Front Street in Camden extends in a north-south direction, located to the west of Second Street and running parallel to the Delaware River. Its span begins at Erie Street in North Camden and continues southward until Atlantic Avenue. Initially, Front Street ran continuously, but in the early 1970s, several redevelopment initiatives were implemented, leading to changes along the street.
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Old Ferries – Annals of Camden NJ
In this age of inventions, improvements and ever-changing modes of transportation, the ferry boat is still an important factor in carrying the traveller across that “goodly and noble” river which forms the boundary between the two Quaker Colonies of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, although founded several years after the first settlers had arrived in…
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Spring Street
Spring Street in Camden dates back to at least 1850 and was mapped by 1891 to run north-south from Clinton Street, situated between Second Street and Front Street in South Camden. Although originally planned to extend as far south as Walnut Street, its development was obstructed by Volney Bennett’s lumber yard at Pine Street. The…
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James McDade
James McDade was born in Pennsylvania in September 1860 and had moved to Camden by 1884. His wife, Emma Ferkler, was seven years older than him. Together, they had three children: James Jr., born in October 1886; Joseph, born in May 1887; and Emma, born in March 1892. During this period, the family lived at…
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Point Street
Point Street was originally laid out in 1804, running between William Cooper’s house and ferry in what is now North Camden and Cooper Street. It was long known as Cooper's Point Road, with its current name derived from that designation. Following the riverbank, the road provided access to local sawmills, planing mills, and shipyards. However,…
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Erie Street
Erie Street in North Camden extends from Beach Street to 9th Street. The streets that intersect — or once intersected — Erie Street include Delaware Avenue, Point Street, Front Street, Segal Street, and the numbered streets from 2nd through 9th.
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Atlantic Avenue
Positioned three blocks south of Kaighn Avenue, Atlantic Avenue extends from Front Street in the west to Haddon Avenue in the east. The eastern segment of Atlantic Avenue, stretching beyond 7th Street, presents a combination of residential and commercial properties that persists to this day. The thoroughfare persists through the span between 7th and 9th…
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