Arch Street

August 4, 2021 · Updated November 1, 2026 · 14 min read · Streets

At one point known as Plum Street, Arch Street is situated in downtown Camden, positioned between Federal Street and Market Street. In the past, this street extended from Delaware Avenue to North 5th Street, serving as a prominent passageway. However, the passage of time has seen various developments encroach upon Arch Street, causing its existence to fade from view.

Arch Street held significant establishments, including the Collings Carriage Company, later transformed into the Campbell Soup Company garage. The thoroughfare was also home to Camden Commercial College and several other enterprises. Among the notable bars were Oetzel's Saloon, the Arch Cafe, and the Genova Cafe. The Cooperson Brothers' auto body shop utilized a building on Arch Street.

One of the most distinguished edifices on Arch Street was the former Camden Fire Department building at the intersection of 5th and Arch Street. Additionally, the Masonic Temple occupied a spot on 4th Street, adjacent to Arch, until its demolition to make room for the Camden Fire Department's administrative structure.

Federal Street and Arch Street, Camden, NJ. Circa 1930

Directory of residents and businesses recorded in the 100 block of Arch Street, Camden, New Jersey.

100 Block of Arch Street

100-124 Arch Street

100-124 Arch Street — 100 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1947	Campbell Soup Company garage

101 Arch Street

101 Arch Street — 100 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1890s-1897	George Geis, saloon
1924	Jacob Maurer, bar

107 Arch Street

107 Arch Street — 100 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1887	William Vansant / William Chew
1930	Lambert & Todd

110-118 Arch Street

110-118 Arch Street — 100 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1930s-1940s	William J. Myles Transportation Company

120 Arch Street

120 Arch Street — 100 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Camden Carpet Cleaning Works

123 Arch Street

123 Arch Street — 100 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1878	John Hertlein

124 Arch Street

124 Arch Street — 100 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1880	George Morgan

126 Arch Street

126 Arch Street — 100 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1913	Maggie O'Neill
1924	Samuel Lawson

128 Arch Street

128 Arch Street — 100 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Katherine Foster

130 Arch Street

130 Arch Street — 100 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Annie H. Hampton, grocery

132 Arch Street

132 Arch Street — 100 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Margaret Davis

134 Arch Street

134 Arch Street — 100 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1915	Edward Engel
1924	Katherine Skillman

136 Arch Street

136 Arch Street — 100 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1885-1888	John Geist, saloon
1890-1897	Wilhelmina Geist, saloon
1892	Michael Devinney
1904	Andreas Ming
1918-1924	George & Rebecca Bowman
1936-1943	Cesar Capriotti

Front Street and Arch Street

Merritt & Company stood at Front and Arch Streets in the 1900s and 1910s.

Front and Arch Streets — Merritt & Company, 1900s–1910s

Merritt and Co., Arch Street, Camden NJ — Front and Arch Streets — Merritt & Company, 1900s–1910s

At the northwest corner of Front and Arch Streets, Knowles & Anderson, canners and preservers (William H. Knowles and Abraham Anderson), operated from 1880 to 1885. The Anderson Preserving Company (Abraham Anderson, President) followed from 1885 to 1901, and the Anderson Food Company (John T. Cox, President) from 1902 to 1907.

Northwest corner of Front and Arch Streets — Knowles & Anderson (1880–1885), Anderson Preserving Company (1885–1901), Anderson Food Company (1902–1907)

Knowles and Anderson advertisement, Arch Street, Camden NJ — Northwest corner of Front and Arch Streets — Knowles & Anderson (1880–1885), Anderson Preserving Company (1885–1901), Anderson Food Company (1902–1907)

At the southeast corner of Front and Arch Streets, the Collings Carriage Company was photographed on January 31, 1928.

Southeast corner of Front and Arch Streets — Collings Carriage Company, January 31, 1928

Collings Carriage, Camden NJ, 1928 — Southeast corner of Front and Arch Streets — Collings Carriage Company, January 31, 1928

Photographs and clippings

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 4, 1897

Camden Courier-Post, March 12, 1930

Philadelphia Inquirer, July 8, 1887

110-118 Arch Street, Camden NJ. William J. Myles Transportation Company, 1930s-1940s. Building exterior showing the Myles business premises.

110-118 Arch Street, William J. Myles Transportation Company, 1930s-1940s — 110-118 Arch Street, Camden NJ. William J. Myles Transportation Company, 1930s-1940s. Building exterior showing the Myles business premises.

Camden Post, January 29, 1878

Philadelphia Inquirer, July 28, 1913

Philadelphia Inquirer, September 8, 1915

Directory of residents and businesses recorded in the 200 block of Arch Street, Camden, New Jersey.

200 Block of Arch Street

200 Arch Street

200 Arch Street — 200 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Joseph Goldenberg, billiards
1947-1978	Arch Cafe (Cesar Capriotti)

201 Arch Street

201 Arch Street — 200 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	August A. Fuehren, bar

205 Arch Street

205 Arch Street — 200 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Margaret McVey

206 Arch Street

206 Arch Street — 200 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1884	Joseph Maxwell
1913-mid 1960s	Joseph Genovese, barber

207 Arch Street

207 Arch Street — 200 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1878	Ralph B. Montgomery

208 Arch Street

208 Arch Street — 200 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	George F. Barry

209 Arch Street

209 Arch Street — 200 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Ivy Garwood

210-214 Arch Street

210-214 Arch Street — 200 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1910s-1920s	Schatz family

210-216 Arch Street

210-216 Arch Street — 200 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1920s-1930s	George's auto repairs (George Schatz)
1947	Town Garage
1955	South Jersey Metal

211-215 Arch Street

211-215 Arch Street — 200 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1885-1892	J.H. White Livery

214 Arch Street

214 Arch Street — 200 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1898	George Osler

216 Arch Street

216 Arch Street — 200 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1900-1903	James Taylor
1906	Robert Crossin
1924	John Conway, harnessmaker

217 Arch Street

217 Arch Street — 200 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1888	Joseph Willard Wilson
1914	Emma Estlow

218 Arch Street

218 Arch Street — 200 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1907-1919	Harry Miller (Camden Police)
1924-1952	Dorothea Frye, boardinghouse
1964	Dorothea Burnett

220 Arch Street

220 Arch Street — 200 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1878-1888	Henry 'Harry' Grosscup
1924	North Camden Garage
1947	Stradling's Auto Radiator

222 Arch Street

222 Arch Street — 200 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1877	Henry Grosscup

223 Arch Street

223 Arch Street — 200 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1893	Amos & Moses Gaunt
1924	Harry Hinchman, carpenter

224 Arch Street

224 Arch Street — 200 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1878	Robert M. Coffman Sr.
1886	William J. Titus (Ferryboat BALTIC)

225 Arch Street

225 Arch Street — 200 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	vacant

226 Arch Street

226 Arch Street — 200 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Arch Street Garage

228 Arch Street

228 Arch Street — 200 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1906	Edward S. Angeroth

206 Arch Street — Joseph Genovese

206 Arch Street — Joseph Genovese and family, circa 1917

Joseph Genovese home, 206 Arch Street, Camden NJ, c.1917 — 206 Arch Street — Joseph Genovese and family, circa 1917

Joseph Genovese immigrated from Italy first residing in Mays Landing with his uncle. His wife Mary also immigrated. The photo is of him standing outside his barber shop holding his daughter Angie, circa 1917. Mary Genovese passed in the late 50s and he sold the house in mid-60s, buying a home in Merchantville. Joseph Genovese fathered 10 girls, never owned a car and in his later years worked as a security guard at Campbell Soup which was directly across the street from his barber shop and home.

— Jim Wright, February 2019.

210-216 Arch Street — George's Auto Service

210-216 Arch Street, Camden NJ. George's Auto Service, October 30, 1931.

George Schatz at George's Auto Service, 210-216 Arch Street, Camden NJ, June 9, 1932.

George Schatz at George's Auto Service Arch Street June 9 1932 — George Schatz at George's Auto Service, 210-216 Arch Street, Camden NJ, June 9, 1932.

210-216 Arch Street, Camden NJ. George's Auto Service, February 4, 1933.

210-216 Arch Street George's Auto Service February 4 1933 — 210-216 Arch Street, Camden NJ. George's Auto Service, February 4, 1933.

210-216 Arch Street, Camden NJ. George's Auto Service, August 2, 1933.

210-216 Arch Street George's Auto Service August 2 1933 — 210-216 Arch Street, Camden NJ. George's Auto Service, August 2, 1933.

210-216 Arch Street, Camden NJ, February 20, 1936.

210-216 Arch Street February 20 1936 — 210-216 Arch Street, Camden NJ, February 20, 1936.

George's Auto Service advertisement, October 8, 1936. Business at 210-216 Arch Street, Camden NJ.

210 Arch Street, Camden NJ. New Jersey Bell telephone directory listing, 1955.

210 Arch Street NJ Bell telephone directory 1955 — 210 Arch Street, Camden NJ. New Jersey Bell telephone directory listing, 1955.

Camden Daily Telegram, March 12, 1890

Philadelphia Inquirer, June 29, 1904

Camden Courier-Post, February 18, 1938

Philadelphia Inquirer, September 12, 1906

Camden Post-Telegram, August 7, 1911

Camden Courier-Post, September 26, 1964

Philadelphia Inquirer, January 8, 1914

Philadelphia Inquirer, February 11, 1894

Philadelphia Inquirer, August 19, 1886

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 11, 1906

Directory of residents and businesses recorded in the 300 block of Arch Street, Camden, New Jersey, between North 3rd Street and 4th Street.

300 Block of Arch Street

Northeast corner of 3rd & Arch Street

Northeast corner of 3rd & Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1947	Railway Express

302 Arch Street

302 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1880s	Abner Sparks, cigars

304 Arch Street

304 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1915	Harry Schwartz
1919-1920	Homer Keleher
1924	Frank Richard

304-306 Arch Street

304-306 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1947-1973	Genova Cafe (Joseph Macciocca)

306 Arch Street

306 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1919-1924	The Quality Press

308 Arch Street

308 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1947	Ellen Fox

310 Arch Street

310 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Lloyd Collins

312 Arch Street

312 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1947	Leslie Hallowell

314 Arch Street

314 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	James Kelter, carpenter
1947	William Coursen

316 Arch Street

316 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Martha Randolph
1947	Joseph Bray

317 Arch Street

317 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1872	Anson H. Kelly
1883-1885	Isaac B. Kay
1924	Anna Swope

318 Arch Street

318 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Neal Taylor
1947	David Alcorn

320 Arch Street

320 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1880s	Joseph Moore / Harry K. Moore
1924	Susanna Shaw
1947	Stephen Hamel
1951	Mary B. West

321 Arch Street

321 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	William Swope

322 Arch Street

322 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Robert Diament

323 Arch Street

323 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Ruthanna Clements

324 Arch Street

324 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Gresimer Printing
1947-1955	Ad Print Service

325 Arch Street

325 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1880	Richard J. Richardson
1930s	Charles Aceto (Drive It Yourself + ESSO)

326 Arch Street

326 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1888	Moses Gaunt, organ maker
1947	Camden Commercial School (rear)

327 Arch Street

327 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	John Clements

329 Arch Street

329 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1878	Adam Rumpf
1924	Garden State Chickery

325-329 Arch Street

325-329 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
since 1940s	Cooperson Auto Body Building #2

330 Arch Street

330 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Walter Moore
1947	FTA Workers Local 80 CIO

331 Arch Street

331 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1895	Charles Ulbrich, locksmith
1900	Rival Saw Mfg
1898-1906	William DeHarendt
1924	Acme Awnings
1931-1947	Sage Brothers, awnings

332 Arch Street

332 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	John Hose, locksmith
1947	Courtney-Jensen Mfg

333 Arch Street

333 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1936	Philip Zinman, Realtor
1955	Accounting & Business Management
1971	Puerto Rican Labor Board

334 Arch Street

334 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Emma Maines

336-338 Arch Street

336-338 Arch Street — 300 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1872	George Goetz / Goetz's Hall, saloon
1890s-1920s	B.F. Schroeder & Sons, undertakers

321 Arch Street

321 Arch Street was badly damaged by a fire on December 29, 1939 and subsequently razed.

322 Arch Street

Camden Courier-Post, June 15, 1933 — Jack Press, 28, of 322 Arch Street Camden, was fined $25 and costs on a charge of malicious mischief preferred by Mrs. Mabel Durham, of Park avenue. Mrs. Durham charged that Press, during a visit to her home, went upstairs and cut up two dresses and a coat.

333 Arch Street

In 1971 the building housed the Puerto Rican Labor Board. The building was firebombed on December 22, 1971.

Intersection of North 3rd Street and Arch Street

Looking east along Arch Street towards North Third Street, Camden NJ. The former Camden Courier-Post Press Building is visible.

The North 3rd Street side of the former Camden Courier-Post Press Building. June 27, 1977 — the building was then serving as Fire Department Headquarters, Ladder 1 station.

North 3rd Street side of former Camden Courier-Post Press Building then Fire Headquarters June 27 1977 — The North 3rd Street side of the former Camden Courier-Post Press Building. June 27, 1977 — the building was then serving as Fire Department Headquarters, Ladder 1 station.

Camden Post Office building on Arch Street, Camden NJ, c.1890. Federal-style architecture.

Camden Post Office, Arch Street, c.1890 — Camden Post Office building on Arch Street, Camden NJ, c.1890. Federal-style architecture.

Directory advertisement for George E. Wilson Sr., Arch Street, Camden NJ, 1906.

George E. Wilson Sr. directory advertisement 1906 — Directory advertisement for George E. Wilson Sr., Arch Street, Camden NJ, 1906.

Photographs and clippings

302 Arch Street, Camden NJ, 1880s. Street-level view of the building.

302 Arch Street 1880s — 302 Arch Street, Camden NJ, 1880s. Street-level view of the building.

Philadelphia Inquirer, December 5, 1915

Philadelphia Inquirer, December 14, 1915

306 Arch Street, Camden NJ. The Quality Press, as recorded in the Camden Historical Survey, 1919.

306 Arch Street - The Quality Press - Camden Historical Survey 1919 — 306 Arch Street, Camden NJ. The Quality Press, as recorded in the Camden Historical Survey, 1919.

Camden Courier-Post, June 4, 1973

320 Arch Street, Camden NJ, June 27, 1951.

320 Arch Street 1951 — 320 Arch Street, Camden NJ, June 27, 1951.

Directory advertisement for 324 Arch Street business, Camden NJ, 1947.

324 Arch Street 1947 directory advertisement — Directory advertisement for 324 Arch Street business, Camden NJ, 1947.

324 Arch Street, Camden NJ. New Jersey Bell telephone directory listing, 1955.

324 Arch Street NJ Bell telephone directory 1955 — 324 Arch Street, Camden NJ. New Jersey Bell telephone directory listing, 1955.

325 Arch Street, Camden NJ. Aceto family, February 24, 1928.

325 Arch Street - Aceto family February 24 1928 — 325 Arch Street, Camden NJ. Aceto family, February 24, 1928.

325 Arch Street, Camden NJ. Aceto family, 1930s.

325 Arch Street - Aceto family 1930s — 325 Arch Street, Camden NJ. Aceto family, 1930s.

Camden Post, January 29, 1878

Cooper Sons building on Arch Street, Camden NJ, photographed October 3, 2003.

Cooper Sons building Arch Street Camden NJ 2003 — Cooper Sons building on Arch Street, Camden NJ, photographed October 3, 2003.

Camden Daily Telegraph, October 14, 1895

331 Arch Street, Camden NJ, c.1900. Shows Rival Saw Manufacturing Company era.

331 Arch Street c.1900 — 331 Arch Street, Camden NJ, c.1900. Shows Rival Saw Manufacturing Company era.

Philadelphia Inquirer, August 22, 1906

Camden Courier-Post, April 25, 1931

333 Arch Street, Camden NJ, photographed October 3, 2003.

333 Arch Street October 3 2003 — 333 Arch Street, Camden NJ, photographed October 3, 2003.

333 Arch Street, Camden NJ. New Jersey Bell telephone directory listing, 1955.

333 Arch Street NJ Bell telephone directory 1955 — 333 Arch Street, Camden NJ. New Jersey Bell telephone directory listing, 1955.

336 Arch Street, Camden NJ. Schroeder family residence as recorded in Camden Historical Survey, 1919.

336 Arch Street Camden Historical Survey 1919 — 336 Arch Street, Camden NJ. Schroeder family residence as recorded in Camden Historical Survey, 1919.

Northwest corner of 4th and Arch Streets, Camden NJ, October 3, 2003.

Northwest corner of 4th and Arch Streets October 3 2003 — Northwest corner of 4th and Arch Streets, Camden NJ, October 3, 2003.

Northwest corner of 4th and Arch Streets, Camden NJ, October 3, 2003. Second view.

Northwest corner of 4th and Arch Streets October 3 2003 view 2 — Northwest corner of 4th and Arch Streets, Camden NJ, October 3, 2003. Second view.

Directory of residents and businesses recorded in the 400 block of Arch Street, Camden, New Jersey.

400 Block of Arch Street

400 Arch Street

400 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1890-early 1900s	William Cox
1924	George G. Hand & Son, fish

401 Arch Street

401 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1885-1890	Camden Homeopathic Hospital & Dispensary

402 Arch Street

402 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1860s-1870s	J. Kelly Brown
1878-1888	William Cox

403 Arch Street

403 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1896-1897	Alonzo Francisco
1924	John Quirk / Joseph Osippi

405 Arch Street

405 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1878-1881	John H. Fine
1924	Joshua Boyd

407 Arch Street

407 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1880s	Dr. Onan B. Gross
1924	Nathan Gregory, milk
1947-1961	Myron W. Miller Electric

410 Arch Street

410 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Frank U. Taylor

411 Arch Street

411 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1899	William H. Hawkins
1924	Camden Auto Sales
1928	Greenwood Motor
1931	Cutler Auto Body (Herman Z. Cutler)
1947-1956	Federal St Sheet Metal
1959	S. Moffitt

412 Arch Street

412 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1895-1896	Frederick Himmelein Jr.
1924	James Murray

413 Arch Street

413 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1955	Selbee Communications

413-421 Arch Street

413-421 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1952-1955	John Lecroy & Sons, Extract Manufacturers

414 Arch Street

414 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	E.D. Urban

416 Arch Street

416 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1897	Real Estate Investment Co
1914	Frank Ahern
1924	Mrs. P. Walker

417 Arch Street

417 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1894	Rueben & Eleanor Cross

418 Arch Street

418 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	R.J. Greenwood

419 Arch Street

419 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	vacant

420 Arch Street

420 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Julian McLaughlin
1947	Robert Mentz Sr.

421 Arch Street

421 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Fred Wacker

422 Arch Street

422 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1917-1932	Jacob Reed
1947	William Wright

423 Arch Street

423 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1880-1891	James W. Ayers (Mayor 1877-1880)
1924	Miller Building tenants
1940s-1952	E.D. Brewer & Son

424 Arch Street

424 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924-1947	Thomas Mullin

430 Arch Street

430 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Hannah Keating
1947	United Diner

432 Arch Street

432 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Thomas Rich

434 Arch Street

434 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1879-1880	Howard H. Currie
1897	Real Estate Investment Co
1924	F.M. Woodward

438 Arch Street

438 Arch Street — 400 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1889-1922	Oetzel's Saloon

438 Arch Street — Oetzel's Saloon

Oetzel's Saloon operated at 438 Arch Street. See the dedicated history of Oetzel's Saloon.

Oetzel's Saloon exterior, Arch Street, Camden NJ, c.1910. Street view of the saloon building.

Oetzel's Saloon Arch Street Camden NJ c.1910 — Oetzel's Saloon exterior, Arch Street, Camden NJ, c.1910. Street view of the saloon building.

Oetzel's Saloon interior view, Arch Street, Camden NJ, c.1910. Shows bar and interior decor.

Oetzel's Saloon interior Arch Street Camden NJ c.1910 — Oetzel's Saloon interior view, Arch Street, Camden NJ, c.1910. Shows bar and interior decor.

Photographs and clippings

Philadelphia Inquirer, January 22, 1897

407 Arch Street, Camden NJ, 1961. Site of Myron W. Miller Electric Company and Veterans Boxing Association Ring No. 6 banquet.

407 Arch Street - Veterans Boxing Association Ring 6 1961 — 407 Arch Street, Camden NJ, 1961. Site of Myron W. Miller Electric Company and Veterans Boxing Association Ring No. 6 banquet.

411 Arch Street, Cutler building, Camden NJ, October 22, 1931.

411 Arch Street - Cutler building October 22 1931 — 411 Arch Street, Cutler building, Camden NJ, October 22, 1931.

411 Arch Street, Camden NJ. New Jersey Bell telephone directory listing, 1955, part 1.

411 Arch Street NJ Bell directory 1955 part 1 — 411 Arch Street, Camden NJ. New Jersey Bell telephone directory listing, 1955, part 1.

411 Arch Street, Camden NJ. New Jersey Bell telephone directory listing, 1955, part 2.

411 Arch Street NJ Bell directory 1955 part 2 — 411 Arch Street, Camden NJ. New Jersey Bell telephone directory listing, 1955, part 2.

413 Arch Street, Camden NJ. New Jersey Bell telephone directory listing, 1955, part 1.

413 Arch Street NJ Bell directory 1955 part 1 — 413 Arch Street, Camden NJ. New Jersey Bell telephone directory listing, 1955, part 1.

413 Arch Street, Camden NJ. New Jersey Bell telephone directory listing, 1955, part 2.

413 Arch Street NJ Bell directory 1955 part 2 — 413 Arch Street, Camden NJ. New Jersey Bell telephone directory listing, 1955, part 2.

413 Arch Street, Camden NJ. New Jersey Bell telephone directory listing, 1955, part 3.

413 Arch Street NJ Bell directory 1955 part 3 — 413 Arch Street, Camden NJ. New Jersey Bell telephone directory listing, 1955, part 3.

413-421 Arch Street, Camden NJ, 1952. Block view of mid-century Arch Street.

413-421 Arch Street 1952 — 413-421 Arch Street, Camden NJ, 1952. Block view of mid-century Arch Street.

417 Arch Street, Camden NJ. New Jersey Bell telephone directory listing, 1955.

417 Arch Street NJ Bell directory 1955 — 417 Arch Street, Camden NJ. New Jersey Bell telephone directory listing, 1955.

Philadelphia Inquirer, September 8, 1914

Camden Daily Telegram, March 11, 1897

Camden Courier, October 23, 1894

424 Arch Street, Camden NJ, June 13, 1932.

424 Arch Street June 13 1932 — 424 Arch Street, Camden NJ, June 13, 1932.

Camden Courier-Post, June 14, 1932

423 Arch Street, Camden NJ, 1952. Former residence of ex-Mayor James W. Ayers.

423 Arch Street 1952 — 423 Arch Street, Camden NJ, 1952. Former residence of ex-Mayor James W. Ayers.

Directory of residents and businesses recorded in the 500 block of Arch Street, Camden, New Jersey, between 5th Street and the former triangle at Federal Street.

The entire block was razed in the early 1930s to make way for Roosevelt Plaza Park. The Parkade Building was built on the site in the late 1950s.

500-539 Block of Arch Street

501 Arch Street

501 Arch Street — 500-539 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1901	Joseph Topham
1924	Joseph D'Andrea, barber
	St. Alban's Lodge No. 10 F&AM; Thomas M.K. Lee Post No. 5 G.A.R.; Volunteer Fireman's Association

503 Arch Street

503 Arch Street — 500-539 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1896	Charles Thompson
1924	Carl Cutler, machinist

505-509 Arch Street

505-509 Arch Street — 500-539 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1915-1930	Camden Auto Radiator / Herman Z. Cutler Co, sheet metal

507 Arch Street

507 Arch Street — 500-539 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1900	Thomas E. Mason

509 Arch Street

509 Arch Street — 500-539 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1895-1896	Robert Coffman
1918	Camden Auto Radiator Repair

513 Arch Street

513 Arch Street — 500-539 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	vacant

515 Arch Street

515 Arch Street — 500-539 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	John Soffe, real estate / Soffe Hydraulic Stone

517 Arch Street

517 Arch Street — 500-539 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1896	John A. VanSciver, saloon
1906-1921	William Curliss, saloon
1924	Frank Toppin, saloon

519 Arch Street

519 Arch Street — 500-539 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Board of Charities; Camden County Tuberculosis Association; Visiting Nurse Society

521 Arch Street

521 Arch Street — 500-539 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1909-1924	Gospel Hall

523-525 Arch Street

523-525 Arch Street — 500-539 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1919-1924	National Cash Register Co

523-1/2 Arch Street

523-1/2 Arch Street — 500-539 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1914	Charles P. Biggin Co

525 Arch Street

525 Arch Street — 500-539 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1874	John Fallan
1883-1887	Joseph Logue

529 Arch Street

529 Arch Street — 500-539 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Camden Safety Storage

531 Arch Street

531 Arch Street — 500-539 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Stahl's Dining Room

533 Arch Street

533 Arch Street — 500-539 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1876-1890	Webster Krips, marble & stonecutting
1915	Robinson's Lunch Room (Howard Robinson)
1924	Eureka Vacuum

535 Arch Street

535 Arch Street — 500-539 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1876	William H. Shearman
1877	William S. Davis
1898-1899	Thomas Fragan
1924	Kate Eggman

537 Arch Street

537 Arch Street — 500-539 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1881-1911	Webster Krips
1919	Raymond L. Warren

539 Arch Street

539 Arch Street — 500-539 Block of Arch Street
year	name
1924	Harry C. Lounsberry, stoves

505-509 Arch Street - Camden Auto Radiator

See the dedicated history of Camden Auto Radiator.

505-509 Arch Street, Camden NJ. Camden Auto Radiator Company / Herman Z. Cutler Company, sheet metal works, 1915-1930. The entire block was razed in the early 1930s for Roosevelt Plaza Park.

505-509 Arch Street - Camden Auto Radiator Company 1915-1930 — 505-509 Arch Street, Camden NJ. Camden Auto Radiator Company / Herman Z. Cutler Company, sheet metal works, 1915-1930. The entire block was razed in the early 1930s for Roosevelt Plaza Park.

509 Federal Street, Camden NJ. Camden Auto Radiator Repair Co. city directory advertisement, 1918-1919.

509 Federal Street - Camden Auto Radiator Repair Company 1918-1919 City Directory Ad — 509 Federal Street, Camden NJ. Camden Auto Radiator Repair Co. city directory advertisement, 1918-1919.

Camden Auto Radiator Company advertisement, mid-1920s. Business at 505-509 Arch Street, Camden NJ.

Camden Auto Radiator advertisement mid-1920s — Camden Auto Radiator Company advertisement, mid-1920s. Business at 505-509 Arch Street, Camden NJ.

517 Arch Street - William Curliss

William Curliss, a former Camden firefighter, lived at this address and operated a saloon from the early 1900s until his death in 1921.

533 and 537 Arch Street - Webster Krips

Webster Krips operated a marble and stonecutting business at 533 Arch Street from 1876. By 1891 the Krips family had moved to 537 Arch.

525 Arch Street - Joseph Logue

Camden Daily Courier, January 6, 1905

Portrait of Camden fireman Joseph Logue, who lived at 525 Arch Street.

Federal and Arch Streets

These postcards, dating from about 1905, show Federal and Arch Streets from Broadway and Federal Street. Arch Street is the right fork, visible in the background. On the left in both cards stood the Munger & Long Department Store, known as J.C. Penney's from the 1930s through the 1960s. To the right stood the Camden County Courthouse, which stood from 1904 through the early 1950s.

Federal and Arch Streets, from Broadway & Federal Street, Camden NJ — postcard, circa 1905

Federal Street from Broadway, Camden NJ, c.1905 postcard — Federal and Arch Streets, from Broadway & Federal Street, Camden NJ — postcard, circa 1905

Federal and Arch Streets, from Broadway & Federal Street, Camden NJ — postcard, circa 1905

Federal and Arch Streets, Camden NJ, c.1905 postcard — Federal and Arch Streets, from Broadway & Federal Street, Camden NJ — postcard, circa 1905

The Camden Fire Department at 5th and Arch Street

Camden postcard, c.1908

Camden Fire Department headquarters postcard c.1908 — Camden postcard, c.1908

Camden postcard, c.1918

Camden Fire Department headquarters postcard c.1918 — Camden postcard, c.1918

5th Street looking east from Arch Street — The Parkade Building, October 2003

5th Street looking east from Arch Street, showing the Parkade Building, October 2003 — 5th Street looking east from Arch Street — The Parkade Building, October 2003

Arch Street looking west from 5th Street, October 3, 2003

Arch Street west of 5th Street October 3 2003 — Arch Street looking west from 5th Street, October 3, 2003

Photographs and clippings

Philadelphia Inquirer, August 13, 1896

Philadelphia Inquirer, August 16, 1900

Philadelphia Inquirer, April 28, 1896

Camden Daily Courier, January 9, 1909

523-525 Arch Street, Camden NJ. National Cash Register Company, 1919-1924. Camden Historical Survey, 1919.

523-525 Arch Street - National Cash Register Company 1919-1924 — 523-525 Arch Street, Camden NJ. National Cash Register Company, 1919-1924. Camden Historical Survey, 1919.

523-1/2 Arch Street, Camden NJ. Charles P. Biggin Company, 1914.

523-1/2 Arch Street - Charles P. Biggin Company 1914 — 523-1/2 Arch Street, Camden NJ. Charles P. Biggin Company, 1914.

Camden Daily Courier, August 4, 1925

Camden Daily Courier, May 22, 1915

Philadelphia Inquirer, November 23, 1898

Philadelphia Inquirer, March 2, 1919

George Schatz

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

September 15, 2026

Robert Hartmann

Robert Hartmann (1876–1967), son of cigar manufacturer Frank J. Hartmann Sr., grew up in Camden's labor movement and was elected the first president of the Camden County Central Labor Union when it was formed in 1908. The 1920 Census found him and his family at 16 North 23rd Street in East Camden.

September 15, 2026

Martin Carrigan

Martin B. Carrigan, born in Pennsylvania in July 1872, was appointed to the Camden Fire Department in 1904, rose to Captain, and died in the line of duty on January 19, 1922 of injuries sustained fighting the Kaighn Avenue fire.

September 11, 2026

Arthur C. Batten

Arthur Cuellen Batten (1904–1972), known to his fellow firefighters as Artie, joined the Camden Fire Department on March 4, 1927 and served until his retirement on February 28, 1969, rising to captain of Rescue Company 1 and acting battalion chief. He lived for many years at 1132 North 22nd Street in Cramer Hill and invented the un-patented ring cutter used by the rescue company to remove finger jewelry.

September 8, 2026

William E. Jaeckel

William E. "Pud" Jaeckel (1888–1961) joined the Camden Fire Department in 1920 and served over thirty years with Engine Company 9 at North 27th and Federal Streets in East Camden, retiring on pension in January 1951.

September 2, 2026

Russell J. Anderson

Russell J. Anderson (1897–1958) served with the Camden Fire Department for over 27 years, from December 1930 until his death in June 1958, assigned to Ladder Company 1 and later the Electrical Bureau.

July 24, 2026

John L. Wible

John Louis Wible (1885–1954) was a lifelong Camden resident and East Camden Republican leader — the first president of the East End Republican League and a county committeeman, active in Red Cross and Salvation Army campaigns.

July 22, 2026

Edward Schlorer

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

December 2, 2025

Old Ferries - Annals of Camden NJ

Annals of Camden No 3 - Old Ferries - Camden NJ Download In this age of inventions, improvements and ever-changing modes of transportation, the ferry boat is still an important factor in carrying the traveller across that "goodly and noble" river which forms the boundary between the two Quaker Colonies of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

April 11, 2025

Linden Street

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

October 8, 2024

Columbia Avenue

Columbia Avenue was a short street that ran east from North 5th Street between Arch and Market Streets, terminating at the George Genge School. It was razed in the 1930s to make space for Roosevelt Plaza park.

October 2, 2024

Historical Sketch of the Camden Fire Insurance Association, Camden, NJ.

Compiled by B. F. Bibighaus, 1914 Camden, New Jersey — from which the Association takes its name — was named after Earl Camden, Lord Chancellor of England.

August 11, 2024

804 Cooper Street - Baird Family Home - 1893

Old Cooper Street

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

June 16, 2023

Post Office at NW Corner of 3rd and arch streets, Camden, NJ. Circa 1890

A History of Post Offices in Camden

A Post Office was established in Camden in 1803 and called Cooper's Ferry Post Office, under which name it continued until 1829 when it was changed to Camden.

November 14, 2022

4th Street

Fourth Street, one of Camden's original streets, ran with few interruptions from Chelton Avenue in South Camden north to Pyne Point in North Camden. City-directory records, photographs, advertisements and newspaper clippings for every block from the 2000 block of South 4th Street to the 1000 block of North 4th Street.

December 6, 2021

Harry C. Anderson

HARRY C. ANDERSON was born in April of 1873 to Isaac Anderson and his wife, the former Sarah Madison. The family was living at 810 Kimber Street in North Camden when the census was taken in 1880.

October 11, 2021

Charles A. Aceto

Charles Angelo Aceto was born in Italy on April 16, 1891 and came to America with his father in 1900. He threw himself into his education and into becoming proficient in the English language.

July 31, 2021

Friends Will Honor Veteran Firefighter

On the eve of his March 1980 retirement dinner, Camden fire captain John P. Gryckiewicz looked back on 40 years with the department — the rescues, the Garden State Race Track fire, 84-hour weeks and $60 paychecks, and a city he still loved.

February 15, 1980

Arthur C. Batten

Death notice of Arthur C. Batten, 60, of 1132 North 22nd Street, Camden; a Camden police and fire association member and past captain of the Fifth and Arch Streets Rescue Squad.

April 19, 1972

Camden Bank, Business Bldg. Targets of Two Firebombings

Two firebombings struck Camden within 16 minutes of each other on December 22, 1971. The first was at 333 Arch Street, housing several businesses including the Puerto Rico Labor Department office. The second struck the Third National Bank of New Jersey at 27th and Federal Streets. Police impounded a red Volkswagen matching witness descriptions. There were no injuries.

December 22, 1971

Firemen climb ladder at Ray's Tavern fire, 5th and Mickle Streets

4 Trapped in Blaze Saved by Firemen

A rash of overnight fires in Camden during a February 1967 snowstorm destroyed Ray's Tavern at 5th and Mickle Streets and damaged four buildings; police and firemen rescued four elderly residents, and Acting Battalion Chief Arthur Batten's crew answered the second call for aid after fighting two North Camden blazes.

February 10, 1967

Fireman Honored On His Retirement

Fireman Edwin Wirtz of 2010 River Avenue was feted at a buffet luncheon at Camden fire headquarters on his retirement after 22 years of service; his last assignment was as an inspector in the Bureau of Fire Prevention.

October 30, 1965

West Jersey Hospital Opened in City in 1885

Camden Courier-Post - May 14, 165 The recorded history of West Jersey Hospital dates from the opening of a small hospital at the northeast corner of 4th and Arch Streets , Camden, in the spring of 1885.

May 14, 1965

3 Firemen Grads Given Assignments

Three graduates of the Camden City Fire Training School received their company assignments in July 1964 — Truman Maples of 1024 North 35th Street, Ernest A. Fagan of 105 South 35th Street, and Spencer Smith 3d of 1523 Collings Road.

July 10, 1964

McGuire, Hartmann Among The Early Organizers of Labor in City

A Camden Courier-Post retrospective on the origins of organized labor in Camden, centering on Peter J. McGuire and on the father-and-son cigarmakers Frank and Robert Hartmann, whose Third and Arch Streets factory housed the movement's earliest meetings. Robert Hartmann was elected first president of the Camden County Central Labor Union in 1908.

May 19, 1964

9 Firemen Graduate In City Test

Nine of Camden's newest firemen, including Wayne Kraft of 1052 North 35th Street, graduated at fire headquarters at 3rd and Arch Streets and received their company assignments.

July 25, 1962

Two N. Camden Men Attacked by Thugs

Two North Camden men, including Joseph Packer of 621 Grant Street, reported being attacked in separate street assaults in December 1957.

December 15, 1957

5 Children Die in South Jersey Waters

Three Drummond children of 912 Chestnut Street drowned in the Cooper River at Camden County Park while fishing; two more children died at Sea Isle City the same day. Camden firemen including Wesley Faust worked the recovery.

August 12, 1954

Woman Fined $150 In Sale of Beer

Mrs. Dorothy Frye, of 218 Arch Street, was fined $150 in Criminal Court after Judge Naame found her guilty of violating state liquor laws.

December 8, 1952

Mayor, City Aides to Confer Monday on Weed Removal

Mayor Brunner called a July 1950 conference to coordinate city departments in clearing high grass and weeds from Camden — a campaign during which crews uncovered and destroyed more than 200 wild marijuana plants on a city lot at Chelton Avenue and Arlington Street.

July 22, 1950

Fireman Toy Dead From Auto Crash

Veteran Camden fireman William Earl Toy died of injuries suffered when Acting Chief William Van Pfefferle's car, which he was driving to a fire at Berwick and Boyd streets, collided with a Public Service bus at Sixteenth and Federal streets.

April 24, 1948

Tug Blast Averted by Rookie Fireman

Newly appointed Camden fireman John Gryckiewicz pulled a flaming rope from around a 50-gallon gasoline drum aboard the tug Pacific at the American Dredging Company docks in December 1940, preventing an explosion.

December 20, 1940

Firemen Pallbearers for Lester Anderson

Funeral arrangements for Lester R. Anderson, 38, of Engine Company No. 2, who died in his sleep at the Fifth and Arch Streets fire house; Arthur Batten was among the pallbearers, all members of the engine company.

November 10, 1939

Dan McConnell's Scrapbook

Camden Courier-Post columnist Dan McConnell recalls the old Court House, the lunch wagon on the triangle at Federal, Arch and Hudson streets, Camden's first traffic cops, and other memories of old Camden.

June 7, 1939

Miss Genovese Engaged

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Genovese, of 206 Arch Street, announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Rita Dolores Genovese, to James E. Wright.

December 28, 1938

Newspaper article on the first city fire house at 5th and Arch, Camden Courier-Post, October 10, 1936

First City Fire House Located at 5th and Arch

Fourth installment of Frank Sheridan's history of fire fighting in Camden, covering the Hook and Ladder and Steam Fire Engine companies organized in 1869, their equipment, 1886 rosters and pay, and the early chiefs of the paid department.

October 10, 1936

Volunteer Firemen Worked 14 Years To Pay Off $5000 Debt on Engine

Third installment of Frank Sheridan's history of Camden fire fighting: how Weccacoe Hose Company kept meeting for 14 years after the paid department took over in 1869 to pay off a $5000 steam engine debt.

October 9, 1936

Weccacoe Company Made Camden History As Leaders of Early Volunteer Fire Fighters

The second installment of Frank Sheridan's 1936 Courier-Post history of fire fighting in Camden traces the Weccacoe Fire Company, whose headquarters moved to the old City Hall lot on Federal Street, and the Mohawk, Independence and Shiffler volunteer companies.

October 8, 1936

Holdup Victim Held in Speakeasy Raid

Jesse Seybold of 923 St. John Street, the victim of a "thrill" holdup in March 1936, was arrested as the proprietor of a speakeasy after a police raid led by Patrolman John V. Wilkie.

August 5, 1936

Pair Held for Jury in Theft of Liquor

Charged with possession of stolen goods, Leon Grenkwicz, 21, of 1213 Louis Street, and George Sanders, 22, of 307 Walnut street, Haddonfield, yesterday were held without bail for the grand jury by Police Judge Lewis Liberman.

October 29, 1935

Taps Sound for Jack Airedale, Canine Mascot of Fire Laddies

Camden firemen and policemen gave Jack, the Airedale mascot of the Headquarters Fire Company at Fifth and Arch Streets, a hero's funeral in November 1934 after he was crushed under the wheels of his own truck. An estimated 3500 people passed his bier, and taps were sounded over his grave at sunset; Arthur Batten was among the honorary bearers.

November 7, 1934

Wible Seeks Post Held by 'Cy' Harris

In the May 1934 Republican primary, John L. Wible ran for Twelfth Ward county committeeman on David Baird Jr.'s "Regular Republican" ticket, seeking to unseat "Cy" Harris, who was running for an eighth term.

May 12, 1934

Camden Protected During Big Blaze

With all of Camden's apparatus at the Kaighn's Point conflagration, three off-duty firemen, Captain Clarence Madden and Firemen John Mulligan and George Garner, broke into the discontinued Fourth and Vine streets firehouse, drove its truck to headquarters at Fifth and Arch streets and stood by on call; Chief John H. Lennox commended them.

July 11, 1933

3 Panhandlers Jailed After Cop Testifies

Three panhandlers were sentenced to six months each in jail by Police Judge Garfield Pancoast after Patrolman Earl Wright testified they had been panhandling at Second and Market Streets.

February 2, 1933

Four Prominent Physicians

Ben Courter's 1931 Camden Courier-Post reminiscence of four leading South Jersey physicians — Drs. Godfrey, Iszard, Davis and Gross — recalling how Dr. H. H. Davis transformed health care for Camden's schoolchildren.

October 26, 1931

Old Stocktons Three Parks Kept Police on Jump

Old Stockton's Three Parks Kept Police Force on Jump

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

April 3, 1931

64 Plead Not Guilty to Dry Charges Here

Sixty-four people charged under the national prohibition act pleaded not guilty before U. S. District Judge John Boyd Avis in Camden, among them Horace L. Brewer of 3080 Federal Street and Lillian S. Turner of 1108 Federal Street; bench warrants were issued for 10 others who failed to appear.

December 1, 1930

2 Suspects Identified as Gas Station Bandits

Tony Bercilo, 18, of 507 South Fourth Street and William Spragola, 21, of 420 Royden Street were identified as two of three men who robbed a gasoline station at Delaware Avenue and Arch Street.

January 25, 1930

Promoted Firemen Take Posts Today

Camden Courier-Post, April 4, 1928. John H. Lennox was promoted to deputy chief and Rollo Jones to battalion chief of the Camden Fire Department, eight men were elevated to senior and junior captain, and eleven new firemen were appointed.

April 4, 1928

Garage Watchman Foils Whiskey Theft

A night attendant at Herman Z. Cutler's garage at Fifth and Arch streets saw a man carrying a box up an alley and called police, frustrating a second attempt within ten days by thieves to steal whisky from George Beringer's drug store at Fifth and Federal streets.

February 27, 1928