Looking East on Blaine Street, Camden, NJ - December 27th, 2005
Blaine Street originally ran from 424 South 7th Street to Trenton Avenue, and through to Haddon, ending at 429 Haddon Avenue, with houses on the north side between South 7th and Trenton. The south side of Blaine Street has the rear of homes fronting on New Street, which runs parallel from South 7th Street to Trenton Avenue. In recent times the exit onto Haddon Avenue has been blocked off, and no houses stand anymore on Blaine Street. Blaine Street is bisected between South 7th and Trenton by an alley known as Edmunds Street.
Blaine Street first appeared in Camden's city directories in the 1888–1889 edition. The street was named for James Gillespie Blaine, who served twice as Secretary of State and was the 1884 Republican candidate for President of the United States, losing to Grover Cleveland. Although Cleveland was from New Jersey, Camden was very much a Republican town, this being the era when General William Joyce Sewell dominated local politics. The James G. Blaine School, located on the southeast corner of North 23rd Street at Wayne Avenue in the Pavonia–Cramer Hill section of Camden, was also named in his honor.
James Lennox & Family — James & Katherine Lennox; John H. Lennox; J. Edgar 'Eggie' Lennox; William Lennox; Edward Lennox; Maggie Lennox; Samuel Lennox; Harry Lennox; Hugh Lennox; Mary Lennox; Robert Lennox
1933
Albert Karge
1947
Franklin D. Dowling
707 Blaine Street
Year
Name
1947
Theodore Gizelbach
709 Blaine Street
Year
Name
1947
Howard Buffington
711 Blaine Street
Year
Name
1947
William W. Hunsinger Jr.
713 Blaine Street
Year
Name
1930–1931
John A. McAffery & Family — John & Elizabeth McCaffery
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.
Albert Karge, 20, of 705 Blaine Street was arrested by Patrolman Frank Wilmot charged with a statutory offense against a 15-year-old South Camden girl. Camden Courier-Post, June 14, 1933.
