Gold Street
Gold Street was a small street that lay between South 8th Street and Silver Street, south of Line Street. It could be reached only by wagon or auto from Silver Street. Gold Street first shows residences, along with Silver Street, in the 1888 Camden City Directory; neither Gold nor Silver Street appears in the 1885 Sanborn Maps of Camden.
Of the six houses on Gold Street, only 717 and 719 are listed in the 1929 City Directory, and Gold Street does not appear in the 1930 Census. Silver Street, by contrast, still had occupied homes on both of its blocks as late as 1980. Today the only physical remnant of Gold Street is a sidewalk cutout on Silver Street, just south of Line Street.
700 Block of Gold Street
The 700 block was the only block of Gold Street, a short lane reached only from Silver Street. The houses numbered 709 through 719. The following records are drawn from Camden City Directories, 1888 through 1929.
1891 Sanborn Map
1906 Sanborn Map
1891 View of the Block
Intersection of Silver Street and Gold Street, 2012
Occupants, 1888–1929
709 Gold Street
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1888 | August Gottwald — laborer |
| 1890 | Harry M. Finger Jr. — huckster |
| 1899–1906 | William H. Stewart — William & Maria Stewart |
| 1911 | Albert Williams; Joshua Hines |
| 1923–1929 | Paul Campbell — laborer; Paul & Emma Campbell |
711 Gold Street
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1888 | Mrs. Margaret Miles — widow of James Miles; William Miles, tinsmith |
| 1924–1929 | Albert Goldsboro — laborer; Albert & Addie Goldsboro; grandparents of Orville Goldsboro |
713 Gold Street
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1890 | Harry L. Pinkerton — barber |
| 1893 | Mrs. Sarah M. Zulker — widow of Charles H. Zulker |
| 1895 | David Vallier |
| 1927 | Mrs. Louise Wesley — widow of Emmanuel Wesley; Edgar Wesley |
| 1929 | Vacant |
715 Gold Street
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1891 | William Ryan — huckster |
| 1924 | Elisha Skinner — laborer |
| 1929 | No Listing |
717 Gold Street
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1888 | Thomas Homan — shoemaker |
| 1928–1929 | Raymond Waples — laborer; Raymond & Mabel Waples |
719 Gold Street
| year | name |
|---|---|
| 1888 | Jennie Newton |
| 1890 | Thomas Grady — laborer |
| 1924–1928 | Allen Johnson — Allen & Priscilla Johnson |
| 1929 | Charles Finney; Mrs. Emma Finney (widow of Parker Finney); Mrs. Sarah F. Rogers (widow of Frank Rogers) |
Tag: gold-street
Girl Probably Averted Murder
A dispute over a young woman's affections between Albert Williams of 709 Gold Street and Joshua Hines nearly turned deadly until she stepped between the men, as reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer on June 12, 1911.
William Stewart Fined for Illegal Thrush
William Stewart of 709 Gold Street was fined $23.40 by Justice Barr for illegally keeping a thrush, as reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer on October 23, 1903.
David Vallier Jailed on Assault Charge
David Vallier of 713 Gold Street was committed to the county jail in default of bail on a charge of kicking his wife down the stairs, as reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer on December 22, 1895.