Cox Street

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Cox Street ran west from 1119 South 2nd Street for about half a block until it came to a dead end, roughly opposite Sycamore Street. The street was not in existence when the 1885 Sanborn Map was compiled. In June of 1888 the Philadelphia Inquirer ran a story about developer James Cox building houses on Cox Street. Cox Street first appears in City Directories in 1890, and by 1891, 14 homes had been built, seven on each side of the street. Cox Street was renamed Sycamore Street shortly before the 1923 City Directory was compiled.

The land bounded by Kaighn Avenue, Chestnut, South 2nd, and Front Streets was consolidated after World War II for industrial development. By 1963 only four homes were left on what had been Cox Street. Shortly afterwards, Cox Street, Stanley Street, Boyer Street, and Nelson Street were erased.

Cox Street area — 1885 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map.

Cox Street area — 1885 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
Cox Street area — 1885 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map.
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SEE S. 2ND ST 4" W. P. 4" W. P. 12 A B OFF. 1113 1117 1121 1123 1125 1127 1129 1131 Dwg VARIET NO OPGS. NO OPGS. Dwgs. 1131 1133 1135 1137 Coal G. WILSON COAL & ICE CO. COAL BOILER [illegible] G KIN[?]LING WOOD [illegible] D HACKS 1ST. WHEEL WRIGHT'[?] 2ND [illegible] HARNESS [illegible] 1ST. SMALL OPGS. NO OPGS. E 1117½ Ice. Ho. 136 C A N T Dwellings POTTER'S OLD BLOCK 1 2 3 4 5 Sal. [?]41 OYSTERS SHED H NO OPGS. JEWELER HARD W. BARBE[?] NO OPGS. TOBAC. GRO. 129 127 125, 123 121 [?]7, 119 65' 132½ Sal. Vac. 132 130 BARBER NO OPGS. FLOUR FEED & GRAIN 128 126 Gro. MICKLE'S 124 Meat ENG 10[?] 122 TIN W.R. & STOVES [illegible] TIN SHOP 2D NO 120 PAINT'G. 118 JUNK

Cox Street area — 1891 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map.

Cox Street area — 1891 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
Cox Street area — 1891 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map.
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E1 F1 ST. 1150—1148 D. D. FOUNDATIONS TO BE ESTA. BR. DWGS. 136 POTTER'S OLD BLOCK D. D. D. D. D. TO BE REMOVED 1117½ 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 15[?] 153 D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D. [?]. HARNESS 1ST. WHEEL [illegible] 1ST. WRIGHT 2D HACKS 1ST. NO FORGES D. COAL SHED 6" W. P. G. WILSON COAL & ICE CO. PORTABLE B'L'R. Coal COX ST. 1137 1135 D. D. TO BE REMOVED 1133 1131 D. D. S. 2ND 1131 1129 1127 1125 D. D. D. D. 1123 S. 1121 D. 1119 1117 1115 1113 D. D. D. D. 16" W. P. ST. OFF. 1103 1101 60' T. H. 150 [illegible]n [illegible]nk Progress : 100% ©1999-2008 Leica Geosystems

Cox Street area — 1906 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map.

Cox Street area — 1906 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
Cox Street area — 1906 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map.
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CHESTNUT S. 2ND ST. KAIGHNS A 1100 1102 1104 1106 1108 1110 1112 1114 1116 1120 1122 1124 112[?] 1 IRON 101 [illegible] G ICE HO. WILSON COAL & ICE CO'S WAGON YARD 113 115 117 119 1121 1123 1125 1127 1129 1131 1133 1135 1137 1139 1141 1143 COX ST. 15 4" W. P. IRON 20 4" W. PIPE 16" W. PIPE 20" W. PIPE 1128 1130 1132 PRIVATE PRODUCE IRON 209 203 201 T.H. F 2 BLKSM. SHOP RAISED WELL PIT E DRIVE [illegible] D STORAGE OF WINDOW FRAMES MANURE PIT C 15[?] 151 149 147 145 143 15[?] 15[?] 148 146 144 142 LUMBER SHED 5 [illegible] BOYER ST. STANLEY ST. THE CAMDEN NAT'L BANK 137 135 133 131 129 127 IRON Hardw & Paints 1136 1138 NELSON COURT 1115 1117 1119 CONCERT HALL IRON CLAD Sol. T.H.

Cox Street (later Sycamore Street) area — 1946 Map of Camden.

Map of Gant Street area, 1946
Cox Street (later Sycamore Street) area — 1946 Map of Camden.
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PENNSYLVANIA R.R. 3 MICKLE CHANNING TER STEVENS KENT. PL. BENSON WASHINGTON BERKLEY SENATE CLINTON EVANS ROYDEN BECKETT SPRING ST. ST LOCUST LINE SOUTH JERSEY PORT COMMISSION PINE DIVISION COATS CLA[?]E ST SPRUCE JOINT CHERRY WALNUT MT. VERNON CHESTNUT MUNICIPAL PIER CLAY SIDE ND 5 LOCUST FRONT NELSON IVIN[?] PEA[?] BOX[?]R S[?]ANLEY CRESSON EMMA 3RD SYCAMORE KAIGHN LIBERTY HYDE KNIGHT GANT PAVONIA [illegible]G FERRY FERRY CHAPEL PL POST 4 AUBURN RIL[?]Y WEST ST 5TH WILLIAM HENRY WHIT[?] ST COOPER HOSP HADDON ARMORY PARK CARTER[?] WARREN [illegible] PARK 9 ST CHAMBERS 6TH NEW BERKLEY CLAD[?]N FELTON ROBERTS EDMUND[?] 7TH CLINTON [?]TH SEWARD [illegible] ST WELSH JOHN ST HAINES GIRARD CHERRIER DAUPHIN ST COATES [illegible] 5TH 6 BROADWAY PRINCETON SILVER BELL[?] BARTON LINCOLN ST MAURICE ST COMM BAXTER WAR [illegible] AVE FRENCH MARION BARING AMBER ST ST 7TH MECHANIC ATLANTIC LANSDOWNE BRANCH W ST EVER

Sanborn Map — North Side of Kaighn Avenue at South 2nd Street. Last edited 1963.

Sanborn Map — North Side of Kaighn Avenue at South 2nd Street, last edited 1963, including Cox Street renamed Sycamore Street
Sanborn Map — North Side of Kaighn Avenue at South 2nd Street. Last edited 1963.
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311 S. FRONT 4"W.PIPE CHESTNUT ALL BL'D'GS IN BL'KS 1,2,3,&4 REMOVED. SITE OF URBAN RE-DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. [illegible] LUMBER PILE LUMBER SHED LUMBER PILE VACANT CAMDEN IRON & METAL CO [illegible] 126 CHESTNUT 1101 16"W PIPE CHESTNUT 200 202 204 206 CHESTNUT 208 210 212 214 216-18-220 CHESTNUT 222-24 226 A CONC. FL. 1102 1104 1106 1108 1110 1112 1114 S. 2ND ST. 3 CRESSON 1101 1103 1105 1107 1109 1111 1113 1115 1117 1119 1102 1104 1106 1108 1110 1112 1114 1116 1118 1120 4"W PIPE C.B. A VAC. & OP. 147 149 151 SYCAMORE 1113 1115 1117 1119 1118 1120 1122 1124 1126 VAC. & OP. 1121 1123 1125 1127 1129 1131 1133 1135 1137 4"W.P. 129 131 133 135 137 139 141 143 145 BOYER VAC. & OP. VAC. NELSON ST. STANLEY 4"W PIPE 130 STANLEY 144 18' A B LOAD'G & TRUCK REP. BLR RM. CIN COLD STGE FROZEN FOOD STGE 1139 1141 1128 1130 1122 1130 1132 1134 R. 1130 S. FRONT STGE C.B. CIN. BL. R. 121 KAIGHN 1131 1133 1135 1137 1138 1140 FRONT 1134 CHURCH D. CHURCH STGE. 117 119 123 125 KAIGHN 8"W.PIPE 20"W.PIPE 321 66' N R. 131 KAIGHN CHURCH S. REST. COLD STGE WHOL. PROD. 131 133 135 137 139 KAIGHN ST. 60 100' KAIGHN AV. HOTEL 1,2,3 REST. TH 201 203 205 207 209 211 213 A W. HO. CONC. FL. SYCAMORE 201 203 205 207 209 211 213 217 221 223 225 227 229 231 233 200 204 206 208 210 212 214 216 218 220 222 224 226 228 4 W HO WHOL PROD DRIVEWAY GT. 217 219 221 225 227 229 KAIGHN R. 225 KAIGHN VAC. & OPEN STGE. APTS. APTS AV. 200 KAIGHN 204 208 210 212 214 216 218 224 226 228 230
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100 Block of Cox Street

City directory records, 1890–1922. Cox Street was renamed Sycamore Street around 1922.

140 Cox Street

140 Cox Street — 100 Block of Cox Street
yearname
1890Harry Shemeley

141 Cox Street

141 Cox Street — 100 Block of Cox Street
yearname
1890John Grant

142 Cox Street

142 Cox Street — 100 Block of Cox Street
yearname
1890William T. Clements

143 Cox Street

143 Cox Street — 100 Block of Cox Street
yearname
1890No listing

144 Cox Street

144 Cox Street — 100 Block of Cox Street
yearname
1890George R. Hamilton

145 Cox Street

145 Cox Street — 100 Block of Cox Street
yearname
1890No listing
1893Robert Milne
1910Rocco Zizak & Family (Rocco & Pearl Zizak; Vince, Peter, Anthony, Mary, John, Michael Zizak)

146 Cox Street

146 Cox Street — 100 Block of Cox Street
yearname
1890Charles Whitzell

147 Cox Street

147 Cox Street — 100 Block of Cox Street
yearname
1890Charles Sapp; Elwood Sapp

148 Cox Street

148 Cox Street — 100 Block of Cox Street
yearname
1890Richard Ward; William Ward

149 Cox Street

149 Cox Street — 100 Block of Cox Street
yearname
1890William J. Hanna

150 Cox Street

150 Cox Street — 100 Block of Cox Street
yearname
1890James Sample; Francis Sample

151 Cox Street

151 Cox Street — 100 Block of Cox Street
yearname
1890Albert W. Crouch

152 Cox Street

152 Cox Street — 100 Block of Cox Street
yearname
1890No listing

153 Cox Street

153 Cox Street — 100 Block of Cox Street
yearname
1922Thomas Talley

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1906 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map showing Boyer Street and Nelson Court, Camden, NJ

Boyer Street

Boyer Street, also known as Boyer Court, was a half-block dead-end street running east from Nelson Street in South Camden. Eight brick homes on the north side were built in the early 1890s and demolished after World War II for industrial development.

South 2nd Street and Sycamore Street

Sycamore Street

Sycamore Street is one of Camden's "tree" streets, originally running east from Front Street to Haddon Avenue; its intersections at 7th, 8th and Louis Streets were hubs for different ethnic and cultural communities.

Assaulted a Woman — Robert Milne, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 21, 1893

Assaulted a Woman

Robert Milne, a Democratic nominee for Constable of the Fifth Ward and resident of 145 Cox Street, was charged with assault and battery on Mrs. Ella Harper and held in $500 bail. Philadelphia Inquirer, March 21, 1893.

Building Boom in Camden — Philadelphia Inquirer, June 7, 1888

Building Boom in Camden

James Cox has begun six two-story brick houses on Cox Street, below Second, as part of a broader construction boom across Camden. Philadelphia Inquirer, June 7, 1888.

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