Byron Street

January 19, 2024 · Updated November 14, 2026 · 18 min read · Streets

Black-and-white photo of a crowd watching thick smoke pour from a large factory fire on a Camden rowhouse street, 1972. — Fire started in the former John R. Evans Co. leather factory, a block long factory building at North 2nd and Erie Streets in north camden on a hot summer night, August 23, 1972. Inadequate water pressure, combined with a stiff breeze from the south indicated that there was trouble ahead. The first responding Fire Company, Engine Company 6, sounded the Second Alarm upon arrival. This photo is looking East on Byron Street.

Byron Street was part of North Camden's Poet's Row neighborhood. The three blocks of houses that came to be known as Poet's Row first appear in the Camden City Directory of 1890–1891. Named for famous figures of English literature, the streets ran east and west from North 2nd Street, north of Erie Street. The first street north of Erie was Byron Street, followed by Milton Street and Burns Street. Only a few homes are noted in the 1890–1891 directory on Burns Street, at either end of the block, and only the 200 block is listed. This would indicate that Byron was built first, from the ends in, then Burns, and lastly Milton Street. A 300 block of Byron was built later, and also a 500 block of Byron.

North Camden in the 1890s offered many employment opportunities. Camden's industries were booming, and entrepreneurs came to Camden to set up shop. The new houses were snapped up mostly by tradesmen and skilled workers, with more than a few taking advantage of the short walks to the Vine Street and Shackamaxon ferries to commute back and forth to Philadelphia. The builder also made provisions for corner stores so the residents could shop conveniently. The sidewalks, like many of that era, were brick, and the streets were paved with cobblestone.

The Poet's Row neighborhood remained a vibrant place for decades, until after World War II, when the jobs began to leave North Camden. A fire that started in a recently closed factory building spread to the homes on the night of August 23, 1972, destroying Milton Street, Burns Street, and the north side of the 200 block of Byron Street. Only two homes at the east end of the block, 241 and 243 Byron Street, were saved. Milton and Burns Streets were no more. When dawn broke on August 24, 1972, both streets were gone.

North Camden — 1914

Map published in 1914. Archive label: Burns Street is the second northernmost street in North Camden on this 1914 map.

1914 map of Camden — Map published in 1914. Archive label: Burns Street is the second northernmost street in North Camden on this 1914 map.

200 Block of Byron Street

200 Byron Street

200 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924–1929	Benjamin Schwartz
1947	Vacant
1969	No information available

201 Byron Street

201 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924–1933	Pietro Capriotii
1947	Vacant
1969	No information available

202 Byron Street

202 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Mrs. Jennie Smith
1929	Vacant
1947	No listing in directory
1969	No information available

203 Byron Street

203 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1912	Peter Roane
1924–1929	Charles Covington
1930	Charles L. 'Charley' Humes
1937	John Kellock
1947	Clayton R. Odenath
1969	No information available
1972	Gone

204 Byron Street

204 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1906	Peter John McGuire
1924	Thomas M. Miller
1929	William H. Brown
1947	Vacant
1969	No information available
2004	Gone

205 Byron Street

205 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1906–1910s	John & Hester Dyer
1906–1910s	John Lester Dyer
1906–1910s	Edward Dyer
1911	Walter Joslin
1924	Frank Miller
1929–1933	William T. & Kathleen C. Garrity
1929–1933	John Garrity
1947	Stanley J. Brown
1969	No information available
1972	Gone

206 Byron Street

206 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Svend A. Hansen
1929	Julius Donaski
1947	Mrs. Sophia Dernoga
1969	No information available
2004	Gone

207 Byron Street

207 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Ephraim S. Sayre
1929	George B. Linkert
1947	Mrs. Marie Brown
1969	No information available
1972	Gone

208 Byron Street

208 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Alex Summerfield
1924	Lewis Forrester
1929	Joseph H. Link
1931	Charles R. Mattison
1942–1944	Richard Odenath & Family
1942–1944	Richard & Hannah Odenath
1942–1944	Louise Odenath
1942–1944	Dorothy Odenath
1942–1944	Clayton Odenath
1942–1944	William Odenath
1947	Ralph G. Jones
1969	No information available
2004	Gone

209 Byron Street

209 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1910	Anna Connor
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Vacant
1947	Addison Swanson
1969	No information available

210 Byron Street

210 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Jacob R. Harbison
1929	George W. Lawler
1938	Herman Schilder
1947	Walter Collins
1969	No information available
2004	Vacant

211 Byron Street

211 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	James Gilbert
1947	Mrs. Agnes Titus
1969	No information available
1972	Gone

212 Byron Street

212 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1898	Fred George Gregory
1924–1936	Chester H. White
1947	Charles E. Delaney
1969	No information available

213 Byron Street

213 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924–1929	Richard Yentsch
1947	No listing in directory
1969	No information available
1972	Gone

214 Byron Street

214 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Cornelius Byer
1927–1928	Herman Max Schwartz
1929	Leon J. Chorzelewski
1938	Ernest Herman
1947	Henry S. Pease
1969	No information available
2004	Vacant

215 Byron Street

215 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1899	Earl Robinson
1924–1929	Harry Richter
1947	No listing in directory
1969	No information available
1972	Gone

216 Byron Street

216 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Herman Ladewig
1929	Charles Sevcik
1947	Mrs. Emma Monroe
1947	Edward Monroe
1969	No information available
2004	Gone

217 Byron Street

217 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1922	Richard Davidson
1924–1929	Richard Garrity
1947	Gone
1969	No information available
1972	Gone

218 Byron Street

218 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Patrick K. Hickey
1929	Fred R. Jentsch
1947	No return
1969	No information available
2004	Gone

219 Byron Street

219 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Charles J. Allen
1929	Joseph Diefendorf
1947	No listing in directory
1969	No information available
1972	Gone

220 Byron Street

220 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Rudolph Schilder
1929	Robert Smith
1930–1947	Adolph & Emma Kerk Sr.
1930–1947	Adolph Kerk Jr.
1930–1947	Herman F. Kerk
1930–1947	Carl Kerk
1930–1947	William Kerk
1930–1947	Albert Kerk
1969	No information available
2004	Gone

221 Byron Street

221 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1929	Mrs. Roberta Lovett
1947	No listing in directory
1969	No information available
1972	Gone

222 Byron Street

222 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Adolph Weisgerber
1929	George E.W. Hillary
1937	Anna Kenney
1937–1947	John V. Kenney
1969	No information available
2004	Gone

223 Byron Street

223 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	George W. Rival
1929	Roy Spiller
1947	Giles C. Beebe
1969	No information available
1972	Gone

224 Byron Street

224 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1899	Samuel Matthews
1924–1929	John J. Rheinbold
1947	William E. Patterson
1969	No information available
2004	Gone

225 Byron Street

225 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1903	Isaac Burnstine
1929	Charles E. Smith
1947	No listing in directory
1969	No information available
1972	Gone

226 Byron Street

226 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Joseph C. Cartwright
1929	Mrs. Hilda M. Jensen
1947	A.F. Wright
1969	No information available
2012	No information available

227 Byron Street

227 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Vacant
1947	No listing in directory
1969	No information available
1972	Gone

228 Byron Street

228 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924–1927	William Henry Reed
1924–1927	John & Sarah Winstanley
1924–1927	Thomas Winstanley
1929	Herbert Dsffield
1947	George H. Coleman
1969	No information available
2004	Gone

229 Byron Street

229 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Joseph Regan
1929	Vacant
1947	Gone

230 Byron Street

230 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	George Mower
1929	Samel Narodetsky
1947	John Weber
1969	No information available
2012	No information available

231 Byron Street

231 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924–1929	Mrs. Clara Gravenstine
1947	Earl Reinhold
1969	No information available
1972	Gone

232 Byron Street

232 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Mrs. Christine Undorfer
1929	No listing in directory
1947–1953	Albert S. Warner & Family
1947–1953	Alfreda Warner
1969	No information available
2012	No information available

233 Byron Street

233 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924–1929	Frank Polidore
1947	Frederick C. Hackney
1969	No information available
1972	Gone

234 Byron Street

234 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1916–1947	Henry G. Christopher
1969	No information available
2004	Gone

235 Byron Street

235 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Mrs. Mary Mycock
1929–1930	Edward & Myrtle Brendlinger
1929–1930	Edward J. Brendlinger
1929–1930	Fred Brendlinger
1929–1930	Kathleen Brendlinger
1947	Arthur W. Deaner
1969	No information available
1972	Gone

236 Byron Street

236 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924–1929	Charles Fenton
1947	Herbert Bristow
1969	No information available

237 Byron Street

237 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924–1930	Harry R. Janice Sr. & Family
1924–1930	Harry Janice Jr.
1947	George L. Scott
1969	No information available
1972	Gone

238 Byron Street

238 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Daniel Murphy
1929	Vacant
1935	Marion Reed
1947	Mrs. Minnie A. Roberts
1969	No information available
2004	Gone

239 Byron Street

239 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	William Oldman
1929	Mrs. Maria Oldman
1947	William J. Burns
1969	No information available
1972	Gone

240 Byron Street

240 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924–1929	Thomas Cattell
1947	Charles M. Mackintosh
1969	No information available
2012	No information available

241 Byron Street

241 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Walter E. Deacon
1929	Vacant
1947	Edward Loges
1969	No information available
2012	No information available

242 Byron Street

242 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924–1929	Eugene Mahaffey
1947	Edward Long
1969	No information available
2006	Gone

243 Byron Street

243 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1895	Walter & Annie A. Scott
1895	Howard W. Scott
1895	Walter and Annie A. Knowlder Scott
1895	Walter Eli Scott
1924	LeRoy Moritz
1929	Vacant
1969	No information available
2012	No information available

244 Byron Street

244 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924–1929	Samuel Mackintosh
1947	John Dorofee
1969	No information available
2006	Gone

245 Byron Street

245 Byron Street — 200 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Frank Griber
1929	Charles Evenrode
1937	Agnes Little
1947	Clinton W. Toy
1969	No information available
1972	Gone

Intersection of North 2nd Street & Byron Street

Byron Street at North 2nd Street, 2004

Street sign at the corner of Byron Street and North 2nd Street, Camden — Byron Street at North 2nd Street, 2004

Byron Street from North 2nd Street, July 5, 2004.

Byron Street as seen from North 2nd Street, July 5, 2004 — Byron Street from North 2nd Street, July 5, 2004.

Peter Roane Injured

Philadelphia Inquirer, January 17, 1912

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Charles L. “Charley” Humes — 203 Byron Street

Charles L. “Charley” Humes, 203 Byron Street, 1930.

Peter John McGuire — 204 Byron Street

Peter John McGuire, 204 Byron Street, 1906.

Camden News Notes — January 30, 1909

Philadelphia Inquirer, January 30, 1909

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Camden News Notes

Philadelphia Inquirer, July 19, 1911

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Sgt. William Odenath and Pvt. Richard Odenath, 208 Byron Street, Camden

Richard Odenath and William Odenath of 208 Byron Street, Camden — Sgt. William Odenath and Pvt. Richard Odenath, 208 Byron Street, Camden

Odenath Brothers in Service

Camden Courier-Post, June 30, 1944

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Four Prostrations in Camden

Philadelphia Inquirer, June 24, 1910

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Mrs. Dorothea Schilder

Camden Courier-Post, February 21, 1938

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210, 212 & 214 Byron Street — 2006

210, 212, and 214 Byron Street, 2006. These homes on the south side survived the 1972 Poet’s Row fire.

Over in Camden

Philadelphia Inquirer, August 23, 1898

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Over in Camden

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 14, 1899

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Man Hit by Motorcycle Dies

Philadelphia Inquirer, November 26, 1922

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Over in Camden

Philadelphia Inquirer, February 12, 1897

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Police Scared Pickets

Philadelphia Inquirer, December 29, 1903

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Private First Class Herman F. Kerk, 220 Byron Street.

200 Block of Byron Street — 2004

South side, 200 block of Byron Street, July 5, 2004. The north side was destroyed in the 1972 Poet’s Row fire.

214, 212, 210 Byron Street, July 5, 2004 — South side, 200 block of Byron Street, July 5, 2004. The north side was destroyed in the 1972 Poet’s Row fire.

South side of the 200 block, Byron Street, July 5, 2004.

Remaining homes on the south side of the 200 block of Byron Street, 2004 — South side of the 200 block, Byron Street, July 5, 2004.

Death Notice of Howard W. Scott

Philadelphia Inquirer, April 29, 1895

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Excessive Study Blamed for Insanity

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 8, 1912

Newspaper clipping: Excessive study is said to have caused the insanity of Utley Geise of 263 Byron street, committed to the asylum — Philadelphia Inquirer, May 8, 1912

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Holdup Victim Held in Speakeasy Raid

Camden Courier-Post, August 5, 1936

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Intersection of North 3rd Street & Byron Street

North 3rd Street and Byron Street intersection.

Looking west on Byron Street from North 3rd Street, July 5, 2004.

Northeast corner, North 3rd Street and Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

Northeast corner of North 3rd Street and Byron Street, July 9, 2012 — Northeast corner, North 3rd Street and Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

300 Block of Byron Street

310 Byron Street

310 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929–1947	Samuel Polen
1969	No information available

311 Byron Street

311 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Alex D. Sumerfield
1941	Georgia May Stinsman
1947	Allen Potter
1969	No information available

312 Byron Street

312 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Frank Clouser
1947	Joseph T. Drach
1969	No information available
2012	Vacant

313 Byron Street

313 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Walter E. Deacon
1947	Clarence D. Travis
1969	No information available
2012	Vacant

314 Byron Street

314 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1927–1931	William P. Spencer
1947	John A. Schilder
1969	No information available

315 Byron Street

315 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Leonard Adler
1947	No return
1969	No information available

316 Byron Street

316 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Mrs. Lillian M. Kelly
1947	Edward Wallace
1969	No information available

317 Byron Street

317 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	William H. Stanley
1947	Ellsworth S. Petit
1969	No information available

318 Byron Street

318 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Vacant
1933	A.D. Summerfield & Family
1947	Mrs. Martha Rodman
1969	No information available

319 Byron Street

319 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Edward Hughes
1947	Raymond R. Schmid
1969	No information available

320 Byron Street

320 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Joseph E. Jeffries
1947	Carl B. Southard
1969	No information available
2011	Gone

321 Byron Street

321 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	John Wagner
1947	George W. Sweigart
1969	No information available

322 Byron Street

322 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	James M. Lowe
1947	Edward L. Brittingham
1969	No information available

323 Byron Street

323 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Howard Lawmaster
1947	Jacob H. Lawmaster
1969	No information available

324 Byron Street

324 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Walter Marker
1947	Alfred D. Kershaw
1969	No information available

325 Byron Street

325 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Joseph Knapp
1947	Charles E. Ackley
1969	No information available

326 Byron Street

326 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Walter Kauffman
1947	Max Undorfer
1969	No information available

327 Byron Street

327 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Vacant
1937	John Trevito
1947	Mrs. Nellie Chomeill
1969	No information available

328 Byron Street

328 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1928	Joseph Knecht
1929	William Rittmayer
1947	Michael A. Massara
1969	No information available
2012	Gone

329 Byron Street

329 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Vacant
1931	William Henry Reed
1947	Francis J. Dowdell
1969	No information available

330 Byron Street

330 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Rodney E. Brown
1942	Augusta Kotowski
1947	Alex Kotowski
1969	No information available
2011	Gone

331 Byron Street

331 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Vacant
1947	Louis V. Liberski
1969	No information available

332 Byron Street

332 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Joseph Dudgins
1947	Elmer Liebfried
1969	No information available

333 Byron Street

333 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Vacant
1947	John D. James
1969	No information available

334 Byron Street

334 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929–1930	David J. Baxter & Family
1929–1930	George P. Baxter
1929–1930	Leta Baxter
1947	Frank DeAscentis
1969	No information available

335 Byron Street

335 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Vacant
1947	Richard A. Lehner
1969	No information available
2011	Gone

336 Byron Street

336 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Vacant
1947	John C. Jenkins
1969	No information available

337 Byron Street

337 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Maurice D. Winner
1947	Paul C. Grover
1969	No information available
2011	Gone

338 Byron Street

338 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Harry C. Bartton
1947	John A. Gasman
1969	No information available
2012	Gone

339 Byron Street

339 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Frank J. Beaston
1947	James Bowman
1969	No information available
2011	Gone

340 Byron Street

340 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Alfred Moll
1947	Charles Kendall
1969	No information available

341 Byron Street

341 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Emil Jentsch
1933	New Jersey Commercial Bar and Fixture Company
1947	J. Thompson
1969	No information available
2011	Gone

342 Byron Street

342 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	William L. Miller
1947	Edward H. Butrica
1969	No information available

344 Byron Street

344 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Thomas R. Elleray
1947	Giovanni DiNambro
1969	No information available

346 Byron Street

346 Byron Street — 300 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	No listing in directory
1929	Walter G. Churchill
1947	Mrs. Emily A. Pote
1969	No information available
2011	Gone

300 Block of Byron Street — 2012 Photographs

300 block of Byron Street, photographed July 9, 2012.

310, 312, 314, 316, and 318 Byron Street, July 9, 2012 — 300 block of Byron Street, photographed July 9, 2012.

310 Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

311 Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

312 and 314 Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

313 Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

315 and 317 Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

316 and 318 Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

319 and 321 Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

319 and 321 Byron Street, alternate view, July 9, 2012 — 319 and 321 Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

322 Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

323 and 325 Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

324 and 326 Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

327 Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

327 and 329 Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

329 Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

331 and 333 Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

332 and 334 Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

333 Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

334 Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

336 Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

340 Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

340 and 342 Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

344 Byron Street, July 9, 2012.

500 Block of Byron Street

522 Byron Street

522 Byron Street — 500 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924–1929	Herman H. Knorr
1947	Thomas J. Dickinson
1969	No information available
2011	Gone

524 Byron Street

524 Byron Street — 500 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Albert Lacombe
1929	Elwood Geverd
1947	Edward P. Wetherill
1969	No information available
2011	Gone

526 Byron Street

526 Byron Street — 500 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Emil Weber
1929	Norman Hudson
1947	Robert G. Dunn
1969	No information available
2011	Gone

528 Byron Street

528 Byron Street — 500 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1919	J.R. McDonald
1924	George E. Davidson
1929	Charles T. Gibbons
1940	Anna Dillon
1947	James W. Henry
1969	No information available
2011	Gone

530 Byron Street

530 Byron Street — 500 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1916	Albanus Keever
1924–1929	Mrs. Anna Martin
1947	Richard H. Haines
1969	No information available
2011	Gone

532 Byron Street

532 Byron Street — 500 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924–1929	Richard Wilson
1940	Johnny Bernard
1947	William H. Haines
1969	No information available
2011	Gone

534 Byron Street

534 Byron Street — 500 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Robert H. Howard
1929	Vacant
1947	Joseph W. Duggins
1969	No information available
2011	Gone

536 Byron Street

536 Byron Street — 500 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	William J. Manning
1929	Vacant
1947	Samuel G. Dickinson
1969	No information available
2011	Gone

538 Byron Street

538 Byron Street — 500 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Harry Hosking
1929	Edward J. Streeker
1947	Charles J. Gillespie
1969	No information available
2011	Gone

540 Byron Street

540 Byron Street — 500 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Stanley Hosking
1929–1947	William J. Manning
1969	No information available
2012	No information available

542 Byron Street

542 Byron Street — 500 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924–1939	Harry J. Weisbecker
1943–1956	William C. Watkin
1943–1956	William C. & Lillian Watkin
1969	No information available
2012	No information available

543 Byron Street

543 Byron Street — 500 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1914–1929	Salisbury Worsted Mills
1924–1929	Cleveland Worsted Mills Co.
1947	Henry H. Benedict Company
1947	Benedict Worsted Mills Inc.
1969	No information available
2011	Gone

544 Byron Street

544 Byron Street — 500 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924–1929	James F. Allen
1947	Mrs. Elsie H. Allen
1969	No information available
2012	No information available

546 Byron Street

546 Byron Street — 500 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Charles B. McDonald
1929–1938	William & Adelia Smires
1947	William J. Chorzelewski
1969	No information available
2011	Gone

548 Byron Street

548 Byron Street — 500 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Preston Baum
1929	Frank H. Mooney
1947	Richard Wilson
1969	No information available
2011	Gone

550 Byron Street

550 Byron Street — 500 Block of Byron Street
year	name
1924	Julius Neumiller
1929	Vacant
1947	Frank L. Sturdivant
1969	No information available
2011	Gone

Northeast Corner of Byron Street & North 5th Street

Quaker Shipyard & Machine Company, NE corner of Byron and North 5th Streets, 1945.

Quaker Shipyard and Machine Company, Fifth and Byron Streets, 1945 — Quaker Shipyard & Machine Company, NE corner of Byron and North 5th Streets, 1945.

1910: Camden Metal Company — Horace L. Brewer

1945–1947: Quaker Shipyard & Machine Company. Burning bilge oil in the partly dismantled submarine Narwhal at the Quaker Shipyard and Machine Co., Fifth and Byron Streets, was extinguished by Camden firemen. The Narwhal, and her sister ship Nautilus, docked nearby, were involved in the sinkings of 28 Japanese ships, including the carrier Kaga at the battle of Midway. The yard was dismantling 13 subs. An acetylene torch started the blaze. USS Narwhal SS-167 — USS Nautilus SS-168

Quaker Shipyard & Machine Co.

Quaker Shipyard & Machine Company, 1947.

Quaker Shipyard and Machine Company, 1947 directory advertisement — Quaker Shipyard & Machine Company, 1947.

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B&H Trucking Company

B & H Trucking Company, Harold L. Snyder, R. Ballinger. NE corner of Byron and North 5th Streets, 1936.

B and H Trucking Company, New Jersey Bell Telephone Directory, 1936 — B & H Trucking Company, Harold L. Snyder, R. Ballinger. NE corner of Byron and North 5th Streets, 1936.

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The company moved to 507 Main Street by 1947.

Drowned Swimming to Yacht

Philadelphia Inquirer, June 19, 1919

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Johnny Bernard

Johnny Bernard, 532 Byron Street, March 1940.

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Home Owners' Loan Corporation listing for 532 Byron Street, March 20, 1940.

Asphyxiated as He Smoked

Philadelphia Inquirer, December 9, 1916

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Camden News in Brief — February 10, 1914

Philadelphia Inquirer, February 10, 1914

Newspaper clipping headed "Camden News in Brief" reporting that the Salisbury Worsted Mills Company was incorporated — Philadelphia Inquirer, February 10, 1914

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Intersection of North 6th Street & Byron Street

Benedict Henry H Co

Henry H. Benedict Company, NE corner of North 6th Street and Byron Street, 1930s–1950s. New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages listing, 1955.

Henry H. Benedict Company, New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages, 1955 — Henry H. Benedict Company, NE corner of North 6th Street and Byron Street, 1930s–1950s. New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages listing, 1955.

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The Death of Poet's Row — The 1972 Fire

The full account of the fire is told in The Death of Poet's Row — The 1972 Fire.

Poet's Row fire, August 23, 1972. Fire started in the former John R. Evans Co. leather factory at North 2nd and Erie Streets.

Black-and-white photo of a crowd watching dense smoke rise over rowhouses during the 1972 Poet's Row fire, Camden — Poet's Row fire, August 23, 1972. Fire started in the former John R. Evans Co. leather factory at North 2nd and Erie Streets.

Poet's Row fire, August 23, 1972. Milton Street houses on the 2nd Street end already ablaze, viewed from the 3rd Street end.

Poet's Row fire — Milton Street houses ablaze viewed from 3rd Street end — Poet's Row fire, August 23, 1972. Milton Street houses on the 2nd Street end already ablaze, viewed from the 3rd Street end.

Poet's Row fire, August 23, 1972. Residents evacuating as the conflagration spread; high winds and flying embers created fire storm conditions.

Poet's Row fire — residents evacuating as conflagration spreads with high winds and flying embers — Poet's Row fire, August 23, 1972. Residents evacuating as the conflagration spread; high winds and flying embers created fire storm conditions.

Poet's Row fire, August 23, 1972. Engine Company 3 on the 200 block of Burns Street, viewed from North 3rd Street.

Engine Company 3 fighting the Poet's Row fire on the 200 block of Burns Street — Poet's Row fire, August 23, 1972. Engine Company 3 on the 200 block of Burns Street, viewed from North 3rd Street.

Ruins of Poet's Row, North Camden, after the worst conflagration in the history of the Camden Fire Department.

Ruins of Poet's Row neighborhood after the 1972 fire, North Camden — Ruins of Poet's Row, North Camden, after the worst conflagration in the history of the Camden Fire Department.

Poet's Row fire aftermath, North Camden, August 1972.

Poet's Row fire aftermath — ruins at North Camden, August 1972 — Poet's Row fire aftermath, North Camden, August 1972.

Looking east on the 200 block of Burns Street the day after the fire.

Looking east on the 200 block of Burns Street the day after the Poet's Row fire — Looking east on the 200 block of Burns Street the day after the fire.

Engine Company 3 in the aftermath. Ten alarms, over two hundred firefighters, eight hours — forty-two homes destroyed, thirty severely damaged.

Engine Company 3 in the aftermath of the Poet's Row fire surrounded by devastation — Engine Company 3 in the aftermath. Ten alarms, over two hundred firefighters, eight hours — forty-two homes destroyed, thirty severely damaged.

See Poet's Row.

William P. Spencer

William Philip Spencer (1890–1946) served in the Camden Fire Department from 1925 until his death in 1946, promoted to Junior Captain on April 2, 1940. A World War I veteran who served in France, he was a charter member of the Box 315 Association and won a three-cornered fight for vice president of the Camden Police and Firemen's Association in 1933.

September 24, 2026

Burns Street

Burns Street was in Camden's Poet's Row neighborhood, named for Robert Burns. Three blocks of row homes built in the 1890s, all destroyed in the catastrophic Poet's Row fire of August 1972.

April 8, 2025

Linden Street

Linden Street runs east from the Delaware River to North 12th Street in Camden; large portions were demolished for the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Rutgers University and the toll plaza.

October 8, 2024

Erie Street

Erie Street in North Camden runs from Beach Avenue to 9th Street, crossing Delaware Avenue, Point, Front, Segal, and the numbered streets 2nd through 9th.

July 16, 2024

Milton Street

Milton Street, with Byron and Burns Streets, made up Camden's Poet's Row in North Camden; it was the northernmost of the three and the last to be completed in the late 19th century.

June 10, 2024

The Death of Poet's Row — The 1972 Fire

On the night of August 23, 1972, a fire that started in the former John R. Evans Co. leather factory at North 2nd and Erie Streets destroyed Milton Street, Burns Street, and the north side of the 200 block of Byron Street — the complete obliteration of Camden's Poet's Row neighborhood.

January 19, 2024

Main Street

Main Street is a diagonal street in North Camden running southeast from State and Point Streets. The 1878 city directory listed it as starting at the Vine Street Ferry.

March 4, 2023

Poet's Row

Poet's Row, the Byron, Burns and Milton Street homes in North Camden built in the 1890s and largely destroyed by a catastrophic 1972 fire.

September 9, 2022

Sepia postcard photo of a damaged brick building and debris on a street, labeled "Camden Cyclone."

2nd Street

2nd Street extends north-south between Front Street and 3rd Street, running parallel to the Delaware River until Mechanic Street. In the early 1970s, several buildings were cleared on the east side of North 2nd Street below Mickle Street to make way for the Royal Court townhomes and Mickle Tower senior citizens apartment building.

November 2, 2021