Carpenter Street first appears in Camden city directories in 1867, absent from the 1863-1864 directory. Originally a narrow street, it ran from 118 North 8th Street eastward until it intersected with Cooper Street, where Cooper angles toward its intersection with Federal Street near the Cooper River bridges. An alley next to 1129 Carpenter Street provided access to Cooper Street.
At one time, Carpenter Street was interrupted at North 9th Street by the Hollingshead Factory and a railroad crossing. On July 30, 1940, a spectacular fire destroyed the Hollingshead Factory and several homes on the 900 block of Carpenter Street. By 1947, only one family living on Carpenter Street in 1924 remained.
In later years, most of Carpenter Street beyond North 9th Street was razed to make way for Interstate 676. Today, virtually all that remains is the 800 block, with no buildings still standing. For many years, Carpenter Street was best known as “the alley behind the Towne Park Motel.”
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