Bergen Avenue
Bergen Avenue is located in Camden's Cramer Hill section, east of North 32nd Street. It runs north from Cleveland Avenue, crossing Hayes Avenue, River Road, and Harrison Avenue toward the Delaware River, and ends at Farragut Avenue.
Bergen Avenue is likely named after either Martin V. Bergen or Christopher A. Bergen, both prominent figures in Camden's legal and civic circles in the late 1800s. The C.A. Bergen School in South Camden was named after Christopher Bergen.
Many single-family homes were built on Bergen Avenue before 1924. In the late 1940s or early 1950s, a significant number of brick row houses were constructed on the 900, 1000, and 1100 blocks.
The 900 block of Bergen Avenue has experienced several tragedies. In the 1950s, young Eddie Marren drowned in a boating accident. In 1963, his sister and three other young people were killed in a car accident. In 2005, three small children died after accidentally locking themselves in the trunk of a car parked in the yard of 957 Bergen Avenue.
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Adelbert J. "Duke" Kirk Sr.
Adelbert J. "Duke" Kirk Sr. (1918-1989) was a Camden firefighter who was appointed to the Camden Fire Department on November 16, 1956 and served with Engine Company 3 until his retirement on December 1, 1981.
Louis C. Schlam
Louis Charles Schlam was born in Pennsylvania on January 31, 1887, to Henry Schlam and his wife, Catherine Spicer Schlam. He was the second of at least twelve children. His father worked as a shoemaker.
Richard R. C. Donnelly
Richard Roscoe Compton Donnelly Sr. was born on September 14, 1890, to Roscoe C. Donnelly and Ella.
More Bergen Avenue Memories
I just reviewed the Bergen Avenue site again. Ok, so my parents bought 1021 Bergen from the Kennedy family in 1953. My parents lived in the white house, one house from Engles Lot.
Bergen Avenue Memories
We moved to Bergen "Avenue" in 1953. We lived at 1021 Bergen Avenue which is still there. There used to be a red house [1017 Bergen Avenue — ed.] next to the lot which was Engle's Bar. The lot belonged to the bar.
Six Begin Fire 'Basic'
Six Camden men — Thomas S. Watson Jr., Lloyd W. Henshall, Lloyd G. Birdsong, Leon J. Johnson, Richard P. Williams and Curtis J. Britt — began basic training on January 3, 1969, bringing the Camden Fire Department to full complement.
Edgar S. Boulton
Obituary for Edgar S. Boulton of 1133 Bergen Avenue, a retired Camden police officer who joined the department in 1908 after three years with the fire department; services at Gustav Roedel and Son Funeral Home.
William D. Moore
Obituary for William D. Moore, 859 Bergen Avenue, a longtime proprietor of a vulcanizing establishment in East Camden and accomplished musician who died in March 1939; burial at Arlington Cemetery, Philadelphia.
Marion W. Piper
Death notice for Marion W. Piper (nee Diggs), wife of Harry S. Piper, who died March 24, 1932 in her 55th year; formerly of 1100 Bergen Avenue, services at her late residence at 2813 Harrison Avenue.