Boyer Street
Boyer Street, also known as Boyer Court, ran east from Nelson Street for about half a block until it came to a dead end at the rear of 1131 South 2nd Street. An alley between 1131 and 1133 South 2nd Street provided pedestrian access.
Prior to 1891 there had been a block of 5 wood frame homes that are referred to in the 1891 Sanborn Map as "Potters Old Block," and that are noted on the map that they were "to be removed" on the land where eight brick homes were later built on what became known as Boyer Street.
By the time the 1892 Camden City Directory was compiled, homes had been built on Boyer Street. Eight were eventually built, all on the north side of the street. The 1100 block of Knight Street had been renamed Nelson Court and extended to provide street access to the newly built homes on two new streets, Stanley Street and Boyer Street, and alley access to Cox Street.
The land bounded by Kaighn Avenue, Chestnut, South 2nd, and Front Streets was consolidated after World War II for industrial development. A few homes were still standing on Boyer Street as late as 1963. Shortly afterwards, Stanley Street, Boyer Street, Nelson Street, and the 100 block of Sycamore Street (formerly Cox Street) were erased.
100 Block Boyer Street
129 Boyer Street
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1892 | William Jones |
| 1910 | Harry Broadwater — flagman |
| 1928 | George Bowyer — contractor |
| 1935 | Jesse Murphy |
| 1940–1942 | Thomas Smith & Family — Thomas & Myrtle Smith, Leroy Smith, Earl Smith |
| 1943 | Mrs. Stella E. Martino |
| 1947 | Lacy R. Johnson |
130 Boyer Street
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1908 | Mrs. Sorg |
| 1909–1911 | Mrs. Eugenia Dunham |
| 1917 | Mrs. Catherine Walrod |
131 Boyer Street
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1903 | Mrs. Lang |
| 1909 | Lizzie Doughty |
| 1925 | Mrs. Amanda Margaret Gaskill & Family — Amanda & Harry Gaskill |
| 1931 | Stanley Adams & John Adams |
| 1941–1943 | Frank A. Delano & Family — Frank & Eva Delano |
| 1947 | Mrs. Charity Allen |
133 Boyer Street
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1912–1913 | Michael Walsh & Family — Michael & Elizabeth Walsh |
| 1927 | Louis Music & Family — Louis, Josephine, Anthony, Mary Music |
| 1940 | Peter Bercheskey |
| 1943 | William McHale |
| 1947 | Howard Thorpe |
135 Boyer Street
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1892 | Roswell Latchum |
| 1941–1947 | Edward Kuchinsky |
137 Boyer Street
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1943 | Lester J. Finch |
139 Boyer Street
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1901 | Chrissy Strang |
| 1917 | Ellen Burk |
| 1936 | Harry Sheer |
| 1943 | Frank H. Rollo |
| 1947 | Ailer Edwards Jr. & Family — janitor — Ailer & Katie Edwards, Margaret Edwards, Ruth Edwards, Walter Edwards |
141 Boyer Street
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1943 | George E. Melson |
| 1947 | William Andrews |
143 Boyer Street
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1919 | Cordelle Masi & Family — Cordelle & Mae Di Lue Masi, Derona Masi |
| 1943 | Ezel Lee |
| 1943–1947 | Mrs. Susan Patterson |
145 Boyer Street
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1901 | Mrs. Annie Hamilton |
| 1902 | George W. Albertson & Family — George & Annie M. Albertson |
| 1925 | Joseph Huber & Family |
| 1927 | Edward Hall |
| 1941–1943 | Mrs. Violet C. Knettle & Family — Mildred Knettle |
| 1941 | Daniel J. Lassby & Family — Daniel J. & Mildred Knettle Lassby |
| 1947 | Elwood G. Briscoe |
| 1954 | Charles F. Scott |
148 Boyer Street
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1934 | Marion Richards |
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148 Boyer Street
Intersection of Boyer Street & South 2nd Street
Bandits Rip Off Trousers And Take Worker's $500 Cash
After holding him up and tearing off his trousers completely from his legs three bandits robbed Adam Wallace, 61, of 1021 South Second Street, of $500 at 7:00 a.m. yesterday.
A South Camden barber who attempted to assist the man as the bandits were struggling with him was threatened with death by one of the thugs who pointed a revolver at his face.
Wallace told Detective Sergeant Gus Koerner he was walking along South Second Street on his way to work at the New York Shipbuilding Company when three colored men approached him at Boyer's Court, which is between Sycamore Street and Kaighn Avenue.
One of them grabbed him around the neck, he said, and he was dragged into a small alley. He attempted to struggle with the men he told Koerner, but they overpowered him and threw him to the ground. They then tore his trousers and took $500 he had in one of the pockets.
While the thieves were struggling with the man, Herman Bird, a barber of 1131 South Second Street, who was washing the windows of his shop less than 100 feet away heard the commotion and ran to Adam's assistance. One of the trio stopped him before he reached the alley and placed the revolver against his mouth and told him to go back where he came from or he would get shot.
After taking the trousers the bandits found the money and hurled the torn garment back at Wallace who was still lying on the ground. He returned to his home less than two squares away and reported the theft to detectives. The money, he said, was cash he had saved in several years of employment at the shipyard.
Camden Courier-Post, June 24, 1933
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Sycamore Street
One of Camden's 'tree' streets.
12th Street
Camden has two separate 12th Streets: North Twelfth, which once ran from Federal Street to the Cooper River before being largely erased by highway construction, and South Twelfth, which runs from Fairview Street to Lakeshore Drive and is lined with post-World War II rowhouses.
Cox Street
Cox Street ran west from 1119 South 2nd Street for about half a block to a dead end, roughly opposite Sycamore Street; it first appeared in City Directories in 1890 and was renamed Sycamore Street around 1922, then erased after World War II as part of a redevelopment plan.
Bandits Rip Off Trousers And Take Worker's $500 Cash
Trio Attacks Man on Way to Shipyard and Menaces Barber Who Goes to Aid With Revolver; Hurl Torn Garment in Victim's Face After holding him up and tearing off his trousers completely from his legs three bandits robbed Adam Wallace, 61, of 1021 South Second Street , of $500 at 7:00 a.m. yesterday.
In Police Court
Recorder Stackhouse heard a Decoration Day array of offenders in Camden Police Court — among them Elizabeth Evans, Michael Walsh, and a fracas between Andrew McCready and Harry Ivins of 210 North Twelfth Street. (Camden Post-Telegram, May 31, 1913.)