Benson Street

May 25, 2021 · Updated November 1, 2026 · 29 min read · Streets

Benson Street derived its name from John J. Benson, an agent of the Camden and Amboy Railroad, who played a significant role in the development of the Stevens' lands. In acknowledgment of his contributions, particularly when the land was divided into building lots, a street was named in his honor.

100 Block of Benson Street

The freight office and freight sheds of the Pennsylvania Railroad on Second Street, between Benson and Berkeley Streets, were first used in May of 1902.

Pennsylvania Railroad

Pennsylvania Railroad — 100 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1902	Pennsylvania Railroad freight office and sheds, Second Street between Benson and Berkeley Streets

200 Block of Benson Street

Around 1970 the entire 200 block of Benson Street, along with several other adjacent streets, was razed to make way for the Royal Court Townhomes. Within this site, there is a 200 block of Benson Court.

206 Benson Street

206 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1931	Nicholas Tulini & Family (Nicholas & Tomasina Tulini); Nicholas Tulini was killed in the Public Service Gas Company explosion on March 9, 1932
1931	Nicholas & Tomasina Tulini
1947	Earl & Eva Johnson

208 Benson Street

208 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1900s–1930s	The Andrew Corea Family
1900s–1930s	Joseph Corea
1947	Theodore Teixeira

210 Benson Street

210 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	James D. Inman

211 Benson Street

211 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1888	Frank S. Turner Sr. & Family
1888	Frank & Elizabeth Turner
1888	Frank S. Turner Jr.
1888	Florence Turner
1888	Mattie Turner
1888	George Turner
1888	Charles Turner
1914	John Carney; O. Glen Stackhouse; Milton K. Stanley — Philadelphia Public Ledger, November 11, 1914
1915	Frederick Gall & Family (Frederick & Nora Gall) — Philadelphia Inquirer, July 19, 1915
1915	Frederick & Nora Gall
1947	William M. Smith
1952	William Lee — Camden Courier-Post, December 27, 1952

212 Benson Street

212 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1910s–1924	A. Joseph Guarino Family
1910s–1924	Joseph & Jennie Guarino
1910s–1924	Dorothy Guarino
1910s–1924	Lena Guarino
1910s–1924	Joseph R. Guarino
1947	Mrs. Romona A. Greene

213 Benson Street

213 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Grace Mayhen

214 Benson Street

214 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1920s–1960s	Beneditto Tisa & Family
1928	John W. Golden; Edward Wright; Joseph Tisa — Camden Courier-Post, April 6, 1928
1947	Bernard Tisa

215 Benson Street

215 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	No Return

216 Benson Street

216 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1920s–1957	The Anthony Petrillo Family
1920s–1957	Anthony Petrillo & Lorenzina Petrillo
1920s–1957	Rose Petrillo DiMassimo & husband Joseph John Petrillo
1920s–1957	James Petrillo
1920s–1957	Michael Petrillo
1920s–1957	Frank Petrillo
1920s–1957	Tony Petrillo
1920s–1957	Gus Petrillo

217 Benson Street

217 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1894–1906	William Marsh & Family
1903	William Marsh — Philadelphia Inquirer, August 20, 1903

218 Benson Street

218 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1931	Mrs. Anna Maria Corrado — Camden Courier-Post, August 25, 1931
1947	James Smart

219 Benson Street

219 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1891	Frank S. Turner Sr. & Family
1891	Frank & Elizabeth Turner
1891	Frank S. Turner Jr.
1891	Florence Turner
1891	Mattie Turner
1891	George Turner
1891	Charles Turner
1915	Angelo DiLorenzo; Fiore Troncone; O. Glen Stackhouse — Philadelphia Inquirer, September 15, 1915
1947	Jack Moreland; Alice Burley

220 Benson Street

220 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1910s–1920	Orville Goldsboro Jr.
1947	Chester A. Harris

221 Benson Street

221 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1896	Frank S. Turner Sr. & Family
1896	Frank & Elizabeth Turner
1896	Frank S. Turner Jr.
1896	Florence Turner
1896	Mattie Turner
1896	George Turner
1896	Charles Turner
1918	Benjamin Brooks — Philadelphia Inquirer, January 11, 1918
1947	Samuel Strafner

223 Benson Street

223 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1897	William J. Maguire & Family
1898–1900	Frank S. Turner Sr. & Family; Frank S. Turner Jr. & Family (Frank & Isabelle Turner, Francis John Turner) — Philadelphia Inquirer, January 6, 1899
1898–1900	Frank & Elizabeth Turner
1898–1900	Frank S. Turner Jr.
1947	Mrs. Josephine Cucinotti

224 Benson Street

224 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Buby Reed

225 Benson Street

225 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1914	Joseph Evans; William McCauley; John Brothers — Camden Post-Telegram, September 29, 1914
1947	Mrs. Palma Mazzarella

226 Benson Street

226 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1900	Rollo R. Jones
1947	Mrs. Eva Dunlap

227 Benson Street

227 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1880–1882	Edward Hillman & Family
1880–1882	Edward & Margaret Grant Hillman
1880–1882	James Hillman
1880–1882	Margaret Hillman
1880–1882	William Grant Hillman
1880–1882	Jesse Hillman
1880–1882	George Hillman
1899	Charles Gilbert; John Cherry — Philadelphia Inquirer, August 12, 1899
1947	John Novelle

229 Benson Street

229 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Eugene Gibson; Mrs. Retta Reed; Mrs. Ethel King

230 Benson Street

230 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1890s–1900s	Robert Megee & Family
1890s–1900s	Robert & Mary Megee
1890s–1900s	Leonard J. Megee
1930	Charles Pinto — Camden Courier-Post, March 29, 1930
1947	McKinley Falling

232 Benson Street

232 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Charles Conyers
1969	Albert Whiting & Family (Albert & Mary Whiting, Albert Whiting Jr.) — Camden Courier-Post, May 17, 1969
1969	Albert & Mary Whiting
1969	Albert Whiting Jr.

234 Benson Street

234 Benson Street — 200 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1890	Samuel Kesler
1947	Michael Petrillo, confectionary

200 Block of Benson Street, July 7, 1965. Aerial photo by Bob Bartosz.

Aerial view of the 200 block of Benson Street, Camden — 200 Block of Benson Street, July 7, 1965. Aerial photo by Bob Bartosz.

206 Benson Street, Nicholas Tulini, 1931

Nicholas Tulini standing behind a seated woman outdoors — 206 Benson Street, Nicholas Tulini, 1931

Philadelphia Inquirer, July 19, 1915

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, Three Hurt in Trolley Crash — Philadelphia Inquirer, July 19, 1915

Camden Courier-Post, December 27, 1952

Camden Courier-Post clipping, Smoke, No Fire — Camden Courier-Post, December 27, 1952

214 Benson Street, Benedict and Mary Tisa, 1940s

Woman and boy seated on the front steps of a brick rowhouse — 214 Benson Street, Benedict and Mary Tisa, 1940s

214 Benson Street, the Tisa family in the backyard, 1940s

Four members of the Tisa family standing in a backyard — 214 Benson Street, the Tisa family in the backyard, 1940s

214 Benson Street, late 1960s

Boarded-up brick rowhouse on Benson Street in snow — 214 Benson Street, late 1960s

Like other Italian emigrants in South Camden, my grandmother worked at Campbell Soup, cutting up chicken parts for soup. Despite the changes on Benson Street over the years, she refused to move. By the time she died in 1962, she was the only person who spoke Italian, and she spoke no English.

In her later years she would sit on the steps with the neighbor African American women who spoke no English, taking turns telling of the day: my grandmother in Italian and the neighbor women in English. I don’t think either understood exactly what the other was saying… but they smiled and nodded at each other’s stories.

—Benedict Tisa, April 2005

216 Benson Street, Lorenzina Petrillo

Lorenzina Petrillo standing in a backyard — 216 Benson Street, Lorenzina Petrillo

My grandmother was known for having some of the best tomato plants on Benson Street. She was also an excellent seamstress, and her son Michael grew up to own Esquire Tailors on Westfield Avenue.

—Loretta Petrillo, September 2006

The Petrillo brothers of 216 Benson Street, Camden, about 1930

Black-and-white snapshot of four Petrillo brothers posed in a backyard in front of a wooden fence. — The Petrillo brothers of 216 Benson Street, Camden, about 1930

Anthony and Lorenzina Petrillo with their son James and his bride Angeline, September 28, 1946

Wedding portrait of a bride and groom standing with the groom's parents outside a house, 1946. — Anthony and Lorenzina Petrillo with their son James and his bride Angeline, September 28, 1946

Michael Petrillo of 216 Benson Street

A young man in sunglasses and a light suit leaning on a railing in front of a painted beach backdrop. — Michael Petrillo of 216 Benson Street

Philadelphia Inquirer, August 20, 1903

Newspaper item: Returned From Errand, Dropped Dead, about William Marsh of 217 Benson Street, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1903. — Philadelphia Inquirer, August 20, 1903

Camden Courier-Post, August 25, 1931

Newspaper death notice for Mrs. Anna Maria Corrado of 218 Benson Street, Camden Courier-Post, 1931. — Camden Courier-Post, August 25, 1931

Philadelphia Inquirer, September 15, 1915

Newspaper item, Camden at a Glance, about a brass theft arrest at 219 Benson Street, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1915. — Philadelphia Inquirer, September 15, 1915

Jail Entry Succeeds

Philadelphia Public Ledger, November 11, 1914

Read the article: Jail Entry Succeeds

300 Block of Benson Street

301 Benson Street

301 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Nick's Food Market

303 Benson Street

303 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1915	Edward Nelson — Philadelphia Inquirer, August 1, 1915
1947	William T. Joyner, billiards
1967	N.D. Donato, vice-president Union of Brotherly Love social club

305–307 Benson Street

305–307 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1933	Daniel Cirucci, bar
1939	Veterans Political League
1947	Vacant

308 Benson Street

308 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1881	Edward J. Dodamead
1882	William Gleason & Family
1882	William & Ellen Ivins Gleason
1882	William J. "Kid" Gleason
1882	Harry Gleason
1882	Walter Gleason
1882	Elizabeth Gleason
1882	Theodore Gleason
1882	Samuel Gleason
1882	John Gleason
1882	Marion Gleason
1882	Isaac Gleason

310 Benson Street

310 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1915	William Burns; George Murry; Henry Moffett — Philadelphia Inquirer, January 31, 1915
1940s	Private Michael Mignogna
1947	Mrs. Estella Brooks; Mrs. Rose Smith, beauty shop

311 Benson Street

311 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1880–1882	Benjamin Middleton
1880	Edward J. Dodamead
1947	Rev. James W. Brent

312 Benson Street

312 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Louis F. Puggsley

313 Benson Street

313 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Vacant

314 Benson Street

314 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Frank Leason

315 Benson Street

315 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1930–1932	Joseph Simon & Family (Joseph & Stella Simon, John Simon) — Camden Courier-Post, June 16, 1932
1930–1932	Joseph & Stella Simon
1930–1932	John Simon
1947	Joseph R. Walley
1967–1974	William Joyner & Family (William & Mary Joyner) — Camden Courier-Post, January 3, 1975

316 Benson Street

316 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1905	A.H. Sharp — Philadelphia Inquirer, November 28, 1911
1942–1943	Frank Luggi Sr. & Family
1942–1943	Frank & Rose Luggi
1942–1943	Edna Luggi
1942–1943	Frank Luggi Jr.
1947	Louis Palumbo

317 Benson Street

317 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Louis Sontogelo

318 Benson Street

318 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	No Return

319 Benson Street

319 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Sylvester Blue

320 Benson Street

320 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1930s–1947	John Girgenti & Family
1930s–1947	John & Grace Girgenti
1930s–1947	Joseph Girgenti
1930s–1947	Pearl Girgenti
1930s–1947	Thomas Girgenti
1930s–1947	Frances Girgenti
1930s–1947	Jenny Girgenti
1930s–1947	Anthony Girgenti
1930s–1947	Peter Girgenti
1930s–1947	Edith Girgenti

321 Benson Street

321 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Philip Benigno

322 Benson Street

322 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Dominick Cirucci
1971	Henry Carrington & Family (Eugene Carrington, Charles Carrington, James Carrington) — Camden Courier-Post, May 12, 1971

323 Benson Street

323 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1929–1932	John Girgenti & Family (John & Grace Girgenti, Joseph, Pearl, Thomas, Frances, Jenny, Anthony, Peter, Edith Girgenti) — Camden Courier-Post, June 6, 1932 & June 15, 1932
1929–1932	John & Grace Girgenti
1929–1932	Joseph Girgenti
1929–1932	Pearl Girgenti
1929–1932	Thomas Girgenti
1929–1932	Frances Girgenti
1929–1932	Jenny Girgenti
1929–1932	Anthony Girgenti
1929–1932	Peter Girgenti
1929–1932	Edith Girgenti
1929–1930	John & Grace Girgenti
1929–1930	Joseph Girgenti
1929–1930	Pearl Girgenti
1929–1930	Thomas Girgenti
1929–1930	Frances Girgenti
1929–1930	Jenny Girgenti
1929–1930	Anthony Girgenti
1929–1930	Peter Girgenti
1929–1930	Edith Girgenti
1947	Carl Burch

324 Benson Street

324 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Steve Lopez

325 Benson Street

325 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1930	Albert DiNicola & Family
1930	Albert & Carmela DiNicola
1930	George DiNicola
1930	Mary DiNicola
1930	Julian DiNicola
1930	Rocco DiNicola
1947	Daniel Capone, contractor

326 Benson Street

326 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1933	Anthony Scott — Camden Courier-Post, June 20, 1933

327 Benson Street

327 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1930	Fred Gagliardi & Family
1930	Fred & Catherine Gagliardi
1930	Fred Gagliardi Jr.
1930	Salvatore Gagliardi
1930	Paul Gagliardi & Family
1930	Paul & Phyllis Gagliardi
1930	Fred Gagliardi III
1947	William H. Lester

328 Benson Street

328 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1930–1931	Crescentino Tomasetti & Family (Crescentino & Maria Tomasetti, Odino, Alphonso, Attilio Tomasetti) — Camden Courier-Post, August 27, 1931
1930–1931	Crescentino & Maria Tomasetti
1930–1931	Odino Tomasetti
1930–1931	Alphonso Tomasetti
1930–1931	Attilio Tomasetti

329 Benson Street

329 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1930–1931	John Rizzo & Family (John & Sarah Rizzo, Frances, Jenny, Samuel, Josephine Rizzo) — Camden Courier-Post, October 29, 1931
1947	Luis A. Acosta

330 Benson Street

330 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1930	330 Benson Street
1947	Michele Tocco & Family (Michele & Anna Tocco, Emmanuel, Peter, Michael, Angie, Phyllis, Jennie, Josie, Annie Tocco; Amy DiTomassi, Angela Rossodivito)
1948	Jim & Elda Bessing
1957	Camden Courier-Post, March 26, 1957

331 Benson Street

331 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1930–1947	Vincent Paglione & Family
1930–1947	Vincent & Lucy Losito Paglione
1930–1947	Armand Paglione
1930–1947	Rose Paglione
1930–1947	Carina Paglione
1930–1947	Clara Paglione
1930–1947	Genevieve Paglione
1930–1947	Dorina Paglione
1930–1947	Livio Paglione
1930–1947	Lillian Paglione
1930–1947	Serafina Losito
1936	Frank Losito
1939	Anthony Carrier

332 Benson Street

332 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1892–1894	Thomas R. Grapevine
1906	Mrs. Amy Rose Scott — Philadelphia Inquirer, September 13, 1906

332–334 Benson Street

332–334 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1933	Condemnation proceedings — fire hazard — Camden Courier-Post, June 23, 1933; owned by Michele Tocco; converted to garage then bungalow ca. 1948–1949

333 Benson Street

333 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1930	Calogero Pirrotta & Family
1930	Calogero & Josephine Pirrotta
1930	Louis Pirrotta
1930	Wesley A. Pirrotta
1930	Andrew Pirrotta
1930	Josephine Pirrotta
1930	Sebastian Pirrotta
1930	Ralph Pirrotta
1930	Joseph & Frances Pirrotta Serafino
1947	Lazarino Espolletto

336 Benson Street

336 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Naomi Molock

338 Benson Street

338 Benson Street — 300 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Elizabeth Runyon; George F. Bittle; Mrs. Rose Lawrence; Charles Diever; Mrs. Janette Reilly

300 Block of Benson Street, aerial view, July 7, 1965. Photo by Bob Bartosz

Black-and-white aerial view of the 300 block of Benson Street, Camden, with rowhouses, lots and cars. — 300 Block of Benson Street, aerial view, July 7, 1965. Photo by Bob Bartosz

Camden Courier-Post, June 16, 1932

Newspaper item: Strike Picket Injured in Fall at Delair, about Joseph Simon of 315 Benson Street, Courier-Post, 1932. — Camden Courier-Post, June 16, 1932

330 Benson Street, Michele and Anna Tocco family, 1947

Sepia group photo of the Tocco family posed outdoors beside a bicycle, with first names written on the print. — 330 Benson Street, Michele and Anna Tocco family, 1947

330 Benson Street, Michele and Anna Tocco family, second photo, about 1944-45

Sepia snapshot of four Tocco children in a backyard, one holding a puppy, with a caption strip reading Annie - Manuel - Pete and Mike Tocco Aprox. 1944-45. — 330 Benson Street, Michele and Anna Tocco family, second photo, about 1944-45

330 Benson Street, Michele Tocco (Pop Tocco), third photo

Blurry black-and-white photo of a man in a fedora and double-breasted jacket standing beside a brick building, captioned Pop Tocco 330 Benson Street. — 330 Benson Street, Michele Tocco (Pop Tocco), third photo

My parents migrated from Sicily in 1924. We were a family of 11 children, six boys and five girls, and I was the last child. Times were tough, but there were some good times.

I was born at 318 Benson Street in 1939 and later moved to 330 Benson Street, where I remember growing up.

Michele Tocco purchased that house around 1940. We lived there until 1950, and our family had many memories there.

Now there aren’t any homes on that street, just fond memories.

—Anna Tocco McNally, October 2010

Jim and Elda Bessing, 330 Benson Street, 1948

Black-and-white wedding photo of a bride in a long white gown and veil and a groom in a suit with a boutonniere. — Jim and Elda Bessing, 330 Benson Street, 1948

When I was first married, I lived in the third-floor apartments at 330 Benson. Talk about memories: can you imagine what it would be like to haul a 50-pound block of ice up three stories to put in an icebox? Ahh, these modern conveniences.

—Jim Bessing, April 2004

1930 U.S. Census, Benson Street, Camden: Vincent and Lucy Losito Paglione family, 331 Benson Street

1930 U.S. Census population schedule page for Benson Street, Camden, listing the Pirrotta, Paglione, Rizzo, Gagliardi, Dinicola and Gargenti households. — 1930 U.S. Census, Benson Street, Camden: Vincent and Lucy Losito Paglione family, 331 Benson Street

Philadelphia Inquirer, September 13, 1906

Newspaper clipping reporting the death of Mrs. Amy Rose Scott, daughter of the Vansants of 332 Benson Street, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1906. — Philadelphia Inquirer, September 13, 1906

Dog Bite Victims

Philadelphia Inquirer, August 1, 1915

Read the article: Dog Bite Victims

400 Block of Benson Street

SE Corner of South 4th & Benson Streets

SE Corner of South 4th & Benson Streets — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1860–1923	Second Presbyterian Church (formally organized March 1, 1860; main church dedicated September 2, 1866; combined with First Church March 25, 1923)
1923	Central School Annex (purchased by Board of Education, November 2, 1923)

409 Benson Street

409 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Morris Reid

411 Benson Street

411 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Eugene Fulwood; Annie Israel
1949	Willie Garrett — Camden Courier-Post, November 20, 1949

412 Benson Street

412 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1894	Gilbert Bulson & Family (Gilbert & Permella Bulson, Juliette Bulson Allen, Emeline Bulson Lewis) — Philadelphia Inquirer, February 6, 1894
1894	Gilbert & Permella Bulson
1894	Juliette Bulson Allen
1894	Emeline Bulson Lewis
1895	William Allen & Family (William & Juliette Allen) — Philadelphia Inquirer, March 15, 1895
1895	William & Juliette Allen
1947	Mrs. Theresa DiVito
1954	Order of Brotherly Love / Marconi Sporting Club No. 24 — Camden Courier-Post, June 12, 1954
1967	Hijos de Santa Isabel Social Club (Sons of Saint Isabel Social Club)

413 Benson Street

413 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1880s–1890s	Parsonage for Unity Unitarian Church
1920s–1940s	Congregation Ahev Zedak
1940	Paul Mastraianni — Camden Courier-Post, April 6, 1940
1947	Joseph Horneff & Son, awnings
1970s–1994	Bible Church of God

414 Benson Street

414 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Michael Starr

415 Benson Street

415 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1880s–1890s	Unity Unitarian Church
1920s–1940s	Congregation Ahev Zedak
1970s–1994	Bible Church of God; destroyed by six-alarm fire, December 21, 1994 — Camden Courier-Post, December 22, 1994

416 Benson Street

416 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1933	Fourth Ward Democratic Club — Camden Courier-Post, June 26, 1933
1947	Albert Grassi

418 Benson Street

418 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1887	Charles H. Felton; Aaron E. Smith — Philadelphia Inquirer, November 25, 1887

420 Benson Street

420 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Edward F. Kelly

421 Benson Street

421 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Albert Grassi; Dominick S. Pologruto

422 Benson Street

422 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Vacant

423 Benson Street

423 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1906	Thomas H. Edwards, shoe manufacturer
1910	James R. Clay, policeman
1911–1920s	Arthur Stanley & Family (Arthur & Gertrude Stanley, Milton K. Stanley), policeman
1911–1920s	Arthur & Gertrude Stanley
1911–1920s	Milton K. Stanley
1947	Dominick Crudo

424 Benson Street

424 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Anthony Galasso

426 Benson Street

426 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1933–1938	Ventorino Francesconi
1940	Mrs. Emma Rapisarda
1942–1952	Verino Galasso & Family (Elizabeth, Thomas, Daniel Galasso), tailor — Camden Courier-Post, August 5, 1952
1942–1952	Thomas Galasso
1942–1952	Elizabeth Galasso
1942–1952	Thomas Galasso
1942–1952	Daniel Galasso

427 Benson Street

427 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1900–1913	J. Kelly Brown
1930	Byron P. Cobb Sr. ('The Sun Doctor')
1947	Vito Masso

428 Benson Street

428 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Thomas W. Pyle; Vincent Constantino — Camden Courier-Post, June 20, 1957

429 Benson Street

429 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Patrick J. Salimena; Pasquale Parisi

430 Benson Street

430 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1897	Philadelphia Inquirer, July 9, 1897
early 1900s	Frank B. Sweeten
1947	Franklin J. Bond; Mrs. Margaret M. Rogers

432 Benson Street

432 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Margaret M. Rogers

434 Benson Street

434 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Rocco Bonelli

436 Benson Street

436 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1928	Franklin Pierce Alloway & Family
1928	Franklin P. & Sarah L. Alloway
1928	Sarah L. Alloway
1928	Eleanor J. Alloway
1928	Florence M. Alloway
1928	Franklin C. Alloway
1928	William R. Alloway
1928	Anna L. Alloway
1947	William Bell

438 Benson Street

438 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1938	Robert B. Rich Jr., Scoutmaster — Camden Courier-Post, February 12, 1938
1938	Robert B. Rich Jr.
1947	Mrs. Hilma Sedin

439 Benson Street

439 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1930	Charles B. Winters
1930	Census Image
1947	Francis Borsellino

440 Benson Street

440 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Vito Palumbo

441 Benson Street

441 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1894	William K. Platt — Philadelphia Inquirer, November 27, 1894
1920s–1939	Frank Davolos
1930	Census Image
1947	Harry Sharrin

442 Benson Street

442 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Frank P. Geiser, roofer
1947	Frank P. Geiser

444 Benson Street

444 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	James W. Conners

445 Benson Street

445 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1930	Mary J. Walls
1940s	Dominick Lombardo

446 Benson Street

446 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Vacant

447 Benson Street

447 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1890s–1910	Lewis A. Lee
1898–1910s	Howard Lee & Family
1898–1910s	Lewis Lee
1911	Harry G. Cliver; Arthur Stanley — Philadelphia Inquirer, December 13, 1911
1930	Alonzo Stillman
1947	Ventorino J. Francesconi

448 Benson Street

448 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1878–1888	Davis Quinn & Family
1878–1888	Davis & Estella Quinn
1878–1888	George Tabor Quinn
1878–1888	Violet A. Quinn
1878–1888	Leila A. Quinn
1878–1888	Albert Quinn
1899	Thomas J. Finney & Family (Thomas J. & Hannah Finney) — Philadelphia Inquirer, November 23, 1899
1899	Thomas J. & Hannah Finney
1947	John D. Kenney

449 Benson Street

449 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1918–1966	Emmanuel W. Schaeffer & Family (Emmanuel & Mary Schaeffer, Edna May, Dorothy M., Ralph, Elwood Schaeffer; Emma Auld; Ella Williams) — Camden Courier-Post, December 24, 1965
1918–1966	Emmanuel & Mary Schaeffer
1918–1966	Edna May Schaeffer
1918–1966	Dorothy M. Schaeffer
1918–1966	Ralph Schaeffer
1918–1966	Elwood Schaeffer

450 Benson Street

450 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
late 1800s	George Tabor Quinn
1888–1889	Thomas R. Grapevine
1890–1899	Davis Quinn & Family
1890–1899	Davis & Estella Quinn
1890–1899	Violet A. Quinn
1890–1899	Leila A. Quinn
1890–1899	Albert Quinn
1920s–1947	Vittorio D'Aloise & Family
1920s–1947	Vittorio & Josephine D'Aloise
1920s–1947	Rose D'Aloise
1920s–1947	Mary D'Aloise
1920s–1947	Anna D'Aloise
1920s–1947	Adeline D'Aloise

451 Benson Street

451 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1887–1889	Richard J. Connelly, coal dealer
1890–1910s	Jonathan Duffield & Family (Jonathan Duffield d. 1893, county collector; Rev. Orville S. Duffield; Joseph Duffield, dentist)
1890–1900s	Rev. Orville S. Duffield
1890s–1910s	Joseph Duffield
1940–1947	A&P Grocery Store; Thomas J. Stead; William C. Storm; Helen Termino

452 Benson Street

452 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1940–1947	Albert E. Quick

454 Benson Street

454 Benson Street — 400 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Quick Electrical Service

400 Block of Benson Street, aerial view, July 7, 1965. Photo by Bob Bartosz

Black-and-white aerial view of the 400 block of Benson Street, Camden, with rowhouses, a church and tree-lined streets. — 400 Block of Benson Street, aerial view, July 7, 1965. Photo by Bob Bartosz

Franklin Pierce Alloway family, 422 Main Street, 1930 (archive label: 436 Benson Street — Franklin Pierce Alloway & Family, 1928)

Sepia photo of a man in a tie and a woman in a light dress walking arm in arm past storefronts, with a Tauber King of Waffles sign behind them. — Franklin Pierce Alloway family, 422 Main Street, 1930 (archive label: 436 Benson Street — Franklin Pierce Alloway & Family, 1928)

Franklin Pierce Alloway and his wife, the former Sarah Lavinia Griffee, resided at 645 Willard Street when their first child, my mother, was born on November 24, 1919. Her name was Sarah Lavinia Alloway. They resided at 815 Market Street when their second child, Eleanor Jennie Alloway, was born on December 10, 1921. They lived at 718 Federal Street when their third child, Florence Mae, was born on February 23, 1923.

They next resided at 513 South 6th Street when their fourth child, Franklin Charles “Bud” Alloway, was born on November 7, 1924. They lived at 608 Carmen Street when their fifth child, William Robert Alloway, was born on December 31, 1926. The family had moved to 436 Benson Street when their sixth child, Anna Louse Alloway, was born on August 5, 1928. When the seventh and last child, Mary Elizabeth, was born on August 30, 1930, the family was living at 422 Main Street.

The reason given for the continual moving was the increase in the family’s size, which required larger accommodations.

—Jim Powell, February 2013

Philadelphia Inquirer, July 9, 1897

Newspaper item headed Over in Camden reporting the death of Franklin J. Bond of 430 Benson Street. — Philadelphia Inquirer, July 9, 1897

Frank B. Sweeten, 430 Benson Street

Black-and-white portrait of Frank B. Sweeten, a bespectacled man in a suit and tie with his hands in his pockets. — Frank B. Sweeten, 430 Benson Street

447 Benson Street, 1930 Census

1930 census entry for the Alonzo Stillman household at 447 Benson Street. — 447 Benson Street, 1930 Census

Emmanuel W. Schaeffer and family, 449 Benson Street, 1918-1966

Newspaper-style close portrait of an elderly man in a bow tie and an elderly woman, both wearing glasses. — Emmanuel W. Schaeffer and family, 449 Benson Street, 1918-1966

449 Benson Street, November 18, 2005. Photo courtesy of Craig Campbell

Boarded-up red brick rowhouse at 449 Benson Street, Camden, with a red pickup truck parked in front. — 449 Benson Street, November 18, 2005. Photo courtesy of Craig Campbell

451 Benson Street, November 18, 2005. Photo courtesy of Craig Campbell

Red-painted brick corner building with a mansard roof at 451 Benson Street, Camden, with for-sale signs. — 451 Benson Street, November 18, 2005. Photo courtesy of Craig Campbell

451 Benson Street, November 18, 2005, second view. Photo courtesy of Craig Campbell

Second view of the red brick corner building at 451 Benson Street, Camden, with a red pickup truck at the curb. — 451 Benson Street, November 18, 2005, second view. Photo courtesy of Craig Campbell

My grandfather Raphaelo (Ralph Sr.) owned the A&P at 5th and Benson Streets. His wife was Anna. They had four children, Ralph Carmen, Helen, Elizabeth and Rita, and they all lived above the store. Ralph Sr. also owned a string of stores across the street on 5th Street and a bar around the corner on Benson.

Ralph Jr. married Rose D’Aloise, who lived across the street at 450 Benson, next to the Quicks, who were electricians. Rose had three sisters, Mary, Anna and Adeline. Mary married Dominic Cerulli, who lived in the neighborhood. I lived at 452 Benson when I was very young, before my dad moved the family to Pennsauken. Helen LoVuolo married Denny DiRenzo, who owned the grocery store on Royden Street.

—Ralph LoVuolo, November 2009

Intersection of Benson Street & West Street

Looking South on West Street from Benson Street, July 3, 2006

Looking south on West Street from Benson Street in Camden, with vacant lots, utility poles and a few pedestrians. — Looking South on West Street from Benson Street, July 3, 2006

Northeast Corner, West Street and Benson Street, Camden, July 3, 2006

Red brick corner rowhouse with a covered front porch and a leafy tree at West Street and Benson Street, Camden. — Northeast Corner, West Street and Benson Street, Camden, July 3, 2006

Northeast Corner, West Street and Benson Street, Camden, July 3, 2006

Row of brick and stucco rowhouses along West Street at the Benson Street corner, Camden, seen from across the intersection. — Northeast Corner, West Street and Benson Street, Camden, July 3, 2006

500 Block of Benson Street

500 Benson Street

500 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Moy's Laundry; John Moy

503 Benson Street

503 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1863–1883	Weccacoe Fire Company No. 2
1947	Natale DiDonato & Family (Natale & Nancy DiDonato, Richard DiDonato); Edward L. Klaus, tenant
1967	Amadeo Barbabiango — Camden Courier-Post, September 7, 1967

505 Benson Street

505 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1887–1917	Harry Myers & Family (barber)
1887–1917	Harry & Hannah Myers
1887–1917	Harry J. Myers
1887–1917	Nellie May Myers
1947	Joseph Corea

507 Benson Street

507 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1890–1893	Logan Bates
1947	Dominick Mancisi

509 Benson Street

509 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1938	Charles E. Clark & Family (Charles & Estella I. Clark) — Camden Courier-Post, February 15, 1938
1938	Charles & Estella I. Clark
1947	Cologoro Daidone

510 Benson Street

510 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Camden Building & Loan Association; Central Building & Loan Association; National Auxiliary United Spanish War Veterans; South Ward Building & Loan Association; Charles E. Clark

511 Benson Street

511 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Raymond L. Powell

512 Benson Street

512 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1938–1947	Anthony DiPilla — Camden Courier-Post, February 22, 1938

513 Benson Street

513 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1920–1952	Godfrey F. Spaeth & Family (Godfrey F. & Bertha H. Spaeth, Walter Spaeth, Helena 'Alma' Spaeth); Godfrey F. Spaeth & Son, sheet metal workers — Camden Courier-Post, June 17, 1932 & June 13, 1952
1920–1952	Godfrey F. & Bertha H. Spaeth
1920–1952	Walter Spaeth
1920–1952	Helena "Alma" Spaeth

514 Benson Street

514 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Nicholas Manzi

515 Benson Street

515 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1888–1890	William Bassett
1930s–1940	Harold Megee
1947	Joseph Zello

516 Benson Street

516 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Thomas Boyd

517 Benson Street

517 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1873–1877	William Bassett
1903–1923	John Cherry, Detective, Camden County Prosecutor's Office
1947	Frank L. Seeds

518 Benson Street

518 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1910s–1960s	Walter T. Welch

519 Benson Street

519 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1927	William R. Cason & Family
1927	William & Margaret Cason
1927	Gladys Allen (step-daughter)
1947	Louis Napolitano

520 Benson Street

520 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1894–1895	Logan Bates
1947	Mrs. Rosa M. Williams

521 Benson Street

521 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Egidio Mignogna

522 Benson Street

522 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1932	Joseph Rentz — Camden Courier-Post, June 8, 1932
1947	No Return

523 Benson Street

523 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1880–1925	William Griffee & Family (William Griffee, charcoal dealer; Mary 'Louise' Chew Griffee; Thomas Griffee)
—	Walter & Mary "Louise" Chew Griffee
—	Thomas Griffee
1899	John Gillen — Philadelphia Inquirer, August 6, 1906
1906	Walter Ferrell — Philadelphia Inquirer, August 6, 1906
1947	Independent Order of Odd Fellows

524 Benson Street

524 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1895–1908	Charles Derrickson & Family (produce merchant)
1895–1908	Charles & Kathryn Derrickson
1901–1906	Garrett C. Pogue Sr. & Family (Garrett C. & Gertrude Derrickson Pogue, Frederick Pogue, Garrett C. Pogue Jr.)
1901–1906	Garrett C. & Gertrude Derrickson Pogue
1901–1906	Frederick Pogue
1901–1906	Garrett C. Pogue Jr.
1947	Clement W. Gardner

525 Benson Street

525 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Dr. Charles H. Chase, veterinarian

526 Benson Street

526 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1924–1929	William E. Hibbert
1936	Camden Veterinary Hospital — Camden Courier-Post, October 7, 1936
1947	Mrs. Sarah Wachsman, real estate

527 Benson Street

527 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Anthony Busa

528 Benson Street

528 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1900s–1910s	Dr. Joseph E. Roberts Jr.
1947	Mrs. Ann Hughes; Ramon B. Herrman

529 Benson Street

529 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Margaret S. Clair

533 Benson Street

533 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Frank Mazza; Teresa Mazza, music teacher

535 Benson Street

535 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Frank Mazza, tailor

537 Benson Street

537 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Sarah Housner

539 Benson Street

539 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1960	Michael Santone — Camden Courier-Post, July 15, 1960

550 Benson Street

550 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1906	550 Benson Street

552 Benson Street

552 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1906	552 Benson Street

554 Benson Street

554 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1883–1907	Isaac C. Toone & Family, president of Toone & Hollinshed Department Store
1947	Jeannette Zwecke

556 Benson Street

556 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Richardson A. Roberts

558 Benson Street

558 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Albert D. Shaw

560 Benson Street

560 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Mildred T. Tussey

561 Benson Street

561 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1888	Built by George M. Holl — Philadelphia Inquirer, June 7, 1888
1910–1916	Frederick Vieser & Family
1910–1916	Frederick & Louisa Veiser
1910–1916	Irma L. Vieser
1910–1916	Frederick C. Vieser
1910–1916	Freda Vieser
1933	Dr. A. C. Heintz
1947	Ernest Larossa; Stephen J. Sessa

562 Benson Street

562 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Lidie V. Kann

563 Benson Street

563 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1888	Built by George M. Holl
1947–1950	Dr. Herbert Weinberg — Camden Courier-Post, August 12, 1950

564 Benson Street

564 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
WWII	Private Adolph J. Siebert
1947	Mrs. Mabel L. Kaminski

565 Benson Street

565 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1880s–1930s	Dr. Conrad G. Hoell
1930s–1947	Mrs. Elizabeth Hoell

566 Benson Street

566 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Charles C. Sexton

567 Benson Street

567 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1920s–1933	Wilfred M. Kaighn
1947	William J. Kistner; Fred Chamberlain; Edward H. Collier
1957	Peter Ashmen

568 Benson Street

568 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Paul J. Holroyd

569 Benson Street

569 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Vacant
1950s–1963	Dr. Frank J. Ciliberti Jr.

570 Benson Street

570 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Emily Niessner; Harry Blizzard

571 Benson Street

571 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1933	Dr. Paul Ironsides; Kenneth Overbaugh — Camden Courier-Post, June 20, 1933
1947	Welcome Hall; Planned Parenthood Clinic; William Pedrick

572 Benson Street

572 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1933	Furnished Rooms — Camden Courier-Post, June 7, 1933
1947	Archie Fitzgerald; Frances Price

574 Benson Street

574 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1932	Peter J. Warden & Family (Peter J. & Edith Shillington Warden) — Camden Courier-Post, June 14, 1932
1932	Peter J. & Edith Shillington Warden
1947	No Return

576 Benson Street

576 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1895–1963	William H. Cannon & Family
1895–1963	William H. & Catherine Cannon
1895–1963	Florence V. Cannon
1933	John Grady — Camden Courier-Post, June 23, 1933
1965–2014	Jon Miller & Family
1965–2014	John & Beatrice Miller
2014–	Quinn DeMenna

578 Benson Street

578 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Nellie Stafford; Merdith A. Romineck; Mrs. Minnie Gahrs

580 Benson Street

580 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1889	Samuel Cover — Philadelphia Inquirer, July 5, 1889
1947	Dr. Thomas Skaug, physician; Grace Anderson; Helen Blake; Charles Bates; Mrs. Nancy Gardner

582 Benson Street

582 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	George C. Lezenby, electrolysis

584 Benson Street

584 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1920s–1930s	John Shortell
1947	Leroy Fitzgerald; Irene Campano
2005	Center for Family Services

586 Benson Street

586 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1933	Furnished Rooms — Camden Courier-Post, June 7, 1933
1947	Samuel D. Mansfield

588 Benson Street

588 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Thomas W. Daisy

590 Benson Street

590 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Anna Hentz

592 Benson Street

592 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1881–1897	Louis Partridge — Philadelphia Inquirer, January 6, 1895
1947	Mrs. Alice M. Lawrence

594 Benson Street

594 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Mary E. Miller; Mrs. Etta Peoples

596 Benson Street

596 Benson Street — 500 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Dr. E.A. Denbo, physician

500 Block of Benson Street, Camden, July 7, 1965. Aerial photo by Bob Bartosz

Black-and-white aerial view of the 500 block of Benson Street, Camden, with rowhouses, trees, a parking lot and a tall building. — 500 Block of Benson Street, Camden, July 7, 1965. Aerial photo by Bob Bartosz

Camden Courier-Post, September 7, 1967

Edward Klaus was a tenant and lived in the front bottom-floor apartment.

—Richard Di Donato, June 2012

Camden Courier-Post, June 17, 1932

Newspaper item: Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Spaeth of 513 Benson street will open their Seaside Park cottage, June 17, 1932. — Camden Courier-Post, June 17, 1932

Mary "Louise" Chew Griffee, 523 Benson Street, Camden

Grainy black-and-white portrait of Mary Louise Chew Griffee, smiling, wearing a light collared shirt with buttons. — Mary "Louise" Chew Griffee, 523 Benson Street, Camden

William Griffee, a charcoal dealer, and his wife, Mary “Louise” Chew Griffee, resided at 523 Benson Street in June 1880. From 1899 until January 1903 they resided at 234 Chestnut Street, but they returned to 523 Benson Street, where they lived with one of their children, Thomas, a policeman, and Mabel Mack until they both passed away. He passed away in 1914, and she on January 2, 1925.

She is listed in the city directories for all those years as a dealer in “notions, and such,” as she was related to the owner of Chew’s Department Store.

—Jim Powell, March 2013

Philadelphia Inquirer, January 6, 1899

Newspaper death notice for Israel F. Whitcraft, funeral from his cousin John Gillen's residence at 523 Benson street, Camden. — Philadelphia Inquirer, January 6, 1899

Philadelphia Inquirer, August 6, 1906

Newspaper item about Walter Ferrel, 19, of 523 Benson street, who nearly bled to death after a lamp fell on him. — Philadelphia Inquirer, August 6, 1906

Garrett C. Pogue Sr., 524 Benson Street, 1890s

Camden Courier-Post, October 7, 1936

Newspaper advertisement for the Camden Veterinary Hospital, 525 Benson Street, treating and boarding dogs and cats. — Camden Courier-Post, October 7, 1936

Sarah, Harry and Mildred Wachsman, 526 Benson Street, 1947

Newspaper photograph of two women and a man gathered closely at a desk, one woman seated and smiling up at the man. — Sarah, Harry and Mildred Wachsman, 526 Benson Street, 1947

Sarah Wachsman newspaper photograph caption, 526 Benson Street

Newspaper photo caption beginning MOM'S THE BOSS, about realtor Sarah Wachsman dictating to her daughter at 526 Benson Street. — Sarah Wachsman newspaper photograph caption, 526 Benson Street

Dr. Joseph E. Roberts Jr., 528 Benson Street, 1900s-1910s

Grainy newspaper portrait of an older man with glasses, wearing a high white collar and dark tie. — Dr. Joseph E. Roberts Jr., 528 Benson Street, 1900s-1910s

Camden Courier-Post, July 15, 1960

Newspaper obituary notice for Michael Santone, 77, of 539 Benson Street, Camden, who died July 1960. — Camden Courier-Post, July 15, 1960

Portrait of Lieutenant Cason

Camden Post-Telegram, July 31, 1915

Read the article: Portrait of Lieutenant Cason

2-Story Fall Injures Whitman Park Roofer

Camden Courier-Post, June 13, 1952

Read the article: 2-Story Fall Injures Whitman Park Roofer

Benson Street east of Broadway, Camden, N.J., ca. 1900–1910

St. Valentine's Greeting postcard to Irma L. Vieser, 561 Benson Street, 1915

Front of a St. Valentine's Greeting postcard showing a young woman with auburn hair in a lavender gown, looking upward. — St. Valentine's Greeting postcard to Irma L. Vieser, 561 Benson Street, 1915

Postcard to Irma L. Vieser, 561 Benson Street, postmarked 1915

Back of a 1915 postcard handwritten to Miss Irma L. Vieser, 561 Benson St., Camden, N.J., with a green stamp and postmark. — Postcard to Irma L. Vieser, 561 Benson Street, postmarked 1915

Camden Courier-Post, June 14, 1932

Newspaper clipping headed "Camden Couple Wed by New York Clerk," a wedding notice for two Benson Street residents. — Camden Courier-Post, June 14, 1932

576 Benson Street, Jon Miller and family, 1965-2014

Black-and-white photo of a girl standing behind a small boy on a tricycle, with two adults behind them before a brick rowhouse. — 576 Benson Street, Jon Miller and family, 1965-2014

Philadelphia Inquirer, January 6, 1895

Newspaper clipping about a reception for Captain J. W. Partridge of Aurora, N. Y., at 592 Benson Street. — Philadelphia Inquirer, January 6, 1895

Sleep Pills Overcome Woman Hotel Guest

Camden Courier-Post, August 12, 1950

Read the article: Sleep Pills Overcome Woman Hotel Guest

117 Rooms—Furnished

Camden Courier-Post, June 7, 1933

Read the article: 117 Rooms—Furnished

600 Block of Benson Street

600 Benson Street

600 Benson Street — 600 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Dr. Buelah S. Hollinshed
1957	Dr. Grant Summerill

602 Benson Street

602 Benson Street — 600 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1930	Nora G. McDonnell — Camden Courier-Post, April 13, 1930
1947	Josephine Klages

604 Benson Street

604 Benson Street — 600 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1920s–1947	Rev. Elwood A. Harrar

606 Benson Street

606 Benson Street — 600 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Charles Hitchens

608 Benson Street

608 Benson Street — 600 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Clinton C. Dickey; Walter Mathis; Anna Evans

610 Benson Street

610 Benson Street — 600 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Florence E. Stark

612 Benson Street

612 Benson Street — 600 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1900s–1910s	William MacFarland
1947	Mrs. Helen C. Lang; Edith Holvick; Mrs. Ellen Barr

614 Benson Street

614 Benson Street — 600 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Sarah Middleton

616 Benson Street

616 Benson Street — 600 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1910s–1940s	Harry C. Sharp & Family
1947	Mrs. Ella Sharp

618 Benson Street

618 Benson Street — 600 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Dr. Banks S. Baker

620 Benson Street

620 Benson Street — 600 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1915	Dr. William W. Knowlton — Philadelphia Inquirer, January 27, 1915
1919–1951	Dr. C. Fred Becker
1950s	Dr. Charles F. Becker III

622–624 Benson Street

622–624 Benson Street — 600 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Kathleen L. Gross

626 Benson Street

626 Benson Street — 600 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Elsie N. Hoffman

628 Benson Street

628 Benson Street — 600 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1938	Mrs. Thomas E. Borton — Camden Courier-Post, February 16, 1938
1947	LeRoy J. Knettle

629 Benson Street

629 Benson Street — 600 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1900	John Bodine & Family (John & Susannah King Bodine, Francis B. Bodine, Joseph Bodine, Sarah King)
1900	John & Susannah King Bodine
1900	Francis B. Bodine
1900	Joseph Bodine
1900	Sarah King (sister-in-law)

630 Benson Street

630 Benson Street — 600 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1900	John Blowe & Family
1900	John & Mary Blowe
1900	Ella Blowe
1900	Marion Blowe
1923–1947	Francis B. Bodine

632 Benson Street

632 Benson Street — 600 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Mary M. Hamilton
1955	Thomas Myers

634 Benson Street

634 Benson Street — 600 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1904–1910	Walter Antrim & Family
1904–1910	Walter & Helen Antrim
1905 & 1912–1918	William H. Jefferys Jr. & Family (William H. & Sallie Jefferys Jr.) — Philadelphia Inquirer, July 9, 1905
1923	Walter W. Moore
1947	Frances C. Shaw; Mrs. Kathryn S. Anderson; Mrs. Sue H. Mooney

636 Benson Street

636 Benson Street — 600 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1933	Miss Elizabeth Cromie; John H. Cromie II — Camden Courier-Post, June 20, 1933
1947	Amaziah K. Ludwig

638 Benson Street

638 Benson Street — 600 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1947	Harry K. Kingsbury

Cooper Hospital, 600 block of Benson Street, about 1890

Old photo of the large multi-story Cooper Hospital building with a few people standing on the lawn in front. — Cooper Hospital, 600 block of Benson Street, about 1890

600 Block of Benson Street, April 2005, photo by Craig Campbell

Color photo of a row of red-brick Second Empire rowhouses with mansard roofs along Benson Street in the evening light. — 600 Block of Benson Street, April 2005, photo by Craig Campbell

600 Block of Benson Street, April 2005, second photo by Craig Campbell

Color photo of red-brick Victorian rowhouses with mansard roofs on Benson Street, with parked cars and utility poles. — 600 Block of Benson Street, April 2005, second photo by Craig Campbell

600 Block of Benson Street, April 2005, third photo by Craig Campbell

Color photo of a close view of red-brick mansard-roofed rowhouses on Benson Street with a Do Not Enter sign. — 600 Block of Benson Street, April 2005, third photo by Craig Campbell

Camden Courier-Post, April 13, 1930

Newspaper clipping headed "Nora M'Donnel Dies, Long Camden Nurse," an obituary of a Cooper Hospital graduate. — Camden Courier-Post, April 13, 1930

620 Benson Street, Dr. C. Fred Becker, 1919-1951

Black-and-white newspaper portrait of Dr. C. Fred Becker, a man with round glasses and a dark suit — 620 Benson Street, Dr. C. Fred Becker, 1919-1951

Philadelphia Inquirer, January 27, 1915

Newspaper clipping: Dr. W. W. Knowlton Buried — Philadelphia Inquirer, January 27, 1915

630 Benson Street, Francis B. Bodine, 1923-1947

Black-and-white portrait of Francis B. Bodine, an older man with round glasses and a suit and tie — 630 Benson Street, Francis B. Bodine, 1923-1947

Philadelphia Inquirer, July 9, 1905

Newspaper clipping: Nearly Run Down by Ferryboat — Philadelphia Inquirer, July 9, 1905

Mrs. Eliza Sharp

Philadelphia Inquirer, December 14, 1914

Read the article: Mrs. Eliza Sharp

700 Block of Benson Street — Pulaski Park

Pulaski Park was destroyed in the early 1980s to make room for a medical school.

The Pulaski Monument, 1936-1981

Crowd with flags gathered around the Pulaski Monument bust at its 1936 dedication — The Pulaski Monument, 1936-1981

The Red Men War Memorial, 1920-1981

Bronze statue of a standing Native American figure on a stone pedestal with an inscription tablet — The Red Men War Memorial, 1920-1981

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden

Plaza with trees and benches in front of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School building in Camden — Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden

Haddon Avenue & Benson Street

City Hall — 1871–1930.

Intersection of South 28th Street & Benson Street

South 28th Street and Benson Street, December 11, 2005

Street sign reading South 28th Street and Benson Street — South 28th Street and Benson Street, December 11, 2005

South 28th Street and Benson Street, December 11, 2005 (archive label: looking northeast)

South 28th Street at Benson Street — South 28th Street and Benson Street, December 11, 2005 (archive label: looking northeast)

South 28th Street and Benson Street, December 11, 2005 (archive label: looking north)

2800 Block of Benson Street

2812 Benson Street

2812 Benson Street — 2800 Block of Benson Street
year	name
early 1900s–1974	Robert Rosengarten & Family
—	Robert & Fannie Rosengarten
—	Nathan Rosengarten
—	Laura Rosengarten
—	Rosalie Rosengarten
—	Lillian Rosengarten
1959	Frank Paull — Camden Courier-Post, June 20, 1959

2835 Benson Street

2835 Benson Street — 2800 Block of Benson Street
year	name
1950s–1970s	Arthur F. Ballinghoff

2812 Benson Street — Robert Rosengarten & Family. Left: Fannie Rosengarten, ca. 1946

Sepia studio portrait of Fannie Rosengarten, a woman with glasses and a dark patterned blouse with a bow collar — 2812 Benson Street — Robert Rosengarten & Family. Left: Fannie Rosengarten, ca. 1946

My grandmother, Fannie Schneidman Rosengarten, passed away on December 2, 1974, in Camden, NJ. She left Russia at age 16 with one of her brothers, arriving in Philadelphia in the spring of 1906. She worked as a shirtwaist maker, saving her salary to help bring the rest of her family here in 1910. She married my grandfather in 1911. She came from humble roots but was a lady of impeccable class.

—Robert Rosengarten, December 2, 1974

Camden Courier-Post, June 20, 1959

Newspaper legal notice headed Notice of Application for a liquor license for Century Bar, signed Frank Paull, 2812-D Benson Street — Camden Courier-Post, June 20, 1959

2900 Block of Benson Street

2900 Benson Street

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2919 Benson Street

2919 Benson Street — 2900 Block of Benson Street
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1955	Victory Storage Company	New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages

1955 Yellow Pages advertisement for Atlas Van Lines and Victory Storage Co, with a drawing of an Atlas moving truck in front of a globe — 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages

Wedding in Baptist Church

Camden Daily Courier, April 25, 1905

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A. Harry Moore Club to Hold Rally Tonight

Camden Courier-Post, October 28, 1936

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Blonde Sobs Story of Brutal Attack Near Riverfront

Camden Courier-Post, June 15, 1932

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For Sale — New 7-Room Houses

Camden Post, June 29, 1888

Camden Post advertisement for new 7-room houses by builder Wilson Ernst, June 29, 1888 — Camden Post, June 29, 1888

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4 Youths Guilty in Assault Case

Camden Courier-Post, June 16, 1932

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Two Youths Given 7 to 10 Years in Attack on Girl

Camden Courier-Post, June 18, 1932

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Arrested for Desertion

Philadelphia Inquirer, January 31, 1915

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William Smith Stricken on the Street

Philadelphia Inquirer, July 15, 1907

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Our Patrons

Fire Watch Magazine, Spring 1977

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News Articles

Eight Persons Killed

A collision on the Camden and Atlantic Road at Pike's Peak between a Sunday-school excursion train of the Second Presbyterian Church of Camden and the Atlantic City accommodation train killed seven men and a 10-year-old boy, Willie Caskey, and injured many others, among them Cora May Lippincott of 804 Broadway.

June 15, 1884

The Logue Assault

The Quarter Sessions Court trial of John F. Stratton and Henry Mellon, charged with the May 6, 1888 knife and blackjack attack on Joseph Logue near Starr's crossing, Tenth and Line streets, with testimony from Logue, Miss Sarah Lewine, Christopher Smith, Dr. Henry Jarrett, Charles R. Locke and Knight Haines.

June 1, 1888

Building Boom in Camden

James Cox has begun six two-story brick houses on Cox Street, below Second, as part of a broader construction boom across Camden. Philadelphia Inquirer, June 7, 1888.

June 7, 1888

For Sale — New 7-Room Houses

An 1888 Camden Post advertisement in which builder Wilson Ernst offers new 7-room and 4-room houses for sale near the South Street and Kaighn Avenue ferries.

June 29, 1888

Accidents of the Day

The Philadelphia Inquirer of July 5, 1889 lists five Fourth of July firearm and firework victims admitted to Cooper Hospital in Camden, including Edward Weston of 747 Berkley Street, who suffered a lacerated hand from a cannon shot.

July 5, 1889

New Buildings Going Up

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

November 15, 1890

Shot Her Husband

Michael McCusker, superintendent of the Union News Company at the Federal street station, was shot in the abdomen at his home, 206 Benson street, and died at Cooper Hospital; his wife Florence McCusker was charged with his murder.

November 10, 1897

Bread for the Needy

The Sixth Ward Republican Club will give out 400 loaves of bread from its headquarters at 908 Broadway, and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will distribute 200 loaves in the afternoon at the W. C. T. U. Hall on Benson street above Fourth.

February 15, 1899

In Police Dragnet

Successful Raid on an Alleged Pool Room in Camden Seven Men Captured Keefer, Who Says He Spent His Employers' Money in the Place, Identifies the Prisoners The Camden police yesterday raided the alleged poolroom at 25 South Third street, where Walter H. Keefer, former manager of the Merchantville Light and Power Company, claims he lost $254, belonging to his employers.

May 14, 1899

Wedding in Baptist Church

Camden Daily Courier, April 25, 1905: Miss Florence Clapton Toone, daughter of Isaac Clapton Toone, married Harry Raymond Staley at the First Baptist Church, with a reception at 554 Benson street.

April 25, 1905

Camden News Notes — July 15, 1907

Camden briefs for July 15, 1907, opening with Captain Stanley's early-morning raid on 139 Chestnut Street and the arrest of alleged proprietresses Bessie Heisler and Emma Carll.

July 15, 1907

William Smith Stricken on the Street

William Smith, 23, of 419 Clinton Street, fell on the sidewalk at Seventh and Benson Streets from an attack of heart disease and was taken to Cooper Hospital.

July 15, 1907

Camden News Notes - Phila Inquirer - 1910-04-02

Camden News Notes — April 2, 1910

Philadelphia Inquirer — April 2, 1910 ** In memory of Policeman Casper Hart, who was fatally injured in a collision between a trolley car and the Second District patrol wagon at Broadway and Benson streets , flags at all the station houses were placed at half mast yesterday and the headquarters of the Second district police draped in mourning.

April 2, 1910

Burglar Escapes After Stanley's Pursuit

Policeman Stanley found a burglar in the act of breaking into the home of H. O. Cliver at 447 Benson Street; after leaping several fences the prowler escaped.

December 13, 1911

Boys Confess Theft of Bike

Joseph Evans, 14, of 225 Benson Street, and David Plummer, 12, were held by Recorder Stackhouse in September 1914 after confessing to stealing a bicycle from the home of Fireman William McCauley, 453 Liberty Street. The boys were also accused of breaking into the Asbell Brothers store at 911 Broadway.

September 29, 1914

Jail Entry Succeeds

John Carney of 211 Benson Street tried to take the keys of the Camden jail from the watchman and was caught by Detective Stanley; Recorder Stackhouse gave him four months in another jail.

November 11, 1914

Mrs. Eliza Sharp

Mrs. Eliza Sharp, 78, widow of Isaac Sharp and mother of Board of Education vice president Harry C. Sharp, died at her son's home at 616 Benson Street after more than 40 years in Camden.

December 14, 1914

Arrested for Desertion

William Burns, 33, of Philadelphia, was arrested at 308 Benson Street, Camden, by Detectives Moffett and Murray on a charge of desertion and held by Recorder Stackhouse pending requisition papers.

January 31, 1915

Portrait of Lieutenant Cason

A portrait of Lieutenant Cason, printed in the Camden Post-Telegram on July 31, 1915.

July 31, 1915

Dog Bite Victims

Two dog-bite victims, three-year-old William Willoughby of Sherman Avenue and 29-year-old Edward Nelson of Benson Street, were treated at Cooper Hospital, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported on August 1, 1915.

August 1, 1915

Death Car Driver Held in $1000 Bail

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

January 3, 1928

Guns Await Sniper in Suburban Towns

With orders to "shoot on sight" issued to suburban police hunting South Jersey's "phantom sniper," a man giving a fake name reported a 16th shooting that investigators could not verify, while a 15th victim came forward separately in Collingswood.

February 4, 1928

Store, Three Homes Entered By Thieves

Thieves looted an East Camden chain store and three North Camden residences of more than $400 in cash and jewelry worth nearly $500 during the night.

February 11, 1928

Man Held on Charge of Stealing Plumbing

Joseph Tisso [sic], 22, of 214 Benson Street, was arrested at Second and Market streets on a charge of stripping plumbing fixtures and lead pipe from a vacant house at Third and Mickle streets; Captain of Detectives John Golden said he had confessed.

April 6, 1928

Three Youths Sent to Detention Home

Police Judge Pancoast sent three youths to the detention home, including Edward Bedanski, 13, of 1265 Whitman Avenue, who pleaded guilty with Henry Garbecki to trying to break into the Camden Storage Battery Company. Camden Courier-Post, October 29, 1931.

October 29, 1931

Moore Rallies Tonight in 3 Wards, Ashland

Rallies in the interest of A. Harry Moore, gubernatorial candidate, and local candidates on the Democratic ticket will be conducted tonight in Ashland and in three wards of the city.

October 31, 1931

Political Paragraphs

Camden Courier-Post - October 31, 1931 Gloucester Republicans concluded their final Baird rally of the campaign last night at their headquarters, 101 North King Street.

October 31, 1931

Reckless Driver Held After Punching Cop

A Philadelphia motorist who forced off-duty Policeman Earl Wright's car onto the sidewalk and punched him was chased to the bridge and arrested on reckless driving and assault charges.

June 13, 1932

Blonde Sobs Story of Brutal Attack Near Riverfront

Martha Tomlinson, 18, of Delaware township, told Camden county court that four young Camden men beat and robbed her near the riverfront; the defendants denied the charge.

June 15, 1932

4 Youths Guilty in Assault Case

A Criminal Court jury found four South Camden young men guilty of criminally assaulting a Pennsauken township girl; Judge Samuel M. Shay was to impose sentence the next day.

June 16, 1932

Two Youths Given 7 to 10 Years in Attack on Girl

Judge Samuel M. Shay sentenced four young men to seven to ten years in state prison for criminally assaulting an 18-year-old girl, and warned he would double the terms for future offenders.

June 18, 1932

117 Rooms—Furnished

Furnished-room classified advertisements (classification 117) from the Camden Courier-Post, June 7, 1933, including a listing for 572 Benson Street.

June 7, 1933

3 Youths Sentenced for Robbery of Store

Camden Courier-Post - June 20, 1933 Pleading guilty to robbery of a chain store at Twenty-seventh and Westfield Avenue , three youths were sentenced yesterday by Judge Samuel M. Shay in Criminal Court.

June 20, 1933

43 Camden Recruits Thrive In Chill Conservation Camp

Group Gaining Weight in Vermont Mountains as They Clear Timber to Make Way for Jam, And Sleep Under Heavy Blankets Forty-three Camden city and county men with Company 2204, Citizens' Conservation Corps, are now located at Knapp Andrew Camp, Montpelier, Vt., word received here yesterday disclosed.

August 16, 1933

4 Held for Grand Jury on Auto Theft Charge

Four youths, among them Nicholas Boganik of 1305 Thurman Street, were held for the grand jury by Police Judge Garfield Pancoast on a charge of stealing an automobile after Motorcycle Policeman Gus Fortune caught them following a chase.

May 7, 1934

Couple Celebrate 50th Wedding Year

More than 50 relatives and friends shared in the celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Dahl staged last night at the home of the couple's son, Howard Dahl, 126 North T

October 29, 1935

Courier-Post clipping, Aug. 21, 1936: housing committee urges clearing 20 city blocks

Elimination of 20 City Blocks Urged by Housing Committee

The Camden Housing Advisory Committee recommended that the city clear 20 blocks of sub-standard properties, 895 dwellings in two areas, to save on municipal service costs; Mayor Frederick von Nieda favored eliminating the areas but opposed spending city money without assurance of a return.

August 21, 1936

Von Nieda Opposes 'Parking Lot' Plan

Mayor Frederick von Nieda denied approving the Camden Housing Advisory Committee's recommendation to raze 20 blocks of houses for public parking in North and South Camden, and opposed razing the two veterans' homes at Broadway and Benson street.

August 22, 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

A. Harry Moore Club to Hold Rally Tonight

A mass meeting of Democrats was to be held at 8 p.m. by the A. Harry Moore Third Ward Democratic Club at Third and Benson streets, with Postmaster Emma E. Hyland and Prosecutor Samuel G. Orlando among the speakers.

October 28, 1936

Dressmaking Contest Winners Start N.Y. Excursion Today

Three Camden schoolgirls won the city's first annual Dressmaking and Doll Dressing Contest in February 1938, including Evelyn Stevenson of 406 North 40th Street, and departed on a two-day New York City excursion as their prize.

February 11, 1938

11 Nabbed by Police in Gambling Raids

Camden Courier-Post - February 14, 1938 7 Arrested in Bingo Numbers Racket; 4 Seized in Betting Place Ten men and a woman were arrested in gambling raids over the weekend by Camden city and county authorities.

February 14, 1938

Frank Palese Surrenders In Racket Quiz

Lent Car to Others He Says; Denies Charges Frank Palese , 26, of 900 South Fourth street , wanted as one of the alleged operators of the new "bingo" lottery racket, surrendered yesterday to County Detective Wilfred Dube .

February 15, 1938

4 Men Arrested in Race Bet Raid

Police raided a room in the rear of a cigar store at 433 Broadway and arrested four men, confiscating a telephone and horse-racing sheets as evidence of bookmaking on races. Camden Courier-Post, February 21, 1938.

February 21, 1938

4 Held for Grand Jury After Gambling Raid

Four men arrested in a raid on 433 Broadway, who said they were only listening to a radio broadcast of War Admiral's latest turf triumph, were held for grand jury action by Judge Gene R. Mariano. Camden Courier-Post, February 22, 1938.

February 22, 1938

MAGIN PROMOTES 3, REHIRES 3, FIRES 4

Temporary Laborers Dismissed, While Men Ousted by Hartmann Are Reinstated Three dismissals, three promotions and four reinstatements and two new hirings were announced yesterday by City Commissioner Henry Magin , director of public works.

June 1, 1939

Crash Injures Woman

Mrs. Rita Saia, 31, of 323 Royden Street, was treated at Cooper Hospital for injured ribs after a two-car collision at West and Benson streets, November 1949.

November 4, 1949

Sleep Pills Overcome Woman Hotel Guest

Mrs. Eleanor Shaw, 28, a guest at the Hotel Plaza, Fifth and Cooper streets, was taken to Cooper Hospital after an overdose of sleeping tablets; Dr. Herbert Weinberg of 563 Benson Street was the hotel physician.

August 12, 1950

2-Story Fall Injures Whitman Park Roofer

Roofer John Weadership, 54, of 1630 Pulaski St., was injured when a wooden frame broke and he fell from a two-story roof on 5th St. near Royden, according to his employer, Walter Spaeth of 513 Benson St.

June 13, 1952

Dzick Frees 2 In Row Over Car Mishap

Municipal Judge Benjamin Dzick discharged Nicholas Persiano and Anthony Mona after Persiano recanted his charges over a crash into the Dial Shoe Store window at 1152 Broadway; police had called the case a "quarrel among thieves."

February 4, 1956

Camden Fire Alarms

Courier-Post list of Camden fire alarms from midnight Sunday to midnight Monday, including fires on Stevens and Benson Streets, a rubbish fire on North 3rd Street and an auto fire at 4th and Viola Streets.

March 26, 1957

Notice of Application

A June 1957 legal notice that the Ninth Ward Republican Association applied for a club liquor license at 536 Broadway, listing President Hobart Corson, Vice President John K. Voll and the association's other officers and directors, including Lester Beach of 702 Carman Street.

June 10, 1957

2 Men Given 6 Months on Theft Counts

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

December 18, 1957

Our Patrons

An "Our Patrons" page of fifteen advertisements from the Spring 1977 Fire Watch Magazine, including Terry's Famous Pizza Box at 200 S. 27th St. at Benson St., Bruno's Restaurant, Crystal 1 Hr. Cleaners and the Trent Bar & Liquors.

March 20, 1977

People

Arthur Stanley

Arthur Stanley (1845–1925), Camden police captain and Civil War veteran. Born in England, he came to America in 1853, served with Company G, 12th New Jersey Infantry at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Petersburg, and commanded the Second District of the Camden Police Department from 1898 until his retirement in 1916.

September 1, 2026

H. Roy Steele

Henry Roy Steele, widely recognized in Camden, New Jersey, for his basketball prowess and as a tavern owner, left a lasting legacy despite his passing in 1946.

September 28, 2024

Franks Sworn in as Chief, Camden Daily Courier, April 1, 1886

Harry H. Franks

Henry Houston "Harry" Franks served as Camden's Chief of Police from April 1, 1886 until his death on January 1, 1887. A Civil War veteran of the 25th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry and a tobacconist, he served as constable of the Third Ward before his appointment as chief.

July 23, 2026

Paul A. Woodward

Paul A. Woodward, a resident of 221 Benson Street , committed the murder of two young boys by poisoning them on October 1, 1902. He was the son of Thomas and Bella Woodward.

August 31, 2024

William G. Hillman

William Grant Hillman was born on August 10, 1865, in Camden, NJ, the sixth of nine children of Edward Hillman and Margaret Grant.

July 9, 2024

Related Streets

11th Street

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

May 26, 2026

27th Street

27th Street runs from the Delaware River through Cramer Hill and East Camden to Marlton Avenue. Originally called Fulton Street before the 1899 annexation of Stockton Township, it was one of the main thoroughfares of the neighborhood and home to football star Mike Rozier.

September 21, 2021

28th Street

28th Street runs from the Delaware River south, across River Road to the Pavonia railroad switching yard, then to Westfield Avenue, Federal Street and Washington Street. It is North 28th Street above Federal and South 28th below.

March 16, 2024

Auburn Street

Auburn Street is a small street that runs from Broadway to South Sixth Street between Benson and Washington Streets. All 26 homes were seized by eminent domain and demolished in 2001.

May 25, 2026

Baring Street

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

October 8, 2021

Benson Street

Benson Street, in South Camden, was named for John J. Benson, an agent of the Camden and Amboy Railroad who played a key role in developing the Stevens’ lands into building lots.

May 25, 2021

Carman Street

Carman Street ran from Broadway to South 8th Street downtown and, across the Cooper River, from 15th Street through East Camden to Woodrow Wilson High School at 31st Street. It is apparently named for William Carman, whose home at Broadway and Federal Street stood until 1902.

August 27, 2024

Clare Street

Clare Street is a one-block thoroughfare in South Camden, running from Pine Street to Division Street. Originally called Pine Avenue, it was renamed Clare Street between 1878 and 1890, then later renamed Jesthroe Hunt Sr. Lane in honor of a Camden firefighter who passed away in 2005.

February 4, 2024

Federal Street

Federal Street, originally called Joseph Cooper's Lane, is one of the primary east-west streets in Camden, running from the Delaware River waterfront through Stockton Township to Mount Holly. The intersection of Federal Street and Broadway is considered by most to be the center of center city Camden.

August 28, 2021

Haddon Avenue

Haddon Avenue is one of Camden's oldest roads, dating to at least 1792 as a bridle path and incorporated as the Haddonfield & Camden Turnpike in 1839. It runs southeast from Federal Street to the city limits toward Collingswood, Haddon Township, and Haddonfield.

January 28, 2023

Pulaski Street

Pulaski Street in Camden is named for Casimir Pulaski, the Polish nobleman and cavalry commander born in 1745 who fought in the American Revolutionary War and was made an honorary U.S. citizen.

June 14, 2023