Erie Street
Erie Street in North Camden runs from Beach Avenue to 9th Street. Streets that cross or crossed Erie Street include Delaware Avenue, Point Street, Front Street, Segal Street, as well as the numbered streets, 2nd through 9th.
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Howard Street
Howard Street ran for two blocks in North Camden, from State Street north to Erie Street, parallel to North Front and North 2nd Streets. It was already laid out and built up by 1887.
Edwin S. Wirtz
Edwin Stanley Wirtz (1914–1975), son of Camden policeman Stanley R. Wirtz and grandson of Camden fireman James McDade, was appointed to the Camden Fire Department in October 1943 and served 22 years, retiring in October 1965 as an inspector in the Fire Marshal's office.
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.
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.
Point Street
Point Street in North Camden was laid out in 1804 as Cooper's Point Road, giving access along the riverbank to sawmills, planing mills and shipyards; its current name comes from that road.
Beckett Street
Beckett Street, named for Henry and Mary Beckett who owned land in South Camden around 1853, originally ran from Front Street to West Street. After 1947 the eastern portion was demolished for an industrial building; today it runs only from South 3rd Street to West Street.
Beach Street
Beach Street was a short North Camden street that ran from York to Erie Street, made impassable around 2000 when Delaware Avenue was extended. Only three houses were ever listed on the street: 930, 932, and 934.
Byron Street
Byron Street was part of North Camden's Poet's Row neighborhood, a working-class district whose streets were named for English literary figures. The 200, 300, and 500 blocks developed in the 1890s; the 200 block's north side was destroyed in the catastrophic Poet's Row fire of August 1972.
6th Street
Sixth Street runs with few interruptions from the Delaware River to Morgan Street, virtually the length of the city, from North Camden south almost all the way to Gloucester City.
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.
George B. Anderson
George B. Anderson was appointed to the Camden Fire Department on September 18, 1872, as a replacement extra man with Engine Company 2 . He filled the position left by William S. Davis , who had been promoted to Engineer.
5th Street
Fifth Street was one of Camden's original streets, running south to north, with a few major interruptions, from Newton Avenue to just west of Pyne Point in North Camden.
2 Camden Firefighters Hurt in Two-alarmer
Two Camden firefighters, Joel Bain and Bryan Emenecker, were injured in a two-alarm rowhouse fire at 430 North Erie Street that spread to a nearby church and two homes. A 5-year-old playing with matches was suspected of starting the blaze.
5 Juveniles Arrested in Plant Blaze
Five North Camden boys aged 11 to 14 were arrested after a general-alarm fire at the vacant former John R. Evans Co. leather tanning plant at Second and Erie Streets in December 1971; the building's owner put his loss at $100,000 to $200,000, according to Fire Marshal Harold Pike.
Camden Boy Drowns Off Pyne Poynt
Nine-year-old Eugene Thornton of 539 Birch Street drowned in the Delaware River at Pyne Poynt after falling or being pushed from the pilings; Camden fire department boat crews recovered his body.
Four Firemen Suffer Hurts In Collision
Four Camden firemen were injured when their engine collided with a tractor-trailer at 2nd and Market streets while answering a false alarm; the truck driver was charged with failure to yield to a fire apparatus.
13 Given Oath at City Hall as New Firemen
Camden Courier-Post - December 30, 1955 Thirteen new firemen were sworn in today by Safety Director E. George Aaron in ceremonies at City Hall .
Three Men Held Without Bail in Tavern Holdup
Three men arrested in Atlantic City in the $2000 holdup of Lynch's Cafe at 3rd and Erie Streets were held without bail by Judge Dzick; the getaway car had been recovered on 7th Street between Liberty Street and Kaighn Avenue.
3 Hurt in Collision
Two women and a child were injured when two cars collided at Sixth and Pine Streets; one car was driven by Carl P. Deyhle Jr. of 1594 Collings Road. All were treated at Cooper Hospital.
World War II Draft Registration Card — Stephen Joseph Gedra
1942 World War II draft registration card of Stephen Joseph Gedra, born in Poland in 1890, of 1273 Whitman Avenue, Camden.
Woman Shot 10 Times By No. Camden Suitor Spurned for 3 Years
Florence Gottwald, 26, of 1036 Segal Street, lay near death in Cooper Hospital after Emil Mascher, 46, a suitor she had spurned for three years, shot her 10 times in front of her home and then waited at Front and Erie streets to be arrested.
One of Pair in Theft Sent to State Prison
Carl Barker was sentenced to state prison for 1½ to four years, while Adolph Lemm Jr. of 221 Burns Street received 60 days in county jail for the larceny of paint from a Federal Street store.
Hospital Cases
Camden Courier-Post roundup of emergency room admissions to Cooper Hospital and West Jersey Hospital on February 13, 1938, including 9-year-old Margaret Cramer of 323 Erie Street for an infected finger.
Cigar Store Raided by 'Secret 6' Squad
Camden police Chief Arthur Colsey's "Secret Six" squad raided a cigar store at 217 Market Street, arresting Oscar Bendler of 310 Erie Street on gambling charges and seizing horse racing sheets and $114.
Man Held in Threat as Woman Faints
Residents of the 900 block of Howard Street were thrown into turmoil when Charles Bensley, 73, brandished a pistol at his tenant Mrs. Anna Morgan while seeking overdue rent. A bystander from 217 Erie Street helped apprehend him.
Seven Injured in Camden
Seven people were injured when a car carrying a Camden Minor Baseball League team was dragged by a shifting train engine; Albert Blair, 17, of 1144 North 24th Street suffered a fractured skull.
Motorist Fined $10 for Hitting Cop's Car
Fiore Tiziana was fined $10 in traffic court after his automobile struck the car of Patrolman Nathan Wine at Broadway and Everett Street; Marshall Reinheimer was dismissed in a separate accident. Camden Courier-Post, June 17, 1932.
Man Hurt, Driver Held
George Cassidy of 216 Sycamore Street was cut about the head, lip and wrist in a collision at Second and Penn streets. Patrolmen Raymond Stark and Walter Patton arrested the driver, Marshall Reinheimer, for failing to show a registration card.
Brass Stolen From Armour Boat
Three men said to be employed at the Mathis shipyard were charged with stealing brass fittings from the houseboat Chieftain, built for Mr. Armour of Chicago.
Camden's Scarred Patriots
Camden's Fourth of July in 1904 passed without serious accidents; eight people were admitted to Cooper Hospital, and flag raising and Pyne Point Park exercises were held.