Delaware River in 1696. His family operated the Kaighn's Point Ferry, one of the most important crossings of the Delaware River for nearly two centuries.
The avenue bisects Camden from west to east, passing through successive neighborhoods — the riverfront commercial district, the Broadway shopping corridor, and the residential Parkside neighborhood — before crossing the city line into Pennsauken.
The following history was compiled from city directories, newspaper archives, and local records. Primary source: Rambles Through Old Highways and Byways of West Jersey by Charles S. Boyer, 1967, edited by Phillip Cohen, 2003.
Map of Camden, New Jersey, circa 1880. Kaighn Avenue runs east from Kaighn's Point at the Delaware River.View transcription
Wm. N. Daughen
[illegible] & Wilson
COAL YARD
Hatch & Bro.
KAIGHNS POINT
FERRY
FRONT
DELAWARE
Chas. B. Coles
LUMBER YARD PLANING MILL
COAL YARD
Wood, Dialogue & Co.
SHIP YARD
REFERENCE.
Brick Building.
Frame.
Brick Stable.
Frame or Shed.
Fire-proof
Steam Boat Sand
[illegible]
Fire plug or Hydrant.
PART OF
WARD 5
CAMDEN.
Scale 100 ft. to the inch.
Kaighn's Point Ferry
John Kaighn purchased 460 acres along the Delaware River in 1696 and established what became known as Kaighn's Point. His descendants operated the Kaighn's Point Ferry across the Delaware for generations. The ferry service was one of the primary crossings between New Jersey and Philadelphia, carrying passengers, livestock, and goods.
The ferry landing at the foot of Kaighn Avenue was the western terminus of the street. The Capewell Glass Works, established by the Capewell family in the 1860s, occupied the land near 10–12 Kaighn Avenue at the riverfront.
Kaighn's Point Ferry and trolley at the foot of Kaighn Avenue, early 1900s.View transcription
KAIGHN AVE.
[illegible]
C.B. DO[illegible] & SONS CO.
10 & 12 Kaighn's Point Avenue — L. H. Bundick & Bro., dealers in flour, hay, feed, lime, plaster, hair and cement, 1872.View transcription
L. H. BUNDICK.
G. G. BUNDICK.
L. H. BUNDICK & BRO.,
Dealers in
FLOUR, HAY, FEED, LIME,
PLASTER, HAIR, and CEMENT.
10 & 12 Kaighn's Point Avenue,
CAMDEN, N. J.
[illegible]
Unit Block of Kaighn Avenue
George Brehm's Saloon, Kaighn Avenue west of Front Street (archive label: 35 Kaighn Avenue, 1907)View transcription
F.A. POTH & SONS POTH'S EXTRA BEER
GEORGE B[illegible]
POTH'S EXTRA BEER
GEORGE BREHM'S SALOON
Poth's (script, round sign)
Kaighns W of Front # 3201
No. 14993[?]8
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
[illegible]
Petition Volume 12 Number [illegible]
[illegible] of holder: Age [illegible] years, height [illegible] feet [illegible] inches, color White, complexion Dark, color of eyes Brown, color of hair Black, visible distinguishing marks Scar on forehead.
[illegible] of wife: [illegible] [illegible] years, 11[?] Kaighn Ave Camden N. J.
[illegible] of minor children: [illegible], [illegible] years & one month, [illegible], [illegible] years & [illegible] months, Joseph one year & [illegible] months, all live with me.
ORIGINAL
State of New Jersey
Camden County
Pietro Cangelosi
[illegible]
[illegible]
Pietro Cangelosi
11[?] Kaighn Avenue
Camden
of New Jersey
Italy
regular
Common Pleas
Camden County
Camden N. J.
11th April
Twenty-one
[illegible]
[illegible]
11th April
twenty-one
forty-fifth.
[illegible]
Clerk of the Common Pleas Court.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
121 Kaighn Avenue — obituary of Mrs. Mary Kolbe, widow of Herman L. Kolbe, who conducted a butcher shop at 121 Kaighn avenue for 45 years. October 28, 1943 (date from the file name; no date is printed on the clipping).View transcription
MRS. MARY KOLBE, 80,
DIES IN COLLINGSWOOD
Mrs. Mary Kolbe, 80, died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. George Krattenmaker, 420 Collings avenue, Collingswood.
A former resident of Camden, she was the widow of Herman L. Kolbe, who conducted a butcher shop at 121 Kaighn avenue for 45 years. Her husband died five years ago. She was a member of Collingswood Chapter 150, OES, and the Ladies' Aid of German Trinity Lutheran church, Camden.
Mrs. Kolbe also is survived by a son, Carl M. Kolbe, of Haddon Heights; three grandchildren, Herman C. Kolbe, Katherine M. Krattenmaker and Lieut. Herman C. Krattenmaker, of the U. S. Marines, and a great-grandson, Thomas G. Krattenmaker.
Services will be held Saturday at 11 a. m. in the funeral home of B. C. Schroeder and Sons, 715 Cooper street.
126 Kaighn Avenue — Michael N. Voll & Family.View transcription
MICHAEL N. VOLL,
GROCER,
126 Kaighns Ave.
Camden, N. J.
Louis Miller Benjamin Dzick Haddon Avenue William Yeager Harold Vecander
294 Kaighn Avenue
294 Kaighn Avenue — 200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1880
James McCracken Sr. carpets
295 Kaighn Avenue
295 Kaighn Avenue — 200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1933
Joseph Berezty
298 Kaighn Avenue
298 Kaighn Avenue — 200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1906
Henry Moffett detective, Camden Police Department
299 Kaighn Avenue
299 Kaighn Avenue — 200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1905–1906
Conklin Raynor & Family
1906–1955
Becky Silverman Family Rochester Men's Clothing aka Rochester Formal Wear
1870s–1880s
Dr. Henry H. Davis
1940 Kaighn Avenue
1940 Kaighn Avenue — 200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
Methodist Church Sunday School Class
1947 Kaighn Avenue
1947 Kaighn Avenue — 200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
Methodist Church
The northwest corner of Kaighn Avenue and South 3rd Street, 299 Kaighn Avenue, has a detailed property and ownership history dating back to the Kaighn family lands of 1812, and was home to Rochester Men’s Clothing (later Rochester Formal Wear) from 1906 to 1955.
299 Kaighn Avenue
A good friend of the website, Steve Ross, passed on the property records relating to the house his grandmother grew up in, 299 Kaighn Avenue, on the northwest corner of Kaighn and South 3rd Street. This page connects several Kaighn Avenue families including the Silverman, Levin, and Ross clans. Steve has done extensive research and written at length about the Ross & Silverman family. These writings have formed the basis for the four pages listed below.
Owner Herman Levin standing in front of his store at the corner of Kaighn Avenue and South 3rd Street. 1906–1955: Rochester Men's Clothing, aka Rochester Formal Wear.View transcription
MAY GOD SEE THEM SAFELY THRU
OUR MINUTE MEN OF '42
Property and Ownership History
The lot where 299 Kaighn Avenue stood, on the northwest corner of South 3rd Street and Kaighn Avenue, was part of the Kaighn family's lands, which they occupied many years prior to the Revolutionary War. In 1812 James Kaighn passed away and the land in question passed on to his daughter, Grace E. Kaighn.
“Being a part of the premises that were allotted to the said Grace E. Kaighn Commissioners appointed by the Orphans Court of the County of Gloucester to divide the real estate of her father James Kaighn 10/6/1812. Recorded in the Surrogates Office of Gloucester County at Woodbury in Book no. 1 of Divisions page 136&C.”
The Kaighn lands were broken up and sold over the years. On September 2, 1874 Howard M. Cooper, who had been appointed administrator for the Grace E. Kaighn Estate, sold the land from South 3rd and Chestnut Street south across Sycamore Street to Kaighn Avenue to Randal E. Morgan. 299 Kaighn Avenue was part of this sale.
Howard M. Cooper, Administrator (for Grace E. Kaighn) To Randal E. Morgan 9/2/1874 Book 781 Page 417 Book 78/ Page 7 (sold land in the estate of Grace Kaighn for the payment of the debts of the estate. Also references land situated from 3rd & Chestnut through Sycamore St. to Kaighn Ave.)
Randal E. Morgan sold a tract of land including the 299 Kaighn Avenue lot in short order. On May 3, 1875 Nathaniel T. Horner acquired the property for $2,400.
Land conveyed to N.T. Horner by Randal E. Morgan and wife 5/3/1875 $2400 Book 80/ Page 39
Nathaniel T. Horner in turn sold the land a few months later at a profit to Henry B. Francis.
Nathaniel T. Horner and wife Joanna to Henry B. Francis 10/13/1875 $3800 (deed references a larger tract of land) Book 81/Page 521
Henry B. Francis subdivided this large tract of land and sold the 297 and 299 Kaighn Avenue lots prior to the end of 1875 to Conklin Raynor.
Henry B. Francis to Conklin Raynor 12/28/1875 $1050 Book 82/Page 429 (299 Kaighn Avenue)
Conklin Raynor appears to have built on both lots. He soon had rented 299 Kaighn to a physician, Dr. Henry H. Davis, who had a long and distinguished career in the city. The Henry H. Davis School in East Camden was named in his honor. Dr. Davis practiced medicine and conducted a drugstore at 299 Kaighn well into the 1880s. Conklin Raynor operated a tobacco shop at 297 Kaighn in the 1870s and 1880s. He also worked as a waterman on the river during the 1880s. Conklin Raynor, his wife Mary, and one of their many children, daughter Ella, were still living at 299 Kaighn Avenue as late as 1900.
Conklin Raynor and family held on to the property until July of 1906, when Becky Silverman, whose husband Max had recently died in Florida, purchased the building. By this time a building with a store on the first floor and living quarters on the second had been built there. She founded the business that still exists today, 100 years later, as Rochester Formal Wear.
Conklin Raynor to Becky Silverman 7/21/06 $3400 Book 308/Page 309
In 1919 Becky Silverman married for a second time, to Meyer London, who had been in the real estate business. Meyer and Becky London retained the property until 1928 when the deed was acquired by Herman and Fannie Silverman Levin. The Levin family operated the business at 299 Kaighn Avenue through the mid 1950s, when they relocated to a property on Route 38 near Strand Avenue in Pennsauken, NJ.
Rebecca & Meyer London to Herman & Fannie Levin 4/17/28 Book 677/Page 207
*Prior to Camden County becoming a county in 1844, all deeds were recorded at Gloucester County's Woodbury site.
200 Kaighn Avenue — Weiner & Cornfeld, wholesale fruit and produce concern at Second street and Kaighn avenue, January 6, 1938.View transcription
A daily scene at Weiner and Cornfeld, wholesale fruit and produce concern at Second street and Kaighn avenue. The concern supplies dealers throughout South Jersey.
Locust Street & Kaighn Avenue, circa 1970. Photos by Bob Bartosz.View transcription
[illegible] BAR
DELAWARE VALLEY
ICE CREAM
WHOLESALE
RETAIL
Locust Street & Kaighn Avenue, circa 1970. Photos by Bob Bartosz.View transcription
BROWNIE'S
GREEN
GOOSE BAR
PACKAGE GOODS
ICE CREAM
[illegible]
Locust Street & Kaighn Avenue, circa 1970. Photos by Bob Bartosz.View transcription
DELAWARE VALLEY
ICE CREAM
WHOLESALE
DISTRIBUTORS OF
[illegible]
CHURCHES PARTIES
ORGANIZATIONS CLUBS
CAMDEN REFRIGERATING
[illegible] TERMINALS CO.
BROWNIE'S
GREEN
GOOSE BAR
PACKAGE GOODS
TELEPHONE
Locust Street & Kaighn Avenue, circa 1970. Photos by Bob Bartosz.View transcription
BROWNIE'S
GREEN
GOOSE BAR
PACKAGE GOODS
NO [illegible]
Locust Street & Kaighn Avenue, circa 1970. Photos by Bob Bartosz.View transcription
[illegible]
NO [illegible]
DELAWARE VALLEY
ICE CREAM
WHOLESALE
RETAIL
Schaefer
when you're
having more
than one.
Locust Street & Kaighn Avenue, circa 1970. Photos by Bob Bartosz.View transcription
NO [illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible]
Newton Street / 4th Street & Kaighn Avenue
The intersection of Newton Street (later South 4th Street) and Kaighn Avenue was one of the earliest commercial nodes along the avenue.
301–315 Kaighn Avenue, July 4, 1974.View transcription
304-306 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1939
Banquet Program Ad
1970s
Soffer Electric Supply Co.
1970s
Soffer Electric Supply Co Fannie Soffer January 27,
305 Kaighn Avenue
305 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1912
Solomon Rubenstein
306-308 Kaighn Avenue
306-308 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1919–1920
Samuel Gordon
307 Kaighn Avenue
307 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1888–1889
Robert Mitchell Saloon
1947
Martin A. McNulty Hardware & Home Furnishings
310 Kaighn Avenue
310 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1890–1893
Samuel K. Hires
310-312 Kaighn Avenue
310-312 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1959
Banquet Program Ad
1990s
R. Cavallo & Sons Inc.
311 Kaighn Avenue
311 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1878
Brooks & Brother shoes, second location at 536 Federal Street
1899
Albert K. Snyder restaurant
312 Kaighn Avenue
312 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1885–1888
John Gleason & Family Second-hand furniture John & Elizabeth Gleason Martin Gleason Mary Gleason George Gleason Elizabeth Gleason
1885–1888
John & Elizabeth Gleason
1885–1888
Martin Gleason
1885–1888
Mary Gleason
1885–1888
George Gleason
1885–1888
Elizabeth Gleason
1911–1912
Rafael Cavallo feed & grain store
313 Kaighn Avenue
313 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
Auerbach Family Frank & Katie Auerbach Sam Auerbach 1900s-1920s
1900s–1920s
Metropolitan Pocket Billiards
314 Kaighn Avenue
314 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1907–1947
Rafael Cavallo & Family (residence)
1907–1947
Rafael & Mary Cavallo
1907–1947
Teresa Cavallo
1907–1947
Josephine Cavallo
1907–1947
Rosie Cavallo
1907–1947
Anthony Cavallo
1907–1947
George Cavallo
1907–1947
Millie Cavallo
1907–1947
Annie Cavallo
1907–1947
Josie Cavallo
1907–1947
Joseph Palese
1929
Louis Cavallo Jennie Maroccia Cavallo Sons of Italy Hall South 4th Street - Spruce Street Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Division Street - Viola Street Father John Proseda William Troncone - Richard Troncone Rocco Palese Nicholas Martella Rose Marini - Daisy Pucci - Mary Doria Lillian Giordano - Gr
1969
Melvin Ray Sr.
315 Kaighn Avenue
315 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1947
Charles Mignone real estate
1947–1969
Nicholas Mignone insurance
1947–1980s
Camden Florists Supply
Auerbach Family
—
Lewis & Anna (Auerbach) Blumstein
1933
Samuel Richardson, men's clothing
316 Kaighn Avenue
316 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1890–1906
John Gleason & Family Second-hand furniture John & Elizabeth Gleason Martin Gleason - Mary Gleason George Gleason - Elizabeth Gleason
1890–1906
John & Elizabeth Gleason
1890–1906
Martin Gleason
1890–1906
Mary Gleason
1890–1906
George Gleason
1890–1906
Elizabeth Gleason
1956
Marie Stone
317 Kaighn Avenue
317 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1969
D. Hill
1980
No listings
William Greenberg 1930s-1940s
318 Kaighn Avenue
318 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1907–1909
Dr. Henry Stanley Riddle
1919–1920
George Blaker roofer
1933
Charles A. Bieri Bar
319 Kaighn Avenue
319 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
Bodner Upholstery Company
—
Philip & Sadie Bodner
321 Kaighn Avenue
321 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1955–1959
Sam's Clothing & Formal Wear
322 Kaighn Avenue
322 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1938
Morris Goldstein
323 Kaighn Avenue
323 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1918
Max Curtler
323-1/2 Kaighn Avenue
323-1/2 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1930s
GORDON'S Benjamin Gordon & Family
1930
Leonard Josephs & Family
1930
Leonard & Bessie Joseph
1938
GIRL
324 Kaighn Avenue
324 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1933–1947
Wil-Sol Jeweler Israel Stein
325 Kaighn Avenue
325 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1947
Harold Smiler second-hand furniture
1959
B. Gordon men's wear
325-1/2 Kaighn Avenue
325-1/2 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1960s
Zelnick's Quality Shoes
1969
Wilena Brown
1969
Mrs. A Carmichael
326 Kaighn Avenue
326 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1900s
Mendel Epstein & Family
1890s–1900s
Mendel & Bessie Epstein
1890s–1900s
Louis Epstein
1890s–1900s
Ethel Epstein
1890s–1900s
Harry Epstein
1890s–1900s
Charles Epstein
1890s–1900s
Bella Epstein
1890s–1900s
Jennie Epstein
1890s–1900s
William Epstein
1890s–1900s
Samuel Epstein
1947
Bill's Barber Shop Pellegrino Mignone
327 Kaighn Avenue
327 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1911
Harry T. Armbruster
1911
Louis M. "Square Deal" Nelson
1947
Camden Floor Covering warehouse
328 Kaighn Avenue
328 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1969
R.H. Rossi
329 Kaighn Avenue
329 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1960–1963
Robison's Typewriter Repair
330 Kaighn Avenue
330 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1918–1969
Louis Hess Family Louis & Sadie Hess Milton J. Hess Gertrude Hess
331 Kaighn Avenue
331 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1942–1971
Morris Creskoff jewelry & watch repair
333-335 Kaighn Avenue
333-335 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1939
Banquet Program Ad
Lichtensteins's February 17, 1928
1933
Camden Storage Co.
334-336 Kaighn Avenue
334-336 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1880
George S. Dilmore
1960s
Kaighn Avenue Plumbing Supplies
337 Kaighn Avenue
337 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1890
John Reeve Thompson
1910s
William B. Stephens
1919
Banquet Program Ad
338 Kaighn Avenue
338 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1932
Max Aaronson
1935
Louis Altschuler tailor
1947
David Harris house furnishings
1969
A. Carson
339 Kaighn Avenue
339 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1890s–1900s
William M. Dilmore
1890s–1900s
William M. Dilmore Bottling Company
1896
William Cole
1896–1906
George S. Dilmore Sr. (saloon)
1896–1906
George Dilmore Jr.
1896–1906
William Dilmore
1908
Robert Snyder
1908
James McCreary
1900s–1910s
Max Polivnick Saloon & Bottling
1919–1969
Baltimore Clothing House
1919
Jake Levin & Son
1947–1969
Morris Levin
340 Kaighn Avenue
340 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1947
George Zeitz
341 Kaighn Avenue
341 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1892–1814
Furey's Hall
1914
Joseph Palese bar
1918–1919
Lawrence Palese bar
341-347 Kaighn Avenue
341-347 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1892–1814
Furey's Hall
1914
Joseph Palese bar
1918–1919
Lawrence Palese bar
1934–1990s
Camden Bar & Restaurant Supplies Inc.
342 Kaighn Avenue
342 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1913
John Sen
1913
Arthur Stanley - Thomas Urban
1933
Abram Lewis
1947
Philip Bitman wholesale onfections
344 Kaighn Avenue
344 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1890–1917
John Lecroy & Son flavorings & Extracts
346 Kaighn Avenue
346 Kaighn Avenue — 300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1920s
Premium Tea Co.
1920s
Michael Furer
1920s
Jacob L. Furer
Broadway & Kaighn Avenue
The intersection of Broadway and Kaighn Avenue was one of Camden's major commercial crossroads. The Toone & Hollinshed Department Store anchored the northwest corner from the early 1900s, later replaced by A.G. McCrory's 5 & 10 Cent Store. The fire that destroyed the Economy Store at 427 Kaighn Avenue on January 18, 1922, killed Fire Captain Martin Carrigan.
400–401 Kaighn Avenue at Broadway, July 4, 1974.View transcription
[illegible]OUNT CO.
[illegible]S [illegible]RENTALS
RIBBONS • MATCHES
• NAPKINS • STIRRERS
[illegible]E BAGS • FOODS
PACKAGE GOODS
The 400 Club
400–401 Kaighn Avenue at Broadway, July 4, 1974.View transcription
B&P DISCOUNT CO.
[illegible]
400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
401 Kaighn Avenue
401 Kaighn Avenue — 400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1896
William Ross
1955
Boston Shoe Outlet
403-1/2 Kaighn Avenue
403-1/2 Kaighn Avenue — 400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1906
A.J. Yinger & Co. Cigars Alice J. YInger & William B. Stephens
405 Kaighn Avenue
405 Kaighn Avenue — 400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1955
Lor-Ann Frocks
407 Kaighn Avenue
407 Kaighn Avenue — 400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1919
Banquet Program Ad
409-413 Kaighn Avenue
409-413 Kaighn Avenue — 400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1924–1928
F.W. Woolworth & Company
410 Kaighn Avenue
410 Kaighn Avenue — 400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1950s–1993
Sylvia Katz / Katz's Store
412 Kaighn Avenue
412 Kaighn Avenue — 400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1910s
Richard S. Marter
1910s
William R. Wood
415 Kaighn Avenue
415 Kaighn Avenue — 400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1887–1891
James E. Hewitt
1929
Wohlmuth Co. tailors
1947–1969
Style Center women's furnishings
415-1/2 Kaighn Avenue
415-1/2 Kaighn Avenue — 400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1929
Louis Miller hosiery
416 Kaighn Avenue
416 Kaighn Avenue — 400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1900s–1910s
Samuel Aaron Sirisky & Family (aka "Siris"; meats)
1900s–1910s
Samuel A. & Rose Siris
1900s–1910s
Dr. I. S. Siris
1924
Jacob Siris (meats)
1924
Jacob & Tillie Siris
1926
Simon & Rebecca Sosenko (kosher restaurant)
1926
Anna Sosenko
1926
Jacob J. "Jay Jerome" Sosenko
1926
Ruth Sosenko
1906
Mary Kelly
1926
Harris "Pete"Stow
417 Kaighn Avenue
417 Kaighn Avenue — 400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1920s
Samuel Goldstein Gents' Furnishings
418 Kaighn Avenue
418 Kaighn Avenue — 400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1900s–1920s
Banner Laundry
419 Kaighn Avenue
419 Kaighn Avenue — 400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
House Of Ruttenberg
420 Kaighn Avenue
420 Kaighn Avenue — 400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1919
Banquet Program Ad
421 Kaighn Avenue
421 Kaighn Avenue — 400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1875–1890
W.J. Silance
422 Kaighn Avenue
422 Kaighn Avenue — 400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1910s–1960s
A. Feldman & Sons
1910s to 1960s
Abraham Feldman
423 Kaighn Avenue
423 Kaighn Avenue — 400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1919
Banquet Program Ad
424 Kaighn Avenue
424 Kaighn Avenue — 400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1938
South Camden Hebrew Association
1940
Sixth Ward Democratic Club
425 Kaighn Avenue
425 Kaighn Avenue — 400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1947–1959
Select Shop Inc.
426 Kaighn Avenue
426 Kaighn Avenue — 400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1893s
Louis Konig
1896
John F. Smith undertaker
1955–1984
Harry's Plumbing Harry Arensberg
427 Kaighn Avenue
427 Kaighn Avenue — 400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1880–1911
August J. Hiller Sr. & Family (bakery)
1880–1911
August J. & Mary Hiller
1880–1911
August J. Hiller Jr.
427-429 Kaighn Avenue
427-429 Kaighn Avenue — 400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
511–513 Kaighn Avenue — Everybody's Luncheonette, operated by Angelos & Anna Kascaturos from August 1930 to approximately 1971.View transcription
EVERYBODY'S LUNCH
SANDWICHES
KLEIN'S
JEWELRY
STORE
534–536 Kaighn Avenue — 534 Bar fire, May 15, 1989. The address housed A&R Cafe, then Renee's Liquor & Bar, before burning in 1989.View transcription
Camden firefighters
battle blaze at tavern
CAMDEN — More than 30 firefighters battled for two hours to control a fire that heavily damaged a bar.
No one was injured in the blaze at Rosetta's Bar at 534-6 Kaighns Ave.
Firefighters received a call at 5:02 a.m. and declared the fire under control at 7:08 a.m., according to Camden County Fire and Ambulance Communications.
523 Kaighn Avenue
This building sold to Julius & Betty Rosen in 1947 and was combined with 525 Kaighn Avenue.
Marion Street & Kaighn Avenue
Kaighn Avenue at Marion Street, 1996, with Camden Fire Department.View transcription
MARION ST.
[illegible]EN
[illegible]UE
1
RESCUE
CAM[illegible]
BSP
600 Block of Kaighn Avenue
620-622 Kaighn Avenue
620-622 Kaighn Avenue — 600 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1956
Vacant, razed. Owners: John W. & Otelia Cromwell, Washington, D.C.
COURIER-POST, Camden, N. J., Friday, October 14, 1966 23
Masons Slate Mortgage Burning
Camden Chapter of the Masonic Association of New Jersey will hold mortgage burning and cornerstone laying ceremonies at 2 p.m. Sunday at 621 Kaighns Avenue.
Christopher C. Carter, of Newark, Grand Master of St. John Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Ancient Yorkite Masons, will officiate.
The Camden lodge is composed of members of Lord Hayes Lodge 1 and St. Luke Lodge 5. President of the local association is Walter Thomas.
FREE HEARING TEST
BY PHONE
YOUR HEARING TESTED
AUTOMATICALLY
BY CALLING
665-1333
7th Street & Kaighn Avenue
7th Street & Kaighn Avenue — National Electric Supply at 633 Kaighn Avenue, August 4, 1971.View transcription
Nostalgia
from
progress® LIGHTING
Happening in Lights—A classic variety of superbly created styles to inspire splendor in your place. Glittering Crystal, Old World Mediterranean, the simplicity of Contemporary. Our showroom has been selected to exhibit those dazzling designer creations from Progress Lighting. See them!
NATIONAL ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO.
"Every Piece a Masterpiece"
7TH & KAIGHN AVENUE, CAMDEN
Park in Our Convenient Parking Lot
SUMMER SHOWROOM HOURS:
Monday thru Friday 8 'til 5
Saturdays 9 to 1
773-777 Kaighn Avenue — 700 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
The Naden Store
773 Kaighn Avenue
773 Kaighn Avenue — 700 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1955
New Jersey Bell Telephone
The Naden Store 1955
779 Kaighn Avenue
779 Kaighn Avenue — 700 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1914
Michael Kelly & Family
1914
Michael & Elizabeth Kelly
793 Kaighn Avenue
793 Kaighn Avenue — 700 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1890
D.B. Corbitt Saloon
1900
Charles H. Green
1900
Arthur Stanley - Albert Matchett South Front Sreet - Joseph Nowrey
1913
Irving Warren
1913
O. Glen Stackhouse
701 Kaighn Avenue — Brady's Cafe (1947–1956), then Rudy & Chink's Bar (1956–1970), then Bazemore Lounge (1981–2001).View transcription
Walking behind one train into the pathway of another resulted in Mrs. Emma Goldman, [?]5 years old, wife of John Goldman, a saloonkeeper, 700 Kaighn avenue, having a narrow escape from death yesterday. She was struck and dragged several feet, and suffered severe injuries of the legs. She was taken to Cooper Hospital.
711 Kaighn Avenue — Dempsey Butler Memorial Hall (1901), then Pride of Camden Lodge #83 (1922–~1993).View transcription
GRAND LODGE OF THE COLORED
FREEMASONS ELECT OFFICERS
—Cut loaned by Phila. Inquirer.
DEMPSEY BUTLER MEMORIAL HALL.
The closing session of the United Grand Lodge of Colored Free Masons, is being held at the new Masonic hall, Kaighn avenue and Morris street, today.
Grand Master Joseph H. Morgan read his annual address in which he referred to the prosperous condition of the various lodges throughout the State.
The following officers were nominated this morning and elected this afternoon without opposition: G. M., A. W. Brown, of Plainfield; D. G. M., J. H. Vance, of Cape May; S. G. W., J. J. Merrill, Camden; G. T., Walter Miller, Haddonfield; G. S., C. N. Robinson, Camden.
Forty-eight lodges were represented. Many prominent colored men were in attendance, among whom was William F. Powell, United States Minister to Haiti.
The newly-elected officers will be installed this evening.
Most of the 800 block of Kaighn Avenue was razed to make way for Interstate Highway 676 in the 1970s.
800 Block of Kaighn Avenue
801 Kaighn Avenue
801 Kaighn Avenue — 800 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1887–1888
John Hughes Saloon
1918–1921
Joseph P. Hughes Saloon
1926–1929
Mrs. Reba Bowman Cafe
1939
Sarah Levin Tavern
1943
Joseph Levin Tavern
1947
John J. Stevenson's
1959–1972
Colonial Cocktail Lounge
802 Kaighn Avenue
802 Kaighn Avenue — 800 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1895
Lawrence Hummell
1895
Ss. Peter & Paul Roman Catholic Church
805 Kaighn Avenue
805 Kaighn Avenue — 800 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1934
Samuel Naden
806 Kaighn Avenue
806 Kaighn Avenue — 800 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1918–1920
George Ware Tavern
1927–1928
Milton Feinstein Tavern
1947
Chinese American Restaurant
808 Kaighn Avenue
808 Kaighn Avenue — 800 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1932
Percy Jones
811 Kaighn Avenue
811 Kaighn Avenue — 800 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1930s
Samuel Naden
815 Kaighn Avenue
815 Kaighn Avenue — 800 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1909
Jacob Cohen
1909
BIRTHS
1948
William L. Clark
1948
william large - John Opfer John Di Mona - Benjamin Dzick
1938
James Edward Wells & Family
1938
James Edward Wells Jr..
819 Kaighn Avenue
819 Kaighn Avenue — 800 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1940
Walter W. Carter
822 Kaighn Avenue
822 Kaighn Avenue — 800 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1929
Matthew Moore
1930s
Charles W. Moore Residence
1932
Rest-A-While Club
1940s
Hunton Branch Y.M.C.A.
825 Kaighn Avenue
825 Kaighn Avenue — 800 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1941
Margaret P. Carter
827 Kaighn Avenue
827 Kaighn Avenue — 800 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1963
Dr. Theodore T. Grove & Family
1963
Dr. Theodore & Helen grove
1963
Theodore T. Grove Jr.
1963
Bonita Grove
828 Kaighn Avenue
828 Kaighn Avenue — 800 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1955
Mary H. Thomas Nursery Home Inc.
1955
New Jersey Bell telephone
829 Kaighn Avenue
829 Kaighn Avenue — 800 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1910s
Charles W. Moore Residence
1930s
Charles W. Moore Demolition Business
1947–1970
Robert Burk Johnson
834 Kaighn Avenue
834 Kaighn Avenue — 800 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1917
Allen Washington
801 Kaighn Avenue — Notice of Application, Camden Courier-Post, November 10, 1972.View transcription
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
Take notice that application has been made to the Municipal Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control of the City of Camden to transfer to Edmund Aristone for premises located at 2007 Admiral Wilson Blvd., the Plenary Retail Consumption License No. C-102, heretofore issued to Mamie Tarter, trading as Colonial Cocktail Lounge for the premises located at 801 Kaighn Avenue, Camden, New Jersey.
Plans and specifications of building to be constructed may be examined at the office of the Municipal Clerk.
Objections, if any, should be made immediately in writing to John T. Odorisio, Clerk of the City of Camden, New Jersey.
EDMUND ARISTONE,
130 Morris Street,
Merchantville, N.J.
($23.04)
Spiewak's Meat Market John Spiewak Family John & Catherine Spiewak
—
John & Catherine Spiewak
945 Kaighn Avenue
945 Kaighn Avenue — 900 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1947
Dottie's Beauty Salon
947 Kaighn Avenue
947 Kaighn Avenue — 900 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1947
Joseph Wojcik
949 Kaighn Avenue
949 Kaighn Avenue — 900 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1947
Vacant
1953
Sevine Drummond & Family Sevine & Ophelia Drummond Levi Drummond Elsie Drummond Jennie Drummond
1953
Benjamin Dzick
900 Kaighn Avenue — Tiny's Atlantic Service Station.View transcription
TINY'S ATLANTIC SERVICE
900 Kaighn Ave. Camden, N. J.
Phone Emerson 5-[?]734
907 Kaighn Avenue — George W. Benson funeral parlor (1923), later Club Esquire (1938).View transcription
FRANK HOLMES DIES
Ill for several months with a complication of diseases, Frank H. Holmes, 65 years old, of 1751 Miller street, died at his home last night.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:30, at the parlors of Undertaker George W. Benson, Jr., 907 Kaighn avenue. Rev. Joseph Waters will officiate and interment will be made in Mt. Peace Cemetery.
938 Kaighn Avenue — Kosciusko Hall, August 11, 1958. Later Sir Winston's House of Jazz (1986–1993), which closed after owner Winston Ward was killed on December 4, 1993.View transcription
[illegible]
1000 Block of Kaighn Avenue
1000 Kaighn Avenue
1000 Kaighn Avenue — 1000 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1936
Herman Block & Family
1001 Kaighn Avenue
1001 Kaighn Avenue — 1000 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1947
Albert Buck Cigars
1947
Albert Buck
1002 Kaighn Avenue
1002 Kaighn Avenue — 1000 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1930–1950s
Wallace & Frances Lange Family Lange's Studio
1955
New Jersey Bell Telephone
1003 Kaighn Avenue
1003 Kaighn Avenue — 1000 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1947
William A. Anuscavati
1004 Kaighn Avenue
1004 Kaighn Avenue — 1000 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1933
Riccallo Shoe Company
1947
Reliable Shoe Company Samuel Ruditsky
1947
Reliable Shoe Company
2011
Gone
1005 Kaighn Avenue
1005 Kaighn Avenue — 1000 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1933
N.J. Auto Radiator Repairing Co.
1947
Vacant
1006 Kaighn Avenue
1006 Kaighn Avenue — 1000 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1941
Saul S. Artis
1947
Pong's Chinese & American Restaurant
1007-1013 Kaighn Avenue
1007-1013 Kaighn Avenue — 1000 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1947
Polish Baking Company
1008 Kaighn Avenue
1008 Kaighn Avenue — 1000 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1897
Helen Jones
1975
Samuel DiMatteo
1933
South Jersey Display Service
1009 Kaighn Avenue
1009 Kaighn Avenue — 1000 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1947
Walter Glowacki
1009-1013 Kaighn Avenue
1009-1013 Kaighn Avenue — 1000 Block of Kaighn Avenue
1236-1238 Kaighn Avenue — 1200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1916–1940
James P. Daly & Family
1916–1940
James Patrick & Lillian Daly & Family
1916–1940
James F. Daly
1916–1940
Mary Daly Schmidt
1916–1940
Harry Schmidt
1916–1940
David Moskowitz
1237 Kaighn Avenue
1237 Kaighn Avenue — 1200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1901–1980s
German Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran Church (Deutsche Evangelisch Lutheran Church)
1947
"Nazareth Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran Church"
2011–2012
Sword of the Spirit Christian Center
1240 Kaighn Avenue
1240 Kaighn Avenue — 1200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
year↕
name↕
1916–1953
Daly's Grille
1953
Victor & Dora Flaxer
1954
License transferred to Louis Matise
1954–1956
Lou's Cafe
1956
License transferred from Louis Larocca to Rute Corp. Kaighns Bar
1956
License transferred from Louis Larocca to Rute Corp
1963–1972
Public Bar
1972–1975
B & C Lounge (Bruce Hundley)
1976
MEL Corporation (Vincent Meloni)
1977–1992
Luby V & Bev's Jam Lounge MEL Corporation (Luby Vann & Beverly Houston)
1977–1992
Luby V & Bev's Jam Lounge
1992–date
Luby Vann's Jam Lounge
1244 Kaighn Avenue
1244 Kaighn Avenue — 1200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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1911–1915
James P. Daly & Family
1911–1915
James P. & Lillian Daly
1250 Kaighn Avenue
1250 Kaighn Avenue — 1200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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1916–1918
William Uber Sr. & Family William Uber & Company William & Pauline Uber William Uber Jr. - Charles Uber - Julius Uber Joseph Uber Anna Uber
1916–1918
William Uber & Company
1916–1918
William & Pauline Uber
1916–1918
Joseph Uber Anna Uber
1916
City Directory Listing
1931–1940
Parkside Grill Emil Muckensturm Jr
1252 Kaighn Avenue
1252 Kaighn Avenue — 1200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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1930–1955
Ervin J. Kruck
1930–1955
Ervin & Edna Kruck
1955
Audubon Sewing Machine Company
1955
New Jersey Bell Telephone
1253 Kaighn Avenue
1253 Kaighn Avenue — 1200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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1956
Theodore Wise
1254 Kaighn Avenue
1254 Kaighn Avenue — 1200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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1946
Boyko Furs John Boyke
1946
Boyko Furs
1947
Colsey's Arthur L. Colsey
1947
Colsey's
1255 Kaighn Avenue
1255 Kaighn Avenue — 1200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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Ordinary Seaman Abraham Price
1256 Kaighn Avenue
1256 Kaighn Avenue — 1200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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name↕
1955
New Jersey Bell Telephone
1959
London Men's Shop Herman Pure
1257 Kaighn Avenue
1257 Kaighn Avenue — 1200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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name↕
1906
No building
1947
Tin Pan Alley Record Shop
1947
Beatrice Alter
1259 Kaighn Avenue
1259 Kaighn Avenue — 1200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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name↕
1941
Camden Washer & Vacuum Cleaner Company
1263 Kaighn Avenue
1263 Kaighn Avenue — 1200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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name↕
1906
(2 Story wood frame twin)
1955
New Jersey Bell Telephone
1959
Joseph H. Stomel & Sons
1265 Kaighn Avenue
1265 Kaighn Avenue — 1200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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name↕
1906
(2 Story wood frame twin)
1267 Kaighn Avenue
1267 Kaighn Avenue — 1200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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1906–1927
Charles Perkins Matlack & Family Charles & Mary Matlack Florence Matlack John W. Bessing (step-son, died
1906–1927
Charles & Mary Matlack
1906–1927
Florence Matlack
1926
) Anna E. Bessing (step-daughter)
2019
Vacant
1269 Kaighn Avenue
1269 Kaighn Avenue — 1200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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1906
(2 Story Wood Frame)
1955
New Jersey Bell Telephone
1959
Maytag Appliance Company Stephen Pulaski
2019
Gine
1947– 1959
Stephen Pulaski & Family
1947–1959
Stephen & Mary Pulaski
1947–1959
Robert Pulaski
1271 Kaighn Avenue
1271 Kaighn Avenue — 1200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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name↕
2019
Brimm Clinic
1277 Kaighn Avenue
1277 Kaighn Avenue — 1200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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name↕
1920
Tony Duda & Family
1920
Census Record
1281 Kaighn Avenue
1281 Kaighn Avenue — 1200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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name↕
1920
James Lillby & Family
1920
Census Record
1287 Kaighn Avenue
1287 Kaighn Avenue — 1200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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name↕
1955
New Jersey Bell Telephone
1959
Udell's T.V. & Radio Service
Thermal System Inc.
1289 Kaighn Avenue
1289 Kaighn Avenue — 1200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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name↕
1935–1936
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Agency Samuel Shane
1299 Kaighn Avenue
1299 Kaighn Avenue — 1200 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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1910–1920
Charles Kaufmann 's Cafe Charles & Kathryne Kauffman
1920
Census Record
1955
New Jersey Bell Telephone
1200 Kaighn Avenue — Parkside Italian Restaurant, May 8, 1963. Operated by Anthony J. Nardelli, 1947–1966.View transcription
A. J. Nardelli Dies;
Owned Restaurant
Anthony J. Nardelli, 39, of 1214 Kaighns ave., died Monday. For the past 17 years he had operated the Parkside Italian Restaurant at Louis st. and Kaighns ave.
Surviving are his wife, Rose M.; a daughter, Sharon at home; a son, Ronald of Cherry Hill; his mother, Mrs. Louise Nardelli of Camden, and two sisters, Mrs. Gloria Batten of Collingswood and Mrs. Lorraine Martino of Maple Shade.
Friends will meet Friday at 8 a.m. in the Falco Funeral Home, 1018 S. 4th st. Requiem high Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 o'clock in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 4th and Division sts. A viewing will be held Thursday night in the funeral home. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Cherry Hill.
1300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
1301 Kaighn Avenue
1301 Kaighn Avenue — 1300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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name↕
1956–1959
Max M. Singer Grocery
2011
Eddy's Grocery
1305 Kaighn Avenue
1305 Kaighn Avenue — 1300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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name↕
1928–1931
La Bon Bon Shop L. Keeling, proprietor
1928
La Bon Bon Shop L. Keeling, proprietor
1955
Rosner's
1307 Kaighn Avenue
1307 Kaighn Avenue — 1300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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M. Botte
1309 Kaighn Avenue
1309 Kaighn Avenue — 1300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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name↕
1856
Haddon House Restaurant William Simon
1929–1931
Tom Colsey's mens furnishings
1956
Benjamin Simon Vincent Wall Douglas Tydeman Vincent Wall
1340 Kaighn Avenue
1340 Kaighn Avenue — 1300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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1908
Cora Fletcher
1366 Kaighn Avenue
1366 Kaighn Avenue — 1300 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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Albert Berul
1301 Kaighn Avenue — Max M. Singer Grocery (1956–1959); Eddy's Grocery (2011).View transcription
EDDY'S GROCERY
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ATM
ATM
[illegible] Brown Fried Chick[illegible]
GENEVA
Quaker Maid KITCHENS
GE
CUSTOM KITCHENS
IN NATURAL - COLOR AND WHITE - WOOD OR STEEL
Personalized for Your Individual Taste
WOodlawn 4-1300
COMPLETE LINE OF GENERAL ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
ROSNERS
HARDWARE SINCE 19[?]?
1305 KAIGHN AV. at Haddon CAMDEN
1391 Kaighn Avenue, August 24, 2011.View transcription
1482-B Kaighn Avenue — 1400 Block of Kaighn Avenue
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1953
Ethel C. Haven
1401 Kaighn Avenue.View transcription
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Miss Mary L. Neer, of 1401 Kaighn avenue, Camden, is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. James Bashaw, of Chautauqua, Pa.
1415 Kaighn Avenue — Philadelphia Inquirer, August 9, 1916.View transcription
Hit by Thrown Brick, Camden Youth May Die
Innocent Victim of Street Fight Taken to Cooper Hospital in Dying Condition
Struck on the head by a brick thrown in a street fight at Ann and Sycamore streets, Camden, Meyer Pinsky, 16 years old, of 1415 Kaighn avenue, received a fracture of the skull and physicians at the Cooper Hospital fear that he cannot recover. Late last night the boy was still unconscious, efforts of the physicians to revive him having been unsuccessful.
Young Pinsky was an innocent victim of a street brawl. He was passing the intersection of Ann and Sycamore streets when a number of other youths are said to have become engaged in a fight.
Several bricks are said to have been thrown before Pinsky was struck. The police are making an effort to locate the participants in the fight with the hope of arresting the youth who is responsible of Pinsky's injuries.
ELMER LINGARD DIES;
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Elmer Lingard, 52, an electrical engineer formerly associated with the relief office, died Saturday night in Cooper Hospital after an illness of two weeks.
Mr. Lingard was employed by the Wagner Electrical Corporation for 18 years. During the past three years he resided at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Margaret Meksa, 1464 Mt. Ephraim avenue. Mrs. Meksa is the wife of Dr. Joseph F. Meksa.
Mr. Lingard made his residence for 18 years at 1436 Kaighn avenue. Besides his daughter he is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nellie Lingard.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow at 1401 Princess avenue. Burial will be in Harleigh cemetery.
1466 Kaighn Avenue — Herbert Richardson Sr. & Family, 1917–1942.1482-B Kaighn Avenue — Camden Courier-Post, April 3, 1953.View transcription
Mrs. Clara Kennedy
Is Dead Here at 76
Mrs. Clara B. Kennedy, 76, died Thursday in the home of a daughter, Miss Ethel C. Havens, 1482-B Kaighn ave.
She was born in Atglen, Pa., moved to Camden in 1909 and had been a resident here since then. She had taught school in Coatesville, Pa., and was a member of Olivet Chapter 186, OES.
Also surviving are another daughter, Mrs. George Brookover, Highland Park, Delaware County, Pa., and a nephew, Theodore J. Baldwin, Collingswood.
Services will be held Monday at 11 a. m. in the Holl Funeral Home, 811 Cooper st. The Rev. Charles E. Garrett, pastor of the Parkside Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Bordentown Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday night, where services will be held by Olivet Chapter.
1482 Kaighn Avenue — Camden Courier-Post, October 13, 1979.View transcription
October 13, 1979
Camden honors heroics of firemen
CAMDEN — Three city firefighters were cited yesterday for outstanding service for rescuing an 8-month-old girl last July 10 from a burning bedroom at 1482 Kaighns Ave.
A fire department spokesman said the child, Iagia Ingram, was not breathing due to smoke inhalation when taken from a middle second-floor bedroom by firefighter Michael Galasso. Galasso, who received the department's distinguished service award, performed mouth-to-mouth resusitation and revived the infant.
Also cited in ceremonies, presided over by chief Theodore Primas, were firefighter Russell Chandler and Capt. Robert Van Istendal. Engine Company No. 7 received a unit citation and Raymond McClintock, deputy director of the city's Public Works Department, received the Citizen's Certification of Commendation for special services performed in the past.
The ceremony highlighted Fire Prevention Week, which ends today.
1486-A Kaighn Avenue — Keystone Decorating Company, 1955 New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages advertisement.View transcription
KEYSTONE DECORATING CO
Keystone Decorating Co.
Established 1915 by I. RUBIN
Sanitas & Canvas Our Specialty
Guaranteed Paper Hanging
"CREDIT TERMS ARRANGED"
CAMDEN
1486 A Kaighn Av.......WOodlawn 4-0149
1540 Kaighn Avenue — Charles Kaufmann, May 6, 2003.1540 Kaighn Avenue — Charles Kaufmann, May 6, 2003.1596 Kaighn Avenue — The Walter Saline House, August 2, 2006.
Kaighn Avenue & Admiral Wilson Boulevard
The eastern terminus of Kaighn Avenue meets Admiral Wilson Boulevard at the Airport Circle in Pennsauken. The Airport Circle was the first traffic circle in the United States, opening on July 1, 1927.
The Airport Circle, 1979 — Eastern end of Kaighn Avenue visible at top of photograph; The Pub parking lot at upper right. The Airport Circle in Pennsauken was the first traffic circle in the United States, opening on July 1, 1927.View transcription
Camden Courier-Post, April 4, 1928.View transcription
Although still technically charged with murder, Joseph ("Polack Joe") Devon was released from the Camden county jail last Thursday under $2,500 bail, it was learned today.
It is generally known around the Camden courthouse that Devon has been indicted for manslaughter, but the grand jury will not make its presentment in the case to Judge Samuel M. Shay until tomorrow afternoon. "It seems very unusual," Judge Shay commented today when information reached him that Devon had been released on bail. "The court usually leaves these matters to the prosecutor, who is thus authorized to fix bail. Otherwise, the court would be constantly interrupted by bail applications.
Murder Unbailable
"As a rule, murder is an unbailable charge. The fact that it was reported that the grand jury had indicted Devon for manslaughter can have no bearing on the point. I cannot see how the prosecutor or whoever fixed bail could have known what the grand jury's presentment was to be when that presentment will not be made until tomorrow. The grand jury can reconsider and change its indictment at any time before making that presentment."
Explanation of the unusual action came today from Walter Keown, county solicitor and attorney for Devon, and from Joseph Varbalow, assistant prosecutor. It was Varbalow who fixed bail. Prosecutor Ethan P. Wescott stated that he knew nothing of the action until he heard of it from newspaper men today.
Shot in Argument
Devon was arrested on January 14 and charged with the murder of Joseph Cimini, known also as Joe Gannon, of 1301 Ellsworth street, Philadelphia. The fatal shooting took place at the Sixth Ward Republican Club, 90[?] Broadway, where a crap game is reported to have been in progress.
Devon, a Republican organization political worker, declares that he shot Cimini when the latter attacked him with the butt of a revolver. According to witnesses who made statements to detectives, the shooting occurred after an argument which Cimini and Mose Flannery, another political worker, are declared to have started with Charles "Chick Hunt," former pugilist and one of those who was in the club at the time of the slaying.
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"I read in the paper that the grand jury was reported to have indicted Devon for manslaughter," Keown said. "I knew that manslaughter was a bailable charge. I went to Mr. Varbalow and he fixed bail, as he also had read of the reported manslaughter indictment."
Varbalow corroborated this statement. Bail for Devon was furnished in cash by James Lewis of 60[?] Kaighn avenue and accepted by Sheriff Walter T. Gross on the order signed by Varbalow. Warden Ed Powell said today he had been occupied at the county workhouse at Lakeland and did not know of Devon's release under bail until today.
It was last Tuesday that witnesses in the case went before the grand jury and it was last Wednesday that the Evening Courier published the widely-circulated report that the grand jury had found an indictment for manslaughter, which Keown and Varbalow say was the reason for the granting of bail.
James Francis "Soup" Campbell was born on December 24, 1897, in Homestead, Pennsylvania. He likely learned to play basketball at the Homestead YMCA under the guidance of Sandy Shields, a star of the 23rd Street Wanderers. Fellow Homestead natives Jackie Adams and Roy Steele were also trained by Shields, and together, they developed one of the most advanced offensive systems of early professional basketball, based on quick ball movement and intricate short passing.
When Adams retired in 1918, Steele took over as Camden's offensive leader and formed a new partnership with Soup Campbell, a young and talented player from Homestead. Their collaboration became one of the most formidable scoring duos in the league. Camden thrived after World War I, winning the 1919-20 Eastern Basketball League (EBL) championship and compiling an impressive 112-37 record over three and a half seasons before the league dissolved in January 1923.
Campbell joined Camden's basketball team, known variously as the Alphas, Skeeters, and Camden Crusaders, at the start of the 1919-1920 season. The team was owned by Camden veterinarian Dr. Charles B. Helm and former Camden County Sheriff W. Penn Corson. Other key players included Neil and Rich Deighan, Eddie Ferat, Sam Lennox, Roy Steele, Dave Kerr, and Joe Hyde.
During the early 1920s, Campbell was one of professional basketball's top offensive stars. Though he was a strong set shooter, his real strengths lay in his speed, agility, and mastery of two-handed dribbling. He quickly rose to prominence, leading Camden to an EBL championship in his first full professional season and finishing as the league's top scorer. He went on to win two more EBL scoring titles in 1922 and 1923. After the EBL, Campbell played three seasons in the Metropolitan League before moving to the American Basketball League (ABL) in 1925. Over the next four seasons, he played for five different ABL teams. Though his scoring declined in the later years of his career, he remained a valuable floor leader and strategist.
In 1924, Campbell married Gladys Frick, and their first child, James F. Campbell Jr., was born in Camden on February 25, 1925. By 1930, the couple had two more children, William A. Campbell and Shirley E. Campbell. The April 1930 Census recorded the family living at 111 Terrace Avenue in East Camden. Around this time, Campbell entered the business world, operating a bar at 28 Haddon Avenue with Neil Deighan, as listed in the 1928 and 1929 city directories. By 1931, he had become the proprietor of a restaurant, the Marmon Café, located at 821 Market Street.
However, Campbell's basketball career came to a sudden end on July 25, 1930, when he was involved in an automobile accident on Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Pennsauken, New Jersey. Both of his sons were also injured in the crash. In June 1932, he was awarded $15,000 in damages, later reduced to $12,000. Although he attempted a brief return to basketball, playing in three games during the 1932-1933 season, injuries had taken their toll, and he was unable to continue his career.
Unfortunately, Campbell's personal and financial struggles mounted during the 1930s. He and Gladys divorced, and his business ventures outside of basketball did not appear to be successful. The 1940 Census shows that Gladys was living with her children and mother at 229 Ivins Avenue in Delaware Township (now Cherry Hill), New Jersey, while James was renting a room in Camden at the home of Charles J. and Lydia Davidson at 319 North 2nd Street. Ironically, he was working in a cannery at Campbell Soup.
James "Soup" Campbell passed away on March 5, 1942, in Camden, New Jersey.
James F Campbell - 1923-01-09Camden Crusaders 1919-1920 Eastern Basketball League Champs. Front row, left to right: Jimmy "Soup" Campbell and Joe Hyde. Second row, left to right: Dr. Charles B. Helm, Neil Deighan, Roy Steele, Eddie Dolin, Dave Kerr and Sheriff W. Penn Corson. Back row, left to right: Bill Mitchell, trainer; Sam Lennox, Manager Bill Kennedy, Richie Deighan and Timekeeper Jim Kane.
The First Drive-In Theater: The Story of Its Creation and the Woman Behind It
More than 100 years ago, an article appeared on the last page of the Courier-Post, announcing the construction of a revolutionary outdoor movie venue — the Drive-In Theater. Just two days earlier, the U.S. Patent Office had approved Richard M. Hollingshead Jr.'s invention. To protect against potential patent infringement, the entire project had been kept secret until that moment.
Hollingshead had already secured a plot of land on the north side of the newly named Admiral Wilson Boulevard. Once his patent was granted, he rushed to complete the project. But why would the wealthy general manager of the successful R. M. Hollingshead Chemical Co. enter the theater business? The answer: his mother, Emma.
Emma Hollingshead was a large woman who loved going to the movies but found traditional theater seating uncomfortable and restrictive. Determined to solve this problem, her son began experimenting with outdoor movie viewing. In the driveway of their Riverton home, he placed a movie projector on the hood of his car and used bedsheets attached to trees as a makeshift screen. These early trials led to his groundbreaking idea — a theater where people could watch movies from the comfort of their own cars. He even used this convenience as a key selling point in early advertisements.
When it came time to name his creation, Hollingshead considered "Automobile Movie Theater" (too long) and "Park-In Theater" before settling on "Drive-In Theater." The world's first Drive-In Theater officially opened on June 6, 1933. Initially, it gained attention as a novelty, but it quickly ran into challenges.
The theater used state-of-the-art RCA speakers mounted around the screen, requiring patrons to keep their car windows open — an invitation for mosquitoes from the nearby Cooper River swamps. The sound quality was poor, with noticeable delays for those in the back rows. It would take several more years for window-mounted speakers to be developed. The picture quality was also limited by the technology of the time, and weather conditions like rain, fog, and even bright moonlight could interfere with visibility.
Another major challenge came from movie distributors, who viewed the Drive-In as a competitor to traditional theaters. They prioritized established theater chains when releasing new films, making it difficult for Hollingshead to secure top-tier movies. On top of all this, the theater debuted in the middle of the Great Depression, making financial success even harder to achieve.
Despite its innovation, Hollingshead's Drive-In Theater closed after just three seasons, operating for only 14 months in total. The idea was ahead of its time. However, after World War II, improvements in technology and infrastructure helped the concept gain widespread popularity. By the 1950s, Drive-In Theaters had become a cultural phenomenon, with over 4,000 in operation across the United States.
Camden Drive-InCamden Drive-In - Courier-Post - 1933-05-18Even Kate Smith would have no trouble finding a seat. Camden Drive-In Theater Advertisement.Emma Lovett Hollingshead, the inspiration behind the first Drive-In Theater.Camden Drive-In OverheadCamden Drive-In - Opening Day 1933Camden Drive-In - Opening Day 1933
Marlton Avenue begins at Federal Street and effectively serves as an extension of State Street, which runs east from the Delaware River, crossing the Cooper River and the Pavonia railroad yards to Federal Street. Marlton Avenue then continues eastward to the city limits at Highland Avenue. It is one of the five major streets in East Camden, along with Westfield Avenue, Twenty-Seventh Street, Baird Boulevard, and Federal Street.
The intersection of Marlton Avenue and Federal Street has been prominent for decades, hosting various businesses such as a saloon, a car dealership, a 7-11 convenience store, a fast-food restaurant, and a laundromat. In 2009, the Thomas H. Dudley School was built on the southeast corner of this intersection, replacing the previous school of the same name, which was located on North 23rd Street between High Street and Federal Street.
Marlton Avenue, looking Southwest from Federal Street. July 2004. The twin frame and all the houses to the right of the were razed around 2006 to make room for the new Thomas Dudley Elementary School which opened in September of 2009.Marlton Avenue at Bank Street. Looking East from Federal Street March 11, 1960.Marlton Avenue from Baird Blvd - circa 1930Marlton Avenue at Bank Street. Looking East from Federal Street March 11, 1960.Marlton Avenue, looking Southeast from Federal Street - July 2004
Boyd Street is in East Camden, and runs parallel to Marlton Avenue from Carman Street to the city limits in Pennsauken.
Boyd Street acquired a very bad reputation in the late 1980s and all through the 1990s as part of the open-air drug market known as “the Alley,” which centered on the alley one end of which was on Bank Street between Morse Street and Boyd Streets.
Border Street, which was renamed Mt. Ephraim Avenue in the 2000s, was a small street that ran from Line Street and Haddon Avenue north along the railroad tracks, crossing Starr Avenue (which too had been renamed Mt. Ephraim Avenue, at some point between 1914 and 1946) and intersecting with Newton Avenue. In more recent times Border Street ended at Starr (now Mt. Ephraim) Avenue, which doglegged to the northeast to what is now 10th Street behind what is now the Transport of New Jersey bus maintenance garage complex. It is a very convenient shortcut for getting from South Camden to East Camden and Admiral Wilson Boulevard without having to go through downtown Camden.
Bank Street runs from Baird Boulevard and Carman Street southwest, crossing Marlton Pike, and continuing to Admiral Wilson Boulevard, where it ends. When the 1947 city directory was compiled there were only four houses on Bank Street, in the 2500 block. A block of apartments were later built nearby, these were condemned as unfit for human habitation around 1990 and razed a few years later. A few single family homes had also been built on Bank Street between Boyd Street and Admiral Wilson Boulevard between 1947 and 1951.
Bank Street acquired a very bad reputation in the late 1980s and all through the 1990s as part of the open-air drug market known as "the Alley," which centered on the alley one end of which was on Bank Street between Morse and Boyd Streets.
A few new homes now stand on Bank Street, erected as part of the McGuire Gardens redevelopment undertaken by the Housing Authority of the City of Camden and brought to a successful completion under the leadership of Dr. Maria Marquez in the early 2000s.
Seventeenth Street runs from Harrison Avenue to River Avenue in what was originally called the Pavonia section of what is now considered Cramer Hill. All addresses here are North 17th Street. There is also a South 17th Street that runs from Federal Street in East Camden south across Carman Street and onward to Admiral Wilson Boulevard.
Cramer Hill & East Camden — 1915
Cramer Hill & East Camden, 1915
Aerial View of Cramer Hill — July 7, 1965
Looking west from over North 24th Street & Howell Street, July 7, 1965
1100 Block of North 17th Street
Occupants — city directory records, 1920–1959.
1125 North 17th Street
1125 North 17th Street — 1100 Block of North 17th Street
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name↕
1947
Clair W. Kline
1120 North 17th Street
1120 North 17th Street — 1100 Block of North 17th Street
1106 North 17th Street — 1100 Block of North 17th Street
year↕
name↕
1947
Joseph L. Mikus
1104 North 17th Street
1104 North 17th Street — 1100 Block of North 17th Street
year↕
name↕
1947
Stephen Augustine
River Road & North 17th Street
North 17th Street at River Road — October 1986
Carman Street & South 17th Street
1600 Block of Carman Street, southeast corner of South 17th & Carman Streets
1600 Block of Carman Street — The Soap Works, as seen from the southeast corner of South 17th & Carman Streets. The brick factory on the right belonged to the Iowa Soap Company in the 1930s and 1940s.
A bar of Protex Toilet Soap, in original wrap & box
A bar of Protex Toilet Soap, in original wrap & box. Protex Soap was made by Iowa Soap Company, who had factories in Burlington, Iowa & Camden, NJ. The box reads: “The Ideal Family Toilet Soap” and “Clean hands and a clean body are essential to good health. A daily bath with Protex will keep the body sweet, removing body odors and affording protection against the odor of perspiration from all sources. True cleanliness promotes and protects the Health!”
Looking northwest on South 17th towards Federal Street from Carman Street
Looking northwest on South 17th towards Federal Street from Carman Street. The building was later acquired by Concord Chemical Corp., who moved their operations there from 205 South 2nd Street at some point after 1959.
100 South 17th Street, from the northwest corner of South 17th & Carman Streets100 South 17th Street
100 South 17th Street — as seen from the northwest corner of South 17th & Carman Streets. Once headquarters of Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey, presently John Allebach Food Service Inc..
Carman Street looking east from 17th Street — March 2004Carman Street looking east from 17th Street — March 2004
Foot of South 17th Street
“Cooper Creek Boat Houses, Foot of 17th Street, About 1900.”
“Cooper Creek Boat Houses, Foot of 17th Street, About 1900.” The powerhouse on the left side of the image was built in 1898 by the Camden Lighting and Heating Company, which was acquired by the South Jersey Gas, Electric & Traction Company in 1900 and in turn by the Public Service Corporation in 1903. It was a relatively short-lived power generating station that Public Service closed and razed after establishing the first real power distribution network in 1914.
South 17th Street from Federal Street to Cooper's Creek
South 17th Street from Federal Street to Cooper’s Creek (the Cooper River) — property plansSouth 17th Street from Federal Street to Cooper’s Creek — property plansSouth 17th Street from Federal Street to Cooper’s Creek — property plansSouth 17th Street from Federal Street to Cooper’s Creek — property plans
Dating back to 1878, and originally named Border Street until the 2000's, Mt. Ephraim Avenue has a history rooted in the past when it operated as the Mount Ephraim Turnpike, functioning as a toll road. Its origins trace back to the junction of Line Street and Haddon Avenue. In a subsequent period, roughly between 1929 and 1946, Starr Avenue underwent a name change, giving rise to a secondary segment of Mt. Ephraim Avenue. This new section, aligned parallel to Newton Avenue, extended towards Admiral Wilson Boulevard, running along the western perimeter of the former Sears-Roebuck building.
Mount Ephraim Avenue - South from Van Hook - 1940s
St. Mihiel Street, named in honor of the heroic actions of American forces during the World War I Battle of St. Mihiel, originally extended northward from Line Street to Mt. Ephraim Avenue. The initial location of Camden Convention Hall was at the northeast corner of St. Mihiel Street and Line Street.
In the late 1940s, St. Mihiel Street underwent changes as it was shortened and now ended at North 10th Street. This alteration occurred with the construction of the Camden Connection overpass, which crossed Admiral Wilson Boulevard at Memorial Avenue. Sadly, in the early 1950s, Camden Convention Hall was destroyed by fire. Campbell Soup Company acquired the land where Convention Hall once stood, as well as other adjacent properties along Memorial Avenue, including the Mechling Brothers factory, for the construction of their corporate headquarters. As a result of this development, Argonne Street and Verdun Street, which bordered Convention Hall, ceased to exist, along with a significant portion of Memorial Avenue.
In more recent times, St. Mihiel Street underwent a name change and is now known as St. Mihiel Avenue.
Baird Avenue, named for Camden businessman, political leader and one-time U.S. Senator David Baird Sr., was laid out early in the 20th century as part of the development of Camden's Parkside neighborhood. It is one of the three main roads in Parkside. It begins at Kaighn Avenue, running diagonally in a northerly direction, crossing Park Avenue at Camden High School and Farnham Park. From there Baird Avenue crosses the Cooper River and Admiral Wilson Avenue, entering East Camden, where it runs straight through across Marlton Avenue to its terminus, the intersection of Baird Avenue, Federal Street, and 27th Street — arguably the heart of East Camden.
The street was known as Baird Avenue when originally laid out in the 1900s. Homes began to appear on Baird Avenue after 1906, and there were a few empty lots in the 1500 block as late as 1924, and the Parkside blocks were referred to as Baird Avenue for many years. The East Camden side, above the Cooper River, was laid out by 1924, and from the beginning was called Baird Avenue. No homes stood on the East Camden blocks of Baird Avenue in 1924.
Baird Avenue was the home of many of Camden's most prominent citizens, from all walks of life — business, law, religion, and even organized crime.
Emmanuel A. Pearl & Family; Emmanuel A. 'Manny' & Reba Pearl; Rosalie Pearl; Evelyn Pearl; Burton L. Pearl
Hiram E. Budd, World War II veteran — 1407 Baird AvenueHiram E. BuddIsaac W. Budd, World War II veteran — 1407 Baird Avenue1453–1455 Baird Avenue — August 2, 20061459–1461 Baird Avenue — August 2, 20061465–1467 Baird Avenue — August 2, 20061471–1473 Baird Avenue — August 2, 2006Ben Lawton Sr. — 1453 Baird Avenue, 1913–1922 — Camden Courier-Post, February 23, 1938Thomas J. Daley Jr., city engineer — 1471 Baird Avenue, 1924–1947
1500 Block of Baird Boulevard
1500 Baird Avenue
1500 Baird Avenue — 1500 Block of Baird Boulevard
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1917
Thomas F. McGrath & Family; Thomas F. & Elizabeth McGrath; William McGrath
Reiter Apartments: 1A Otto Reiter, 1B Elias Klein, 2A Ralph M. Pinsky, 2B William R. Johnston, 3A Mrs. Nellie Swope, 3B Grace E. Hankins
1532 Baird Avenue
1532 Baird Avenue — 1500 Block of Baird Boulevard
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1924
Not Built
1947
Victor Levinson. Damaged by fire September 27, 2011
1501–1503 Baird Avenue — August 2, 2006Herman Z. Cutler — 1501 Baird AvenueDavid Herman — 1501 Baird AvenueJacob Naden — 1503 Baird AvenueDan's Metal Products, 1504 Baird Avenue — Camden Courier-Post, November 11, 1958View transcription
Kaighns Ave. Shop Looted of Tools
Copper piping and tools of undetermined value was stolen Friday from Dan's Metal Products, 318 Kaighns ave., it was disclosed today by police.
Daniel Greenstein, of 1504 Baird ave., the proprietor, told police he discovered the theft at 4:30 p.m. Friday. He said his tools were used to remove plumbing fixtures and copper pipes.
An electric drill and a sanding machine valued at $55 was included in the loot, according to Greenstein. He said entry was gained through a cellar door which had been forced open.
1507–1509 Baird Avenue — August 2, 20061507–1509 Baird Avenue — August 2, 2006 (second view)Peter B. Carter — 1507 Baird AvenueCantor Louis J. Herman — 1507 Baird Avenue1507 Baird Avenue — 19621513–1515 Baird Avenue — August 2, 20061514 Baird Avenue — Fire damage, September 29, 20111514 Baird Avenue — Fire damage, September 29, 2011 (second view)Dr. David Keyser — 1518 Baird Avenue1518 Baird Avenue — September 29, 20111519–1521 Baird Avenue — August 2, 20061524–1526 Baird Avenue — September 29, 20111525 Baird Avenue — August 2, 20061530–1532 Baird Avenue (Reiter Apartments) — September 29, 20111530–1532 Baird Avenue — September 29, 2011 (second view)1531 Baird Avenue (Reiter Apartments) — August 2, 20061532 Baird Avenue — Fire damage, September 29, 20111532 Baird Avenue — Fire damage, September 29, 2011 (second view)1532 Baird Avenue — Fire damage, September 29, 2011 (third view)1532 Baird Avenue — Fire damage, September 29, 2011 (fourth view)1532 Baird Avenue — Fire damage, September 29, 2011 (fifth view)
Intersection of Baird Avenue & Park Avenue
Intersection of Baird Avenue & Park Avenue — 1949Camden High School — circa 1920 postcard — Northwest corner of Baird Avenue & Park Avenue
Baird Avenue Crosses the Cooper River
Looking northeast at Baird Avenue Bridge from Farnham Park — March 1960 — Photo by Louis MorrisLooking northwest at Baird Avenue Bridge from Farnham Park — the Oasis Motel visible at upper right — March 1960 — Photo by Louis Morris
1900 Block of Baird Boulevard
1904 Baird Avenue
1904 Baird Avenue — 1900 Block of Baird Boulevard
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1947
Camden Athletic Grounds; later Oasis Motel (1960s–1990s)
Intersection of Admiral Wilson Avenue & Baird Avenue
Construction of the bridge and cloverleaf at Admiral Wilson Avenue and Baird Avenue — August 1948
The construction of the bridge and cloverleaf at Admiral Wilson Avenue in August 1948, together with earlier commercial development, ended the prospects for two streets that had been planned — Woolwich Street and Maplewood Street — which were to run parallel to Randolph Street.
Aerial view of East Camden, July 1926 — "Bridge Avenue Estates" ad by the Suburban Home Realty Company
This aerial view of East Camden was published in July 1926 as a "Bridge Avenue Estates" advertisement by the Suburban Home Realty Company, located at 325 Market Street in Camden and run by Edward S. Miller. Baird Avenue appears as the horizontal dotted line across the upper part of the picture; no homes had yet been built on Baird when the photo was taken.
2201–2207 Baird Boulevard — February 11, 20082205–2211 Baird Boulevard — February 11, 20082205–2213 Baird Boulevard — February 11, 20082207–2213 Baird Boulevard — February 11, 20082207–2213 Baird Boulevard — February 11, 2008 (second view)2207–2213 Baird Boulevard — February 11, 2008 (third view)
2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
2201 Baird Boulevard
2201 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Leon Nurock
1947
Albert L. Cohn
2202 Baird Boulevard
2202 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Irving Berlin
2203 Baird Boulevard
2203 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
J. Moles
2204 Baird Boulevard
2204 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Rudolf C. Swanson
2205 Baird Boulevard
2205 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Jules Chadwin
1947
Alice Solomon
2206 Baird Boulevard
2206 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Samuel Epstein
2207 Baird Boulevard
2207 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Angelo DePersia
1947
Louis Frader
2208 Baird Boulevard
2208 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Philip Hankin
2209 Baird Boulevard
2209 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
George W. McFarland
1947
George Goldberg
2210 Baird Boulevard
2210 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Fred M. Seitzinger
2211 Baird Boulevard
2211 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Herbert A. Stoolman
1947
Joseph Hurwitz
2212 Baird Boulevard
2212 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Mae Mitnek
2213 Baird Boulevard
2213 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Rubin Ginsburg
1947
Harry Plasky
2214 Baird Boulevard
2214 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
2216 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
John A. Holm
2218 Baird Boulevard
2218 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Leo Sherman
2220 Baird Boulevard
2220 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Mrs. Augusta Liberman
2252 Baird Boulevard
2252 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Martin Segal
2254 Baird Boulevard
2254 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Norman Silverman
2256 Baird Boulevard
2256 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1962
Harry Schwartz
2258 Baird Boulevard
2258 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Jacob Rothman
1947
Bernard Solotoff
2260 Baird Boulevard
2260 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
George Pearl
2262 Baird Boulevard
2262 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Vacant
2264 Baird Boulevard
2264 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Jacob Goodman
2266 Baird Boulevard
2266 Baird Boulevard — 2200 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Jacob Rosen
Maurice Brahen, World War II veteran — 2214 Baird Boulevard2301–2307 Baird Boulevard — February 11, 20082301–2309 Baird Boulevard — February 11, 20082305–2311 Baird Boulevard — February 11, 20082305–2313 Baird Boulevard — February 11, 20082305–2315 Baird Boulevard — February 11, 2008
2300 Block of Baird Boulevard
2301 Baird Boulevard
2301 Baird Boulevard — 2300 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Simon Friedman
2302 Baird Boulevard
2302 Baird Boulevard — 2300 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Harry Cohen
2303 Baird Boulevard
2303 Baird Boulevard — 2300 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Raymond Arllen
1947
Frances M. Connelly
2304 Baird Boulevard
2304 Baird Boulevard — 2300 Block of Baird Boulevard
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1947
Joseph Cutler
2305 Baird Boulevard
2305 Baird Boulevard — 2300 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Jesse J. Jones
1947
Mrs. Jessie I. Elder
2306 Baird Boulevard
2306 Baird Boulevard — 2300 Block of Baird Boulevard
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1947
Sidney Friedman
2307 Baird Boulevard
2307 Baird Boulevard — 2300 Block of Baird Boulevard
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1947
Abraham L. Pellicoff
1947
Albert Schneyer
2308 Baird Boulevard
2308 Baird Boulevard — 2300 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Jack J. Gautz
2309 Baird Boulevard
2309 Baird Boulevard — 2300 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Robert L. Sirio
1947
Frank J. Terranova
2311 Baird Boulevard
2311 Baird Boulevard — 2300 Block of Baird Boulevard
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1947
Joseph D. Markham
1947
Harry Dinerman
2312 Baird Boulevard
2312 Baird Boulevard — 2300 Block of Baird Boulevard
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1947
Abraham Lichtman
2313 Baird Boulevard
2313 Baird Boulevard — 2300 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Wilbur J. Hayes
2314 Baird Boulevard
2314 Baird Boulevard — 2300 Block of Baird Boulevard
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1947
Theo Deninberg
2315 Baird Boulevard
2315 Baird Boulevard — 2300 Block of Baird Boulevard
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1947
Not Listed
2316 Baird Boulevard
2316 Baird Boulevard — 2300 Block of Baird Boulevard
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1947
Albert Fink
2318 Baird Boulevard
2318 Baird Boulevard — 2300 Block of Baird Boulevard
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1947
Harry A. Kerr
2320 Baird Boulevard
2320 Baird Boulevard — 2300 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Thomas Naden
2351 Baird Boulevard
2351 Baird Boulevard — 2300 Block of Baird Boulevard
2405 Baird Boulevard — 2400 Block of Baird Boulevard
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1947
John C. Cawaman
1950s–1960s
Albert M. Zwick
2407 Baird Boulevard
2407 Baird Boulevard — 2400 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947–1960s
Nicholas Martella
2411 Baird Boulevard
2411 Baird Boulevard — 2400 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Frank A. Bantivoglio
1948–1968
Dr. S. Marvin Bell DDS; Dr. Simon Marvin Bell & Jeanette Bell; Larry Bell; Steven Bell
2413 Baird Boulevard
2413 Baird Boulevard — 2400 Block of Baird Boulevard
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1947–1960s
Edward Markowitz
2415 Baird Boulevard
2415 Baird Boulevard — 2400 Block of Baird Boulevard
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name↕
1947
Sidney Leader
2417 Baird Boulevard
2417 Baird Boulevard — 2400 Block of Baird Boulevard
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1947
Harry Antelman
1950s–1960s
Samuel Lukoff
2418 Baird Boulevard
2418 Baird Boulevard — 2400 Block of Baird Boulevard
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1955
Boulevard Delicatessen
Boulevard Delicatessen — 2418 Baird Boulevard — New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages, 1955
Intersection of Marlton Avenue & Baird Boulevard
Marlton Avenue — circa 1940Esso service station — Baird Boulevard at Marlton AvenueEsso service station — Baird Boulevard at Marlton Avenue (second view)2519–2525 Baird Boulevard — June 29, 2006
2500–2600 Block of Baird Boulevard
2501 Baird Boulevard
2501 Baird Boulevard — 2500–2600 Block of Baird Boulevard
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1947
David Weiner, gas station
2519 Baird Boulevard
2519 Baird Boulevard — 2500–2600 Block of Baird Boulevard
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1947
Vacant
2521 Baird Boulevard
2521 Baird Boulevard — 2500–2600 Block of Baird Boulevard
2603 Baird Boulevard — 2500–2600 Block of Baird Boulevard
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1920s–1930s
Lewis Liberman
1947
Aaron Mandel
2606 Baird Boulevard
2606 Baird Boulevard — 2500–2600 Block of Baird Boulevard
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1942–1960
Charles O. Doughton & Family; plumber; Charles O. & Josephine A. Doughten; Charles R. Doughten; Helen Doughten Didas; Ruth Doughten Stokes; Mildred Doughton Dahl
2607 Baird Boulevard
2607 Baird Boulevard — 2500–2600 Block of Baird Boulevard
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1947
Allen Saull
2608 Baird Boulevard
2608 Baird Boulevard — 2500–2600 Block of Baird Boulevard
It is likely that Market Street was so-named as it linked directly to Market Street in Philadelphia, via Ferry, and was an easy naming that allowed travelers to know their destination. It also likely helped tourism in both cities. If you zoom the map out slightly, you will see that Market Street in Camden follows the path of Market Street in Philadelphia. There is no known "market" that existed in Camden on Market Street.
Market Street, looking East from N. 2nd Street. Photo circa 1893.Market St. & Delaware Ave. Victory Arch. Camden NJ. 1919J No. B. Welch Insurance - 3rd and Market Street - c1930
CAMDEN - Subaru of America isn't expected to move here until sometime next year, but the firm's already had a change of address.
City Council members voted Tuesday to rename one block of Mount Ephraim Avenue that runs past the construction site for the auto firm's future headquarters.
The action followed a similar change in June, when council gave a new name to Morgan Street at the future home of a Holtec International manufacturing complex. That stretch of road became Holtec Boulevard between Interstate 676 and the South Jersey Port Corp. complex.
Both companies also have received sizable state tax incentives to locate in Camden.
Subaru, which is leaving facilities in Cherry Hill and Pennsauken, obtained a 10-year tax break worth $118 million from the state Economic Development Authority. The EDA provided $260 million in incentives to Holtec.
Subaru has said it will move 500 jobs to Camden and create 100 more over the next decade. Holtec has said it will have 350 workers when its campus opens by mid-2018, with the potential for thousands more.
Camden, where many names reflect local history, previously has changed its street signs to honor residents and dignitaries.
Among other examples, Division Street became Ramona Gonzalez Street in 1997, saluting a community leader who co-founded the city's San Juan Bautista parade. That same year, council changed Van Hook Street to Carl Miller Boulevard to honor a longtime funeral director who had died a few years earlier.
The city, where a major downtown thoroughfare honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (most will know it as Mickle Boulevard), also has named streets after songwriter-producer Kenneth Gamble, boxer Jersey Joe Walcott and former Mayor Gwendolyn Faison, among others.
MOUNT EPHRAIM — The Harwan Theater is coming down, but the adjacent DiNic's Roast Beef, a former White Tower restaurant, is moving on.
To West Virginia.
A self-described "dinerholic" who grew up in Collingswood is paying to have the landmark little eatery picked up and trucked about 300 miles from the Black Horse Pike to his home in Morgantown, W. Va. The Mount Ephraim site is being cleared for construction of a Walgreens.
"I always wanted a diner," John Shoaf, a 64-year-old retired teacher and respected preservationist, said Thursday. "Most people pretty much think it's crazy. My better half thinks I'm out of my mind."
A 1960 Collingswood High School graduate, Shoaf is hardly unique in his love of diners, which have inspired numerous scholarly and pop-culture books,as well as fan sites on the Web. The Mount Ephraim White Tower meets the definition of a diner despite its minuscule size because it's a manufactured structure and was shipped to its site (in 1946 or thereabouts, Shoaf believes).
Accommodating the removal rather than the demolition of a building "is a little unusual, in our experience, unless the building is historic," said Jake Todd, senior project manager for the Bannett Group, the Cherry Hill firm constructing the Walgreens.
"It could be the only one left in existence," said Shoaf, adding the Mount Ephraim White Tower was one of 15 manufactured by the Arthur Valentine company of Wichita, Kan.
Paul M. Hirshorn, who co-authored White Tower — the definitive (and only) book on the subject — said the Valentine buildings were designed to the specifications of White Tower's in-house architect, Charles Johnson.
With its gleaming porcelain exterior, big windows and brightly lit tower, Johnson's iconic design "was able to communicate its message… in a sophisticated and successful way" to passing motorists, said Hirshorn.
Nostalgia is clearly a part of the affection for these buildings, said John S. Flack, a Marlton resident who maintains a web site devoted to the defunct Burger Chef chain.
"People like to go back to their childhoods," he observed.
Indeed, as Shoaf shared via e-mail, "when I was younger, my parents told me I could go anywhere for my birthday, and I always [went to] White Tower [on] Admiral Wilson Boulevard… for a sack of hamburgers." So Shoaf is willing to spend his hard-earned money — Shoaf won't say how much — to bring the one-time home of that taste to West Virginia.
He'll place the old White Tower on land he owns overlooking I-79.
And someday, Shoaf said, he'd like to fire up that grill again.
Motorists who have driven through Camden instantly recognize the name, but most don't know who he is.
Henry Braid Wilson was born in Camden in 1861. At the age of 15, he went to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., where he graduated in 1881. He soon began his illustrious Navy career, first as a training officer for apprentices, then serving in the West Indies, Bering Sea, Pacific Ocean and the Great Lakes.
Wilson saw action in the Spanish-American War as a lieutenant, and was"highly commended for coolness and bravery," says a newspaper account.
In 1916, he was assigned to the command of the USS Pennsylvania, flagship of the commander-in-chief of the Atlantic Fleet. The following year… when the United States entered World War I… he was assigned commander of the U.S. Naval Forces in France. For his "outstanding wartime services, Admiral Wilson was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal,the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor of France, Commander of the Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus of Italy and the Grand Official of the Military Order of Avia of Portugal," the newspaper account says. In 1919, Wilson became commander-in-chief of the Atlantic Fleet. Two years later, he was appointed superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy. In 1923, he retired with the rank of rear admiral. In accordance with a Congressional Act, he was later given the rank of admiral.
Although Wilson retired to California, then to New York, his parents still lived in Camden, where his father, also Henry B. Wilson, was a member of the Camden Board of Education. In fact, the H. B. Wilson School at 9th and Florence streets is named for his father.
So when do Admiral Wilson and the boulevard cross paths? While some people think that was on Armistice Day in 1929, that's not altogether true.
Bridge Entrance Road or Bridge Boulevard opened in 1925 as the main highway to the Ben Franklin Bridge. Four years later, Wilson returned as an honored guest of Camden and during Armistice Day ceremonies, officials decided to rename the highway "in honor of Camden's great native son."
So South Jerseyans came to know the highway as Admiral Wilson Boulevard. What they thought, however, didn't ring true. While everyone was under the impression that the boulevard… which goes through Camden and Pennsauken… had been renamed in 1929, there was a slight wrinkle. In 1937, it was discovered that the name change had not been made official.
"When the Forest Hills development was made, Camden approved a change of name honoring one of Camden's most renowned citizens, and later, during the administration of Mayor Winfield S.Price, a resolution was passed to make the name, as the then commissioners thought, official," says a Nov. 18, 1937 Courier-Post article.
"But an ordinance to approve the change was necessary, and no ordinance was ever passed… So next Wednesday, when commissioners meet a day early on account of the Thanksgiving holiday, Commissioner Frank J. Hartmann will sponsor an ordinance which will make Bridge Boulevard Admiral Wilson Boulevard once and for all. Pennsauken Township is expected to do the same."
Camden Courier-Post, November 10, 1972View transcription
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
Take notice that application has been made to the Municipal Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control of the City of Camden to transfer to Edmund Aristone for premises located at 2007 Admiral Wilson Blvd., the Plenary Retail Consumption License No. C-102, heretofore issued to Mamie Tarter, trading as Colonial Cocktail Lounge for the premises located at 801 Kaighn Avenue, Camden, New Jersey.
Plans and specifications of building to be constructed may be examined at the office of the Municipal Clerk.
Objections, if any, should be made immediately in writing to John T. Odorisio, Clerk of the City of Camden, New Jersey.
EDMUND ARISTONE,
130 Morris Street,
Merchantville, N.J.
($23.04)
Take notice that application has been made to the Municipal Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control of the City of Camden to transfer to Edmund Aristone for premises located at 2007 Admiral Wilson Blvd., the Plenary Retail Consumption License No. C-102, heretofore issued to Mamie Tarter, trading as Colonial Cocktail Lounge for the premises located at 801 Kaighn Avenue, Camden, New Jersey.
Plans and specifications of building to be constructed may be examined at the office of the Municipal Clerk.
Objections, if any, should be made immediately in writing to John T. Odorisio, Clerk of the City of Camden, New Jersey.
EDMUND ARISTONE, 130 Morris Street, Merchantville, N.J.
Camden Courier-Post, July 15, 1968View transcription
Burglars Steal Equipment, Wine
Burglars last night took two movie projectors and two electric typewriters from the offices of the Manpower Development Training Center, 17th Street and Admiral Wilson Boulevard, Camden.
In a second incident, burglars took nine cases of champagne from a boxcar on a private siding of Gallo Wine Sales of New Jersey, 2nd and Beckett Streets.
The training center burglary was reported to Ptl. William Lewis by Eduvicis A. Ortiz of the center. He estimated loss at $1,530.
The wine loss was placed at $162 by Nathan Long, a Gallo official. The theft was reported by railroad police.
Burglars last night took two movie projectors and two electric typewriters from the offices of the Manpower Development Training Center, 17th Street and Admiral Wilson Boulevard, Camden.
In a second incident, burglars took nine cases of champagne from a boxcar on a private siding of Gallo Wine Sales of New Jersey, 2nd and Beckett Streets.
The training center burglary was reported to Ptl. William Lewis by Eduvicis A. Ortiz of the center. He estimated loss at $1,530.
The wine loss was placed at $162 by Nathan Long, a Gallo official. The theft was reported by railroad police.
Courier-News (Bridgewater, NJ), June 5, 1947View transcription
Policeman Rescues Boys Adrift in Boat
Camden—(AP)—Cries of three small boys adrift on the Cooper River in a water-logged skiff brought Police Sgt. Earl Wright to the rescue in a rowboat.
Playing along the river bank yesterday, Alfred Checetto, 6, Joel Harris, 6, and his brother, Warren, 4, found the skiff, climbed into it and cast off the lines. As it quickly drifted into the stream the boys became frightened.
Wright heard their calls, commandeered the rowboat from a nearby club and towed the skiff to shore. Motorists watching the rescue caused a traffic snarl in Admiral Wilson Blvd.
Camden —(AP)— Cries of three small boys adrift on the Cooper River in a water-logged skiff brought Police Sgt. Early [sic] Wright to the rescue in a rowboat.
Playing along the river bank yesterday, Alfred Checetto, 6, Joel Harris, 6, and his brother, Warren, 4, found the skiff, climbed into it and cast off the lines. As it quickly drifted into the stream the boys became frightened.
Wright heard their calls, commandeered the rowboat from a nearby club and towed the skiff to shore. Motorists watching the rescue caused a traffic snarl in Admiral Wilson Blvd.
Camden Courier-Post, May 27, 1942View transcription
3 HURT IN BOULEVARD ACCIDENT CAUSED BY RUNAWAY BAKERY HORSE
Animal Rams Car Stopped for Traffic Light; Passengers in Two Other Automobiles Injured in Crash
A runaway horse was the indirect cause of three persons being slightly injured last night at Admiral Wilson boulevard and Baird avenue.
According to Detective Thomas Murphy, the horse, which had broken loose from a tether in the yard of Ralph Marchione, operator of a bakery at 3939 Marlton pike, rammed into the rear of an automobile driven by Jack Silverman, of 506 Beideman avenue. Silverman was stopped on Baird avenue for the traffic light at the intersection.
Charles Bleyer, 57, of 905 Atlantic avenue, Atlantic City, was driving north on the boulevard when he saw the runaway horse. He stopped and got out to lead the horse from the highway.
He left Mrs. Lillian McNamara, 44, of 419 Trenton avenue, in his car when he got out. Another automobile, driven by Harold B. Ash, 20, of 982 North Twenty-third street, crashed into the rear of Bleyer's car, police said.
Mrs. McNamara, Ash and John F. Dease, 20, of 109 North Sixth street, a passenger in Ash's car, suffered lacerations. Ash and Mrs. McNamara were treated at Cooper Hospital for minor cuts, while Dease was treated by his physician.
Police reported the horse also was hurt when he rammed Silverman's car.
Animal Rams Car Stopped for Traffic Light; Passengers in Two Other Automobiles Injured in Crash
According to Detective Thomas Murphy, the horse, which had broken loose from a tether in the yard of Ralph Marchione, operator of a bakery at 3939 Marlton pike, rammed into the rear of an automobile driven by Jack Silverman, of 506 Beideman avenue. Silverman was stopped on Baird avenue for the traffic light at the intersection.
Charles Bleyer, 57, of 905 Atlantic avenue, Atlantic City, was driving north on the boulevard when he saw the runaway horse. He stopped and got out to lead the horse from the highway.
He left Mrs. Lillian McNamara, 44, of 419 Trenton avenue, in his car when he got out. Another automobile, driven by Harold B. Ash, 20, of 982 North Twenty-third street, crashed into the rear of Bleyer's car, police said.
Mrs. McNamara, Ash and John F. Dease, 20, of 109 North Sixth street, a passenger in Ash's car, suffered lacerations. Ash and Mrs. McNamara were treated at Cooper Hospital for minor cuts, while Dease was treated by his physician.
Police reported the horse also was hurt when he rammed Silverman's car.
The car broke off a telephone pole at the base, strewing live wires on the highway. Traffic was detoured until the damage could be repaired by Bell Telephone Company linemen.
The fog, which covered Camden and its suburbs like a blanket, grounded air liners at Central Airport, slowed up motor traffic on highways and the Camden bridge.
Thomas Tomlinson, 18, of Oak Avenue, Delaware Township, was taking driving lessons in a car he purchased a week ago when he crashed into the pole. Police said three passengers were crowded in the front seat and three more in a rumble seat.
Tomlinson was driving on a student's permit and was accompanied by Allen Filer, 20, a licensed driver, of 713 Grant Street, police learned, Filer is in Cooper Hospital with a fractured right leg. His brother, William, 18, suffered a possible concussion of the brain and is in the same hospital. Tomlinson received bruises of the right leg and arm and was treated at Cooper Hospital.
Samuel McCall, 18, of 708 Bailey Street, was taken to West Jersey Hospital, where he was treated for cuts of the nose. He told police there that someone struck him with a bottle and he would get his assailant later. When taken to police headquarters. McCall was confronted by the others and admitted he was injured in the automobile accident, City Detective Benjamin Simon said.
Mary Williamson, 18, and Eleanor Shockley, 16, both of 625 North Front Street, escaped with a few minor bruises.
Delaware river ferryboats were operated with caution as the view of pilots was obscured, by the density of the fog. Whistles were blown continuously and fog bells rang throughout the night.
Automobiles and buses were slowed down to five miles an hour by thick fog in the suburbs, especially in lowlands and near meadows.
The airport reported all local planes grounded and no airliners were making a call here.
The Weather Bureau forecast indicated it will be colder and cloudy today. The cloudiness will increase tomorrow followed by rain at night.
Judge Liberman Takes Weather Into Consideration in Showing Clemency
Eighteen motorists arrested for minor traffic violations were shown clemency last night in traffic court by Judge Lewis Liberman because of the recent icy condition of the streets.
Walter E. Phillips, 24, Palmyra, was summoned because his car was parked on a sidewalk near Broadway and Kaighn Avenue. He said the ice was so thick he could not tell which was the sidewalk. The charge was dismissed.
Sakaris Vatne, 45, of 70 Franklin avenue, Laurel Springs, and Leroy Kester, 33, of 53 Park avenue, Oaklyn, who were driving in the rear of Brodgen and followed him past the light, were dismissed. Vatne testified he is on relief and Judge Liberman asked him where he was getting his gasoline. He said on credit.
“I guess your credit is good here,” Liberman remarked.
Ferdinand Gordon, 26, of 23 Miles avenue, Bordentown, posted $2 security also for passing the light at “Fort Laib” at Admiral Wilson and Baird boulevards and appeared in court to answer the charge.
“How much did it cost you to come to this hearing?” Judge Liberman asked.
“One dollar and 75 cents,” Gordon replied.
“Well I’ll return your $2,” Liberman said. “You won’t make much profit at that.”
Fourteen other cases were dismissed and five were postponed.
Three persons were injured in an automobile crash at Admiral Wilson and Baird Avenues yesterday when a machine driven by a Camden man was in collision with an automobile driven by a Bridgeton man.
The most seriously injured was John Kaus, Jr., 19, of 1738 Tioga Street. He suffered a severed tendon of the right hand. Walter Connell, of 27 Marlton Avenue, driver of one machine, was cut about the head.
Anthony Batani, of Bridgeton, driver of the other car, was cut about the hands. J. R. Boston, of 718 Pearl Street, took all the injured to West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital.
Four men and a woman were fined $25 each yesterday after they perplexed Police Judge Pancoast by pleading guilty to a disorderly conduct charge, but denied that they had been disorderly.
They were arrested Sunday night by Motorcycle Policeman Thomas Kauffman at Tenth and Bulson Streets. Earlier, he had stopped them on Admiral Wilson Boulevard and because they had been drinking but were not drunk, he told them to go home.
Later someone called police headquarters and said that Kauffman was drunk. He was suspicious and arrested the five. Yesterday they pleaded guilty to charges of disorderly conduct, but denied they had telephoned headquarters or had done anything disorderly.
A. Harry Moore, Democratic candidate for governor, is scheduled to speak at the meeting of Gloucester Democrats in the city hall there next Wednesday night. The meeting will be in charge of Mayor J. Emerson Jackson and the county Democratic committee.
Gloucester Republicans tonight will hold a rally at the headquarters of the city committee, 104 North King Street.
The Polish-American Women's Citizens Club, in its recent resolution pledging support to David Baird, endorsed a candidate for the first time in the club's six-year history, according to Mrs. Priscilla Ciechanowski, secretary. The club is two to one for Baird, she said. Other officers are Mrs. A. Bec, president; Mrs. H. Stojak, vice-president, and Mrs. A. Skierska, treasurer.
A huge new sign, in vivid lettering, has appeared on the east side of Admiral Wilson Boulevard, south of Baird Boulevard, urging a vote for Baird November 3. It is one of the largest campaign signs in Camden County.
Congressman Charles A. Wolverton is appearing almost everywhere with Baird. The congressman is one of the gubernatorial nominee's ablest campaign advisers. He was with the candidate at the Trenton convention of the New Jersey Taxpayers' Association Wednesday.
David Tattersdill, Broadway merchant, is among the latest members of the Speakers' Bureau at Republican headquarters, Broadway and Stevens Street. He is one of the organizers of the Forty-second Street Baird Boosters' Club.
Seventy-two hundred applications for challengers were received Tuesday afternoon, the deadline, by the Camden County Board of Elections. Of the total, 4000 were for challengers for Republican candidates and the remainder for Democratic candidates, including those seeking office as governor, freeholder, justice of the peace and various borough and township offices. No Socialist or prohibition applications for challengers were filed here.
Joseph A. Varbalow, former assistant prosecutor, was so eager to read Moore's speech he had to borrow a cent from Chief of County Detectives Lawrence T. Doran to buy the Morning Post.
