Bailey Street

January 17, 2024 · Updated November 2, 2026 · 22 min read · Streets

Bailey Street appears to be named for real estate developer William T. Bailey, who was responsible for building rows of homes between North 5th and North 6th Streets on State, Grant, Bailey and York Streets. He also appears to have been involved in developing other blocks in North Camden.

200 Block of Bailey Street

203 Bailey Street

203 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
—	Albert J. Cooper

204 Bailey Street

204 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Verna M. Ferrara

205 Bailey Street

205 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Oreste Fanali
1963	Harold Becker; George Beitzel

206 Bailey Street

206 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Coulter Thurber

207 Bailey Street

207 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	No return
1956	Ruth Jones

208 Bailey Street

208 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1932	Joseph Godfrey
1947	No return
1953–1983	Russ Edwards

209 Bailey Street

209 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Vacant

210 Bailey Street

210 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	John W. Kane

211 Bailey Street

211 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1915	E.J. Gallaghan
1947	Lansing W. Cowley Sr. & Family
1947	Lansing & Martha Cowley
1947	Lansing Cowley Jr.
1947	Alice Cowley
1947	Elmer Cowley
1947	Byron Cowley
1947	Irene Cowley
1947	Dorothy Cowley
1947	Elaine Cowley
1947	Theodore Cowley
1947	Jerry Cowley

212 Bailey Street

212 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1933	Henry Egerton
1947	Raymond Caldwell

213 Bailey Street

213 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	No return

214 Bailey Street

214 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Anna E. Vogel

215 Bailey Street

215 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
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1947	E.J. Rush

216 Bailey Street

216 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
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1947	Mrs. Laura E. Miller

217 Bailey Street

217 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Elsie Smith

218 Bailey Street

218 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Harry Weil

219 Bailey Street

219 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Catherine C. Foley

220 Bailey Street

220 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1917–1922	Harry Kyler & Family
1917–1922	Harry & Martha Kyler
1917–1922	Left: Harry Kyler's World War I Draft Card
1947	Clifford U. O'Brien

221 Bailey Street

221 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Mahlon C. Long

222 Bailey Street

222 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Vacant

223 Bailey Street

223 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	John Hedican. Involved in multi-alarm fire October 30, 1996 (mischief night)

224 Bailey Street

224 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Earl Cox

225 Bailey Street

225 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1881–1883	Thomas A. Walton & Family; Thomas A. & Caroline Walton; James Walton; Florence, William, and Thomas Walton. 1883–1883 continued at 227 Bailey
1881–1883	Thomas A. & Caroline Walton
1881–1883	James Walton
1881–1883	Florence Walton
1881–1883	William Walton
1881–1883	Thomas Walton
1887–1888	Harry Curtis
1947	Sallie A. Stepler

226 Bailey Street

226 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Clara Kerr
1956	John McLaughlin

227 Bailey Street

227 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1883–1896	Thomas A. Walton & Family
1883–1896	Thomas A. & Caroline Walton
1883–1896	James Walton
1883–1896	Florence Walton
1883–1896	William Walton
1883–1896	Thomas Walton
1947	Frank Gardner

228 Bailey Street

228 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Anna E. DuBois

229 Bailey Street

229 Bailey Street — 200 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
—	Paul F. Mumman

Three Cousins Fined $75 Each

205 Bailey Street — CCR April 25, 1963

Camden Courier-Post, April 25, 1963 — Raymond Becker, 536 Cedar Street — 205 Bailey Street — CCR April 25, 1963

Read the article: Three Cousins Fined $75 Each

Seven Injured in Camden

208 Bailey Street: Joseph Godfrey — Philadelphia Inquirer August 18, 1932

Read the article: Seven Injured in Camden

Four Persons Bitten by Dogs in Camden

211 Bailey Street: E.J. Gallaghan — Philadelphia Inquirer August 24, 1915

Read the article: Four Persons Bitten by Dogs in Camden

Registration Card of Harry Kyler

220 Bailey Street: Harry Kyler World War I draft card

Harry Kyler World War I draft registration card, 220 Bailey Street — 220 Bailey Street: Harry Kyler World War I draft card

Read the article: Registration Card of Harry Kyler

Marriage Licenses

207 Bailey Street — CCR August 14, 1956

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Hospital Cases

226 Bailey Street: John McLaughlin — CCR December 11, 1956

Read the article: Hospital Cases

Photos and newspaper clippings from the 200 block of Bailey Street. Mary A. Hans, 19, of 207 Bailey Street, obtained a marriage license to marry Joseph H. Grater, 27, of 407 Cedar Street (Camden Courier-Post, Aug. 14, 1956). The Philadelphia Inquirer (Aug. 18, 1932) reported that Joseph Godfrey, 10, of 208 Bailey Street, was mascot of a baseball team involved in a car accident. The Philadelphia Inquirer (Aug. 24, 1915) reported that E.J. Gallaghan of 211 Bailey Street was among persons bitten by dogs. Harry Kyler of 220 Bailey Street served in World War I.

300 Block of Bailey Street

309 Bailey Street

309 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Frank A. Abramo

310 Bailey Street

310 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Eleanor Locke

311 Bailey Street

311 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
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1947	Mrs. Anna M. Bowen

312 Bailey Street

312 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Josephine Vonerroll

313 Bailey Street

313 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Thomas A. St. John

314 Bailey Street

314 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	John S. Jemison & Family

315 Bailey Street

315 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1930–1947	Harry H. Goehringer & Family
1930–1947	Harry H. & Jennie Goehringer

316 Bailey Street

316 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1938–1947	Francis O. Engstrom

317 Bailey Street

317 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	William P. Cahill

318 Bailey Street

318 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
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1947	Warren A. Bowen

319 Bailey Street

319 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
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1947	Frederick J. Barth

320 Bailey Street

320 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
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1947	Harry R. Janice

321 Bailey Street

321 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
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1947	Edward J. Lechner

322 Bailey Street

322 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
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1947	Leslie H. Hudson

323 Bailey Street

323 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	David H. Wick

324 Bailey Street

324 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
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1947	George F. Vane

325 Bailey Street

325 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
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1920s–1930s	Mrs. Stella Boogar & Children
1947	George Butrica

326 Bailey Street

326 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Henry Stinsman

327 Bailey Street

327 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Richard H. Stinsman

328 Bailey Street

328 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Victor J. Goehringer

329 Bailey Street

329 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	William H. Marsden
1955–1956	Francis P. Stibi, Camden Fire Department

330 Bailey Street

330 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Kenneth H. McQuaid

331 Bailey Street

331 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Raymond J. Lanon, trucking; 1947 Edward Niemi. In 1965 this three-bedroom house sold for $4,000

332 Bailey Street

332 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Fred H. Kelchner

333 Bailey Street

333 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Frank Amatucci

334 Bailey Street

334 Bailey Street — 300 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1914–1944	Matthew Warke & Family
1944–1947	Walter W. Larson

314 Bailey Street: John S. Jemison and his son Jack

John S. Jemison and his son Jack, 314 Bailey Street — 314 Bailey Street: John S. Jemison and his son Jack

315 Bailey Street: Harry H. Goehringer and Al Mannes

Harry H. Goehringer and Al Mannes seated on a porch, 315 Bailey Street — 315 Bailey Street: Harry H. Goehringer and Al Mannes

315 Bailey Street: Jennie Goehringer

Jennie Goehringer, 315 Bailey Street — 315 Bailey Street: Jennie Goehringer

316 Bailey Street, May 17, 2007

Boarded-up green-brick row house at 316 Bailey Street, Camden, with a city inspection label across the top — 316 Bailey Street, May 17, 2007

323 Bailey Street, July 12, 2006

Boarded-up row house at 323 Bailey Street, Camden, with a city label in the corner, July 12, 2006 — 323 Bailey Street, July 12, 2006

323 Bailey Street, July 24, 2007

Rear of a Bailey Street house behind a chain-link and picket fence, with white inspection notes pasted on the photo. — 323 Bailey Street, July 24, 2007

328–330 Bailey Street, May 13, 2005

Stucco side wall beside a frame house, a boarded door and a City of Camden Adopted Lot sign, with a car in the foreground. — 328–330 Bailey Street, May 13, 2005

Photos from the 300 block of Bailey Street. John S. Jemison and son Jack resided at 314 Bailey Street. Harry H. and Jennie Goehringer lived at 315 Bailey Street (1930–1947). Francis O. Engstrom lived at 316 Bailey Street (1938–1947); the Gene R. Mariano clipping (CCR Feb. 21, 1938) concerns a theft case connected to the block.

Father of 6 Jailed for Theft of Milk

316 Bailey Street: Francis O. Engstrom — CCR February 21, 1938

Camden Courier-Post, February 1938 — William Buss, 633 Cedar Street, Police Judge Gene R. Mariano — 316 Bailey Street: Francis O. Engstrom — CCR February 21, 1938

Read the article: Father of 6 Jailed for Theft of Milk

Intersection of North 4th Street & Bailey Street

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

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

Southeast corner of North 4th Street and Bailey Street — October 24, 2011

Brick and clapboard rowhouses with a corner porch at a Camden intersection, with a one-way sign, wires and police cars. — Southeast corner of North 4th Street and Bailey Street — October 24, 2011

Intersection of North 4th Street and Bailey Street, photographed October 24, 2011.

Mrs. Kobus Names 3 Cops, 4 Firemen

Camden Courier-Post, November 16, 1940

Read the article: Mrs. Kobus Names 3 Cops, 4 Firemen

400 Block of Bailey Street

410 Bailey Street

410 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	William W. Gilbert

411 Bailey Street

411 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	William Robinson
2012	Cesar Mercado

412 Bailey Street

412 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Herman O. Siegel

413 Bailey Street

413 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Heber B. Harvey
2011	Vacant; scheduled for demolition March 2011. Damaged by fire January 23, 2012

414 Bailey Street

414 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Mary A. Briggs

415 Bailey Street

415 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1910s–1960s	Joseph F. Bridgeman Family
1910s–1960s	Joseph & Mary Bridgeman
1910s–1960s	Joseph T. Bridgeman
1910s–1960s	Paul Bridgeman
1910s–1960s	Augustine Bridgeman
1910s–1960s	Philip Bridgeman
1910s–1960s	Mark Bridgeman
1910s–1960s	Leo P. Bridgeman
1910s–1960s	Clem Bridgeman
2011	Vacant; damaged by fire January 23, 2012

416 Bailey Street

416 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Preston E. Hill
2012	Anna C. Colon

417 Bailey Street

417 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Leroy D. L'Esperance
2011	Vacant; scheduled for demolition March 2011

418 Bailey Street

418 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Daniel L. Taylor

419 Bailey Street

419 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	William E. Little

420 Bailey Street

420 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Charles Jones
2001	Vacant

421 Bailey Street

421 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	James A. Russell

422 Bailey Street

422 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	George C. Knake
2012	Serafin Flores

423 Bailey Street

423 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1941	Erma Daisey
1947	Horace Dougherty

424 Bailey Street

424 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1938–1949	Wilfred R. Fournier & Family; Wilfred R. & Alice Fournier; William F. Fournier; Kenneth Fournier; Private First Class Joseph C. Fournier (U.S. Army, World War II); Alice, Frederick Fournier
1938–1949	Wilfred R. & Alice Fournier
1938–1949	William F. Fournier
1938–1949	Kenneth Fournier
1938–1949	Joseph C. Fournier
1938–1949	Alice Fournier
1938–1949	Frederick Fournier
1947	Mrs. Dorothea Franz

425 Bailey Street

425 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Paul N. Snyder

426 Bailey Street

426 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Regina A. Brower
2006	Vacant

427 Bailey Street

427 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Reginald A. Ballinger

428 Bailey Street

428 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1914–1917	Dan McConnell & Family; Dan and Henry Francis McConnell
1947	William S. Pearce
2011	Warren E. Scott Jr

429 Bailey Street

429 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	James E. O'Malley

430 Bailey Street

430 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1920s–1940s	David J. Adams Family. Corporal Laurence Somerfield Adams (U.S. Army, World War I)
1947	Mrs. Margaret W. Adams

431 Bailey Street

431 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Harry Shuman
2011	Angel Matias

433 Bailey Street

433 Bailey Street — 400 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Emilie Brewer
2011	Charles E. Chapman

411 Bailey Street — January 23, 2012

Two attached row houses on Bailey Street, one painted pale blue-gray and one brick with boarded windows, beside a Camden fire engine. — 411 Bailey Street — January 23, 2012

411 and 413 Bailey Street — January 23, 2012

Boarded-up brick row house and its pale blue-gray neighbor on Bailey Street, with a fire engine and a firefighter in gear on the sidewalk in front. — 411 and 413 Bailey Street — January 23, 2012

413 Bailey Street — January 23, 2012

Boarded-up brick row house with a bay window and open porch, with a firefighter in gear standing in front. — 413 Bailey Street — January 23, 2012

413, 415 and 417 Bailey Street — December 10, 2007

Three adjoining boarded-up Bailey Street row houses, labeled 413, 415 and 417 with the date 12-10-07. — 413, 415 and 417 Bailey Street — December 10, 2007

413, 415 and 417 Bailey Street — December 10, 2007

Boarded brick rear walls beyond a chain-link fence and grassy lot, with white labels for 417, 415 and 413 Bailey St. — 413, 415 and 417 Bailey Street — December 10, 2007

420 Bailey Street vacant — September 10, 2001

Boarded-up brick rowhouse with a collapsing roof and rear stairs, overgrown with sumac and weeds, a utility pole at right. — 420 Bailey Street vacant — September 10, 2001

420 Bailey Street vacant — June 2, 2006

Boarded-up red brick rowhouse porch with a white door, spray-painted graffiti on the brick and a yellow fire hydrant at the curb. — 420 Bailey Street vacant — June 2, 2006

424 and 426 Bailey Street (426 with collapsed rear) — September 10, 2001

Two derelict attached houses overgrown with weeds and trees, one with boarded windows and the other with gaping, damaged upper windows. — 424 and 426 Bailey Street (426 with collapsed rear) — September 10, 2001

426 Bailey Street vacant — June 2, 2006

Vacant brick rowhouse with a collapsing porch roof, empty window and doorway, and a white inspection label in the corner — 426 Bailey Street vacant — June 2, 2006

Street photos from the 400 block of Bailey Street. Many homes in this block were vacant or demolished by 2011.

Leo P. Bridgeman obituary — 415 Bailey Street: read the Camden Courier-Post article of February 18, 1938. The Bridgeman family lived at 415 Bailey Street from the 1910s through the 1960s. The property was damaged by fire on January 23, 2012, and scheduled for demolition.

Leo (Pete) Bridgeman Obituary

Camden Courier-Post, February 18, 1938

Read the article: Leo (Pete) Bridgeman Obituary

Wilfred Fournier, of 424 Bailey Street, was named a trustee of the North Camden Young Republican Association: Camden Courier-Post, February 2, 1938.

Erma Daisey, 423 Bailey Street: bench warrants for three men, Camden Courier-Post, July 24, 1941.

Erma Daisey

Camden Courier-Post, July 24, 1941

Read the article: Erma Daisey

Dan McConnell — 428 Bailey Street

Dan McConnell, 1940s

Sepia studio portrait of a bespectacled man in a dark suit and patterned tie, 1940s. — Dan McConnell, 1940s

Dan McConnell, the Camden reporter and columnist, and his brother Henry F. 'Harry' McConnell lived at 428 Bailey Street from 1915 to 1917; both gave this address when they registered for the World War I draft.

Intersection of North 5th Street & Bailey Street

North 5th Street and Bailey Street intersection sign

Bailey Street sign at North 5th Street — North 5th Street and Bailey Street intersection sign

Northwest corner of North 5th Street and Bailey Street — November 4, 2011

Northwest corner of Bailey Street and North 5th Street, November 4, 2011 — Northwest corner of North 5th Street and Bailey Street — November 4, 2011

Northeast corner of North 5th Street and Bailey Street — November 4, 2011

Northeast corner of Bailey Street and North 5th Street, November 4, 2011 — Northeast corner of North 5th Street and Bailey Street — November 4, 2011

Looking east on Bailey Street from North 5th Street — November 4, 2011

Southeast corner of North 5th Street and Bailey Street — November 4, 2011

Southeast corner of Bailey Street and North 5th Street, November 4, 2011 — Southeast corner of North 5th Street and Bailey Street — November 4, 2011

Southwest corner of North 5th Street and Bailey Street — November 4, 2011

Southwest corner of Bailey Street and North 5th Street, November 4, 2011 — Southwest corner of North 5th Street and Bailey Street — November 4, 2011

Looking west on Bailey Street from North 5th Street — November 4, 2011

Intersection of North 5th Street and Bailey Street, photographed November 4, 2011.

500 Block — Bob Bartosz Photo, May 1964

500 block of Bailey Street during Clean Up the City Week, May 1964. Photo by Bob Bartosz, Camden Courier-Post

500 Block of Bailey Street

512 Bailey Street

512 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
—	John Ciafrani Family
1947	Clarence Dillon

514 Bailey Street

514 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Raleigh T. Broffit
1950	Leon J. Chorzelewski & Family; Stanley J. Chorzelewski (U.S. Marine Corps)

515 Bailey Street

515 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947–1956	George B. Smith & Family; George B. & Eliza Costill Smith; Susan Smith Scythes; Edna Smith Beckett; Lawrence F. Costill; Edith Costill Dischert

516 Bailey Street

516 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Alonzo F. Whare

517 Bailey Street

517 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1895	Real Estate Investment Company listings
1910	Edward A. Welsh (bartender)
1910	Edward A. & Sarah Walsh
1947	Mrs. Jane Reilly

518 Bailey Street

518 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Louis Amorosa

519 Bailey Street

519 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Charles C. Philipson

520 Bailey Street

520 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1892–1953	Franklin M. Walton & Family
1892–1953	Franklin M. & Mary Gutsgell Walton
1892–1953	William Walton
1892–1953	Harry F. Walton
1942–1953	James O. Bruce & Family
1942–1953	James & Irene Walton Bruce
1942–1953	Willard D. Bruce

521 Bailey Street

521 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Robert L. Butterer

522 Bailey Street

522 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Elizabeth Ragen
2011	Vacant

523 Bailey Street

523 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	William J. Stuhl

524 Bailey Street

524 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Josephine Colhouer

525 Bailey Street

525 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Hubert F. Woods

526 Bailey Street

526 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Murray V. Ellis

527 Bailey Street

527 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1903	Russell L. Githens
1922	Mrs. Anna Aswald
1947	Harry D. Fisher

528 Bailey Street

528 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1890s–1900s	Cullis B. Errickson
1947	Mrs. Rosie K. Brown

529 Bailey Street

529 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Ralph E. Hart

530 Bailey Street

530 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Albert L. Young

531 Bailey Street

531 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1897	Real Estate Investment Company listings
1947	Mrs. Virginia M. Engleberth

532 Bailey Street

532 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Margaret Allen

533 Bailey Street

533 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1914	Albert Heap
1920s–1928	John A. Rogers
1947–1951	George D. Allebach & Family
1947–1951	George D. & Alice May Thompson Allebach
1947–1951	George D. Allebach Jr.
1947–1951	Kenneth Allebach
1947–1951	Shirley R. Allebach
1947–1951	Robert Allebach

534 Bailey Street

534 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Ernest C. Williams

535 Bailey Street

535 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Edward Odensen
1967	Edward Butler & Family
1967	Edward & Edna Butler
1967	Mary Butler Pipes
1967	Jessie Butler Little
1967	Forest Butler
1967	Willie Butler
1967	Kenneth Butler
1967	Freddie Butler

536 Bailey Street

536 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Ernest J. Martin

537 Bailey Street

537 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	William V. Childress

538 Bailey Street

538 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Clifford N. Kelchner

539 Bailey Street

539 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1920s–1947	George W. Taylor Sr. & Family; George W. & Cornelia Donaldson Taylor; George W. Taylor Jr.; Cornelia Taylor; Cornelius Donaldson (brother-in-law). George W. Taylor drowned in April 1925
1920s–1947	George W. & Cornelia Donaldson Taylor
1920s–1947	George W. Taylor Jr.
1920s–1947	Cornelia Taylor
1920s–1947	Cornelius Donaldson (brother-in-law)

540 Bailey Street

540 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1941	George Smith & Family (Camden Fire Department)
1941	George & Ethel Smith
1947	Joseph M. Gallagher

541 Bailey Street

541 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Edith M. Hedges & Mrs. Emily Carr

542 Bailey Street

542 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Charles G. Seeds

543 Bailey Street

543 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Elsie A. Wahl

544 Bailey Street

544 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1911	Albert Heap; Pyne Poynt Social Club
1924–1929	James L. Heap
1943–1947	James O. Jones & Family; James O. & Doris A. Jones (Camden Fire Department)

545 Bailey Street

545 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1911–1916	Charles E. Martin
1936	Harry Chew & Family; Harry & Dorothy (Campbell) Chew
1936	Harry & Dorothy Chew
1938	Mrs. E. Miley (Rose Club)
1947	Mrs. Nora A. Hughes

546 Bailey Street

546 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Willard P. Sirmann

547 Bailey Street

547 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Evelyn Tracy

548 Bailey Street

548 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Elizabeth F. Chase

549 Bailey Street

549 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Earl W. Bernheisel

550 Bailey Street

550 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1929	Mrs. Mary C. Loper
1933	Mrs. Clinton Shinn; Mrs. Fannie A. Sayre
1947	Richard H. Boulton

551 Bailey Street

551 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Elizabeth F. Campbell
1972	Leroy Williams & Family
1972	Leroy & Dorothy Mae WIlliams
1972	G;orai WIlliams
1972	Jackie WIlliams
1972	Lorraine WIlliams
1972	Arthur Williams
1972	Walter Williams
1972	Thomas Williams
1972	Leroy WIlliams Jr.

552 Bailey Street

552 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1928–1947	Mary C. Kirby. Late 1950s The Carotenuto Family; Mary Carotenuto organized street-cleaning program

553 Bailey Street

553 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
—	Corporal Lawrence Somerfield Adams (U.S. Army, World War I)
1947	Arthur L. Payne

554 Bailey Street

554 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Charles E. Taylor

555 Bailey Street

555 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1930s–1938	John F. Kerby. Summer 1940–1959/1960 John Ciafrani

556 Bailey Street

556 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Maurice W. Hearn
1967	Nat Blevins

557 Bailey Street

557 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Frank E. Martin

559 Bailey Street

559 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Charles A. McCurdy
1950s–1960s	R.G. Schmidt & Family
1950s–1960s	Mr. & Mrs. R.G. Schmidt
1950s–1960s	Richard Schmidt
1950s–1960s	Lorraine Schmidt
1950s–1960s	Louis Schmidt

561 Bailey Street

561 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Georgia L. Johnson

563 Bailey Street

563 Bailey Street — 500 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1941–1947	F. Wayland Potter & Family
1941–1947	F. Wayland & Ethel J Potter

The Marine Corps accepted Stanley J. Chorzelewski, son of Leon J. Chorzelewski of 514 Bailey Street, for a four-year enlistment (CCR Aug. 12, 1950). George B. Smith, 81, of 515 Bailey Street, died January 31, 1956, in Jefferson Hospital; he retired in 1945 as a maintenance foreman after 35 years with Warren Webster & Co. The Franklin M. Walton family lived at 520 Bailey Street from 1892 to 1953; William Walton served in World War I.

Marine Corps Accepts Two Camden Youths

514 Bailey Street: Stanley Chorzelewski, U.S. Marine Corps — CCR August 12, 1950

Read the article: Marine Corps Accepts Two Camden Youths

George B. Smith

515 Bailey Street: George B. Smith obituary — CCR February 2, 1956

Read the article: George B. Smith

North Camden Boys Enlist

520 Bailey Street: Franklin M. Walton family

Newspaper clipping: North Camden boys are responding to the colors — 520 Bailey Street: Franklin M. Walton family

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Franklin M. Walton Dies at Age of 61

520 Bailey Street: William Walton, CFD — Camden Daily Courier, April 11, 1924

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520 Bailey Street: William Walton World War I draft card

William Walton World War I draft registration card, June 5, 1917 — 520 Bailey Street: William Walton World War I draft card

James O. Bruce Death Notice

Camden Courier-Post, July 9, 1953

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Camden News Notes — October 5, 1903

Philadelphia Inquirer, October 5, 1903

Camden News Notes: Russel L. Githens of 527 Bailey Street located in New York — Philadelphia Inquirer, October 5, 1903

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Anna Aswald Dies of Accidental Poisoning

Philadelphia Inquirer, November 26, 1922

Mrs. Anna Aswald accidental poisoning, 527 Bailey Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, November 26, 1922

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516 and 518 Bailey Street — October 24, 2011

516 and 518 Bailey Street, Camden, October 24, 2011 — 516 and 518 Bailey Street — October 24, 2011

522 Bailey Street — October 24, 2011

Vacant pink-and-purple house with boarded windows and a demolition danger sign, beside a tall weedy tree. — 522 Bailey Street — October 24, 2011

525–529 Bailey Street — October 24, 2011

Row of three decorated houses with a porch banner in Spanish and a fire truck marked Ladder 1 at the left edge. — 525–529 Bailey Street — October 24, 2011

517 Bailey Street, For Rent classified ad, Real Estate Investment Co., Camden Daily Telegram, October 9, 1895: see the ad.

For Rent — Real Estate Investment Co.

517 Bailey Street: For Rent classified ad, Real Estate Investment Co., Camden Daily Telegram, October 9, 1895

For Rent — 122 Clay Street, Camden Daily Telegram, October 9, 1895 — 517 Bailey Street: For Rent classified ad, Real Estate Investment Co., Camden Daily Telegram, October 9, 1895

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Mrs. E. Miley, 545 Bailey Street, wrote to the editor on behalf of the Rose Social Club: Camden Courier-Post, February 10, 1938.

Mrs. Fannie A. Sayre died at her home, 550 Bailey Street: Camden Courier-Post, February 3, 1933.

Mrs. Mary Kirby, of 552 Bailey Street, was a complainant in a vacuum cleaner fraud case, Camden Courier-Post, February 12, 1938.

Mary Carotenuto, 552 Bailey Street, who started a program to clean the streets of Camden, pictured circa 1958.

Mary Carotenuto cleaning campaign, 552 Bailey Street, circa 1958 — Mary Carotenuto, 552 Bailey Street, who started a program to clean the streets of Camden, pictured circa 1958.

This picture is of my mom Mary Carotenuto (aka Aunt Mary) who started a program to clean streets of Camden! This was out in front of our home 552 Bailey Street around 1958. —Richard Carotenuto, October 2014.

Corporal Lawrence Somerfield Adams — 553 Bailey Street

553 Bailey Street: Corporal Lawrence Somerfield Adams, World War I

549–553 Bailey Street — July 25, 2002

Vacant, boarded pink-stucco rowhouse with a collapsed porch roof beside occupied houses; a child on a bicycle in the street. — 549–553 Bailey Street — July 25, 2002

553 and 555 Bailey Street — July 25, 2002

Vacant, fire-damaged pink-stucco rowhouses with boarded openings and a sagging porch roof; a white FIRE vehicle in the foreground. — 553 and 555 Bailey Street — July 25, 2002

Corporal Lawrence Somerfield Adams of 553 Bailey Street served in the United States Army during World War I. Street photos taken July 25, 2002.

F. Wayland Potter — 563 Bailey Street

563 Bailey Street: F. Wayland Potter, July 1, 1941

Halftone newspaper portrait of an older man with white hair and a mustache, in a dark suit and patterned bow tie. — 563 Bailey Street: F. Wayland Potter, July 1, 1941

F. Wayland Potter and family lived at 563 Bailey Street (1941–1947). Leroy Williams and family resided at 551 Bailey Street in 1972.

WILLIAMS

Camden Courier-Post, April 19, 1972

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600 Block of Bailey Street

611 Bailey Street

611 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
—	Corporal Leon Atkinson Lippincott (U.S. Army, World War I)
1947	Thomas R. Penrose

612 Bailey Street

612 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Reuben H. Maclntire

613 Bailey Street

613 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947–1959	Harold G. Brewin & Family
1947–1959	Harold G. & Helen L. Brewin

614 Bailey Street

614 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Samuel S. Norcross Jr

615 Bailey Street

615 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Henry T. Fletcher

616 Bailey Street

616 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Abraham F.E. Praissman

617 Bailey Street

617 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1912–1927	Francis 'Frank' & Elva Armentrout Vansant
1912–1927	Margaret A. Vansant
1928–1960	Josiah Bonham & Family; Josiah W. & Harriet L. Bonham; Carroll Evangeline Bonham; Marion & Carroll E. Bonham Wildeson; Bon-Wil Refrigeration (1947–1955). Destroyed by fire December 13, 2007
1928–1960	Josiah W. & Harriet L. Bonham
1928–1960	Carroll Evangeline Bonham

618 Bailey Street

618 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Frederic J. Poast

619 Bailey Street

619 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Vahan Erzengatzian

620 Bailey Street

620 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Hugh Lovett

621 Bailey Street

621 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Robert I. Compton

622 Bailey Street

622 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	George P. Miller

623 Bailey Street

623 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	William G. Rogers

624 Bailey Street

624 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1924–1933	Daniel W. Leach & Family
1924–1933	Daniel & Rebecca Leach
1947	Daniel Harkins

625 Bailey Street

625 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Walter Elberson

626 Bailey Street

626 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Harry F. Ecky, real estate

627 Bailey Street

627 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Laura E. Wilde

628 Bailey Street

628 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	William J. Saviot

629 Bailey Street

629 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Walter Graver

630 Bailey Street

630 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1917–1947	Burton Somers Morris Sr. & Family; Burton S. & Marie Morris; Dorothy Morris; Burton S. Morris Jr

631 Bailey Street

631 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Barbara Easterbrook

632 Bailey Street

632 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	George M. Morrison

633 Bailey Street

633 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1933	Edward T. McAllister (died of heat exhaustion, year's hottest day)
1947	Joseph A. Connell

634 Bailey Street

634 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Robert N. Kennedy

635 Bailey Street

635 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Douglas L. Coleman

636 Bailey Street

636 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	David A. Baxter

637 Bailey Street

637 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Robert D. Dool
1949	Lorraine Harris

638 Bailey Street

638 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947–1950s	Albert A. Weller

639 Bailey Street

639 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Charles E. Seagraves

640 Bailey Street

640 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Duncan McKerracher

641 Bailey Street

641 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Sarah J. Miller

642 Bailey Street

642 Bailey Street — 600 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	William H. White

611 Bailey Street: Corporal Leon Atkinson Lippincott, World War I

Oval portrait of a young man with arms folded, in a light cardigan and striped tie, before a brick wall — 611 Bailey Street: Corporal Leon Atkinson Lippincott, World War I

616 and 618 Bailey Street — March 13, 2012

Boarded, graffiti-tagged brick rowhouse beside a yellow-sided section with door number 616, trash bags at the curb. — 616 and 618 Bailey Street — March 13, 2012

617 Bailey Street — March 13, 2012

Vacant two-story brick rowhouse with boarded ground-floor openings, a DPW tag on the door and debris piled on the porch. — 617 Bailey Street — March 13, 2012

619 and 621 Bailey Street — March 13, 2012

Boarded brick rowhouses at 619–621 Bailey Street, Camden, with a white porch addition and graffiti, March 13, 2012 — 619 and 621 Bailey Street — March 13, 2012

620 Bailey Street — March 13, 2012

Boarded yellow-brick rowhouse at 620 Bailey Street, Camden, with graffiti on plywood, March 13, 2012 — 620 Bailey Street — March 13, 2012

623 and 625 Bailey Street — March 13, 2012

Boarded-up brick rowhouse fronts with graffiti and debris on Bailey Street, Camden, March 13, 2012 — 623 and 625 Bailey Street — March 13, 2012

624 and 626 Bailey Street — March 13, 2012

Two deteriorating Bailey Street rowhouses, one yellow-brick with a collapsed porch, one red with a barred gated porch. — 624 and 626 Bailey Street — March 13, 2012

628 and 630 Bailey Street — March 13, 2012

Two weathered brick rowhouses on Bailey Street with boarded windows and a white door beneath the number 628. — 628 and 630 Bailey Street — March 13, 2012

Corporal Leon Atkinson Lippincott of 611 Bailey Street served in World War I. Mrs. Helen L. Brewin, 64, of 613 Bailey Street, died in West Jersey Hospital in May 1959; she was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and past treasurer of its Women’s Auxiliary. Daniel W. Leach, former fire captain, lived at 624 Bailey Street (1924–1933). Lorraine Harris of 637 Bailey Street married Alveston Gary in November 1949.

Mrs. Helen L. Brewin

Camden Courier-Post, May 1959

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Mrs. Rebbecca Leach Dies at Home Here

Camden Courier-Post, November 6, 1933

624 Bailey Street: Mrs. Rebecca Leach obituary, November 6, 1933 — Camden Courier-Post, November 6, 1933

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Murphy and Pedigree To End Long Service With Camden Police

Camden Courier-Post, October 8, 1932

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633 Bailey Street: Edward T. McAllister, a veteran of the Esterbrook Pen Company, died on the way home during the heat of June 1933. Year’s Hottest Day ‘Bakes’ City, Kills 2.

The Vansant Family Memory: recollections of 617 Bailey Street, home of Francis and Elva Vansant until 1927. After the Vansants, 617 Bailey Street was home to Josiah W. and Harriet L. Bonham and their family from 1928 to 1960. Carroll Evangeline Bonham married Marion Wildeson; Bon-Wil Refrigeration operated from the address (1947–1955).

Vansant family photos: Margaret A. Vansant at three months and Francis Vansant at 31 years.

617 Bailey Street: Margaret A. Vansant at 3 months — Vansant family photos: Margaret A. Vansant at three months and Francis Vansant at 31 years.

Vansant family photos: Elva, Margaret A., and Francis Vansant.

617 Bailey Street: Elva, Margaret A., and Francis Vansant — Vansant family photos: Elva, Margaret A., and Francis Vansant.

Margaret A. Vansant at 617 Bailey Street.

617 Bailey Street: Margaret A. Vansant — Margaret A. Vansant at 617 Bailey Street.

Margaret A. Vansant at Pyne Poynt Park, behind the family home at 617 Bailey Street.

617 Bailey Street: Margaret A. Vansant at Pyne Poynt Park — Margaret A. Vansant at Pyne Poynt Park, behind the family home at 617 Bailey Street.

Francis Vansant (1882-1965), who lived at 617 Bailey Street.

617 Bailey Street: Francis Vansant (1882-1965) — Francis Vansant (1882-1965), who lived at 617 Bailey Street.

Mrs. Harriet L. Bonham

Camden Courier-Post, March 26, 1960

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Bon-Wil Refrigeration

Bon-Wil Refrigeration advertisement, 1955

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Camden NJ Fire Fighters Battle Smoky 2-Alarm Blaze — story and photographs by Bob Bartosz, December 13, 2007.

Members of Engine Company 6, commanded by Captain Sandrock, going into 617 Bailey Street. Photo by Bob Bartosz.

Members of Engine Company 6 entering 617 Bailey Street, December 13, 2007 — Members of Engine Company 6, commanded by Captain Sandrock, going into 617 Bailey Street. Photo by Bob Bartosz.

Fire at 617-619 Bailey Street, December 13, 2007. Photo by Bob Bartosz.

Members of Ladder Company 3, in the command of Captain Andy Magee, heading to the roof to ventilate. Photo by Bob Bartosz.

Members of Ladder Company 3 heading to the roof, December 13, 2007 — Members of Ladder Company 3, in the command of Captain Andy Magee, heading to the roof to ventilate. Photo by Bob Bartosz.

Fire hose operations at 617-619 Bailey Street, December 13, 2007. Photo by Bob Bartosz.

Smoke was so heavy fire fighters had trouble seeing up the street, December 13, 2007. Photo by Bob Bartosz.

Members of Ladder Company 1, led by Captain Merklein, and Rescue Company 1, under Captain Glassman, making entry into the heavily boarded-up dwellings. Photo by Bob Bartosz.

Members of Ladder Company 1 and Rescue Company 1 entering boarded-up dwellings, December 13, 2007 — Members of Ladder Company 1, led by Captain Merklein, and Rescue Company 1, under Captain Glassman, making entry into the heavily boarded-up dwellings. Photo by Bob Bartosz.

Fire fighters force through heavy smoke at 617-619 Bailey Street, December 13, 2007. Photo by Bob Bartosz.

A fire fighter used a chainsaw to cut through the boarded-up door, December 13, 2007. Photo by Bob Bartosz.

Marriage Licenses

637 Bailey Street: Lorraine Harris marriage license — CCR November 17, 1949

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700 Block of Bailey Street

704 Bailey Street

704 Bailey Street — 700 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	William J. Dill

706 Bailey Street

706 Bailey Street — 700 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Charles A. Hughes

707 Bailey Street

707 Bailey Street — 700 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1940–1947	Thomas J. MacKay Jr

708 Bailey Street

708 Bailey Street — 700 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1938	Samuel McCall
1947	Theo J. Baner

709 Bailey Street

709 Bailey Street — 700 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Roy E. Knaub
1952–1960	The Kasper Family

710 Bailey Street

710 Bailey Street — 700 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1930s–1940s	John Rettew & Family
1930s–1940s	John & Kathryn Rettew
1930s–1940s	Patricia Rettew
1930s–1940s	June Rettew
1950	Robert Flippen

711 Bailey Street

711 Bailey Street — 700 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Ernest P. Hambleton
1952–1960	The Johnson Family. 'I remember looking out the upstairs rear windows at the fireworks in the late 50’s.' —Al Johnson, January 4, 2012

712 Bailey Street

712 Bailey Street — 700 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Jacob Strauss

713 Bailey Street

713 Bailey Street — 700 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Florence E. Emmett
1952–1960	The Davis Family

714 Bailey Street

714 Bailey Street — 700 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Harold Olsen

715 Bailey Street

715 Bailey Street — 700 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Joseph Longstreet

716 Bailey Street

716 Bailey Street — 700 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1938	Anna M. Unger
1947	Ralph H. Neeld

717 Bailey Street

717 Bailey Street — 700 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1933–1947	Harry Garwood
1956–1959	Thomas Winstanley, firefighter

718 Bailey Street

718 Bailey Street — 700 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Sullivan E. Nardello

719 Bailey Street

719 Bailey Street — 700 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Harold C. Hudson

720 Bailey Street

720 Bailey Street — 700 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1940–1947	Harry T. Van Deventer

721 Bailey Street

721 Bailey Street — 700 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Edward G. Lummis Jr

722 Bailey Street

722 Bailey Street — 700 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Harry C. Cooper

723 Bailey Street

723 Bailey Street — 700 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Anna S. Waleski

725 Bailey Street

725 Bailey Street — 700 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	John H. Hartman

727 Bailey Street

727 Bailey Street — 700 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1940–1947	Edward C. Taylor

729 Bailey Street

729 Bailey Street — 700 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1940–1947	Laurence L. Ring

717 Bailey Street: Thomas Winstanley, firefighter (1956–1959)

Robert Flippen, 19, of 710 Bailey Street, was treated at Cooper Hospital for an injured leg (CCR Nov. 27, 1950). Thomas Winstanley, firefighter, lived at 717 Bailey Street from 1956 to 1959.

Anna M. Unger, 25, of 716 Bailey Street, was fined in a State motor vehicle check on reckless driving, Camden Courier-Post, February 14, 1938.

Some Memories of the 800 Block of Bailey Street — Anne Sampson Harrison, September 2013.

800 Block of Bailey Street

810 Bailey Street

810 Bailey Street — 800 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	William H. Harris

812 Bailey Street

812 Bailey Street — 800 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Alice E. Otis
1958	Charles Sherman
1950s–1960s	The Shoemaker Family

814 Bailey Street

814 Bailey Street — 800 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	William L. Payne
1950s–1960s	The Baker Family; Mr. & Mrs. Baker; Margaret Baker

816 Bailey Street

816 Bailey Street — 800 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1938	Francis J. Downing & Family
1938	Frank & Florence Downing Jr.
1947	Mrs. Margaret Downing

818 Bailey Street

818 Bailey Street — 800 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1930	George Stafford Downing & Family
1930	George S. & Margaret Downing
1930	George S. Downing Jr.
1930	Francis J. Downing
1947–1960s	James J. Owens & Family

820 Bailey Street

820 Bailey Street — 800 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Felix Traczykowski

822 Bailey Street

822 Bailey Street — 800 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Albert C. Baldwin

824 Bailey Street

824 Bailey Street — 800 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Brynjulf Hulleberg
1950s–1960s	The Beckett Family; Mrs. Beckett with her disabled brother Richard, and her son George

826 Bailey Street

826 Bailey Street — 800 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Lawrence Werts
1950s–1960s	Murphy Family; Mr. & Mrs. Murphy; Joe, Agnes, Margaret, Donna, and Louise Murphy

828 Bailey Street

828 Bailey Street — 800 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1950s–1960s	David Gladney & Family
1950s–1960s	David & Ruth Gladney

830 Bailey Street

830 Bailey Street — 800 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	John A. Swift
1953–1968	Herbert Sampson & Family
1953–1968	Herbert & Helen Sampson
1953–1968	Anne Sampson
1953–1968	Helen Sampson
1953–1968	Stella Sampson
1953–1968	Carol Sampson
1953–1968	Michelle Sampson
1953–1968	Mary Sampson

832 Bailey Street

832 Bailey Street — 800 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947–1960s	Calvin C. Kraus Sr. & Family; Calvin & Mary Krause; Calvin Jr., Maryann, Paul, Billie, Joseph, and Stephen Krause

834 Bailey Street

834 Bailey Street — 800 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Carlton J. Kraus Sr. & Family
1947	Robert Krause
1947	Carlton Krause Jr.
1947	Philip Krause
1979	John 'Eggy' Barrett & Benjamin Shablack. Barrett and Shablack were murdered in their home in September 1967

836 Bailey Street

836 Bailey Street — 800 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947–1960s	Edward C. Riebel & Family
1947–1960s	Danny Reibel

838 Bailey Street

838 Bailey Street — 800 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947–1960s	George E. Morris & Family; Robert Morris

840 Bailey Street

840 Bailey Street — 800 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Charles C. Brooks

842 Bailey Street

842 Bailey Street — 800 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Wendell B. L'Esperance, plumber

844 Bailey Street

844 Bailey Street — 800 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947	Raymond L. Palermo

846 Bailey Street

846 Bailey Street — 800 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947–1960s	John B. Reppert & Family; John & Lulu Reppert; Jack Reppert, who married Agnes Murphy from 826 Bailey Street

847 Bailey Street

847 Bailey Street — 800 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1947–1960s	Springfield Coated Paper Co
1950s–1960s	Flexitallic Gasket Company

848 Bailey Street

848 Bailey Street — 800 Block of Bailey Street
year	name
1930s–1940s	James H. Parks Sr. Family. Technician Fifth Class James H. Parks Jr. (U.S. Army, World War II)
1950s–1960s	Burkhardt Family; Mr. & Mrs. Burkhardt; Billy, Richard, Robert, and Mary Ellen Burkhardt. Richard Burkhardt married Linda Taylor from York Street

834 Bailey Street: John 'Eggy' Barrett and Benjamin Shablack, 1979

Two close-up portrait photographs side by side: an older man in a brimmed hat and a heavier-set man without a hat. — 834 Bailey Street: John 'Eggy' Barrett and Benjamin Shablack, 1979

John “Eggy” Barrett and Benjamin Shablack of 834 Bailey Street were murdered in their home in September 1979. John Lee Stewart confessed to the murders, was sentenced to 25 years to life, and served 24 years before being paroled in 2004.

812 Bailey Street: Charles Sherman, 6, cut under eye: Hospital Cases, Camden Courier-Post, November 8, 1958.

Hospital Cases

Camden Courier-Post, November 8, 1958

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Mrs. Florence Downing, of 816 Bailey Street, was swindled: Camden Courier-Post, February 15, 1938.

Bar patrons mourn murdered buddies

Camden Courier-Post, September 27, 1979

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Read the article: Double murder shocks Camden

500 Block of Bailey Street (continued)

Drowning of Robert Allebach, 10, of 533 Bailey Street, prompted a call for a river fence along the Delaware (CCR Feb. 20, 1950). Edward Butler, 44, of 535 Bailey Street, was found in the Delaware River in May 1967. George Smith of 540 Bailey Street and James O. Jones of 544 Bailey Street were both Camden firefighters. Harry Chew of 545 Bailey Street married Dorothy A. Campbell at Broomall, PA, October 18, 1935.

Drowning Spurs Move for Fence Along Riverfront

533 Bailey Street: Robert Allebach drowning — CCR February 20, 1950

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Mrs. Alice May Allebach

Camden Courier-Post, August 4, 1951

Read the article: Mrs. Alice May Allebach

Edward Butler

Camden Courier-Post, May 21, 1967

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Wed in Penna.

Camden Courier-Post, May 5, 1936

Read the article: Wed in Penna.

500 Block of Bailey Street — Photographs

535–541 Bailey Street — October 24, 2011

Row of brick and stone-pattern rowhouses with porches on Bailey Street, Camden, with a fire hydrant in the foreground — 535–541 Bailey Street — October 24, 2011

538 Bailey Street — October 24, 2011

Red stone-patterned rowhouse end unit at 538 Bailey Street beside a fire-damaged house and an empty lot. — 538 Bailey Street — October 24, 2011

540 and 542 Bailey Street — October 24, 2011

Two fire-damaged, boarded-up rowhouses at 540 and 542 Bailey Street, Camden, with a burned, collapsed section in front. — 540 and 542 Bailey Street — October 24, 2011

544 Bailey Street: James O. Jones, Camden Fire Department

For Rent

531 Bailey Street: Real Estate Investment Co. — Camden Daily Telegram, March 11, 1897

Read the article: For Rent

Model Homes

Camden Post, May 6, 1888

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Harry F. Walton Dies from Wound

Camden Courier-Post, December 30, 1939

Read the article: Harry F. Walton Dies from Wound

Hero Dies

540 Bailey Street: George Smith, Camden Fire Department — CCR May 22, 1943

Read the article: Hero Dies

Hospital Cases

710 Bailey Street: Robert Flippen — CCR November 27, 1950

Read the article: Hospital Cases

Cleaning Up Bailey Street (photo)

Camden Courier-Post, 1964

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Everything on this site tagged Bailey Street is listed in the Bailey Street tag archive.

News Articles

Model Homes

Camden Post advertisement of May 6, 1888: W. T. Bailey, owner, offers newly finished model homes on Bailey, Grant, York and State Streets between Fifth and Sixth Streets.

May 6, 1888

For Rent — Real Estate Investment Co.

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

October 9, 1895

For Rent

Real Estate Investment Co. advertises 124 Clay Street for rent — 4 rooms at $6.00 per month — along with other Camden properties. Camden Daily Telegram, March 11, 1897.

March 11, 1897

Camden News Notes — October 5, 1903

Philadelphia Inquirer, October 5, 1903: Russel L. Githens, aged 14, of 527 Bailey Street, who disappeared from home, was located in New York.

October 5, 1903

Four Persons Bitten by Dogs in Camden

Four people were bitten by dogs in Camden in one day, among them 10-year-old Thelma Payne of 870 Fairview Street, who was attacked while running to meet her father. The column also carries four short Camden items.

August 24, 1915

Registration Card of Harry Kyler

U.S. World War I draft registration card of Harry Kyler, 1917, a Camden police man of 220 Bailey Street.

January 1, 1917

North Camden Boys Enlist

A Camden Post-Telegram item from December 1917 listing North Camden men who enlisted the previous day, including Fireman William Walton of 520 Bailey Street.

December 17, 1917

Anna Aswald Dies of Accidental Poisoning

Mrs. Anna Aswald, 28, of 527 Bailey Street died at the Homeopathic Hospital after taking a poison tablet in mistake for a headache remedy.

November 26, 1922

Franklin M. Walton Dies at Age of 61

Franklin M. Walton, 61, of 520 Baily Street, a widely known North Camden resident and co-founder of the Pyne Poynt Athletic Association, died April 10, 1924.

April 11, 1924

Seven Injured in Camden

Seven people were injured when a car carrying a Camden Minor Baseball League team was dragged by a shifting train engine; Albert Blair, 17, of 1144 North 24th Street suffered a fractured skull.

August 18, 1932

Murphy and Pedigree To End Long Service With Camden Police

Sergeant Thomas J. Murphy and switchboard operator Joseph "Si" Pedigree of 49 South Twenty-seventh Street were among 13 Camden policemen and firemen retiring on pension before the first of 1933, and Mayor Roy R. Stewart said none of the vacancies would be filled. Camden Courier-Post, October 8, 1932.

October 8, 1932

Mrs. Fannie A. Sayre

Bedfast 10 weeks, Mrs. Fannie A. Sayre, 70, died yesterday at her home, 550 Bailey Street.

February 3, 1933

Year’s Hottest Day ‘Bakes’ City, Kills 2

The hottest day of the year brought death to two persons in Camden and Philadelphia yesterday and caused general discomfort from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Coast.

June 9, 1933

Mrs. Rebbecca Leach Dies at Home Here

Mrs. Rebecca Leach, widow of former Fire Captain Daniel W. Leach, died at her home, 624 Bailey Street, less than two months after her husband.

November 6, 1933

Wed in Penna.

Marriage announcement of Dorothy A. Campbell of 927 Fern Street and Harry Chew of 545 Bailey Street, wed at Broomall, Pa., October 18, 1935.

May 5, 1936

Camden Incorporations

Incorporation notice for the North Camden Young Republican Association, with principal office at 940 Linden Street and Sidney Liss as agent, February 1938.

February 2, 1938

4 Hurt as Auto Strikes Pole Strewing Live Wires on Road

Camden Courier-Post - Feburary 4, 1938 Four persons in a small coupe were injured last night when the machine crashed into a pole at Seventeenth Street and Admiral Wilson Boulevard during a dense fog.

February 4, 1938

From the Rose Club

The Rose Social Club held a card party Saturday evening and thanks those who were kind enough to help us.

February 10, 1938

Vacuum Cleaner Sale Sends Seller to Cell

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

February 12, 1938

9 Nabbed in Check on Reckless Driving

A three-hour drive conducted by State motor vehicle inspectors against reckless driving on Crescent Boulevard between West Collingswood and Brooklawn early yesterday netted nine arrests.

February 14, 1938

North Camden Wife Swindled

A North Camden woman was fleeced of $5 yesterday and left without funds to walk home from Philadelphia City Hall by a confidence man who promised her husband a job.

February 15, 1938

Leo P. Bridgeman

Funeral services for Leo P. Bridgeman, 32, of 425 Bailey Street, who died yesterday following a long illness, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Church of the Holy Name, Fifth and Vine streets.

February 18, 1938

Leo (Pete) Bridgeman Obituary

Death notice for Leo (Pete) Bridgeman, age 32, with funeral from his mother's residence at 415 Bailey Street, Camden. Camden Courier-Post, February 18, 1938.

February 18, 1938

Father of 6 Jailed for Theft of Milk

Declaring that he "cannot condone" stealing of milk from doorsteps, Police Judge Mariano sentenced William Buss, 49, of 633 Cedar street, to 10 days in jail.

February 21, 1938

Harry F. Walton Dies from Wound

Former Tenth ward freeholder Harry F. Walton, 52, died at Cooper Hospital from a self-inflicted wound suffered at his 520 Bailey Street home; ill health was blamed.

December 30, 1939

Mrs. Kobus Names 3 Cops, 4 Firemen

Commissioner Mary W. Kobus announced the appointment of three Camden policemen and four firemen in November 1940; among the new firefighters was John Gryckiewicz of 810 North Front Street.

November 16, 1940

Mrs. Kobus to Ask More Cops, Firemen for City Next Year

Camden Public Safety Commissioner Mary W. Kobus announced in December 1940 that her appointment of 22 patrolmen and 10 firemen had restored the public safety department to 1938 strength, and said she would seek money for more officers because of defense needs; John Gryckiewicz of 810 North Front Street was among the fire appointees.

December 4, 1940

Erma Daisey

Upon petition of Clifford Shemeley, probation officer, bench warrants were issued for three men who failed to appear in court yesterday, among them Owen Daisey, who has failed to pay for support of his wife, Erma, 423 Bailey street, and one child.

July 24, 1941

Marriage Licenses

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

November 17, 1949

Drowning Spurs Move for Fence Along Riverfront

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

February 20, 1950

Marine Corps Accepts Two Camden Youths

Camden Courier-Post, August 12, 1950: The Marine Corps accepted four-year enlistments from William H. Beale and Stanley J. Chorzelewski of 514 Bailey Street.

August 12, 1950

Hospital Cases

Hospital Cases, Camden Courier-Post, November 27, 1950: Cooper and West Jersey hospital admissions, including Robert Flippen, 19, of 710 Bailey street, injured leg.

November 27, 1950

Mrs. Alice May Allebach

Obituary of Mrs. Alice May Allebach, 42, of 533 Bailey Street, who died in Cooper Hospital in August 1951.

August 4, 1951

Man Hangs Self in North Camden

Raymond J. Kuntz, 35, a Standard Tank and Seat Co. worker who lived at 78 Vine Street, was found hanging in the cellar of his home by Mrs. Alice Martz of 603 North Front Street and his mother; Coroner Robert Blake listed his death as suicide.

September 5, 1951

James O. Bruce Death Notice

Death notice for James O. Bruce, 59, husband of Irene M. Bruce, of 520 Bailey St., Camden, who died July 7, 1953.

July 9, 1953

Bon-Wil Refrigeration

1955 New Jersey business directory advertisement for Bon-Wil Refrigeration, 617 Bailey Street, Camden, N.J.

January 1, 1955

George B. Smith

George B. Smith, 81, of 515 Bailey Street, died January 31, 1956. He had lived 44 years in Camden and retired in 1945 as a maintenance foreman after 35 years with Warren Webster and Co., the Courier-Post reported on February 2, 1956.

February 2, 1956

Marriage Licenses

Camden marriage license announcements from August 14, 1956, including William Coleman of Lawrence Street and Evelyn A. Bond of 1031 North 18th Street.

August 14, 1956

Hospital Cases

Cooper Hospital cases from December 1956, including David Lenher, 21, of 290 Ablett Village, treated for a dog bite. Camden Courier-Post, December 11, 1956.

December 11, 1956

Hospital Cases

Hospital cases from Camden on November 8, 1958, including Joseph Kelly of 67 South 28th Street (cut scalp) and Raymond Ross of 1223 North 28th Street (cut arm) treated at Cooper Hospital.

November 8, 1958

Mrs. Helen L. Brewin

Obituary of Mrs. Helen L. Brewin, 64, of 613 Bailey Street, a lifelong Camden resident, Camden Courier-Post, May 1959.

May 1, 1959

Mrs. Harriet L. Bonham

Obituary of Mrs. Harriet L. Bonham, 80, of 617 Bailey Street, a retired school teacher who lived in Camden for many years. Camden Courier-Post, March 26, 1960.

March 26, 1960

Three Cousins Fined $75 Each

Three Becker cousins were fined $75 each for attempting to steal copper cable from a Pennsylvania Railroad lot at 15th and Federal Streets. Camden Courier-Post, April 25, 1963.

April 25, 1963

Cleaning Up Bailey Street (photo)

Neighborhood children and adults clean up the 500 block of Bailey Street for "Aunt Mary" Carolenuto during Clean Up the City Week, 1964. Courier-Post photo by Bob Bartosz.

May 1, 1964

Edward Butler

Funeral services for Edward Butler, 44, of 535 Bailey Street, whose body was found in the Delaware River at the head of 5th Street, were held at the Carl Miller Funeral Home.

May 21, 1967

WILLIAMS

Death notice for Dorothy Mae Williams of 551 Bailey St., Camden, who died April 17, 1972, age 39. Camden Courier-Post, April 19, 1972.

April 19, 1972

Double murder shocks Camden

Two elderly men, Benjamin Shablock and John Barrett, were found bound and gagged and died of smoke inhalation in a deliberately set fire at their Bailey Street home, prompting renewed calls for better police protection in North Camden.

September 23, 1979

Bar patrons mourn murdered buddies

Regulars at The Tavern, a North Sixth Street bar, mourned Benjamin Shablack and John Barrett, two retired roommates bound, gagged, and left to die in a fire set in their North Camden rowhouse on Bailey Street. Fire Marshal Harold Pike found the fire was deliberately set in four locations.

September 27, 1979

Historical Accounts

Camden NJ Fire Fighters Battle Smoky 2-Alarm Blaze

Shortly after 1:00 PM on December 13, 2007 a police car on patrol spotted heavy smoke coming from a row of vacant dwellings in the 600 block of Bailey Street in the North Camden section of the city.

December 13, 2007

Some Memories of the 800 Block of Bailey Street

My family lived at 830 Bailey St from 1953 (I was 8 yrs old and in the third grade at Read Elementary School) until 1968.

September 1, 2013

The Vansant Family Memory

I’m sending some information regarding 617 Bailey Street. It is where my mother spent the first 10 to 12 years of her life.

May 17, 2019

People

Vincent Ariel Tydeman

Vincent Ariel Tydeman was born in New Jersey on August 24, 1883, to Edmund and Sarah Tydeman, who emigrated from England to the U.S. in 1878 with their nine children. The Tydemans welcomed another child, Florence, just before the 1880 census.

May 30, 2021

Related Streets

26th Street

26th Street, originally called Union Street in the pre-annexation Pavonia section, runs through Cramer Hill and East Camden from the Delaware River to Bank and Mickle Streets. It was laid out before 1887 and renamed after Stockton Township was absorbed by Camden in 1899.

March 15, 2024

Quaker Shipyard and Machine Company, Fifth and Byron Streets, Camden, 1945

5th Street

Fifth Street was one of Camden's original streets, running south to north, with a few major interruptions, from Newton Avenue to just west of Pyne Point in North Camden.

May 24, 2021

Arch Street

Arch Street ran from Delaware Avenue to North 5th Street between Federal and Market Streets in downtown Camden. Formerly known as Plum Street, it was home to Oetzel's Saloon, the Genova Cafe, the Collings Carriage Company, and the Camden Fire Department headquarters at 5th and Arch.

August 4, 2021