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 July 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 — 1891 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
Cox Street area — 1891 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map.
Cox Street area — 1906 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
Cox Street area — 1906 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map.
Map of Gant Street area, 1946
Cox Street (later Sycamore Street) area — 1946 Map of Camden.
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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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.

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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