Haddon Avenue

Haddon Avenue is one of the oldest roads in Camden, dating back to at least 1792, when it was little more than a bridle path. The road was gravelled in the early 1820s, and in 1839 an act of the New Jersey Legislature enabled the incorporation of the Haddonfield & Camden Turnpike Company. The turnpike was completed in 1847 and remained a toll road for many years.

In Camden, Haddon Avenue runs southeast from 592 Federal Street to the city limits, in the direction of Collingswood, Haddon Township, and Haddonfield.

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Intersection of Haddon Avenue & Federal Street

Southwest corner of Haddon Avenue & Federal Street — circa 1905.

Sepia photograph of brick row houses and a corner storefront at Haddon Avenue and Federal Street, Camden, around 1905.
Southwest corner of Haddon Avenue & Federal Street — circa 1905.

Intersection of Haddon Avenue, South 6th Street & Carman Street

Southeast corner: Simon M. Lyons Marble & Granite Works, 1894–1897; M.C. Lyons Son Marble & Granite Works (Andrew Lyons), 1898–1924.

Unit Block of Haddon Avenue

1 Haddon Avenue

1 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1967Morris Silverman
1990McDonald's

3 Haddon Avenue

3 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924Joseph Ciliberti
1956Joseph Leaming

5 Haddon Avenue

5 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924John Powers
1959Mrs. Ray

7 Haddon Avenue

7 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924Dr. William G. Shemeley Jr
1955Jo Anderson Charm & Modeling School

9 Haddon Avenue

9 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
—Corporal William S. Hey
1924Joseph L. Moore
1938–1941Harry K. Moore
1955Nancy Shoppe of Camden
1942Joseph Abarno

10 Haddon Avenue

10 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Triangle Beauty Supply CoNew Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

11 Haddon Avenue

11 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924C.W. Cramer's Sons
1955–1970sNettie & Rick's Beauty Shop

12 Haddon Avenue

12 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924Dr. William Petherbridge

13 Haddon Avenue

13 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924J. Milton Burdge
1927–1928William A. Carty Inc
1941Marguerite Beauty Shoppe

14 Haddon Avenue

14 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1920Federal Census Sheet
1933Murphy's Flower Shop
1924–1929The Bridge

15 Haddon Avenue

15 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924vacant

16 Haddon Avenue

16 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1920Federal Census Sheet
1924George Dangel
1955Clover Floral Shoppe

17 Haddon Avenue

17 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924Camden Motors
1938Haddon House

18 Haddon Avenue

18 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1896Walter W. Browning
1920Federal Census Sheet

20 Haddon Avenue

20 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924–1940sNicola Berardo & Family (shoe repair, sculptor)
1924–1940sNicola & Mary Berardo
1924–1940sTheresa Berardo
1941Mrs. Theresa Berardo Baldwin
1941William Baldwin
1941Jerome Baldwin
1955Beltone Hearing Aids

22 Haddon Avenue

22 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1879–1880William H. Hawkins & Family
1879–1880William & Adelaide Hawkins
1879–1880J. Miller Hawkins
1920Federal Census Sheet
1933Etta's Beauty Salon
1914–1924Joseph T. Fean & Family
1914–1924Paul Joseph Fean
1914–1924Charles Fean
1914–1924Mary Fean
1914–1924Helen Fean
—Joseph T. & Helen Fean
—Paul Fean
—Charles Fean
—Mary Fean
—Helen Fean
1914–1924Joseph T. & Helen Fean
1933Etta Miller
1955Robertshaw Fulton Controls Co.
1955ARKAY Rob't Krevolin Builders Inc.
1956–1969Dr. Robert Katz (optometrist)

24 Haddon Avenue

24 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924Rufus Bright

25 Haddon Avenue

25 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1933Haddon Chickery

26 Haddon Avenue

26 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924Mrs. Mary A. Hart

28 Haddon Avenue

28 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1931H. Roy Steele
1936–1943Mrs. Stella Suthel
1914–1936John W. Suthel

31 Haddon Avenue

31 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924John Mooney

32 Haddon Avenue

32 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924No Listing
1955Camden Wall Paper Company

33 Haddon Avenue

33 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1883–1924William H. Shearman & Family
1883–1924William H. & Elmira Shearman

36 Haddon Avenue

36 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924William Lamont

37-39 Haddon Avenue

37-39 Haddon Avenue — Unit Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1918–1921Hugo E. Pohle

Intersection of Haddon Avenue & Mickle Street

Haddon Avenue crossed the Pennsylvania Railroad at Mickle Street. From 1887 to 1888 the Junction Hotel (William and Katie Zimmerman) stood here.

Haddon Avenue Station at the Pennsylvania Railroad crossing.

Sepia photograph of a steam train at the Haddon Avenue Station platforms with the Armory building behind, Camden.
Haddon Avenue Station at the Pennsylvania Railroad crossing.

Haddon Avenue Station, Pennsylvania Railroad — 1908.

Black-and-white photograph of the Haddon Avenue Station platform shelters beside the railroad tracks, Camden, 1908.
Haddon Avenue Station, Pennsylvania Railroad — 1908.

Looking south from Mickle Street — September 7, 2011.

Haddon Avenue looking south from Mickle Street, September 7, 2011
Looking south from Mickle Street — September 7, 2011.
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Third Regiment Armory & Convention Hall — 210 Haddon Avenue

The Third Regiment Armory (3rd Regiment National Guard, N.J.) stood at 210 Haddon Avenue, across from Camden's pre-1931 City Hall. After the original Convention Hall on Memorial Avenue burned in 1954, the old Armory was renamed Convention Hall. See Convention Hall for the full history and postcards.

Third Regiment Armory seen from the west along the railroad tracks and “Chinese Wall” that are now Mickle Boulevard; Haddon Avenue at right.

Sepia postcard of a steam train at Haddon Ave. Station, Camden, with the Armory behind the platforms.
Third Regiment Armory seen from the west along the railroad tracks and “Chinese Wall” that are now Mickle Boulevard; Haddon Avenue at right.
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HADDON AVE. STATION. CAMDEN. N J.

Third Regiment Armory (3rd Regiment, National Guard of New Jersey) — postcard.

Color postcard of the Third Regiment Armory in Camden, a red-brick drill hall with a cannon on a brick base in front.
Third Regiment Armory (3rd Regiment, National Guard of New Jersey) — postcard.
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Third Regiment Armory, Camden, N. J. [illegible]

Third Regiment Armory — postcard.

Color postcard of the Third Regiment Armory in Camden with a tree and a person walking on a path in front.
Third Regiment Armory — postcard.
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THIRD REGIMENT ARMORY, CAMDEN, N. J. [illegible]

Armory and Soldiers' Monument — postcard.

Color postcard of the red Armory and the Soldiers' Monument shaft with a statue on top, Camden.
Armory and Soldiers' Monument — postcard.
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113—Armory and Soldiers' Monument, Camden, N. J. [illegible]

3rd Regiment Armory and Grand Army Statue (Soldiers' Monument) — postcard.

Color postcard of the 3rd Regiment Armory beside the tall Grand Army statue monument in Camden.
3rd Regiment Armory and Grand Army Statue (Soldiers' Monument) — postcard.
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3rd Regiment Armory & Grand Army Statue, Camden, N. J.

The Armory — postcard from 1911.

Color postcard of the red-brick Third Regiment Armory in Camden, N.J., with a flag on the roof and trolley tracks in the foreground.
The Armory — postcard from 1911.

3rd Regiment Armory and Soldier's Monument — postcard.

Postcard of the Soldiers' Monument beside the 3rd Regiment Armory, Camden, N.J., with the printed caption "Soldiers' Monument and Armory."
3rd Regiment Armory and Soldier's Monument — postcard.
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SOLDIERS' MONUMENT and ARMORY Camden, N. J.

Soldier's Monument as seen from the Armory — postcard.

Postcard of the Soldiers' Monument, Camden, N.J., a tall column in a green park with cannons at the right, captioned at the top.
Soldier's Monument as seen from the Armory — postcard.
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Soldiers' Monument, Camden, N. J.

Main entrance to Convention Hall on Haddon Avenue — 1960.

Black-and-white photograph of the main entrance of Camden Convention Hall on Haddon Avenue, 1960, with a canopy sign reading Camden Convention Hall.
Main entrance to Convention Hall on Haddon Avenue — 1960.
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Postcard of the Third Regiment Armory

Postcard, September 3, 1906

Postcard of the Third Regiment Armory in Camden, N.J., a brick drill hall beyond railroad tracks, with a handwritten note up the right side
Postcard, September 3, 1906
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Armory 3rd Regiment N. G. N. J. Camden, N. J. Sept 3 1906 Have had a fine time since Saturday noon. Am going home to-morrow and on to Manasquan. Yours with love, [?]

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Intersection of Haddon Avenue & Wright Avenue

From 1871 to 1931, Camden City Hall stood at the intersection of Haddon Avenue and Wright Avenue.

Haddon Avenue looking north toward City Hall — 1915. From Possession of a Stately City.

Haddon Avenue looking north toward Camden City Hall, 1915
Haddon Avenue looking north toward City Hall — 1915. From Possession of a Stately City.

Camden City Hall on Haddon Avenue — 1915.

Haddon Avenue near Camden City Hall, 1915
Camden City Hall on Haddon Avenue — 1915.

Intersection of Haddon Avenue & Benson Street

Southwest corner: Camden City Hall (1931).

Haddon Avenue north of Benson Street, Camden, NJ (undated; archive label: August 19, 1911).

Modern color photograph of a wide city avenue with cars, traffic signals on mast arms and a white tower in the distance
Haddon Avenue north of Benson Street, Camden, NJ (undated; archive label: August 19, 1911).

Looking south from Benson Street — September 7, 2011.

Haddon Avenue looking south from Benson Street, September 7, 2011
Looking south from Benson Street — September 7, 2011.

Intersection of Haddon Avenue & Washington Street

Northwest corner of Haddon Avenue and Washington Street — from the 1980s to 2011 the site of the Coriell Institute.

Northwest corner of Haddon Avenue & Washington Street — Coriell Institute, August 18, 2011.

Northwest corner of Haddon Avenue and Washington Street, Coriell Institute, August 18, 2011
Northwest corner of Haddon Avenue & Washington Street — Coriell Institute, August 18, 2011.
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CORIELL [illegible] [illegible]

400 Block of Haddon Avenue

400 Haddon Avenue

400 Haddon Avenue — 400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1955Harry's Tailor Shop

404 Haddon Avenue

404 Haddon Avenue — 400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1952Rocco Simonelli

408 Haddon Avenue

408 Haddon Avenue — 400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1951William D. Singleton

414 Haddon Avenue

414 Haddon Avenue — 400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924Allen Sharpless
1947Mrs. Mary W. Sharpless

418 Haddon Avenue

418 Haddon Avenue — 400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924–1947Jesse Sharpless

419 Haddon Avenue

419 Haddon Avenue — 400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1938Howard Jones
2008gone

420 Haddon Avenue

420 Haddon Avenue — 400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1915–1931William H. Turner (brother)
1949John A. Downey
1900–1904Charles Frost & Family
1900–1904Charles & Susanna Turner Frost
1900–1904Harry Frost
1900–1904Charles Alfred Frost Jr.
1900–1904Josephus Jennings Frost
1900–1904Anna M. Frost
1900–1904George Washington Frost
1904–1939Mrs. Susanna Turner Frost & Family
1904–1939Harry Frost
1904–1939Charles Alfred Frost Jr.
1904–1939Josephus Jennings Frost
1904–1939Anna M. Frost
1904–1939Dr. George Washington Frost

421 Haddon Avenue

421 Haddon Avenue — 400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
2008gone

423 Haddon Avenue

423 Haddon Avenue — 400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1969J. Martin Jr
2008gone

425 Haddon Avenue

425 Haddon Avenue — 400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924–1931Mrs. Cecilia Keefe

426 Haddon Avenue

426 Haddon Avenue — 400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
2008gone

427 Haddon Avenue

427 Haddon Avenue — 400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1947Jacob Bertman
2008gone
1914–1918William F. Jaeckel & Family
1914–1918William E. Jaeckel
1914–1918Florence Jaeckel Genther
1914–1918Elinor Genther

433 Haddon Avenue

433 Haddon Avenue — 400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1923Warren H. Rich & Family
1923Warren H. & Cora Rich
1923Thelma Rich
1923Vera Rich

443-445 Haddon Avenue

443-445 Haddon Avenue — 400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955The Upholstery Shop1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

445 Haddon Avenue

445 Haddon Avenue — 400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924George R. Redden
1969A Upholstery Shop

459 Haddon Avenue

459 Haddon Avenue — 400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1949New Rainbow Restaurant
1969Five Points Cleaners

461 Haddon Avenue

461 Haddon Avenue — 400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924–1956Clarence K. Bushey

Two Firemen Hurt in Crash With Car

Camden Post-Telegram, March 25, 1914

Newspaper clipping: Two Firemen Hurt in Crash With Car, Camden Post-Telegram, March 25, 1914
Camden Post-Telegram, March 25, 1914
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TWO FIREMEN HURT IN CRASH WITH CAR Chemical Engine, Responding to Alarm, Sideswipes Kaighn Avenue Trolley. HURLED TO STREET FROM APPARATUS Responding to an alarm of fire at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Caston, 740 Sycamore street, last night the chemical apparatus of No. 7 Company sideswiped an east-bound Kaighn avenue trolley car, and two firemen, Horace Cairns, of 439 Haddon avenue, and George Boone, of 605 Mount Vernon street, were thrown to the street and injured. Cairns was injured about the hips and suffered body contusions. He was taken to the Homeopathic Hospital and later to his home, where he is now confined. Boone had two fingers crushed, but refused to go to the hospital and he remained on duty. The report made to Chief Worthington by the crew of the fire apparatus blames the trolley company for the accident. It is alleged that a north-bound car trailed ahead of the speeding apparatus, and when the driver, Roy Smith, pulled the horses out of the tracks the accident happened. The jolt was not sufficient to damage the wagon, but the men on the rear were jostled off. The fire, a slight one, was in a rear bedroom of the house. A bureau and some other furniture were damaged.

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Intersection of Haddon Avenue & Blaine Street

Intersection of Haddon Avenue & Blaine Street — February 6, 1991.

Intersection of Haddon Avenue and Blaine Street, February 6, 1991
Intersection of Haddon Avenue & Blaine Street — February 6, 1991.

Intersection of Haddon Avenue & Blaine Street — January 2, 2008.

Intersection of Haddon Avenue and Blaine Street, January 2, 2008
Intersection of Haddon Avenue & Blaine Street — January 2, 2008.
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CORIELL BLAINE ST

500 Block of Haddon Avenue

500 Haddon Avenue

500 Haddon Avenue — 500 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924Frank A. Batten
1947Lester Weyhgandt

506 Haddon Avenue

506 Haddon Avenue — 500 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1936–1947C. Hobart Corson

507 Haddon Avenue

507 Haddon Avenue — 500 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1904John C. Brown
1938Worthington Winfield Joyce
1938Theresa Joyce

513 Haddon Avenue

513 Haddon Avenue — 500 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1969M. Frazier
1980gone

517 Haddon Avenue

517 Haddon Avenue — 500 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1933Catherine Errickson

518 Haddon Avenue

518 Haddon Avenue — 500 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1933Horace T. Morton

520 Haddon Avenue

520 Haddon Avenue — 500 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1910s–1920sHoward Lee & Family
1910s–1920sHoward & Martha Lee

523 Haddon Avenue

523 Haddon Avenue — 500 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1900–1910James Knight Sr. & Family
1900–1910James & Mary Wilson Knight
1900–1910Anna Minerva Knight
1900–1910Armena Knight
1900–1910Agnes Knight
1900–1910Hannah M Knight
1900–1910Mary A Knight
1900–1910Sarah F Knight
1900–1910James Knight
1900–1910Robert Roscoe Knight

528 Haddon Avenue

528 Haddon Avenue — 500 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1933Herman Saxe
1947Charles S. Hance

529 Haddon Avenue

529 Haddon Avenue — 500 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1950Ernest Wolf

548 Haddon Avenue

548 Haddon Avenue — 500 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1952Leo Jekel
1905–1916William Lamont & Family
1905–1916William & Annie Lamont
1905–1916James Lamont
1905–1916Sarah Lamont
1905–1916May Lamont
1905–1916John Lamont
1905–1916Howard Lamont
1905–1916Thomas Lamont

552 Haddon Avenue

552 Haddon Avenue — 500 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1932Albert L. Feldman
1933Horace T. Morton
1933Lawrence L. Murphy
1929Irvin Franklin Bishop

553 Haddon Avenue

553 Haddon Avenue — 500 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1911Mrs. Emma Scott & Family
1911Raymond Schuck
1911Alva Schuck
1911Mabel Schuck

563 Haddon Avenue

563 Haddon Avenue — 500 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1935–1955Stakley's Auto Radiator Shop1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

Burglary Victims Recover $4360 In Stolen Goods

Camden Courier-Post, April 5, 1952

Camden Courier-Post, April 5, 1952: Burglary Victims Recover $4360 In Stolen Goods
Camden Courier-Post, April 5, 1952
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Burglary Victims Recover $4360 In Stolen Goods Display at City Hall Rivals Oriental Bazaar In Variety Shown Loot valued at $4360 by detectives was returned to its owners in detective headquarters in city hall Tuesday night. Headquarters resembled an Oriental bazaar as the stolen articles were spread over seven tables, two large desks, and hung on clothing racks. Detectives are holding George Wilmer, 30, of 521 Liberty street, a parolee, whom they suspect of being Camden's daytime "phantom burglar" who has been plaguing the department for the last three months. To date police say they have charged Wilmer with 29 counts of breaking and entering and two counts of attempting to break and enter. Captain of Detectives Thomas Murphy said that Tuesday night's display was only a portion of the loot and that police believe Wilmer pawned a quantity of the goods in Philadelphia. They also suspect he sold some to secondhand and antique dealers, Murphy said. The display that met the claimants when they went to headquarters looked like a mail order (Continued on Page 4—Column 5) Loot (Continued from Page One) catalog come to life. There were women's dresses, men's suits and top coats, several types of radios, an oil space heater, binoculars, cameras; costume jewelry, empty wallets and even a clothes chest with the clothing still in it. Missing from the collection were two parakeets which detectives returned to their owner Thursday because—unlike the other items—the birds had to be fed. Assisting Capt. Murphy in the identification and return of the stolen items were: Detective Sergeants Earl Quinton, William Neal, William Kelly and Clifford Carr, and Detectives William O'Brien, John Huston, August Pfleiderer, George Ellis and Marshall Thompson. Crowd Views Articles According to Capt. Murphy the claimants, their addresses, the stolen objects and their estimated value are: Mrs. Waid Young, 526 Washington street, electric sewing machine, woman's jewelry, $358; Miss Catherine Sparks, 110 South Fourth street, table model radio, $19; Mrs. Ethel Kelly, 1068 Princess avenue, jewelry, $155; Mrs. Leo Jekel, 548 Haddon avenue, table model radio, portable typewriter, woman's ring, $85; William Snyder, 1304 Park boulevard, table model radio, $55; Milfred Layser, 416 Chambers avenue, carpenter's tools, a dress coat, $175; James Glennon, 802 Mt. Ephraim avenue, jewelry, $300; Mrs. Williams Cogswell, 914 Linden street, clothing and jewelry, $1242.50. Mrs. Lena Bruns, 772 Line street, metal clothes chest with clothes, tool chest, jewelry, $125; Mrs. Anna Halliwell, 870 Haddon avenue, foreign money, no value given; Mrs. Martha Oehlert, 643 Mt. Vernon street, oil space heater, jewelry, $138; Mrs. William J. McCaffrey, 1030 Spruce street, antique clock, $400; Mrs. Lillian Simons, 412 Taylor avenue, clothing and jewelry, $20. Veteran Boxers' association, 868 Mt. Ephraim avenue, record player, amplifier and recorder, $100; John McNutt, 1620 Ferry avenue, jewelry and clothing, $300; Romeo Simonelli, 404 Haddon avenue, men's and women's clothing, $94; Mrs. Theresa Auletto, 929 South Third street, jewels, $405; Mrs. Vera Doughton, 1023 South Sixth street, table model radio, $16; Emidio Giorgi, 1353 Princess avenue, clarinet and man's suit, $125.

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Intersection of Haddon Avenue & Newton Avenue

In 1914 a Haddonfield trolley car ran off the track here, striking two men — see Camden at a Glance (Philadelphia Inquirer, October 22, 1914).

Northeast corner of Newton Avenue & Haddon Avenue — 1949.

Northeast corner of Newton Avenue and Haddon Avenue, 1949
Northeast corner of Newton Avenue & Haddon Avenue — 1949.
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BUSHEY'S DRUGS [illegible] DRUGS [illegible]

Northeast corner of Newton Avenue & Haddon Avenue — 1949.

Northeast corner of Newton Avenue and Haddon Avenue, 1949
Northeast corner of Newton Avenue & Haddon Avenue — 1949.
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[illegible] RAINBOW RESTAURANT DRUGS [illegible]

Haddon Avenue north of Newton Avenue — January 2, 2008.

Haddon Avenue north of Newton Avenue, January 2, 2008
Haddon Avenue north of Newton Avenue — January 2, 2008.
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Coop[illegible] [illegible]

700 Block of Haddon Avenue

700 Haddon Avenue

700 Haddon Avenue — 700 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1923Fred Neubaum
1924–1927Samuel Rudinoff

712 Haddon Avenue

712 Haddon Avenue — 700 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1941Harry J. Weaver
1941Alwin L. Newman

716 Haddon Avenue

716 Haddon Avenue — 700 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1909Charles H. Klump & Family
1909Charles H. & Sarah Patterson Klump
1927–1960Royden I. Zeigler & Family
1927–1960Royden I. & Hilda Zeigler

718 Haddon Avenue

718 Haddon Avenue — 700 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1909Oscar W. Cunningham & Family
1909Oscar W. & Deborah K. Dunbar Cunningham

724 Haddon Avenue

724 Haddon Avenue — 700 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1910A.P. Macks & Family
1910A.P. & Katie Macks
1910Annie Macks

732 Haddon Avenue

732 Haddon Avenue — 700 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1910Mrs. Elizabeth May Johnson

No Down Payment, 3 Years to Pay

Camden Courier-Post, February 11, 1936

DiMona's Furniture Stores Maytag washer advertisement, Camden Courier-Post, February 11, 1936
Camden Courier-Post, February 11, 1936
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NO DOWN PAYMENT 3 YEARS TO PAY 30 DAYS' FREE TRIAL $69.50 Maytag Aluminium Tub Model $99.50 DiMona's FURNITURE STORES 937-39 So. 4th Street CAMDEN 1722 701 Haddon Avenue COLLINGSWOOD 467

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Intersection of Haddon Avenue & Pine Street

The 800 block at Pine Street in the early 1950s. Sitting on the wall are Mr. Robison's nephews and niece — Tony, Alfred, and Sandra.

800–806 Haddon Avenue — early 1950s.

800-806 Haddon Avenue, early 1950s
800–806 Haddon Avenue — early 1950s.
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ROBIS[?] C[?][?]DEN [?]AIRS [?]ALES [?]NTALS [illegible]

800 block of Haddon Avenue — early 1950s.

800 block of Haddon Avenue, early 1950s
800 block of Haddon Avenue — early 1950s.
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NO PARKING HERE TO CORNER [illegible] [?]40 [illegible]

801–825 Haddon Avenue — February 25, 2009.

801-825 Haddon Avenue, February 25, 2009
801–825 Haddon Avenue — February 25, 2009.
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STOP PINE [illegible] NO PARKING [illegible] [illegible]

801–825 Haddon Avenue — February 25, 2009.

801-825 Haddon Avenue, February 25, 2009
801–825 Haddon Avenue — February 25, 2009.
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NO PARKING [illegible] [illegible]

800 Block of Haddon Avenue

800-802 Haddon Avenue

800-802 Haddon Avenue — 800 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1947Rose's Meats & Groceries

806 Haddon Avenue

806 Haddon Avenue — 800 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1930–1931William P. Chambers & Family
1930–1931William P. & Patience A. Chambers
1930–1931Ethel Chambers
1930–1931Mildred Chambers
1930–1931William Chambers Jr.
1930–1931Davis Chambers
1930–1931Charles Chambers
1930–1931Mary Chambers
1930–1931Patince Anna Chambers

810 Haddon Avenue

810 Haddon Avenue — 800 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1905–1906Harry H. Thompson & Family
1905–1906Harry H. & Georgetta Thompson
1905–1906Alvin S. Thompson
1905–1906Lola Thompson
1905–1906Lydon Thompson

814 Haddon Avenue

814 Haddon Avenue — 800 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924Charles H. Pooley

815 Haddon Avenue

815 Haddon Avenue — 800 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1940James Abbott

820 Haddon Avenue

820 Haddon Avenue — 800 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1940Luca R. D'Oria
1955Lambert E. Greiner (realtor)

825 Haddon Avenue

825 Haddon Avenue — 800 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1931Charles B. Benson

828 Haddon Avenue

828 Haddon Avenue — 800 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924Albert T. Purnell

830 Haddon Avenue

830 Haddon Avenue — 800 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1926–1932Jean Lukoff
1932George Earl Miller

840 Haddon Avenue

840 Haddon Avenue — 800 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1943–1959Allen Huber & Family
1943–1959Allen & Bertha Ellis Huber
1943–1959Howard Huber

844 Haddon Avenue

844 Haddon Avenue — 800 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1917–1928Harry Newton Knox & Family (coal dealer)
1917–1928Harry N. & Eva Knox

850 Haddon Avenue

850 Haddon Avenue — 800 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1935–1980Elmer E Jobes Sr. & Family
1935–1980Elmer E. & Elizabeth Schmaus Jobes
1935–1980Elmer E. Jobes Jr.
1935–1980Stpehnaie C. Jobes (daughter-in-law)
1935–1980Jeanne E. Jobes (granddaughter)
1935–1980John E. Jobes (grandson)
1935–1980Paul J. Schmaus (father-in-law)

851 Haddon Avenue

851 Haddon Avenue — 800 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924Frank S. Van Hart
1929Vacant
1940–1960sRobert J. Blake

853 Haddon Avenue

853 Haddon Avenue — 800 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1947–1954James Mahoney & Family
1947–1954James & Mrs. Bridget Cole Mahoney

854 Haddon Avenue

854 Haddon Avenue — 800 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1929–1960Harry Newton Knox & Family (coal dealer)
1929–1960Harry N. & Eva Bradshaw Knox

856 Haddon Avenue

856 Haddon Avenue — 800 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1930–1950William K. Buzine & Family (Camden Fire Department)
1930–1950William K. & Katherine Buzine

864 Haddon Avenue

864 Haddon Avenue — 800 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1920s–1940sVincent Ardire & Family
1920s–1940sVincent & Anna Ardire
1920s–1940sGrace Ardire
1920s–1940sPhilip Ardire
1920s–1940sBiaggio P. Ardire
1920s–1940sMarie Ardire

870 Haddon Avenue

870 Haddon Avenue — 800 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1943Joe Spearing
1952Mrs. Anna Halliwell

874 Haddon Avenue

874 Haddon Avenue — 800 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1918–1942Walter W. Patterson & Family
1918–1942Walter W. Margaret Patterson
1918–1942Elmer J. Patterson
1918–1942Lillian Patterson
1918–1942Charles F. Patterson
1918–1942Godfrey F. Patterson
1918–1942Godfrey Eisenhardt (father-in-law)

Divorce Is Obtained by Grace E. Miller

Camden Courier-Post, June 3, 1932

Courier-Post clipping, "Divorce Is Obtained by Grace E. Miller," about a former Eutaw Avenue resident, June 3, 1932.
Camden Courier-Post, June 3, 1932
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DIVORCE IS OBTAINED BY GRACE E. MILLER Former Eutaw Avenue Resident Gets Freedom After Bigamist's Conviction Mrs. Grace E. Miller, formerly of 228 Eutaw avenue, has been granted a final decree of divorce from George Earl Miller, formerly employed in the offices of the RCA Victor Company, Inc. The decree was granted May 5 by the New Jersey court of chancery. The suit was instituted March 27, 1931. Subsequently, Miller was adjudicated in contempt of court for failure to comply with an order of Vice Chancellor Edmund B. Leaming directing the payment of alimony. Shortly after the filing of the divorce suit, Miller was charged with bigamy by his wife, and extradition proceedings were taken by the Pennsylvania authorities. On October 23, 1931, Miller was removed from the Camden county jail to the Delaware county jail at Media, pending trial. At the trial, Miller denied he had ever been married to Grace E. Miller, but the testimony showed that they were not only legally married November 24, 1924, but for many years lived together in legal matrimony in Camden. The proofs further showed that on March 7, 1931, Miller went through a marriage ceremony before a magistrate near Media, with Jean Lukoff, then of 830 Haddon avenue, this city, and with whom he subsequently lived as man and wife at 141 North Thirty-fourth street and later at the Haddon avenue address. A petit jury found Miller guilty of bigamy on January 8, this year. The judge at Media sentenced Miller to no less than one year and not more than two years in jail and fined him $500. Mrs. Miller was represented in her divorce suit by Marshal H. Diverty, of this city.

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Sgt. Wilkie Remains in County Jail As Son Is Buried Without Ritual

Camden Courier-Post, December 28, 1953

Courier-Post article on Sgt. John V. Wilkie held in jail as his son is buried, December 28, 1953
Camden Courier-Post, December 28, 1953
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Funeral Director Recites Prayer: Sgt. Wilkie Remains in County Jail As Son Is Buried Without Ritual Police Sgt. John V. Wilkie, whose "confession" that he accidentally killed his son proved to be a hoax, remained in the county jail today during the funeral of his 17-year-old son, James. Wilkie, Camden's "notebook cop," is being held in county jail in default of $50,000 bail pending submission of his case to the grand jury, although authorities accepted his admission that the story of accidental death was concocted in an effort to obtain the full burial rites of the Roman Catholic Church for his son. James, whose death on Dec. 20 was officially declared a suicide, was buried from the Robert J. Blake Funeral Home, 851 Haddon ave. Only about 20 persons were present, and there was no formal service of any kind. Among those at the funeral home were James' mother, Mrs. Tessie Bogacki, of Woodlynne; his brother, Richard, 16, and sister, Teresa, 14, and two aunts, Mrs. Elizabeth Meredith and Mrs. Jane Salus. James was buried in the rain in New Camden Cemetery, Mt. Ephraim and Ferry aves., a nondenominational cemetery, also without any formal service. Blake re- (Continued on Page 4—Column 1) cited the Lord's Prayer as the casket was lowered. Members of the immediate family and a few friends attended. Attends Viewing Wilkie attended the public viewing at the funeral home Sunday night in the company of County Detectives James McLaughlin and Joseph Bennie and a guard from the sheriff's office, Walter Wilkie, no relation. He was promised release from jail so he could attend today's burial, but James J. Mulligan, chief of county detectives, said Wilkie sent word to the prosecutor's office this morning that he had no desire to be present at the rites. "He was present at the viewing," Mulligan said, "but he said he just didn't want to go to the funeral. So we made no arrangements for him to go." Approximately 100 persons attended the viewing, and Wilkie was present the entire time. Fabricated Confession Wilkie's admission he fabricated the "confession" that he accidentally killed his son came Thursday after he learned that church authorities had declined to alter their original ruling that the youth could not be given solemn requiem rites and be buried in consecrated ground. Canons of the Church forbid religious services and burial in suicide cases. The veteran police sergeant had claimed that he accidentally shot the boy in a struggle for possession of Wilkie's service revolver at the Wilkie residence, 1144 Princess ave. But, in his admission that this version of the death was untrue, he said he found his son dead of a revolver shot when he returned home at 2.18 a. m. Sunday, Dec. 20. Cohen said no request for reduction of Wilkie's $50,000 bail had been made, but that he would consider such a request if it is received. He said he had no alternative but to present all the facts in the Wilkie case to the grand jury.

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Sgt. Wilkie Is Still Held in Jail, His Bail of $50,000 Unchanged

Camden Courier-Post, December 26, 1953

Courier-Post article on Sgt. John V. Wilkie held in jail with bail unchanged, December 26, 1953
Camden Courier-Post, December 26, 1953
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Sgt. Wilkie Is Still Held in Jail, His Bail of $50,000 Unchanged Cut Considered After Retraction Of 'Confession' Police Sgt. John V. Wilkie, Camden's notebook cop, remained in jail today in default of $50,000 bail despite his admission Thursday he "confessed" accidentally killing his son in an effort to have full burial rites of the Roman Catholic Church accorded the youth. Wilkie's admission of the fabrication as a desperate self-sacrificing attempt for his son came Thursday afternoon after he learned the church had reiterated that his son, James, 17, could not be given requiem rites and be buried in consecrated ground. Wilkie admitted that when he returned to his home, at 1144 Princess ave., at 2.18 a. m. Sunday, he found his son dead of a revolver shot instead of having been shot in a struggle with Wilkie for the latter's service revolver. Services for Wilkie's son will be held Monday at 11 a. m. in the Robert J. Blake Funeral Home, 851 Haddon ave. Burial will be in New Camden Cemetery, Mt. Ephraim and Ferry aves., a nondenominational cemetery. There will be a public viewing at the funeral home Sunday night. Wilkie, a member of Sacred Heart R.C. Church, Broadway and Ferry ave., will be permitted to attend the services under guard. Asked about the continuing high bail, Prosecutor Mitchell Cohen said there has been "no request from Wilkie nor his attorney, Elmer Bertman, for reduction of bail." Favorable to Lower Bail Cohen, however, continued, "In light of the new circumstances, I certainly would entertain such a request." He continued: "In view of the holiday weekend, I probably won't be in my office until Monday. Nor is the sheriff's office open during the weekend to receive the bail. "It would be necessary to contact me with a request for bail reduction and also to make special arrangements with Sheriff Hainsworth to post the bail." Late Thursday, Cohen told reporters he had no alternative but to present all of the facts in the case to the grand jury and 'let them decide. Tells of Repudiation "In the presence of Chief Mulligan and Capt. Dube of the county detectives staff; Capt. Murphy of the Camden City detective bureau; (Continued on Page 4—Column 2) Wilkie (Continued From Page One) Samuel P. Orlando as a friend of Wilkie's, and Fred Albert, court stenographer, Wilkie has made a statement which repudiates a 'confession' he made to me earlier this week. "He states that he found his son, James, dead of a gunshot wound when he returned to his home early on the morning of Dec. 20. "Wilkie states that he concocted his story that he and his son wrestled over possession of the gun, which was Wilkie's service revolver, and that the gun was discharged accidentally. Father Denied Suicide "Wilkie told us he had determined to do everything within his power, say anything and be willing to take any kind of punishment, in order to obtain a Catholic funeral for his son. "He still insists that his son did not commit suicide, that he had just bought some new clothes and had said or done nothing to indicate he might take his life. "I must say here that the facts available to us do not coincide with a theory of accidental death. "After Wilkie had made his 'confession' to us, we had him illustrate several times with county detectives how he said he tussled with his son. We knew then the son could not have been accidentally shot in such a struggle. State Police Tests "All tests by state police laboratories and our medical reports clearly evidenced Wilkie was not telling the truth. "The bullet entered one temple and emerged from the other on a straight line instead of at an angle. The course the bullet took made it clear the shot was fired with deliberation by a gun held in the decedent's hands or in some other hands. "Since a complaint has been made and a court has instructed me to present this matter to the grand jury, I must do so. Therefore the charge of manslaughter will remain pending the grand jury's deliberation." Wilkie, according to Sheriff Hainsworth, spent a "restful day" Christmas in a cell in E block on the sixth floor of City Hall. The sheriff said Wilkie was in "good spirits and talked frequently with other prisoners."

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Intersection of Haddon Avenue & South 9th Street

Intersection of Haddon Avenue & South 9th Street — January 2, 2008.

Intersection of Haddon Avenue and South 9th Street, January 2, 2008
Intersection of Haddon Avenue & South 9th Street — January 2, 2008.

507–501 Haddon Avenue at 9th Street — January 2, 2008.

507-501 Haddon Avenue at 9th Street, January 2, 2008
507–501 Haddon Avenue at 9th Street — January 2, 2008.

Looking south on 9th Street from Haddon Avenue — October 2, 2009.

Looking south down 9th Street from Haddon Avenue, October 2, 2009
Looking south on 9th Street from Haddon Avenue — October 2, 2009.
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Cooper [illegible] Cooper [illegible] [illegible]

Looking north on 9th Street from Haddon Avenue — October 2, 2009.

Looking north on 9th Street from Haddon Avenue, October 2, 2009
Looking north on 9th Street from Haddon Avenue — October 2, 2009.
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Cooper [illegible] Cooper [illegible] [illegible]

Pensions Awarded 6 Cops, 17 Firemen

Camden Courier-Post, January 2, 1933

Camden Courier-Post article, January 2, 1933: Pensions Awarded 6 Cops, 17 Firemen
Camden Courier-Post, January 2, 1933
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PENSIONS AWARDED 6 COPS, 17 FIREMEN Inspector Humes Refuses to Withdraw Application in Spite of Requests Pensions for six policemen and 17 firemen took effect with the dawn of the New Year yesterday. Proposed Salary reductions from five to 30 percent prompted the wholesale requests for pensions which were approved Saturday at noon by the Police and Firemen's Pension Commission, of which Mayor Roy R. Stewart is chairman. The proceedings were delayed one hour while efforts were being made by political leaders and friends to have Inspector Charles T. Humes reconsider his application. But he refused to withdraw his application and it was approved. Two sergeants, a city detective and four captains of the fire department were included in the list of applicants. Sergeants Albert York and Clarence Thorn, Detective David Hunt and Fire Captains Harry Haines, John Lutts, James R. White and William H. Miller, Jr., were included among the pensioners. Major W. Greenwood and Adrian Bateman, two patrolmen, completed the list from the police department, while the others receiving pension awards who are member of the fire department were: Elmer Burkett, 66; Robert M. Coffman, 57; Howard E. Currie, 52; James E. Navin, 67; George W. Hollins, 64; Richard S. Marter, 60; Arthur A. Wingate, 64; Joseph T. Earnest, 63; Samuel E. Harring, 64; Andrew Miller, 73; Stewart Bakley, William K. Buzine, 63, and Daniel Grimes. The application of Marter's was passed, but an improviso was made by the commission which gave him the opportunity of recalling his decision but he failed to take advantage of it. It was explained that the city commission's resolution passed at noon, providing that members of the police and fire departments could continue in their employment under the 1933 wage scale, but that their pensions would not be affected by the cut and they could retire under the 1931 basic pay, might cause Marter to want to rescind his action. Mayor Stewart and Commissioner Bennett, both members of the commission, said they regretted so many "young men" were asking to be pensioned at this time. Greenwood, 54, was appointed to the police department 21 years ago and during nearly all of this time has been attached to the First district. He lives in the First ward, at 220 York street, and will receive a pension of $83.30 monthly. Buzine is a veteran of nearly 28 years' service. He is 63, lives at 856 Haddon avenue and will be pensioned at $90.65. He was classed as an engineer in the fire department. The applications of Captain John Lutts, of Engine Company No. 6, Front and Linden streets, and Elmer Burkett, engineer of the No. 4 Company, were filed shortly before noon. Captain Lutts, 62, lives at 456 Royden street, and will receive a pension of $100 monthly. He was appointed 33 years ago. Burkett, 66, lives at 330 North Ninth street. He was appointed to the fire department in 1907 and spent a great portion of his service at the fire station at Front and Linden streets, recently being transferred to the Vine street house. He will be pensioned at $90.65 monthly.

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900 Block of Haddon Avenue

907 Haddon Avenue

907 Haddon Avenue — 900 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1942Joseph Grossberg
1947Phillip Grossburg

908 Haddon Avenue

908 Haddon Avenue — 900 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924John Hefflinger

909 Haddon Avenue

909 Haddon Avenue — 900 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1944–1949Walter W. Patterson & Family
1944–1949Walter W. Margaret Patterson
1944–1949Elmer J. Patterson
1944–1949Lillian Patterson
1944–1949Charles F. Patterson
1944–1949Godfrey F. Patterson

912 Haddon Avenue

912 Haddon Avenue — 900 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1907–1921Benjamin F. Bibighaus & Family
1907–1921Benjamin F. & Elizabeth B. Bibighaus
1907–1921Benjamin F. Bibighaus Jr.

916 Haddon Avenue

916 Haddon Avenue — 900 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
2011Gone

918 Haddon Avenue

918 Haddon Avenue — 900 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1920–1950William J. Quemore & Family
1920–1950William J. & Laura Eckert Quemore
1920–1950William J. Quemore Jr.
1920–1950Daniel Eckert (father-in-law)
1953–1966Thomas B. Anderson & Family
1953–1966Thomas B, & Rebecca Burr Anderson
1953–1966William Anderson
1953–1966Dorothy Anderson
1953–1966Earl Edward Adams (son-in-law)

932 Haddon Avenue

932 Haddon Avenue — 900 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
2011Gone

934 Haddon Avenue

934 Haddon Avenue — 900 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1927–1928Stanley B. Scott
2011Gone

936 Haddon Avenue

936 Haddon Avenue — 900 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
2011Gone

938 Haddon Avenue

938 Haddon Avenue — 900 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1950–1959Harold Nicktern & Family
1950–1959Harold & Anastasia Nicktern
1950–1959Harold Nicktern Jr.
1950–1959Patricia "Patsy" Nicktern
1950–1959Robert W. Nicktern
1950–1959David Nicktern
1950–1959Mary Jane Nicktern
1950–1959Edward Nicktern
1959David E. Nicktern (Camden High School Class of 1959)
2011Gone

Demolition of 940 Haddon Avenue

The demolition of 940 Haddon Avenue on August 9, 2012.

Demolition of 940 Haddon Avenue — August 9, 2012.

Demolition of 940 Haddon Avenue, August 9, 2012
Demolition of 940 Haddon Avenue — August 9, 2012.
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DEERE [illegible] PSM [illegible]

Demolition of 940 Haddon Avenue — August 9, 2012.

Demolition of 940 Haddon Avenue, August 9, 2012
Demolition of 940 Haddon Avenue — August 9, 2012.

Demolition of 940 Haddon Avenue — August 9, 2012.

Demolition of 940 Haddon Avenue, August 9, 2012
Demolition of 940 Haddon Avenue — August 9, 2012.
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Demolition of 940 Haddon Avenue — August 9, 2012.

Demolition of 940 Haddon Avenue, August 9, 2012
Demolition of 940 Haddon Avenue — August 9, 2012.
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News of a Day in the City of Camden

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 16, 1906

Philadelphia Inquirer column of short Camden news items under the boxed headline News of a Day in the City of Camden, May 16, 1906
Philadelphia Inquirer, May 16, 1906
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NEWS OF A DAY IN THE CITY OF CAMDEN Camden is to have another daily newspaper. The stockholders met yesterday and elected these officers: President, George M. Beringer; vice president, William E. Anthony; secretary, Newton B. T. Roney; treasurer, John Danenhower. It will be called the Daily News, and while it is to be a business proposition, it will be established mainly for the advocacy of the Colby-Record movement in New Jersey. It will be opposed to present local political conditions. Albert Reese, 27 years old, of 834 Jersey avenue, Gloucester City, fell eighty feet from a scaffold at the New York Ship Yard last night. He was taken to the Cooper Hospital apparently fatally injured. An examination revealed the fact that he had escaped with slight bruises. James McDonald, who was struck by a train at Fish House Monday, died at the Cooper Hospital, Camden, yesterday, without regaining consciousness. His address is unknown and the body was removed to the Morgue awaiting a claimant. According to the report of Health Physician Leavitt, of the Camden Board of Health, the health of the city is exceedingly good. In all there were but thirty-nine contagious diseases reported for the past month. There was but one case of typhoid fever. This disease has almost entirely disappeared from Camden, there having been less than a score of cases the past year. A number of Camden's officials enjoyed a planked shad dinner at Chew's Landing last night. In the party were City Comptroller Samuel Hufty, City Engineer Levi Farnham, Assistant Tax Receivers Charles Elfreth, J. F. Newton and Frank Heisler, Assistant Engineer William Osler, License Clerk John McCabe, Building Inspector William Steinmetz, Plumbing Inspector Harry Francis and Mayor Charles H. Ellis. Robert Floyd, a colored stevedore, of Mt. Ephraim avenue, Camden, is building a thirty-five-foot boat in his back yard with the object of using it to seek a treasure island in the West Indies. Although his home is nearly two miles from the river, Floyd declares he will have no difficulty in launching the rather unwieldy craft. A sailor on board a vessel which Floyd was unloading told him the tale of hidden gold and as a result the Camden man decided to seek out the spot on his own hook. There was an exciting incident in Recorder Stackhouse's court, in Camden, yesterday, when a young woman yelled a denial in a high voice as a witness was testifying in the case of Herbert M. Denny against Chauncey Bell and Frederick Bock, the latter two being charged with assault and battery. Silence was restored by the court officers and the case was concluded by the defendants being held in $200 bail each. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nace in the Circuit Court, in Camden, yesterday were given a verdict for $25 against the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad Company. The plaintiffs sued for $2500, they claiming a conductor of the company roughly handled the woman on March 16 of last year when she was put off a train. In the case of Charles Smith against the Public Service Corporation a verdict was given for the plaintiff in the sum of $600. William H. Cox, 18 years old, of 903 Haddon avenue, had his right foot crushed at the Camden Iron Works yesterday. He was taken to the Cooper Hospital. William Walsh, 17 years old, of 524 Borton street, who had been missing several days, returned yesterday. He had gone to Atlantic City to see the sights. The Germantown Wood Working Company was incorporated yesterday with a capital of $10,000. Ida Jackson, a negress, was convicted of dealing in lottery policy before Judge Joline yesterday. William Derry, also a negro, was convicted on a similar charge. John Cowan, 53 years old, of 1024 Sycamore street, died suddenly yesterday from hemorrhages of the stomach. He was a life-long resident of Camden. At great personal risk, Dr. Ernest Ramsdell, of 425 Linden street, Camden, last night saved Arthur Grant, 11 years old, of 501 State street, from being crushed beneath a team of horses. Arthur, who was riding a bicycle, attempted to get out of the way of a dog. In doing so he wheeled directly into the horses. The latter reared and were about to fall on the boy when Dr. Ramsdell rushed over to him and dragged him from beneath the horses.

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Intersection of Haddon Avenue & Walnut Street

Looking east on Walnut Street from Haddon Avenue — July 29, 2011.

Looking east on Walnut Street from Haddon Avenue, July 29, 2011
Looking east on Walnut Street from Haddon Avenue — July 29, 2011.
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Walnut St

1000 Block of Haddon Avenue

1000 Haddon Avenue

1000 Haddon Avenue — 1000 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1939–1947Michael Mulvihill
1954–1970Haddon Tavern
1990Closed
2006Razed

1004 Haddon Avenue

1004 Haddon Avenue — 1000 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
2003Vacant
2011Gone

1018 Haddon Avenue

1018 Haddon Avenue — 1000 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1905Mrs. Catherine Koboat

1028 Haddon Avenue

1028 Haddon Avenue — 1000 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Haddon Cycle Shop1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1038 Haddon Avenue

1038 Haddon Avenue — 1000 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1940sCorrado Manello & Family
1940sCorrado & Alfia Mannello
1940sSebastian Mannello
1940sLouise Mannello

1043 Haddon Avenue

1043 Haddon Avenue — 1000 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1894–1897James Lilley & Family
1894–1897James & Emma Pine Lilley
1894–1897William Lilley
1894–1897John E. Lilley
1894–1897Sarah Lilley
1932Arthur Lilley & Family
1932Arthur & Anna Lilley
1932Arthur Lilley
1932George Lilley
1932Frank Lilley
1932Albert Lilley
1932Anna May Lilley
1932Dorothy Lilley

1047 Haddon Avenue

1047 Haddon Avenue — 1000 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1928–1980Camden Auto Top Company1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

1051-1053 Haddon Avenue

1051-1053 Haddon Avenue — 1000 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1946–1967Almond Glass Works1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad; 1967 1967 Banquet Program Ad

1057 Haddon Avenue

1057 Haddon Avenue — 1000 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924Stephen Buczkowski
1940–1947United Glass & Top Works

1063 Haddon Avenue

1063 Haddon Avenue — 1000 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Ludlam Printing House1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone
1960s–1970sJohn V. Wilkie

1068 Haddon Avenue

1068 Haddon Avenue — 1000 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1933William Griffith

1073 Haddon Avenue

1073 Haddon Avenue — 1000 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1898–1898William W. Carris & Family
1898–1898William W. & Annie Carris
1898–1898Irene Carris
1900Joseph Weitzman & Family (bottler)
1900Joseph & Sarah Weitzman
1947–1960Fred Kocher & Family
1947–1960Frederick W. & Etta N. Kocher
1947–1960Shirley Kocher
1947–1960Donald Kocher

1081 Haddon Avenue

1081 Haddon Avenue — 1000 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Parkway Tailoring ShopNew Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Listing

1085 Haddon Avenue

1085 Haddon Avenue — 1000 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1947Mary & Vi's Seafood & Oyster House

Intersection of Haddon Avenue, Chestnut Street & Park Boulevard

Southwest corner of Haddon Avenue & Chestnut Street — August 16, 2011.

Southwest corner of Haddon Avenue and Chestnut Street, August 16, 2011
Southwest corner of Haddon Avenue & Chestnut Street — August 16, 2011.
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[illegible] HERSHEY'S Ice Cream JM SUPERMARKET HOT & COLD SANDWICHES · VEGETABLES · VARIETY 964-8346 JM SUPERMARKET [illegible] [illegible] CE $399 [illegible] DONATE YOUR CAR Free Towing [illegible] 1-800-OUTREACH WIC [illegible]

1100 Block of Haddon Avenue

1103 Haddon Avenue

1103 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1912Charles Muller
2011–2016Final Touch Barber Shop

1115 Haddon Avenue

1115 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1926Gone
1926Gone, garage had been built
1912–1914Frank Quinn & Family
1912–1914Frank & Anna Quinn
1917C.F. Taylor & Company
1917Charles F. Taylor, president

1117 Haddon Avenue

1117 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Quaker Tool Rental Co.New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

1119 Haddon Avenue

1119 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1910George W. Campbell
1967Duckie's Dashery

1121 Haddon Avenue

1121 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1919M. Sidlick (tailor, dry cleaner)Camden High School Yearbook Ad

1123 Haddon Avenue

1123 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1953Felice Office Equipment Co1955 New Jersey bell Telephone

1125 Haddon Avenue

1125 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1959Addresses, Inc
1969–1980Parkside Billiards

1125-1127 Haddon Avenue

1125-1127 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924Henry S. Vollmer

1128 Haddon Avenue

1128 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1947–1960sParkside Billiards1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1129 Haddon Avenue

1129 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1947Jack A. Dunn Motor Company

1129-1131 Haddon Avenue

1129-1131 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955–1967Wilton Carpet Company1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

1133 Haddon Avenue

1133 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Almo Radio CompanyNew Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

1135 Haddon Avenue

1135 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1919Dr. Addison B. Reader

1146 Haddon Avenue

1146 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Al Haiken1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1150 Haddon Avenue

1150 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Israel Long1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1151 Haddon Avenue

1151 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1918–1924William F. Leskowski
1947–1955Pep Boys

1152 Haddon Avenue

1152 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924Camden Auto Top Shop

1153 Haddon Avenue

1153 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Hilda Sloane1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1154 Haddon Avenue

1154 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Gray Service1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1155 Haddon Avenue

1155 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1907Benjamin Stant

1156 Haddon Avenue

1156 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Tile-Mart1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1159 Haddon Avenue

1159 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1919Johnson's (Peter O. Johnson, stationers)Camden High School Yearbook Ad
1955Park Appliance Service1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone
1955A. Allen

1165 Haddon Avenue

1165 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1938Vacant
1955All-State Construction Co. Inc

1169 Haddon Avenue

1169 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1947Vivi's Luncheonette

1171 Haddon Avenue

1171 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1933–1938F. Sandler
1947Harry Richman

1175 Haddon Avenue

1175 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1920David Sidlick & Family
1920David & Elizabeth Sidlick
1920Leonard D. Sidlick
1920Zebulon Sidlick
1938–1956Frank Sandler
1955Frank Sandler

1177 Haddon Avenue

1177 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1920Mrs. Annie Ackerman & Family
1920Charles G. Ackerman
1920Andrew Rise
1920Census Sheet
1924H.J. Rosen
1946–1947Juliani Tailors
—Wite's 60 Minute Cleaning

1178 Haddon Avenue

1178 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1930s–1949Lyric Floral Shoppe
1950–1960sLyric Floral Shoppe

1179 Haddon Avenue

1179 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1919Frank A. Batten Fine Groceries1919 Camden High School Yearbook Ad
1920Matthew Arnopol & Family
1920Matthew & Sophia Arnopol
1920Herman Arnopol
1920Census Sheet
1924Renato Demeglio
1947–1960sHuskey's Famous Sandwich Shop

1183 Haddon Avenue

1183 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1920Frederick Stone & Family
1920Frederick & Sarah Stone
1920George Rothamel & Family
1920George & Nellie Stone Rothamel
1920Thomas M. Rothamel
1920Ethel M. Rothamel
1920William Rothamel
1920Census Sheet

1184 Haddon Avenue

1184 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924vacant
1967Darden's Barber Shop
1926–1943Roxy's

1185 Haddon Avenue

1185 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1920Census
1920Census Sheet

1187 Haddon Avenue

1187 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1920Census Sheet

1189 Haddon Avenue

1189 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1920William Horner & Family
1920William & Caroline Horner
1920Caroline Horner
1920Marjorie Horner
1920Census Sheet

1191 Haddon Avenue

1191 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924The Forest Hill Theater

1195 Haddon Avenue

1195 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1946–1947The Jewel Box
1955Lida Shoppe

1196 Haddon Avenue

1196 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Julius Kumove1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1197 Haddon Avenue

1197 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Adele's1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1198 Haddon Avenue

1198 Haddon Avenue — 1100 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1908–1916Harry Ketterer & Family
1908–1916Harry & Irene Ketterer
1908–1916Ella Ketterer
1908–1916Mary Ketterer
1908–1916Helen Ketterer
1908–1916Irene Ketterer
1908–1916Anna Ketterer
1924–1950Harry Obus
1955A-1 Television & Radio Service

Funeral of Sergeant Reader

Philadelphia Inquirer, March 2, 1919

Funeral of Sergeant Reader, Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, March 2, 1919
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 2, 1919
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Funeral of Sergeant Reader Six members of the force who served under him for years were pallbearers yesterday afternoon at the funeral of former Sergeant of Police John Reader. They were Thomas Cunningham, Harry Mines, Thomas Cheeseman, William Harvey, George Kleaver and Clarence Boyer. Services were held at the home of his son, Dr. Addison B. Reader, 1135 Haddon avenue, and were conducted by Rev. Charles I. Fitzgeorge, pastor of Union M. E. Church, and interment was made at Harleigh Cemetery. Among the floral offerings was a six-foot shield from the Police Department.

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1179 Haddon Avenue — Huskey’s

1179 Haddon Avenue was Huskey’s luncheonette from 1949 to the early 1960s. I ate there for lunch almost every day when I worked at Pep Boys. My mouth waters for one of his corned beef on rye and a bowl of cream of mushroom soup or chicken noodle and matzo balls.

Jim Bessing, March 2008

Safe Combination Blown; $350 Stolen

Camden Evening Courier, September 18, 1928

Newspaper clipping headlined "Safe Combination Blown; $350 Stolen," Camden Evening Courier, September 18, 1928
Camden Evening Courier, September 18, 1928
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SAFE COMBINATION BLOWN; $350 STOLEN Three Offices on Haddon Ave. Entered; Flannery Shooting Angle Seen Theft of $350 from a safe in one of three offices on Haddon avenue, broken into by robbers last night, led police to believe that possibly the shooting of Joseph "Mose" Flannery might have been the aftermath of a fight over a "split-up" of the loot. The robbery and the two breaks were revealed by the police while they were engaged in the investigation of the Flannery shooting. While it was admitted that there was no evidence pointing to the theft and the shooting having been committed by the same person or persons, "it is a theory we're investigating," a detective announced. Police figured that Flannery might have been implicated with the robbery and was shot after he had quarrelled with accomplices over the "whacking up" of the loot, or possibly that the wounded political worker might have entered the saloon near Front street and Kaighn avenue, seen the robber gang dividing their spoils, and demanded a "cut." The money was stolen after the combination had been blown off a safe in the office of Eggio Brothers, automobile dealers, of 1125 Haddon avenue. Entrance had been gained by forcing a rear window. The theft of the $350 was discovered when the place was opened at 7.30 a. m. today. Papers had been pulled from the safe and the office generally ransacked. Using a skeleton key, thieves forced their way into the office of Evaul & Ingraham, also automobile agents, at 1400 Haddon avenue. They broke open a filing cabinet but stole nothing. The office was ransacked. Smashing glass in a side window of the office of Evaul Brothers, 1388 Haddon avenue, the robber band entered the place but again went away empty handed. The place was ransacked. Detective Frank Truax was investigating the breaks.

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State Inspection Chauffeur Service

Camden Courier-Post, January 15, 1938

Camden Courier-Post advertisement, January 15, 1938, for George's Auto Service state inspection chauffeur service
Camden Courier-Post, January 15, 1938
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State Inspection Chauffeur Service Prepare for N.J. STATE Inspection We Are An Authorized WEAVER INSPECTION SAFETY STATION LANE CAMDEN'S OLDEST "SAFETY LANE" HEADQUARTERS For Motorists of Camden County A COMPLETE SERVICE 1—We will call for your car 2—Make a thorough Safety Lane Inspection 3—Adjust necessary units to state requirements 4—Deliver your car to a Camden County State Inspection Station for approval sticker. 5—Deliver car to your office or home. Phone Us Now for Special Rates Your Car is Insured While In Our Possession GEORGE'S AUTO SERVICE 1111 Haddon Ave., Camden PHONES CAMDEN 1111 or 3789

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Attention! Truck and Fleet Owners

Camden Courier-Post, January 7, 1938

Advertisement for George's Safety Lane, Haddon Avenue, Camden, aimed at truck and fleet owners
Camden Courier-Post, January 7, 1938
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ATTENTION! TRUCK and FLEET OWNERS Do your trucks meet with the new State safety requirements? Better check up and be SURE! WE ARE AUTHORIZED WEAVER SAFETY LANE INSPECTION STATION Complete Parts and Service Safety Equipment Lighting Service Booster Brakers Brake Service Direction Signals Wheel & Axle Allignment [sic] "Let George Do It" GEORGE'S SAFETY LANE PHONE CAMDEN 1111 1111 HADDON AVENUE

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Intersection of Haddon Avenue, Line Street & Mt. Ephraim Avenue

Northeast corner — Fleck Plumbing & Heating Supplies Co., at Haddon Avenue, Line Street, and Mount Ephraim Avenue.

Northeast corner — Fleck Plumbing & Heating Supplies Co.

Fleck Plumbing and Heating Supplies Co., northeast corner of Haddon Avenue, Line Street and Mt. Ephraim Avenue
Northeast corner — Fleck Plumbing & Heating Supplies Co.
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PLUMBING & HEATING SUPPLIES FLECK COMPANY [illegible] HADDON AVE. and LINE ST. — CAMDEN, N. J. [illegible]

Fleck Plumbing & Heating Supply Co. advertisement — New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages, 1955.

Fleck Plumbing and Heating Supply Company advertisement, New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages, 1955
Fleck Plumbing & Heating Supply Co. advertisement — New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages, 1955.
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Electric Appliances (Cont'd) WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES A full line including Refrigerators, Freezers, Ranges, Water Heaters, Dishwashers, Laundromats, Electric Clothes Dryers, Food Waste Disposers. [illegible] Westinghouse You Can Be Sure . . . if it's WESTINGHOUSE "WHERE TO BUY THEM" DISTRIBUTORS FLECK COMPANY HaddonAv&LineCam . . . WOodlwn 3-4646 DEALERS DOUGLASS SUPPLY CO 230NicholsonRd . . . . . . . . GLocstr 6-1052

Fleck Plumbing & Heating Supply Co. advertisement — New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages, 1955.

Fleck Plumbing and Heating Supply Company advertisement, New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages, 1955
Fleck Plumbing & Heating Supply Co. advertisement — New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages, 1955.
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FLECK PLUMBING SUPPLIES Complete Plumbing Heating And Industrial Supplies Fittings Pipe Valves Hot Water And Hot Air Heat Radiation - Pumps - Free Kitchen Planning Service Visit One Of Jersey's Finest Showrooms HOUSE OF QUALITY TRADE MARK Since 1888 "WHERE TO CALL" FLECK COMPANY HaddonAv&LineCam ....WOodlwn 3-4646

Intersection of Haddon Avenue & Kaighn Avenue

Because this is a diagonal intersection, the numbered addresses are “off.” The last odd-numbered address on Haddon Avenue north of Kaighn Avenue is 1197; the last even-numbered address is 1228.

Southeast corner — Parkside Trust Company, 1926.

Parkside Trust Company at the southeast corner of Haddon Avenue and Kaighn Avenue, 1926
Southeast corner — Parkside Trust Company, 1926.

Southwest corner — 1201 Haddon Avenue, October 2, 2005.

Southwest corner of Haddon Avenue and Kaighn Avenue, 1201 Haddon Avenue, October 2, 2005
Southwest corner — 1201 Haddon Avenue, October 2, 2005.
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BELL [illegible] DRUGS [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]

Northeast corner — 1228 Haddon Avenue, November 21, 2011.

Northeast corner of Haddon Avenue and Kaighn Avenue, 1228 Haddon Avenue, November 21, 2011
Northeast corner — 1228 Haddon Avenue, November 21, 2011.
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OK CLEANERS REPAIRS [illegible] ALTERATIONS EDDY'S GROCERY ATM [illegible] [illegible] [?]rown Fried Chicke[?] [illegible]

1200 Block of Haddon Avenue

1201 Haddon Avenue

1201 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1932–2011Bell Pharmacy1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone
1932–1942Henry Bellitz

1202 Haddon Avenue

1202 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1914–1920sCrescent Drug Company1919 Camden High School Yearbook Ad

1203 Haddon Avenue

1203 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1922Charles Morris
1931Tak-A Boost Shop

1204 Haddon Avenue

1204 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1940Rosner's Hardware
1967Buck Young's Record Shop

1205 Haddon Avenue

1205 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1946Helen's Gift Shop
1907Joseph Rittenhouse
1957Edward A. Kesty
1957Edward A. Krzysztanowicz

1206 Haddon Avenue

1206 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1936–1938M. Singer Cut-Price Grocery
1936–1938Max M. Singer
1940s–1960sBerul's House of Music Albert Berul
1976–2010Lori's Records and Tapes

1208 Haddon Avenue

1208 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924Teresa C. Walsh
1924Gerber & Ganley
1924Wilson S. Meyers
1924Hubert S. Cook

1210 Haddon Avenue

1210 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924Bernard C. Foulon
1947Savar Beauty Salon
1933Marshall's Oyster House

1211 Haddon Avenue

1211 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1938Victoria McCurdy
1955Electrical Center Inc.

1212 Haddon Avenue

1212 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1913–1917Daniel Sampson & Family (oysters)
1913–1917Daniel & Anna Sampson
1913–1917Ida Sampson
1913–1917Edna Sampson
1913–1917Margaret Sampson

1214 Haddon Avenue

1214 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1947Al & Sam's
1967Sam's Steaks

1215 Haddon Avenue

1215 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924Harry Robson
1967Marlene's Beauty Shop
1930s–1940sShirley's Beauty Shop

1216 Haddon Avenue

1216 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1910s–1920sFrank A. Maeise (barber)1919 Camden High School Yearbook Ad
1990sAli's Barber & Beauty Salon
2000sSte's Boutique
2013–2014Vacant

1219 Haddon Avenue

1219 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1928Gus Hempel Meat MarketCamden High School Purple & Gold Yearbook, January 1928
1955Camden Accordion SchoolNew Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

1221 Haddon Avenue

1221 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Irving Brenner1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1222 Haddon Avenue

1222 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
2011Vacant
1938Simon Hermann & Family
1941–1947Bessie's Dress Shop

1223 Haddon Avenue

1223 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924Sol Goldberg
1929Quaker Auto Supply
1943Ada Mathews
1940s–2000sDonkey's Place

1224 Haddon Avenue

1224 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1947Jane's Sweet Shop
1914William J. Mines

1225 Haddon Avenue

1225 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924Harry S. Pont
1935Earl Hurff
1980s–2000sDonkey's Place

1226 Haddon Avenue

1226 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1940Yenkoff's
1967Harry's
2011Hung Wan

1226-1/2 Haddon Avenue

1226-1/2 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1919Alfred Meurer1919 Camden High School Yearbook Ad
1924Alfred Essig
1946–1947Haddon Bakery
2011Vacant

1228 Haddon Avenue

1228 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Whiz Dry Cleaners1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone
2000sOK Cleaners
2011Vacant

1236 Haddon Avenue

1236 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1947Ramona Specialty Shop

1238 Haddon Avenue

1238 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1931Harry Berberian & Family (barber)
1931Harry & Eleanor Berberian

1244 Haddon Avenue

1244 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1947Jim's Luncheonette
1967Eric's Formal Wear
1950s–1960sMarshall's Restaurant & Seafood

1246 Haddon Avenue

1246 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Sew-Itorium1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

1248 Haddon Avenue

1248 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1947Sonia Dress Shop
1960Haddon Appliances Inc
1955Witlee Building Company
1969Willner's Liquors

1252 Haddon Avenue

1252 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1943William Rothman & Family
1943William & Rae Rothman
1943Paul Rothman

1256 Haddon Avenue

1256 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Dubrow's Upholstering & Slip Covers1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1257 Haddon Avenue

1257 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1900Louis Falokousi

1258 Haddon Avenue

1258 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924Franks & Sweeney
1967Selmer's Pastries

1259 Haddon Avenue

1259 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1900Vincent Michalak

1262 Haddon Avenue

1262 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1947Harry Katz

1268 Haddon Avenue

1268 Haddon Avenue — 1200 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1919Pedrick's Jewelry Store1919 Camden High School Yearbook Ad
1933–1955Holland Furnace Company1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

Lori's Records — 1244 Haddon Avenue

Albert Berul, 1244 Haddon Avenue.

Albert Berul
Albert Berul, 1244 Haddon Avenue.

Albert Berul was associated with 1244 Haddon Avenue.

Owner Dona 'Joe' Lumpkin at Lori's Records, 1244 Haddon Avenue. (John Ziomek/Courier-Post)

Owner Dona 'Joe' Lumpkin at Lori's Records, 1244 Haddon Avenue
Owner Dona 'Joe' Lumpkin at Lori's Records, 1244 Haddon Avenue. (John Ziomek/Courier-Post)
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RAPHAEL SAADIQ [illegible] GOSPEL [illegible] YIN [illegible] [illegible] KEYSHIA COLE [illegible] JAZMINE [illegible]

Joe Lumpkin, founder of the R.A.G.E. record cooperative. (John Ziomek/Courier-Post)

Joe Lumpkin and record cooperative founders at Lori's Records on Haddon Avenue
Joe Lumpkin, founder of the R.A.G.E. record cooperative. (John Ziomek/Courier-Post)

Owner Dona “Joe” Lumpkin closed Lori's Records on Saturday. Lumpkin bought the store on Haddon Avenue in Camden in 1976. (John Ziomek/Courier-Post)

Lumpkin and several owners in Philadelphia founded R.A.G.E., a music cooperative, to bolster their buying power. “We got better pricing from the record companies,” he said. (John Ziomek/Courier-Post)

Berul's House of Music

Camden Courier-Post, May 19, 1964

Berul's House of Music retirement advertisement, Camden Courier-Post, May 19, 1964
Camden Courier-Post, May 19, 1964
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We are proud to have been part of wonderful New Jersey Berul's HOUSE OF MUSIC • EVERYTHING MUSICAL • AFTER FORTY YEARS OF SERVING THE PEOPLE WITH THE BEST IN MUSIC WE ARE . . . RETIRING FROM ACTIVE BUSINESS Selling All Our Instruments at DOUBLE DISCOUNTS • PIANOS • VIOLINS • GUITARS • BANJOS • MANDOLINS • ACCORDIONS • CLARINETS • TRUMPETS • TROMBONES • FLUTES • DRUMS • UKES • SHEET MUSIC DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY 1206 HADDON AVE., CAMDEN, N. J.

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1300 Block of Haddon Avenue

1305 Haddon Avenue

1305 Haddon Avenue — 1300 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955ROSNERS1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1305-1307 Haddon Avenue

1305-1307 Haddon Avenue — 1300 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1910s–1920sGerson Azoff (pharmacy)1919 Camden High School Yearbook Ad

1307 Haddon Avenue

1307 Haddon Avenue — 1300 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955S. Stefanski Hardwood & Linoleum Floors1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1309 Haddon Avenue

1309 Haddon Avenue — 1300 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1947Colton Electric

1315 Haddon Avenue

1315 Haddon Avenue — 1300 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Ann-Lynn Knit Shop1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1327 Haddon Avenue

1327 Haddon Avenue — 1300 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1891–1930sGustav A. Ernst & Family
1891–1930sGustav & Emilie Ernst
1891–1930sHugo Ernst
1955–1960Juliani Cleaners

1360 Haddon Avenue

1360 Haddon Avenue — 1300 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1938John H. Walker & Family
1938John H. & Emma Sand Walker
1938John J. Walker

1362 Haddon Avenue

1362 Haddon Avenue — 1300 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1918Lawrence Reader
1955Katz Signs

1374 Haddon Avenue

1374 Haddon Avenue — 1300 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1920Charles H. Klump & Family
1920Charles H. & Marion Klump

1376 Haddon Avenue

1376 Haddon Avenue — 1300 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Star Electric Company1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1378 Haddon Avenue

1378 Haddon Avenue — 1300 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1946Rosenthal's Confectionary

1388-1390 Haddon Avenue

1388-1390 Haddon Avenue — 1300 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1936Gomery-Schwartz1936 N.J. Bell Telephone Directory
1940s–1960sTemplin Motors (new car dealership)1959 N.J. Bell Telephone Directory
2003Dollar & Bargain

1400 Block of Haddon Avenue

1400 Haddon Avenue

1400 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955S & S Tire & Appliance CompanyNew Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad
1980s–2011Fayer's Market
1933Mac Fulton Inc.

1402 Haddon Avenue

1402 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Alessi's Electrical1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1404 Haddon Avenue

1404 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Universal Upholstered Furniture CompanyNew Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ads

1405 Haddon Avenue

1405 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1933–1955The Bouquet Shop1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

1406 Haddon Avenue

1406 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1935Harry Brand

1407-1409 Haddon Avenue

1407-1409 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1946–1947Camden Auto Top Co

1408 Haddon Avenue

1408 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1943Morgan Cleaners & Dyers
1943Camden High School

1412-1/2 Haddon Avenue

1412-1/2 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Ressa Brothers Fine Furniture1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1414 Haddon Avenue

1414 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1986A&E Realty

1415-1423 Haddon Avenue

1415-1423 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1960Santicapeto Atlantic Station

1422 Haddon Avenue

1422 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1940Solomon Bush & Family
1940Sol & Anna Bush

1426 Haddon Avenue

1426 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1938Marie A. Paris

1428 Haddon Avenue

1428 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1950–1957Joseph P. Mason & Family
1950–1957Joseph P. & Mary Costello Mason

1434 Haddon Avenue

1434 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1922Dilbert Sullivan

1440 Haddon Avenue

1440 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1932Frank Bunker
1932Charles Hurtz
1932Ralph Murphy

1445 Haddon Avenue

1445 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1908–1925Emil Muckensturm's Saloon
1925–1926Samuel L. Sweeten
1926–1939Ruth Muckensturm
1946–1984Chapman's Cafe Alf Chapman
1982–2017Charley's Place
1982–2006Charley's Place

1446 Haddon Avenue

1446 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1904–1914James Reeve & Family

1448 Haddon Avenue

1448 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1941Stella Smith
1919–1920William Rowland & Family
1919–1920William & Margaret Rowland

1448-1/2 Haddon Avenue

1448-1/2 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Jerry & Mort's Restaurant1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1450 Haddon Avenue

1450 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1920Census Sheet Entry
1919–1920Elmer Deputy & Family
1919–1920Elmer & Catherine Deputy
1919–1920Elmer Deputy Jr.
1919–1920Norman Deputy
1919–1920Milton Deputy

1454 Haddon Avenue

1454 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
—Walter H. Esworthy & Family
—Walter H. & Grace B. Esworthy
—Walter H. Esworthy Jr.

1459 Haddon Avenue

1459 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924William Cline
1932–1980sCamden Storage Battery Co
1940s–1980sCamden Storage Battery Co

1460 Haddon Avenue

1460 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Reed Brothers Inc. (cleaners & dyers)New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Listing

1466 Haddon Avenue

1466 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
2011Gone
1955–1960M. Rosenfield Electric Company
1955–1960Matthew M. Rosenfield

1470 Haddon Avenue

1470 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955–1960Automotive Supplies Inc1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

1473-1475 Haddon Avenue

1473-1475 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1924William Fenimore
1929–1931John Kirk
1939Frank Caromano
1940–1943Alf McCart
1947Chester S Coach Last Chance Cafe
1955First & Last Chance Cafe
1956–1982First & Last Chance Bar & Liquors
1985Lenny's Pub
1988First & Last Chance Bar & Liquors
1990Francine's

1486 Haddon Avenue

1486 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Fuhrman-Levitt Inc1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1496-1498 Haddon Avenue

1496-1498 Haddon Avenue — 1400 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1956I. Aper Company1956 New Jersey Bell Telephone

Intersection of Haddon Avenue, Mechanic Street & Bradley Avenue

Haddon Avenue meets Mechanic Street and Bradley Avenue here.

Street sign — Haddon Avenue, Mechanic Street & Bradley Avenue.

Street sign at the intersection of Haddon Avenue, Mechanic Street and Bradley Avenue
Street sign — Haddon Avenue, Mechanic Street & Bradley Avenue.
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HADDON [illegible] BRADLEY [illegible] ON[?] WAY

Southeast corner of Bradley Avenue & Haddon Avenue — August 24, 2011.

Southeast corner of Bradley Avenue and Haddon Avenue, August 24, 2011
Southeast corner of Bradley Avenue & Haddon Avenue — August 24, 2011.
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FAYERS (vertical sign) LOTTERY FAYERS MARKE[?] DO NOT ENTER 785 [illegible]

1500 Block of Haddon Avenue

1500 Haddon Avenue

1500 Haddon Avenue — 1500 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1902–2013Convent of the Dominican Sisters of the Perpetual Rosary

1503-1507 Haddon Avenue

1503-1507 Haddon Avenue — 1500 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1947Lewko Tydol Service
1990s–2000sCharlie & Son General Repairs

1515 Haddon Avenue

1515 Haddon Avenue — 1500 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1947White Motor Company

1587 Haddon Avenue

1587 Haddon Avenue — 1500 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1947O.J. Hammell Company

1600 Block of Haddon Avenue

1600 Haddon Avenue

1600 Haddon Avenue — 1600 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1950sOur Lady of Lourdes HospitalPostcard
1991Our Lady of Lourdes Medical CenterAdvertisement

1601 Haddon Avenue

1601 Haddon Avenue — 1600 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1940sDruck Motor Company (new car dealership)1947 City Directory Advertisement
1956Behr-Manning Company1956 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1625 Haddon Avenue

1625 Haddon Avenue — 1600 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955Mott Company of Pennsylvania1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1687 Haddon Avenue

1687 Haddon Avenue — 1600 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearnamesource
1955–2010HAJOCA Corporation aka Weinstein Supply1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

1700 Block of Haddon Avenue

1721 Haddon Avenue

1721 Haddon Avenue — 1700 Block of Haddon Avenue
yearname
1942Haddon Motors DeSoto-Plymouth
1942Morris Puro
1940sHaddon Motors DeSoto-Plymouth (postcard)
1955William S. Holmes

1773 Haddon Avenue

1773 Haddon Avenue — 1700 Block of Haddon Avenue
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1955Alex Capocetta1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1785 Haddon Avenue

1785 Haddon Avenue — 1700 Block of Haddon Avenue
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1955Camden Motor Parts Corporation1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

1789 Haddon Avenue

1789 Haddon Avenue — 1700 Block of Haddon Avenue
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1955Morris Puro1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

Intersection of Haddon Avenue & Colton Street

Colton Street was also known as Old White Horse Pike and Venner Street.

Camden Fire Department — June 27, 1929.

Camden Fire Department photograph, June 27, 1929, near Haddon Avenue and Colton Street
Camden Fire Department — June 27, 1929.

December 1967 — former Weatherill Varnish Works site near 1721 Haddon Avenue.

December 1967 parking lot at the former George D. Weatherill Varnish Works site, with 1721 Haddon Avenue and Randolph Chevrolet visible
December 1967 — former Weatherill Varnish Works site near 1721 Haddon Avenue.

December 1967: a parking lot where the George D. Weatherill Varnish Works once stood. The building at bottom left is 1721 Haddon Avenue, the former Haddon Motors automobile dealership. The triangular building in upper center with the garage doors belonged to Randolph Chevrolet.

Intersection of Haddon Avenue & White Horse Pike

Intersection of Haddon Avenue & White Horse Pike — July 30, 2011.

Intersection of Haddon Avenue and White Horse Pike, July 30, 2011
Intersection of Haddon Avenue & White Horse Pike — July 30, 2011.
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1800 Block of Haddon Avenue

1801 Haddon Avenue

1801 Haddon Avenue — 1800 Block of Haddon Avenue
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1950s–2000sEuler's Rug & Carpet Store aka Euler's Floor Coverings1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad; 1977 Advertisement

1845 Haddon Avenue

1845 Haddon Avenue — 1800 Block of Haddon Avenue
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1991Diocese of CamdenAdvertisement

1861 Haddon Avenue

1861 Haddon Avenue — 1800 Block of Haddon Avenue
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1940s–1956Airport Pontiac
1959–1960sAuto Ignition & Parts Co.
1959–1960sGeorge Schatz

1867 Haddon Avenue

1867 Haddon Avenue — 1800 Block of Haddon Avenue
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1950s–1970George's Auto Repair1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad
1950s–1970George Schatz

Intersection of Haddon Avenue & Crescent Boulevard (Route 130)

Underpass construction at Haddon Avenue & Route 130 — July 1948.

Underpass construction at Haddon Avenue and Route 130, July 1948
Underpass construction at Haddon Avenue & Route 130 — July 1948.

Camden Courier-Post, July 20, 1948.

Underpass at Haddon Avenue and Route 130, 1948
Camden Courier-Post, July 20, 1948.
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Huge mechanical shovels burrow deep on the east side of the boulevard, just north of Haddon av., in one of three major highway projects intended to relieve traffic congestion in Camden area. By carrying Haddon av. under the boulevard, which handles all Delaware River bridge traffic to and from the Jersey seashore, in addition to commercial and tourist travel between New York and the South, it is hoped to relieve a serious bottleneck

Courier-Post picture, taken July 20, 1948, of the “underpass” being constructed. Traffic used to go from Haddon Avenue right across Rt. 130 into and out of Camden. However, after the war, traffic began to increase, and the light at Haddon Avenue and 130 was causing too much of a bottleneck. It was then decided that, to fix the problem, an underpass would be constructed and the traffic light removed. Dunkin’ Donuts and Radio Shack now reside where the gas station is in this picture. To the right of the gas station was a Ford dealer.

John Bonder, July 2010

Camden G.A.R. Posts Preparing for National Encampment

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 14, 1899

Clipping about Camden G.A.R. posts preparing for the 1899 National Encampment, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 14, 1899
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The Camden G. A. R. posts are making preparations for taking care of the New Jersey veterans attending the National Encampment of the G. A. R. in Philadelphia next September. Arrangements have been made to quarter 2000 comrades in the new armory building, on Haddon avenue. Mayor Hatch will be asked to appoint a committee to co-operate with the veterans in giving the visitors a fitting reception.

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Old Camden Police Team Had Loads of Fun in 1907

Camden Courier-Post, June 23, 1929

Courier-Post, June 23, 1929: "Old Camden Police Team Had Loads of Fun in 1907", with the 1907 police baseball team photograph
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WHEN FATHER WAS A BOY! C P THE CAMDEN POLICE TEAM OF 1907 Front row, left to right—William Kiker, Walter "Weep" Stanton, "Dick" Haines, Lou "Dutch" Urban. Back row—Charles Whalen, Fred Lechleidner, George Hill, Otto Erdbrink, George "Babe" Clayton and Captain Lincoln James. Old Camden Police Team Had Loads of Fun in 1907 Veteran Bluecoats Recall Days When Games Were Picnics TWO NOW PENSIONED One score and two years ago, before racketeers and prohibition invaded the quiet and serenity of this then peaceful town, a jolly band of bluecoats hammered horsehides around sundry South Jersey lots. They comprised the Camden Police baseball team. Today that same group of hardy men who climbed out of their brass buttons into the regalia of ball players still can gather to "chew the rag" about "those good old days." Three of them wore moustaches and the upper lip adornment didn't create the comment that would result if tossers of the current era were to stroll out on the battlefield all bewhiskered. There is little to write about of their record of 1907. They played whenever they could book a game. These tilts were more or less in the nature of little picnics for the guardians of the law and each game stirred them to a point of enthusiasm that made them feel like kids once again. The team pictured above was photographed at Blackwood during the hot, sweltering summer of 1907 when they played the Public Service nine there. William "Bill" Kiker, whom youngsters will say is "one strict cop',' because he somehow seemed always around when they were hopping on wagons, or snitching a chunk of ice while the peddler of that cooling product was engaged elsewhere, played center field. He still lives on Spruce street, near Haddon avenue and patrols a downtown beat. A husky fellow, was Kiker, and he still steps with a lively gait although the thatches under his blue lid have greyed. 'Weep' Daddy of Veterans The "daddy of all veterans," that call him. He is Walter "Weep" Stanton and may be met any evening in the central part of the city as he jogs gaily over his rounds, seemingly unmindful of the years that have changed his hair to a snowy hue. "Weep" chased fly balls in right field and was a demon on the bases, and for many years was regarded as one of the foremost baseball characters in Camden. "Dick" Haines, whose powerful right arm bent benders across the dish in a tantalyzing manner, held the Public Service batters to one run that day while the "Coppers" tallied seven. Throughout the entire heaving career of this genial, smooth-faced lad his slants escaped the murderous aims of his opposing sluggers. "Dick" had a good whip, knew when to stick his fast one over and only required a fair amount of breaks in the field along with a good backstop to come out on top. Haines is now a prosperous furrier in Brooklyn, N. Y., and recently paid a visit to Camden, to renew acquaintances here. 'Babe' Played All Over George "Babe" Clayton, whose black curly hair and ever-present smile drew attention from what few fair fans attended the games in those days, was battery mate to Haines. A peppery player who kept up a rapid-fire line of chatter "Babe" held Haines keyed up from start to finish and his snappy wing cut many daring runners off the bags or when they tried to pilfer the sacks. Clayton undoubtedly played with more teams than any other member of this squad. A consistent hitter, to a degree, he knocked around with nearly all of the leading teams in this city. Then he toiled under the banners of Merchantville, Medford, Vincentown and even down in Salem during the old South Jersey circuit. "Babe" later played with Baltimore of the Union League and had a fling up in Connecticut with an Eastern League outfit. He's a bit enlarged around the waist now and it seems that his once jet-black locks are beginning to turn, but the "Babe" is just as jolly and can spin a police motor-bike around in his same lively fashion. 'Cap' James Still on the Job Captain Lincoln James, then a veteran tosser for one of the old Camden clubs, played third base for the coppers, being teamed up in the infield with Charley Whalen, at first, George Hill at second and Lou "Dutch" Urban at the shortfield. Captain James is still in active charge out at the City Hall while Whalen and Hill both have retired via the pension route. Urban played with a number of teams hereabouts and is a keen follower of the national pastime today. This quartet proved a huge problem for any opposing players and freely handed out headaches to umpires. Fred Lechleidner, one of the outfielders who sported a moustache, patroled the left side of the pasture. Ht is that dignified gendarme who occupies the post of sergeant-at-arms in the Camden Police Court where Judge Garfield Pancoast is the umpire-in-chief. Otto Erdbrink, shown in the above photo, was one of those fellows who liked to travel around with "the boys." He was a loyal fan, rarely missing a game in which the "cops" were booked to battle.

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Injured Fireman in Restless Night

Camden Post-Telegram, May 20, 1910

Camden Post-Telegram clipping, May 20, 1910: Injured Fireman in Restless Night
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INJURED FIREMAN IN RESTLESS NIGHT Arthur Wingate Greatly Weakened After Long Period of Sleeplessness. FEAR BROKEN RIB PENETRATED LUNG Arthur Wingate, the driver of the combination chemical and hose wagon at Fire Headquarters, Fifth and Arch streets, who was injured by the team crashing into an iron column of the elevated railroad at Haddon avenue and Line street, yesterday afternoon, passed a restless night at Cooper Hospital, and this morning his condition was not satisfying to the doctors. Besides suffering from a couple of fractured left ribs and severe lacerations of the scalp he also sustained an exhausting internal shock. It is also feared that one of the broken ribs penetrated a lung, but an X-ray examination will have to be made to determine that. If such is proven to be the case the wounded fireman's chances of recovery would be dimmed. The apparatus was on its way out Haddon avenue to slight fire at the farm house of William Butler, colored, at the head of Pine street, at the time it met with disaster. There was a trolley car standing under the elevated railroad at Line street and it was while turning out of the tracks at full speed that the team of strapping gray horses crashed into one of the four iron columns of the structure at that point. Driver Wingate was hurled from his seat a distance of about twenty feet, laiding on his head on the hard earth bleeding and unconscious. Firemen John Lutz, Harry Selby and John Lennox, who were on the back of the wagon, were thrown to the ground by the force of the collision, but escaped injury. One of the gray horses drawing the apparatus and known as "Nig" was almost instantly killed when it dashed into the pillar; the other steed swerving to one side escaped meeting a similar fate. Outside of the pole of the wagon being snapped off and the dashboard twisted the apparatus was not badly damaged. Wingate was rushed to Cooper Hospital in an auto canvassing for funds for the Homeopathic Hospital, and placed in a private ward for treatment.

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Want Advice on School Question

Philadelphia Inquirer, April 28, 1915

Newspaper clipping: Want Advice on School Question, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 28, 1915
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Want Advice on School Question Camden's Board of Education intends asking the advice of the city's representative bodies before it takes any action toward changing the site of the proposed new $400,000 high school from the armory plot at Wright and Haddon avenues to Parkside. A resolution has been adopted asking the opinion of the Board of Trade, Civic Club, Business Men's Improvement Association, Rotary Club, Whitman Park Association, Stockton Wheelmen, Women's Club and New Era Club. The ground on Haddon avenue was purchased a number of years ago for $40,000 for the school site, but it is declared it is now hardly large enough for an up-to-date building. At Parkside it is pointed out that there is plenty of ground, so that athletic fields could be provided. However, the Board will not act until it learns the sentiment of the several organizations.

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Marriage Licenses

Camden Courier-Post, September 15, 1951

Marriage Licenses list, Camden Courier-Post, September 15, 1951
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Marriage Licenses Camden Harry L. Archie Jr., 32, of 2816 Saunders street, and Augusta S. Dickinson, 21, of 1020 Penn street. William F. McKittrick, 31, of 3177 Rosedale avenue, and Catherine Lane, 24, of 603 Berkley street. William D. Singleton, 24, of 408 Haddon avenue, and Irene Skipper, 19, of Myrtle Beach, S.C. William L. Cline, 27, of 47 East Kings Highway, Audubon, and Teresa C. Stanton, 24, of 336 Viola street. [illegible]

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Notes from Camden

Philadelphia Inquirer, September 11, 1891

Notes from Camden column, Philadelphia Inquirer, September 11, 1891
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NOTES FROM CAMDEN. * The dog catcher's season ends in Camden to-day. Since June 500 dogs were corraled and executed by deadly prussic acid. * Hugh Morgan, an aged and well-known liquor dealer of the Eighth ward, died on Wednesday from a complication of diseases. Deceased was noted for his deeds of charity. * Camden base ball enthusiasts receive the score at Fifth and Taylor avenue by carrier pigeons liberated at the Philadelphia League grounds with the results by innings fastened under their wings. * The Ladies' Base Ball Club was defeated by the Camden Club yesterday. After the game a mob of several hundred boys followed the girls to Haddon avenue station hooting and bombarding them with stones. * United States Commissioner Cassady yesterday held Thomas Jones, an ex-United States Army officer, in $5,000 bail on the charge of forging the name of Warran Bayman, an Ohio pensioner, to a pension draft. Jones claims that he had a power of attorney from Bayman to collect the draft. * Frank O'Neill, of Wrightsville, was held in $500 bail yesterday before Justice Plum for assault on his wife. Mrs. O'Neill keeps boarders. She testified her husband collected money from the boarders and squandered it for rum. When she entered a saloon where he was and forbid the proprietor selling him Mr. O'Neill assaulted her. * Suit was yesterday entered in the district court by Miss Carrie Jones and Messrs. Noaks and Jordan against Policemen Ben Thomas and Josiah Sage for false arrest. The officers raided Miss Jones' house and found the men there. The raid was made on the ground that the woman kept a disorderly house, but the plaintiffs charge this is absolutely false. * A warrant has been issued by Justice Hope for the arrest of Harry Fish, of Wrightsville, on complaint of the father of Cæsar Sieber, of Pavonia, who was shot in the leg a few days ago by Fish. Young Sieber and several companions were playing on State street bridge. As Fish passed by in a boat one of the boys threw a stick which struck the boat. Fish fired off his gun, several of the shot hitting Sieber's leg.

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Two Camden Women Were Refused Divorces

Camden Post-Telegram, July 17, 1902

Camden Post-Telegram clipping, July 17, 1902: Two Camden Women Were Refused Divorces
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TWO CAMDEN WOMEN WERE REFUSED DIVORCES The Court of Chancery yesterday filed a decree in the divorce case of Mary E. Shaw vs. Policeman Albert Shaw. The complainant in her bill asked for counsel fees, alimony and separation on the ground of desertion. In filing the decree, the Court, said that they found from the evidence that the desertion if any was on the part of the complainant and her bill was dismissed. Lawyer W. T. Boyle represented Policeman Shaw. Vice-Chancellor Reed yesterday filed a decree, refusing a divorce to Mrs. William Sand, the wife of William Sand, the saloon keeper, of Haddon avenue and Line street, on a charge of brutality. This is Mr. Sands' second wife and she said that her husband abused her continually since 1895. On one occasion she said he beat her and broke her jaw because a cock fight held in the cellar of his saloon did not end in a manner to suit him. The court held that there was brutality but the woman's conduct was not all that it should have been.

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Mayor Orders Cops to Drive All Gangsters From Camden

Camden Courier-Post, August 14, 1931

Courier-Post front page and jump, August 14, 1931: Mayor Orders Cops to Drive All Gangsters From Camden
Camden Courier-Post, August 14, 1931
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MAYOR ORDERS COPS TO DRIVE ALL GANGSTERS FROM CAMDEN Stewart Aroused as Bullet Narrowly Misses Small Girl TWO SHOOTINGS BRING EDICT FOR BIG ROUNDUP Police Without Clues in Mysterious Affrays Here Yesterday Aroused because a bullet fired in a gang shooting at Ninth and Chestnut streets yesterday almost struck an 8-year-old girl, Mayor Stewart today launched a drive to rid the city of gangsters and gunmen. Voicing the fear that innocent bystanders may fall victim to gangdom's guns, the mayor declared he would have all lawless characters put behind bars or driven from the city. To effect that purpose, he issued instructions to Lieut. George Frost to order every patrolman to stop all suspicious-looking characters. If, upon questioning, those suspects cannot prove legitimate quests, they will be jailed. Issues Statement His statement follows: "There was another gang shooting in the city of Camden yesterday. While no one was killed or injured, an 8-year-old girl was very nearly struck by one of the bullets. "These gunmen have respect neither for the law nor the personal safety of the public. They fight out their private feuds on our public thoroughfares, endangering the lives of law-abiding citizens. Unless some preventative is found, there may come a time when an innocent bystander falls victim to gang bullets. "Those lawless characters must be educated to realize that they cannot carry on their activities in Camden. They must either be put behind bars or exiled from the city. "Therefore, to that end I have issued orders through Lieut. Frost to every policeman on the force to the effect that all suspicious characters seen in the city be stopped and questioned. If satisfactory credentials are not produced, and the suspect cannot prove that he has a legitimate right on the streets, then he will be arrested. Those orders are in effect today." Meanwhile, police are without a single clue to either yesterday afternoon's affair or a shooting reported early yesterday morning. Detective Captain John Golden expressed doubt that the shooting at Ninth and Chestnut street was provoked by any gang feud. Rather he believes it was the outcome of a quarrel between two men, as the assailant fired a revolver at close range and missed. Capt. Golden declared that gangsters usually use shotguns or machine-guns. However, other police officials attributed the affray to gang warfare. One of six bullets fired at the intended victim of yesterday's shooting narrowly missed striking eight-year-old Regina Boskowska, of 824 Chestnut street, as she sat on a front step near the intersection. No Clues Obtained No clues have been obtained to the identity of the assailants in either case nor the intended victim of yesterday's gunfire. The would-be slayers escaped yesterday from an Oaklyn motorist and the unknown man on the spot eluded Policeman William Stevenson after a 10-minute chase. Both cars figuring in yesterday afternoon's shooting bore Pennsylvania licenses. The intended victim driving east on Chestnut street, stopped his blue (Continued on Page Two) Mayor Orders Cops to Drive Out Gangs (Continued from Page One) sedan at the intersection when the traffic light turned red. Raymond Scherneck, of 307 Laurel avenue, Oaklyn, stopped his care behind the sedan. "While we were waiting, I saw a gray Ford coupe with Pennsylvania tags," stated Scherneck. "It pulled up on my left, passed me and slowed down as it drew abreast of the Pennsylvania car ahead of me. The coupe had two men in it, and the man on the right side leaned out. He was bare-headed, and as he put his hand out the window, I saw him holding a blue pistol. "He fired six times. The fellow in the other car threw himself down toward the floor. The coupe continued to go east, passing the red light. I went after the coupe, but I lost track of it near Chestnut street and Mt. Ephraim avenue." Assailant Escapes Patrolman Stevenson said he was walking on Chestnut between Eighth and Ninth street when he saw a man put his hand out the window of a coupe and start firing. The officer ran to the intersection, but both the coupe and the sedan had gone on, the sedan turning south into Ninth street. Then he ran to Eighth and Sycamore streets, where his car was parked. He drove to Ninth and Chestnut, and saw Thomas Ward, 820 Chestnut street. Ward pointed to a sedan which had stopped on Ninth street, and said it was the sedan at which the assailants had fired. As Stevenson drove toward it, the sedan started up. He pursued it on Ninth to Mechanic, through Mechanic to Haddon avenue and out Haddon avenue to Euclid, where the sedan, a faster car than Stevenson's, pulled away and escaped. Ward was sitting on his front steps and saw the shooting. He said the Boskowska girl was sitting on the steps next door, and that a bullet struck the steps near her. The girl, who had run home crying, told police she heard something hit the steps near her. Two bullets entered the wall of the saloon operated by John Bretschneider, 880 Chestnut street. A short time after the shooting police arrived in bandit chasers. Armed with revolvers and shotguns, the police scoured the neighborhood but could not find the assailants. Major Charles V. Dickinson led the investigation.

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Cemetery Cave Raided by City’s Notebook Cop

Camden Courier-Post, April 3, 1928

Courier-Post article on the notebook cop's cemetery cave raid, April 3, 1928
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In the rear of Harleigh Cemetery, Haddon and Euclid avenues, there is a cave, which today is uninhabited. And if Camden policemen—John V. Wilkie, famed as the "notebook cop," in particular, have their say, it will stay unoccupied. For, today, Wilkie added another "one for the book," in which he has recorded his activities since he became a member of the force four short weeks ago. Wilkie, first plain rookie-policeman, then author-policeman, then sleuth and samaritan combined, now has turned explorer and discoverer, it would appear. For it was Policeman Wilkie who found the cave. With the capture by him of two of its occupants and the lodging of them and another man arrested by Policeman Joseph Ward in jail, the story of this dugout may be told today. But this story had its beginning many, many months ago. Wilkie—referring occasionally to his little red notebook, became its narrator this morning. Ward proved Wilkie's collaborator. Audience Attentive Their listeners were Police Judge Bernard Bertman, three prisoners who already knew quite a little of the story and a score of court hangers-on. Policeman Wilkie read from the book: "For months, the police have received complaints that persons were destroying headstone markers, and trampling over graves in Harleigh Cemetery The officer then related how he had searched the grounds, and finally about to give up, just before dusk, discovered the opening to the cave in a plot at the rear of the cemetery "It was large enough for a man to crawl into it, on his hands and knees. Inside, apparently asleep, but from closer observation, decidedly intoxicated, were two men. They are here in court today." And with that, Wilkie pointed a finger at his two prisoners. They gave their names as John Helm, 40 years old, and James Callahan, 45 years old. Helm said he had no home. Callahan said he lived at Ninth and Spruce and was "just visiting Helm." Asked if they had built the cave behind the cemetery grounds, the men replied in the negative. They said they knew nothing about the place and disclaimed ownership of the four gallons of alcohol which Wilkie said he found inside the dugout. The "notebook cop" testified he understood his prisoners had been in the habit of siphoning alcohol from automobile radiators, and then storing it away as "stock on hand" for future drinking bouts. This, too, the men denied. Given 20 Days Judge Bertman, apparently thinking otherwise, sentenced both to 20 days in the county jail. Wilkie, his story completed, retired and Policeman Ward picked up the threads and continued. He had one prisoner, he said, whom he would offer as living evidence of violations at Harleigh Cemetery. Ward said he had arrested the man who gave his name as William Meehan, 38 years old, of 304 Mickle street, inside the cemetery last night. Meehan was sentenced to 20 days on a charge of being drunk and disorderly. Ward said police would raid the rendezvous of the cemetery "housekeepers" this afternoon and rid it of living inhabitants.

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Boy Stoning R.R. Train Is Jailed for 100 Days

Camden Courier-Post, May 7, 1932

Courier-Post clipping: Boy Stoning R.R. Train Is Jailed for 100 Days, May 7, 1932
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BOY STONING R.R. TRAIN IS JAILED FOR 100 DAYS Charged with throwing stones through the windows of trains at Haddon avenue and Line street, Ernest Tinney, 17, colored, of 1012 Sycamore street, was sentenced to 100 days in jail yesterday by Police Judge Pancoast. Three youths arrested with him, Thomas Howard, 18, of 815 Cherry street; Robert Morton, 20, of 457 Berkley street, and William Wallace, 19, of 1031 South Ninth street, all colored, were given suspended sentences when George Baitzel, a Pennsylvania Railroad policeman, testified he saw only Tinney throwing stones. Edward Barnes, 29, colored, of 958 South Ninth street, alleged to have threatened Baitzel, also received a suspended sentence.

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Camden News Notes — May 3, 1904

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 3, 1904

Camden News Notes column, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 3, 1904
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Camden News Notes Elizabeth Rodd, aged 55 years, of 505 South Fifth street, was found dead in bed yesterday. Coroner Lippincott gave a certificate of death from heart disease. F. Meredith, of 137 Cooper avenue, Wood Lynne, was admitted to the Cooper Hospital yesterday with a crushed foot, the result of an iron plate falling on it. Mayor Joseph E. Nowrey, of Camden, yesterday received an answer to his letter of thanks to Mayor John Weaver for the timely assistance of the Philadelphia firemen in the recent blaze at the Victor talking machine plant. Mayor Weaver, in the communication, says Philadelphia was only too glad to assist a sister city in distress. Scores of persons yesterday attended the funeral of the late William H. Shearman, which took place from his home, 33 Haddon avenue. The services were conducted by Rev. Dr. Clarence A. Adams, of the Trinity Baptist Church. Interment was made in Evergreen Cemetery. As far as could be learned only ten carpenters went out on strike in Camden yesterday as a result of the recent demand of the union men for an increased wage scale. Otherwise the threatened strike among all the local carpenters did not materialize.

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Kentucky Rosebud in Carnival Windup

Camden Daily Courier, September 25, 1920

Newspaper clipping headed "Kentucky Rosebud in Carnival Windup", Camden Daily Courier, September 25, 1920.
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KENTUCKY ROSEBUD IN CARNIVAL WINDUP The Kentucky Rosebud is slated to meet an unknown in the windup at the outdoor carnival, Haddon avenue and Mickle street, tihs evening. "Black Bill" and Jim Blair are also scheduled to box a return engagement. These two put on a fast bout last night.

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Amusing Scene at the City Hall

Camden Daily Telegram, December 6, 1898

Camden Daily Telegram headline Amusing Scene at the City Hall, December 6, 1898
Camden Daily Telegram, December 6, 1898
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AMUSING SCENE AT THE CITY HALL Elwood Police Force Visited Chief Foster. ENTERED WITH THE AID OF A CRUTCH After an Interview With the Head of the Local Force Business Was Forgotten and the Distinguished Visitor Left With a Light Step. An amusing incident occurred at police headquarters this morning. Chief Foster was busily at work at his desk when Hall Officer Hugh Boyle announced that the police force of Ellwood, Atlantic county, was awaiting an interview with the chief, on important police matters. "Show them up!" commanded the chief and in obedience Officer Boyle ushered into the handsome apartment of the chief an elderly man with long white whiskers. He was leaning heavily on a crutch and apparently labored under much difficulty when he locomoted. The police force of Ellwood, for such the visitor proved to be, he being chief, captain, jailor and the whole shooting match, was given a cordial welcome, and invited to an easy chair. He placed his crutch in a corner, against the chief's desk, and then proceeded with his business, which, however, has no bearing on the incident. At the conclusion of his interview, he bid the chief a cheery "good morning!" and stalked from the chief's office with a light step. Recorder Nowrey happened in the chief's office at this moment and espying the crutch inquired of the chief to whom it belonged. At first Chief Foster could not identify the article, but it suddenly dawned upon him that the crutch was the property of the Ellwood police force. "Hey, Glen!" called the chief to Hall Officer Stackhouse, "run over to Haddon avenue station and tell the Ellwood police force that he can't walk; he forgot his crutch." Glen was just putting on his coat to carry out the order when a bunch of white whiskers darted in the door from the corridor, then into the Chief's office and grabbing the crutch from the corner remarked: "Oh, I knew I forgot something." Tucking the crutch under his arm, the old man hobbled out again. Chief Foster took a big swig of ginger tea, Recorder Nowrey said he was through with the County Democracy, while "Hughey" Boyle began telling Bill Harvey about the mother chasing her boy around the block.

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Andrew Ebert's Sons

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book, 1943

Andrew Ebert's Sons - St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book, 1943
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ANDREW J. EBERT PHILIP A. VALVARDI Andrew Ebert's Sons FUNERAL DIRECTORS 851 Haddon Ave., Camden, N. J. 258 S. 4th St., Phila., Pa. Clementon Lake Park "A Wholesome Recreation Center" BOATING—BATHING—AMUSEMENTS—WHITE SAND BEACH Special Inducements to Church and Organization Picnics Laurel Springs 263 Theodore Gibbs, Manager Bell Phone, 3012W Joseph F. Bittner PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTOR "Better Plumbing for Better Homes" Jobbing Promptly Attended to 134 N. TWENTY-SEVENTH STREET CAMDEN Phone, Camden 307 Blake & Myrtetus FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS 1530 Collings Road Fairview, Camden GEORGE BLAKE JOSEPH MYRTETUS

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John F. Meade

St. Joseph's Church Golden Jubilee Year Book, 1893-1943

John F. Meade - St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book, 1943
St. Joseph's Church Golden Jubilee Year Book, 1893-1943
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Compliments of JOHN F. MEADE Electrical Contractor 4752 Poplar Ave. Merchantville Compliments of EDWARD V. MARTINO K. Beetar, Inc. Established 1902 IMPORTERS OF CHURCH GOODS—RELIGIOUS ARTICLES MISSION SUPPLIES—REPLATING OF SACRED VESSELS 53 Barclay Street, New York 7, N. Y. Telephone, Barclay 7-1997-1998 Cable Address, Kabeetar, N. Y. S. STEFANSKI Established 1914 HARDWOOD FLOORS LINOLEUM FLOOR OF EVERY DESIGN Scraping and Finishing Hand and Machine Work Complete Line of Window Shades 1315 HADDON AVENUE Emerson 0320W Compliments of R. McALLISTER Coal—Coke—Fuel Oil Mobeco Oil Burner 7TH AND LINDEN STREETS Camden 0522

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To Improve Sewerage Disposal

Philadelphia Inquirer, July 1, 1915

To Improve Sewerage Disposal, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 1, 1915
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To Improve Sewerage Disposal Under the direction of Street Commissioner Sayers work was begun yesterday on a sewerage disposal plant between Camden and Woodlynne. It is designed to take care of the substances that pass through the large trunk that is located on Haddon avenue and over which there has been a controversy for months. Woodlynne and Collingswood objected because the sewerage was permitted to spread about those boroughs, but the new plant, beside saving about $12,000 in constructing nearly a mile of additional sewers, will dispose of the objectionable substances

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Two Attacked by Dogs

Philadelphia Inquirer, March 21, 1915

Newspaper clipping headed "Two Attacked by Dogs" from the Philadelphia Inquirer, March 21, 1915
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Two Attacked by Dogs Vicious dogs sent two Camdenites to the Homeopathic Hospital, in Camden, yesterday for treatment. James Reese, aged 32 years, of 724 Chestnut street, was attacked while walking along the street. The dog bit him in the thigh and in his efforts to beat the canine off, Reese's hand was torn. Samuel Hartman, aged 45 years, of Haddon Heights, was attacked on Haddon avenue. One of his hands was badly lacerated.

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Speedy Ride in Jersey

Philadelphia Inquirer, April 1, 1912

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping headlined Speedy Ride in Jersey, April 1, 1912
Philadelphia Inquirer, April 1, 1912
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SPEEDY RIDE IN JERSEY Enthusiastic Manayunk Party Hrd to Put Up Fine "In Jersey ten minutes and it costs us $55," said one of a party of young automobilists who were corralled in Camden yesterday by Motorcycle Policeman Kay on Haddon avenue for exceeding the speed limit. There were eight in the car, and all were taken to the city jail, where Sergeant McClong said it would be necessary to put up the $55 as security for the appearance of the chauffeur for a hearing today. All dug down-in their clothes and finally raised the money. "I think we have just about enough to get some grub now," said one of them as they left. The car belonged to Thomas Kenworthy, of Manayunk, while the chauffeur was Joseph D. Chiorano, 21 years old, of [?]232 Main street, Manayunk.

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Death Notice of James H. Sutton

Philadelphia Inquirer, April 25, 1910

Death notice for James H. Sutton, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 25, 1910
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SUTTON.—At Washington, D C, on April 24, 1910, JAMES H SUTTON, brother of John W Sutton, 28 Haddon ave. Camden, N J. Due notice of the funeral will be given.

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From the Rule Book

Fire Watch Magazine, Spring 1977

From the Rule Book: General Order 76-1 and patron advertisements, Fire Watch Magazine, Spring 1977
Fire Watch Magazine, Spring 1977
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From the Rule Book General Order #76-1 Fire Radio Communications Procedures SECTION 4, PAGE 5, ARTICLE D; Units, when receiving an alarm, while out of quarters on radio, will acknowledge the assignment by stating that they are responding and by repeating the correct location, that was just given them by the dispatcher, back to the dispatcher. SECTION 4, PAGE 5, ARTICLE E; The Supervising Dispatcher in the Fire Alarm Room will secure a preliminary report from the first-in unit upon arrival, (in accordance with the Prompt Reporting of Fireground Conditions Form) a full and formal report of nature and conditions from the Chief Officer in charge or his designated aide within five minutes after their arrival on location, and a report of progress and conditions every ten minutes until the fire or emergency is declared under control. SECTION 6, PAGE 10, ARTICLE B; Chief Officers or Aides will immediately report to the dispatcher their arrival on, or departure from, a fireground or location of emergency, on all assignments. SECTION 8, PAGE 17, ARTICLE E,1; Whenever it becomes necessary for a company to cover-up for another company, and assume the correct identifying number of the company covered-up for, the procedure will be that, the company assigned to cover-up (relocate) will use their own regular identifying number, followed by the identifying number of the company being covered for, in conjunction with the application of the word “dash”. Engine 7 relocated to cover-up for Engine 9 will become available as Engine 7 dash 9. Battalion 3 relocated to cover-up for Battalion 1 at Fire Headquarters will become available as Battalion 3 dash 1, etc. Remember, use your own regular identity first! SECTION 9, PAGE 18, ARTICLE A,B; As past policy dictated, many department personnel, when identifying a given unit, referred to such unit designations as “One-Company”, “One-Engine”, “One-Engine Company”; “One-Pump”, “Two-Ladder”, “Two-Truck”, “One-Battalion”, “One-Chief”, “One-Rescue”, etc. As present procedure dictates, correct identities in all cases will be, “Engine-One”, “Ladder-Two”, “Battalion-One”, “Rescue-One”, etc. Remember, use the proper identities correctly at all times, under all circumstances. OUR PATRONS (215) Pioneer 2-[?]100 Reunions - Celebrations THE ACORN COMPANY 20[?]0 WHEATSHEAF LANE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1[?]124 Ceramic Mugs - Plates - Tiles - Glassware For Firemen Reunions & Dedications JIM DALY 324 Martin Ave. Maple Shade, N. J. 08052 (609) 77[?]-19[?]3 MR. DRY CLEANER Alterations Suede & Leather Cleaning 3315 Westfield Avenue Camden, New Jersey Joseph Krassan 966-3924 Tom Garrison CHERRY HILL TOYOTA, INC. 50 Haddonfield Road Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08002 Phone: (609) 665-5313 Let Us Protect Your Home Be Warm — Be Safe FREE ESTIMATES "CALL NOW" HOME SECURITY SERVICE 2738 Hayes Avenue • Camden, New Jersey Phone 964-6011 Storm Doors • Storm Windows • Aluminum Replacement Window • Safety Door Locks Alarm Systems • Wire Fencing • WE INSTALL AND REPAIR • The Prudential Insurance Company of America 812 Kings Highway Haddon Heights, N. J. 08035 Office LI 7-6700 Residence 933-0338 Jack Tanier Agent METRO SERVICENTER AUTO REPAIR - TOWING 546-88[?]0 RAPID ROVER AIRPORT SHUTTLE 428-1100 METRO CAB, Inc. 11 E. Kings Highway • Audubon, New Jersey 08105 [?] SERVING THE CAMDEN SUBURBS When YOU'RE on the go - "GO METRO" GUNS AND AMMUNITION F.F.L. - 22-320[?] FISHING TACKLE N.J.F.L. 406-3 Stratton Sporting Goods AUTHORIZED BROWNING DEALER GEORGE STRATTON, JR. 246 WHITE HORSE PIKE AUDUBON, N. J. 08106 PHONE 547-7136 Delcrest SINCE 19[?]0 MEDICAL PRODUCTS SERVICES CO. MARLTON STORE STATE HWY NO 73 (IN FRONT OF GARDEN STATE HOSPITAL) MARLTON-MOORESTOWN MEDFORD-BERLIN 983-2300 PENNSAUKEN STORE 55[?]1 N. CRESCENT BLVD (RT. 130) [?] • CHERRY HILL • CAMDEN 662-2711 AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE BANANA SPLITS ALL KINDS OF SUNDAES WO-4-1123 Dee's Ice Cream DRIVE IN 175 MARLTON AVENUE CAMDEN, N. J. 08105 DEE J. SAKELARIS - PROP. BIRTHDAY CAKES PARTY SPECIALTIES DISCOUNTS FOR CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS OPEN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY EVENINGS 7 TIL 9 AIR CONDITIONED SHOWROOMS Euler's FLOOR COVERINGS 1801 HADDON AVENUE, CAMDEN, N. J. 08103 PA. (215) 925-1198 N. J. (609) 365-7173 H. NELSON EULER, II "A FRIEND" PHONE 966-5768 BETTER BAKING Lou's Bakery ITALIAN CREAM CAKES & COOKIE TRAYS LOU GENOVA PROP. 2625 WESTFIELD AVE. CAMDEN, N. J. 08105

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In the Spring a young man's fancy....

Postcard, 1940

Packard advertising postcard, 1940: a young man on a lawn by a $867 price sign; reverse has the dealer's message.
Postcard, 1940
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In the Spring a young man's fancy.... PACKARD $867 AND UP, delivered in Detroit State taxes extra [illegible] Obviously, this young man is gripped by an idea that has swept thousands of value-wise motorists into the ranks of 1940 Packard owners. So many, in fact, that Packard, of all manufacturers, has the fastest growing family of owners in America! Why? . . . see other side. Greet Spring . . . in a NEW PACKARD! Come in and let us prove to you how easily Packard's low prices can make you "the man who owns one". Our generous allowance for your present car will probably more than cover the low down payment on a Packard . . . and reduce monthly payments to a surprisingly low figure. As against much smaller cars, a Packard compares favorably not only in being easy to buy—but also in being easy to own! Ask any owner about upkeep costs. Better still, ask us to show you the proof in black and white! Henry S. Volmer 1621 Haddon Ave. Camden, N. J. [illegible] UNITED STATES POSTAGE [illegible] 1 CENT 1 Clarence Burricheter, 711 Broadway, Camden, N. J.

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Packard dealer postcard (reverse), 1621 Haddon Avenue, Camden, 1940

Reverse of a 1940 Packard dealer postcard: sales message from Henry S. Volmer, 1621 Haddon Ave., Camden, addressed to Clarence Burricheter.
Packard dealer postcard (reverse), 1621 Haddon Avenue, Camden, 1940
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Greet Spring . . . in a NEW PACKARD! Come in and let us prove to you how easily Packard's low prices can make you "the man who owns one". Our generous allowance for your present car will probably more than cover the low down payment on a Packard . . . and reduce monthly payments to a surprisingly low figure. As against much smaller cars, a Packard compares favorably not only in being easy to buy—but also in being easy to own! Ask any owner about up-keep costs. Better still, ask us to show you the proof in black and white! Henry S. Volmer 1621 Haddon Ave. Camden, N. J. [Stamp: UNITED STATES POSTAGE, 1 CENT] [Postmark, partly legible: CAMDEN, [illegible]] Clarence Burricheter, 711 Broadway, Camden, N. J.

Camden Cadillac Company

Post Card, October 1939

Color illustration of a red Cadillac-LaSalle sedan with two women inside, parked before a city skyline across the water.
Post Card, October 1939

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Camden Cadillac Company postcard (reverse), October 1939

Reverse of a Camden-Cadillac Co. postcard, 1861 Haddon Avenue, addressed in ink to Mr. Clarence Burrichter, Camden, N. J.
Camden Cadillac Company postcard (reverse), October 1939
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POST CARD PRINTED IN U.S.A. CAMDEN-CADILLAC CO. 1861 HADDON AVENUE CAMDEN, N. J. Jos. H. COMLY CAM. 5940 [Stamp: UNITED STATES POSTAGE, 1 CENT] [Postmark, faint: CAMDEN, N. J., OCT [illegible], [illegible]30 PM, 1939] [Handwritten address, blue ink:] Mr. Clarence Burrichter 711 Broadway Camden, N. J. [Pencil, left of address: 801]

De Soto — Plymouth Used Car Salon, 1789–91 Haddon Avenue — postcard, undated.

Postcard of the De Soto-Plymouth used car salon at 1789-91 Haddon Avenue, Camden, with cars lined up before a Haddon Motors sign
De Soto — Plymouth Used Car Salon, 1789–91 Haddon Avenue — postcard, undated.
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DE SOTO — PLYMOUTH USED CAR SALON HADDON MOTORS [illegible] USED CARS 1789-91 HADDON AVE. — CAMDEN, N. J. OC-H1917

Templin Motors, Haddon Avenue — postcard, early 1950s.

Linen-finish postcard of the Templin Motors Hudson showroom on Haddon Avenue, Camden
Templin Motors, Haddon Avenue — postcard, early 1950s.
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TEMPLIN MOTORS HUDSON TEMPLIN MOTORS HUDSON NEW [illegible] USED HUDSON [illegible] CROSLEY CARS 13[?]8 HADDON AVENUE, CAMDEN, N. J. [illegible]

Teachers' Testimonial to Prof. F. A. Finkeldey

Newspaper clipping, January 1908

Newspaper clipping: Teachers' Testimonial to Prof. F. A. Finkeldey, January 1908
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TEACHERS' TESTIMONIAL TO PROF. F. A. FINKELDEY Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock Prof. F. A. Finkeldey, Instructor of Physical Training in the schools of this city, who assumes charge of a similar position in Girard College, Philadelphia, on February 1, was requested to present himself in the auditorium in the Manual Training and High School on Haddon avenue. When the professor walked on to the stage he was met by City Superintendent James E. Bryan. After the exchange of courtesies Superintendent Bryan in a neat, well-turned speech, on behalf of the teachers throughout the city, presented Professor Finkeldey with a handsome embossed leather album, containing eulogistic resolutions beautifully engrossed with the autograph of every teacher appended. After Professor Finkeldey recovered from the surprise he made a short talk full of feeling, during which he said he would always treasure the priceless gift. At the conclusion of his remarks he bowed and was about to further inspect the resolutions when he suddenly became aware that his wife and children were witnesses to the presentation. The situation can better be imagined than described. It is doubtful if a teacher ever left the city with such genuine expression of regret.

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Mary Walsh Kobus, The 1930 Archive (South Jersey Law School yearbook), 1930

Yearbook entry for Mary Walsh Kobus, 429 Haddon Avenue, Camden, Class Sorority spokesman
Mary Walsh Kobus, The 1930 Archive (South Jersey Law School yearbook), 1930
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MARY WALSH KOBUS 429 Haddon Avenue Camden, N. J. Class Sorority spokesman Our charming feminine member is an "A" student and a very aggressive political leader. She has held each one of us at one time or another terribly interested in one of her spell binding discourses. It was Kipling who said, "A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke," but we rise in unison to repudiate the theory of that illustrious poet.

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News Articles

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Newspaper clipping, The Logue Assault, Camden Post, June 1, 1888

The Logue Assault

The Quarter Sessions Court trial of John F. Stratton and Henry Mellon, charged with the May 6, 1888 knife and blackjack attack on Joseph Logue near Starr's crossing, Tenth and Line streets, with testimony from Logue, Miss Sarah Lewine, Christopher Smith, Dr. Henry Jarrett, Charles R. Locke and Knight Haines.

Notes from Camden column, Philadelphia Inquirer, September 11, 1891

Notes from Camden

A Philadelphia Inquirer column of September 11, 1891: the end of the Camden dog catcher's season, the death of liquor dealer Hugh Morgan, a Ladies' Base Ball Club game ending with stones thrown at Haddon avenue station, and a false-arrest suit against Policemen Ben Thomas and Josiah Sage.

Newspaper clipping "License Changes In Camden," Philadelphia Inquirer, July 14, 1894

License Changes In Camden.

The Camden City Excise Board resolved to revoke all licenses left unpaid on Monday, granted retail and wholesale licenses, reconsidered and granted the applications of John Ross and Herman Meier of 825 Market Street, and transferred William Brown's license at 400 Jasper Street to James P. Croker.

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, July 14, 1897: Knell of Doom for Cobbles in Camden, on asphalt paving.

Knell of Doom for Cobbles in Camden

City Counsel Morgan found that a law allows Camden to issue $200,000 in bonds for repaving, and petitions circulated to lay sheet asphalt on Market, Federal, Kaighn, Broadway, Haddon and Cooper streets, with the Camden and Suburban Railway sharing the cost.

Camden Daily Telegram headline Amusing Scene at the City Hall, December 6, 1898

Amusing Scene at the City Hall

The one-man police force of Ellwood, Atlantic county, visits Chief Foster at Camden police headquarters and leaves behind his crutch, which he returns for in a hurry.

The Recorder's Court, Camden Daily Courier, March 13, 1899

The Recorder's Court

Camden's Recorder heard a miscellaneous crowd of offenders, among them Archie Robinson, charged by his wife with disorderly conduct, and Knight Wood of Philadelphia, sent to the hall for indecent conduct on a Kaighn avenue ferry boat.

Camden’s Trolley Fight newspaper clipping

Camden's Trolley Fight

The Camden and Suburban Railway Company's ruse to lay double tracks on Haddon Avenue was foiled by Captains Boyle and Stanley, who kept a small squad on the alert; two workmen were arrested and Mayor Hatch ordered the street cleared.

Police Win Again newspaper clipping, page 1

Police Win Again

The Camden and Suburban Railway Company's ruse to slip a work gang onto Haddon Avenue failed when a watchful police line intercepted them. Captain Stanley — "the doughty little captain" — ordered the men to disperse, and Mayor Hatch had the street cleared.

Newspaper clipping: Want Liquor Men Put on the Rack, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 14, 1900

Want Liquor Men Put on the Rack

The Camden County Law and Order League renewed its complaints against forty-eight liquor sellers who escaped indictment, hinting that political pull had saved them, and gave the grand jury a list of accused saloonkeepers including several on Kaighn avenue.

507 Arch Street - Thomas E. Mason - Philadelphia Inquirer August 16 1900

Over in Camden

Camden briefs for August 16, 1900, including a $10.75 fine imposed on saloonkeeper William F. Sands for using abusive language to Police Captain Stanley.

Camden Daily Courier front page, July 7, 1902: Col. Felton Committed Suicide in His Office

Col. Felton Committed Suicide in His Office

Col. George G. Felton, real estate dealer and former City Treasurer, was found dead of gas in his office in the Felton building at Second and Federal streets. The same Camden Daily Courier column reported the sudden death of Walter C. Fish, florist of Broadway and Spruce streets.

Camden Post-Telegram clipping, July 17, 1902: Two Camden Women Were Refused Divorces

Two Camden Women Were Refused Divorces

The Court of Chancery dismissed Mary E. Shaw's divorce suit against Policeman Albert Shaw and refused a divorce to Mrs. William Sand, wife of a Haddon avenue saloon keeper, on a charge of brutality.

With Gun and Dog Man Created a Big Scare in Camden newspaper clipping, page 1

With Gun and Dog Man Created a Big Scare in Camden

George Willingmire terrorised South Camden with a shotgun and a bull terrier, wounding four people before plunging into the Eighth Street swamp. Captain Stanley pursued him to within twenty feet before Willingmire loaded his gun and threatened to fire.

Headline 'No Clue to Bandits, But Suspects Spotted', Philadelphia Inquirer, December 14, 1903.

No Clue to Bandits, But Suspects Spotted

Camden police were left without a clue after five armed men held up the State Street bridge tender, blew up a safe, and terrorized the outskirts of East Camden. Chief John Foster and his detectives chased leads as far as Elizabeth, New Jersey, without result.

Camden News Notes column, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 3, 1904

Camden News Notes — May 3, 1904

A Philadelphia Inquirer "Camden News Notes" column of May 3, 1904, reporting the funeral of William H. Shearman from his home at 33 Haddon Avenue, Mayor Joseph E. Nowrey's thank-you exchange with Philadelphia's mayor over firemen's help at the Victor talking machine plant fire, and a small carpenters' strike.

Four Killed When Fireworks Blew Up newspaper clipping, page 1

Four Killed When Fireworks Blew Up

An explosion of mysterious origin wrecked the Independent Fireworks Company plant at Ferry and Cooper avenues in Camden, killing four workmen and injuring others; officers of the company were arrested on manslaughter charges.

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News and Incidents of a Day in Camden

Philadelphia Inquirer - March 1, 1905 Attacked at Third and Mickle street s, Camden, late Monday night by a man, Mrs. Bessie O. Day, of Seventh and Clinton streets , had her clothing cut in strips.

Philadelphia Inquirer, March 19, 1906 -- Three Firemen Met Death in Camden Blaze

Three Firemen Met Death in Camden Blaze

Three firemen — George Shields, William Hillman, and William Jobes — are killed and nine people injured when fire destroys the old Sixth Regiment Armory in Camden.

Philadelphia Inquirer column of short Camden news items under the boxed headline News of a Day in the City of Camden, May 16, 1906

News of a Day in the City of Camden

A Philadelphia Inquirer column of Camden news for May 16, 1906, including a planked shad dinner at Chew's Landing attended by Mayor Charles H. Ellis and city officials, plans for a new daily newspaper, and Dr. Ernest Ramsdell's rescue of a boy from beneath a team of horses.

Postcard of the Third Regiment Armory in Camden, N.J., a brick drill hall beyond railroad tracks, with a handwritten note up the right side

Postcard of the Third Regiment Armory

A postcard of the Third Regiment Armory (N.G.N.J.) in Camden, dated September 3, 1906, with a handwritten note about a fine time and a trip on to Manasquan.

Newspaper clipping: Teachers' Testimonial to Prof. F. A. Finkeldey, January 1908

Teachers' Testimonial to Prof. F. A. Finkeldey

City Superintendent James E. Bryan presents Prof. F. A. Finkeldey, instructor of physical training, with an embossed leather album signed by every teacher before he leaves for Girard College.

Philadelphia Inquirer feature, February 2, 1908: Camden, Now Eighty Years Old, Is Proud of Its Wonderful Growth

Camden, Now Eighty Years Old, Is Proud of Its Wonderful Growth

City on Saint Valentine's Day, Will Observe the Anniversary of Its Incorporation—Some Facts and Figures Concerning "Slow Town" Across the River Eighty years will have passed on Friday, February 14, since Camden became an incorporated city, and just now the citizens are looking back over those years and recalling with a pardonable pride the epochs that have made it a community of homes, of splendid industries and of clean, progressive government.

Newspaper column "Camden News Notes" with eight short local items, Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 9, 1908.

Camden News Notes

A column of Camden news items, including the nomination of officers for the Camden Police Pension Fund — with Edward Hyde nominated recording secretary — the funeral of George Bird, and the death of William Baldwin of 510 Kaighn Avenue.

Death notice for James H. Sutton, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 25, 1910

Death Notice of James H. Sutton

Philadelphia Inquirer death notice for James H. Sutton, who died in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 1910, brother of John W. Sutton of 28 Haddon Avenue, Camden.

Camden Post-Telegram clipping, May 20, 1910: Injured Fireman in Restless Night

Injured Fireman in Restless Night

Camden Post-Telegram, May 20, 1910: fireman Arthur Wingate, driver of the combination chemical and hose wagon, passes a restless night at Cooper Hospital after the team crashed into an iron column of the elevated railroad at Haddon Avenue and Line Street.

Newspaper clipping about two men hurt by a falling plank at the Dialogue shipyard, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1912.

Injured at Dialogue Ship Yards

John Schulke of 1212 Thurman Street and Charles Mufler of 1103 Haddon Avenue were injured about the head and hands when a heavy plank fell from a crane at the Dialogue ship yards; both were taken to Cooper Hospital.

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping headlined Speedy Ride in Jersey, April 1, 1912

Speedy Ride in Jersey

Eight young Manayunk automobilists were stopped on Haddon Avenue in Camden for speeding and taken to the city jail, where $55 security was required for the chauffeur's hearing.

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, August 3, 1913: Camden Gang Fighters Are Held for Trial after a riot at Louis and Sycamore.

Camden Gang Fighters Are Held for Trial

A fight between rival gangs at Louis and Sycamore streets in August 1913 drew about fifty participants; several men were held in bail or jailed for disorderly conduct, and Policeman Cornog lost his badge in the melee.

Newspaper clipping: Two Firemen Hurt in Crash With Car, Camden Post-Telegram, March 25, 1914

Two Firemen Hurt in Crash With Car

The chemical engine of No. 7 Company, answering a fire alarm on Sycamore Street, sideswiped a Kaighn Avenue trolley and threw firemen Horace Cairns and George Boone to the street.

Philadelphia Inquirer, October 22, 1914 — Camden at a Glance, trolley accident

Camden at a Glance

A runaway Haddonfield trolley struck William Clark and Joseph Johnson of 1140 South Tenth Street at Newton Street and Haddon Avenue; both men were treated at Cooper Hospital.

Newspaper clipping headed "Two Attacked by Dogs" from the Philadelphia Inquirer, March 21, 1915

Two Attacked by Dogs

Dogs sent two men to the Homeopathic Hospital in Camden: James Reese of 724 Chestnut Street and Samuel Hartman of Haddon Heights, attacked on Haddon Avenue.

Newspaper clipping: Want Advice on School Question, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 28, 1915

Want Advice on School Question

Camden's Board of Education seeks the advice of the city's civic bodies before considering moving the proposed $400,000 high school from the armory plot at Wright and Haddon avenues to Parkside.

To Improve Sewerage Disposal, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 1, 1915

To Improve Sewerage Disposal

Work began on a sewerage disposal plant between Camden and Woodlynne to handle the Haddon Avenue trunk sewer, under Street Commissioner Sayers.

Fireman Goes Insane

Fireman Goes Insane

Firemen connected with the Twenty-seventh and Federal streets engine house, Camden, were taken by some surprise when one of their number, Israel Adams announced he had been promoted a captain, and ordered them to get ready to accompany him to another house.

Guardsman Skater Drowns, Philadelphia Inquirer, January 22, 1917

Guardsman Skater Drowns; Narrow Escape For Four

Charles R. Evans, 19, of 139 South Thirty-second Street in East Camden, broke through the ice on the lake at Forest Hill Park and drowned while 300 fellow skaters looked on. Four would-be rescuers — Harry Haas, Graham Wishart, Wilbur Crane and Matthew Yingling — were dragged from the freezing water by a park guard and a policeman.

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, October 7, 1918, Camden opens hospital in Battery B Armory

Camden Opens Hospital in Battery B Armory

President H. H. Davis of the Camden Board of Health selected the Battery B Armory as an emergency hospital during the 1918 influenza and pneumonia epidemic.

Obituary headline "Thomas D. Childrey Dies", Philadelphia Inquirer, January 29, 1919.

Thomas D. Childrey Dies

Thomas D. Childrey Sr., Camden builder and longtime head of the sheet metal firm T. D. Childrey & Son, died at his home at Haddon Avenue and Park Boulevard at age 61.

Funeral of Sergeant Reader, Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, March 2, 1919

Funeral of Sergeant Reader

Six former members of the Camden police force served as pallbearers at the funeral of former Sergeant of Police John Reader, with services at his son's home at 1135 Haddon Avenue.

Newspaper clipping headed "Kentucky Rosebud in Carnival Windup", Camden Daily Courier, September 25, 1920.

Kentucky Rosebud in Carnival Windup

The Kentucky Rosebud was slated to meet an unknown in the windup at the outdoor carnival at Haddon Avenue and Mickle Street on the evening of September 25, 1920.

Camden Courier clipping, January 13, 1922: New City Police Must Be 'Clean' Is Order of Mayor

New City Police Must Be 'Clean' Is Order of Mayor

The Camden Courier of January 13, 1922 reports Mayor Ellis's order that new policemen must have clean records after the expose of graft and vice protection in the downtown tenderloin, which cost Policemen William Draper, Tony Latorre and Ira Hall their places and led Detective George Murry to resign.

Camden Merchant on Trial for Arson newspaper clipping, page 1

Camden Merchant on Trial for Arson

Charles Morris, a merchant at 1203 Haddon Avenue, went on trial in Camden Criminal Court on arson, conspiracy and aiding indictments over a July 23 fire at his shoe store; Fire Chief Carter and Police Chief Hyde testified to oil fumes in the store.

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Gangster Shot During Melee In Sixth Ward

Joseph Cimini, 31, declared by police to be a Philadelphia gangster, was killed in the Sixth Ward Republican Club, 908 Broadway; Joseph "Polack Joe" Deven, who fired the shot, was held on a murder charge, declaring he had fired in self-defense.

13th Ward G.O.P. Club Pays Tribute to Rhone

Camden Courier-Post - January 18, 1928 A meeting which was described today as "a gathering in honor of David S. Rhone , director of public safety," was held last night at the Thirteenth Ward Republican Club , Haddon Avenue and Mechanic Street .

Courier-Post clipping, February 27, 1928: Eight Boys Are Held, Colored Fagin Sought.

Eight Boys Are Held, Colored Fagin Sought

Eight Camden boys, including Edward and Jess Luczkiewicz of 1051 Louis Street, were committed to the detention home in February 1928 for stealing copper wire and battery plates; police sought the junk dealer said to have bought the goods.

Courier-Post article on the notebook cop's cemetery cave raid, April 3, 1928

Cemetery Cave Raided by City’s Notebook Cop

Camden patrolman John V. Wilkie, the "notebook cop," found a cave behind Harleigh Cemetery and arrested two men found intoxicated inside; each got 20 days in the county jail.

Courier-Post story, April 20, 1928: Rough 3 A.M. Visits Land Romeos in Toils, three youths break a door at 1541 Louis Street.

Rough 3 A. M. Visits Land Romeos in Toils

Three 18-year-old youths were arrested in April 1928 on their third attempt at 3 a.m. to break into a house at 1541 Louis Street after a girl living there broke an engagement; Police Judge Bertman released them when they promised to pay for the door.

Newspaper clipping headlined "Safe Combination Blown; $350 Stolen," Camden Evening Courier, September 18, 1928

Safe Combination Blown; $350 Stolen

A 1928 Camden Evening Courier report on the burglary of three Haddon Avenue offices, where $350 was blown from a safe and linked to the Flannery shooting.

Courier-Post clipping, April 29, 1929: Gangster Shot as Racketeers Open War Here, with John Doris portrait and scene photo

Gangster Shot as Racketeers Open War Here

John Doris, brother of the electrocuted Frank Doris, was arrested after Joseph Connors of Gloucester was shot in front of the American Restaurant, 506 Kaighn avenue, near Broadway; a police roundup netted 10 men held as material witnesses.

Category: news-articles

Courier-Post, June 23, 1929: "Old Camden Police Team Had Loads of Fun in 1907", with the 1907 police baseball team photograph

Old Camden Police Team Had Loads of Fun in 1907

The Courier-Post's "When Father Was a Boy!" feature recalls the 1907 Camden Police baseball team, photographed at Blackwood when it played the Public Service nine, and tells what became of its players.

Camden Courier-Post clipping, Dec. 13, 1930: Camden Will Honor Chief Stehr Today

Camden Will Honor Chief Stehr Today

Camden prepared to pay its last respects to Chief of Police Lewis H. Stehr, whose funeral cortege would leave Schroeder's, 538 Broadway, for Harleigh Cemetery. Several thousand persons viewed the body, and the entire police department marched past it.

Camden Morning Post clipping, Dec. 13, 1930: Camden Will Honor Chief Stehr Today

Camden Will Honor Chief Stehr Today

The Camden Morning Post reported that the funeral cortege of Chief of Police Lewis H. Stehr would leave Schroeder's Chapel, Broadway and Royden street, for Harleigh Cemetery, after thousands filed past his bier and the entire police department marched past the body.

American Jewish Yearbook, 1931–1932

The American Jewish Yearbook, 1931–1932, published by the Jewish Publication Society of America, lists 40 Camden annual members with their addresses, including Lewis Liberman, 307 Market Street.

Courier-Post front page and jump, August 14, 1931: Mayor Orders Cops to Drive All Gangsters From Camden

Mayor Orders Cops to Drive All Gangsters From Camden

After a gang shooting at Ninth and Chestnut streets nearly struck an 8-year-old girl, Mayor Roy R. Stewart ordered police to stop and question suspicious characters and drive gangsters from Camden.

Child Hit by Car

Walter Derengowski, 4, of Lansdowne Avenue, pushing his express wagon between a bus and a private car, was struck by a car driven by George Thompson of 450 Carteret Street at Haddon and Bradley avenues.

Police Raid House

Thomas Fleeyne of 515 Taylor Avenue was jailed for 50 days in default of a $50 fine after police raided his home; two men were fined as inmates and John Kershaw forfeited bail.

Courier-Post clipping: Boy Stoning R.R. Train Is Jailed for 100 Days, May 7, 1932

Boy Stoning R.R. Train Is Jailed for 100 Days

Ernest Tinney, 17, was sentenced to 100 days in jail for throwing stones through train windows at Haddon avenue and Line street; three youths arrested with him received suspended sentences.

Newspaper clipping: Motorist Is Fined $25 for Passing Red Light

Motorist Is Fined $25 for Passing Red Light

Benjamin Rosner, 35, of 1443 Mt. Ephraim Avenue, paid $25 in police court for passing a red light, telling Judge Garfield Pancoast he did not stop when chased by Detectives Richard Donnelly and Louis Schlamm because he thought they were holdup men.

Courier-Post clipping, "Divorce Is Obtained by Grace E. Miller," about a former Eutaw Avenue resident, June 3, 1932.

Divorce Is Obtained by Grace E. Miller

Mrs. Grace E. Miller, formerly of 228 Eutaw Avenue, was granted a final divorce decree from George Earl Miller, who was convicted of bigamy in Media, Pennsylvania.

Camden Courier-Post article, January 2, 1933: Pensions Awarded 6 Cops, 17 Firemen

Pensions Awarded 6 Cops, 17 Firemen

Pensions for six Camden policemen and 17 firemen took effect January 1, 1933, as proposed salary cuts prompted the requests; Inspector Charles T. Humes refused to withdraw his application.

2 Towns to Pay Fees And Keep 164 Pupils On Camden High List

Less than 24 hours after the Camden Board of Education had warned school officials of Pennsauken township and Woodlynne borough that 164 pupils from those towns faced dismissal from Camden Senior High School, officials of both communities last night promised that money owed the local board would be transmitted today.

Newspaper clipping: Veterans Branch for Rehabilitation Moved From Here

Veterans Branch for Rehabilitation Moved From Here

Despite protests by South Jersey veterans' organizations, government officials closed the Camden branch of the veterans administration in the postoffice building and moved it to the Lyons Hospital at Millington; veterans' groups appealed to Congressman Charles A. Wolverton and met at 308 Broadway to protest.

Vets in Colorful Memorial Crowd Convention Hall

Military and Civic Organizations Parade in Camden and Join Services Addressed by Clergy and Congressman Wolverton More than 2500 persons attended a joint veterans memorial observance in Convention Hall which followed a parade of veterans and civic organizations yesterday afternoon.

Classified ad column headed "117 Rooms—Furnished" listing furnished rooms for rent on Benson, Broadway, Chambers, Cooper, Front, Haddon and Kaighn streets, Camden Courier-Post, June 7, 1933

117 Rooms—Furnished

Furnished-room classified advertisements (classification 117) from the Camden Courier-Post, June 7, 1933, including a listing for 572 Benson Street.

Moss-Simmons Wedding to Be Held Tonight

Virginia Foulds Simmons married Eric Leonard Moss on the evening of June 10, 1933 at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Simmons, 27 North Thirty-fifth Street, with the Rev. John Pemberton Jr. officiating.

Electrical Storm - AI Stock Photo

Storm Snaps Heat Plague; 4 More Drown

Man and Woman Struck by Lightning; Mercury Tumbles A violent electric storm, which paralyzed a South Camden woman, accompanied by a driving rain tumbled the mercury last night and ended, temporarily, the six-day heat wave.

Courier-Post front page and jump, January 4, 1936: Man Held in Robbery of Mrs. Shane, with portraits of Stanley Powell and Frank Gromacki

Man Held in Robbery of Mrs. Shane as Cops Plan 2 More Arrests

Stanley Powell, 28, of 1256 Whitman Avenue, was jailed without bail in connection with the $10,380.50 robbery of Mrs. Mary Shane on Broadway near Kaighn Avenue, while police questioned Frank Gromacki, 28, of 412 Broadway, in the same case.

Offer to Exile Self Rejected by Judge

Although he offered to exile himself forever from Camden, Francis White, 36, of 916 Pearl Street, must spend the next 30 days here in jail for repeating an old offense.

DiMona's Furniture Stores Maytag washer advertisement, Camden Courier-Post, February 11, 1936

No Down Payment, 3 Years to Pay

DiMona's Furniture Stores advertise a Maytag washer with no down payment, three years to pay and a 30-day free trial, Camden Courier-Post, February 11, 1936.

Polish Hero Honored Here

Polish Hero Honored Here

More than 5,000 persons — the biggest Polish gathering in Camden's history — attended the October 11, 1936 unveiling of the Casimir Pulaski monument in Pulaski Square, with speeches by Mayor Frederick von Nieda, Monsignor Arthur B. Strenski, Congressman Charles A. Wolverton, and Polish consul Dr. Szygowski.

Advertisement for George's Safety Lane, Haddon Avenue, Camden, aimed at truck and fleet owners

Attention! Truck and Fleet Owners

A January 7, 1938 Camden Courier-Post advertisement for George's Safety Lane, 1111 Haddon Avenue, an authorized Weaver Safety Lane inspection station, addressed to truck and fleet owners.

Camden Courier-Post advertisement, January 15, 1938, for George's Auto Service state inspection chauffeur service

State Inspection Chauffeur Service

A January 15, 1938 Camden Courier-Post advertisement for George's Auto Service, 1111 Haddon Avenue, offering a chauffeur service for New Jersey state inspection.

Truck Driver Freed In Death of Girl

Injury on Haddon Avenue Held Not Willful by Court After Testimony A directed verdict of acquittal in Camden Criminal Court yesterday freed a Clementon driver of the "willful death" of an Audubon girl who died from injuries suffered when struck by his truck.

6 Persons Injured in Auto Accidents

Three women and two men injured in automobile accidents over the weekend. Walter H. Holler of 884 Beideman Avenue was involved in a collision near Haddon Avenue and Line Street; two others were hurt at Ferry Avenue and Charles Street.

Courier-Post, February 26, 1938: Hospital Cases list including John Passarella of 433 Spruce Street

Hospital Cases

Emergency room cases at Cooper Hospital and West Jersey Hospital on February 26, 1938, including Marie Cahill, 5, of 2168 Berwick Street, treated for brush burns on her hand.

Color illustration of a red Cadillac-LaSalle sedan with two women inside, parked before a city skyline across the water.

Camden Cadillac Company

An October 1939 advertising postcard from the Camden-Cadillac Co., 1861 Haddon Avenue, mailed to Mr. Clarence Burrichter of 711 Broadway, Camden.

Packard advertising postcard, 1940: a young man on a lawn by a $867 price sign; reverse has the dealer's message.

In the Spring a young man's fancy....

A 1940 Packard advertising postcard from Henry S. Volmer of 1621 Haddon Avenue, Camden, mailed to Clarence Burricheter of 711 Broadway.

Billiard Room Owner Held in Gaming Raid — Camden Courier-Post, October 15, 1940

Billiard Room Owner Held in Gaming Raid

Frank Manfredi, proprietor of a billiard parlor at 1146 South Third Street and a former Camden prizefighter known as Freddie Mack, was fined $100 for operation of a gaming house after a dice-game raid.

Newspaper clipping: Mrs. Kobus to Ask More Cops, Firemen for City Next Year

Mrs. Kobus to Ask More Cops, Firemen for City Next Year

Camden Public Safety Commissioner Mary W. Kobus announced in December 1940 that her appointment of 22 patrolmen and 10 firemen had restored the public safety department to 1938 strength, and said she would seek money for more officers because of defense needs; John Gryckiewicz of 810 North Front Street was among the fire appointees.

Board No. 11 Calls 7 Men for Draft, Camden Courier-Post, July 24, 1941 (Leonard Auslander)

Board No. 11 Calls 7 Men for Draft

Local Board No. 11 ordered seven men to report for Army induction on July 30, 1941, including John E. Wiley of 1061 Diamond Street and Leonard Auslander of Magnolia Avenue.

Camden Courier-Post story, 2 Husbands, Wife Win Divorce Suits, naming William H. Baldwin of 2946 High Street.

2 Husbands, Wife Win Divorce Suits

Advisory Master William B. Knight recommended three uncontested desertion divorce decrees, including that of Mrs. Theresa B. Baldwin of 20 Haddon Avenue against William H. Baldwin of 2946 High Street.

Page 73 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Golden Jubilee Year Book: ten Camden business advertisements in two columns.

Kernan's

Page 73 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: advertisements for Kernan's at Second and Market Sts., Billie's millinery at 453 Kaighn Avenue, barber Sam Bosco at 1444 Haddon Avenue, Hempel's Meat Market at 2606 Federal Street, Melvin and Sam, the Gold Seal Food Market at 2513 Federal St., Jean's at 1105 Broadway, Mary Naden's Naden Store on Kaighn Ave., Massi's Shoe Repairing at 2716 Federal Street, and Harry Chu.

Page 52 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Golden Jubilee Year Book: advertisements for Andrew Ebert's Sons, Clementon Lake Park, Joseph F. Bittner and Blake & Myrtetus.

Andrew Ebert's Sons

Page 52 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: advertisements for Andrew Ebert's Sons funeral directors at 851 Haddon Ave., Clementon Lake Park, Joseph F. Bittner plumbing and heating contractor at 134 N. Twenty-Seventh Street, and Blake & Myrtetus funeral directors at 1530 Collings Road, Fairview.

Page 60 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Golden Jubilee Year Book: five advertisements, including John F. Meade and K. Beetar, Inc.

John F. Meade

Page 60 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: advertisements for John F. Meade, electrical contractor of Merchantville, Edward V. Martino, K. Beetar, Inc., S. Stefanski, hardwood floors at 1315 Haddon Avenue, and R. McAllister, coal and fuel oil at 7th and Linden Streets.

Courier-Post column "Life Hereabouts" by Charley Humes, March 19, 1949

Life Hereabouts

Charley Humes's "Life Hereabouts" column of March 19, 1949, recalling Camden and Gloucester City's fight days — bouts at the Armory on Haddon Avenue and the ball park at Twelfth and Federal Streets — and the boxers, promoters and referees of the era.

Gun Money Robbery Stock Photo

Huge Gambling Joint Raided By State Police

Confiscate $38,700, 187 Men Are Nabbed Gamblers Felt Secure As They Thought Raid Wasn't Possible; Race Wires Are Being Traced By Police LAND FOR BUILDING SOLD BY TOWNSHIP Maple Shade's so-called "plumbing warehouse" proved to be just what residents suspected it to be - an elaborate gambling establishment.

Two men shaking hands, one in a suit and glasses, the other in a police uniform and cap

Koerner Made Police Chief; Carroll, Mattison Promoted

Capt. Gustav Koerner, a 26-year veteran of the department, was named Camden police chief by Public Safety Director Aaron and sworn in by County Judge Sheehan. Detective Capt. Edward Carroll was promoted to police inspector and Lieut. Walter Mattison to captain. Camden Courier-Post, November 29, 1949.

John T. Cleary, 59, Ex-Jurist, Dies, Camden Courier-Post, January 31, 1950

John T. Cleary, 59, Ex-Jurist, Dies

Obituary of John T. Cleary, 59, of 1316 Park Boulevard — former assistant prosecutor and Camden police judge — who died at Philadelphia Naval Hospital after a long illness.

Man Hangs Self in North Camden, Camden Courier-Post, September 5, 1951

Man Hangs Self in North Camden

Raymond J. Kuntz, 35, a Standard Tank and Seat Co. worker who lived at 78 Vine Street, was found hanging in the cellar of his home by Mrs. Alice Martz of 603 North Front Street and his mother; Coroner Robert Blake listed his death as suicide.

Marriage Licenses list, Camden Courier-Post, September 15, 1951

Marriage Licenses

Camden marriage license applications published September 15, 1951, including William D. Singleton of 408 Haddon Avenue and Irene Skipper of Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Obituary of Mrs. Elizabeth Borman, 802 Morgan Boulevard, Camden Courier-Post, November 6, 1951

Mrs. Elizabeth Borman

Obituary of Mrs. Elizabeth Borman, 67, of 802 Morgan Boulevard, a native of Germany, who died in November 1951 leaving nine sons and three daughters.

Newspaper clipping: Three Children Rescued, Three Firemen Injured, November 6, 1951

Three Children Rescued, Three Firemen Injured

A Camden Courier-Post account of a father who carried his three children from their smoke-filled apartment at 216 State Street, and of a Haddon Avenue gift-shop fire in which two firemen were injured.

Camden Courier-Post, April 5, 1952: Burglary Victims Recover $4360 In Stolen Goods

Burglary Victims Recover $4360 In Stolen Goods

Camden detectives returned about $4360 in stolen goods to burglary victims at City Hall in April 1952 and held parolee George Wilmer as the suspected daytime "phantom burglar."

Camden Courier-Post clipping, May 12, 1952: Camden soldier fined in car theft case

Camden Soldier Fined, Car Theft Charged

Cpl. James Snyder, 20, of 293 Kaighn Avenue, stationed at Walter Reed Hospital, was fined $200 by Judge Dzick after pleading guilty to possession of a car owned by Louis Miller of 1002 Haddon Avenue, though he claimed he did not steal it.

John F. Warren obituary — 525 Borton Street, Camden Courier-Post, June 23, 1952

John F. Warren

Obituary for John F. Warren, 68, of 525 Borton Street, an engineer at the Commercial Trust Building in Philadelphia, survived by his widow Sophie and two daughters.

Mrs. Anna E. Sterrett obituary, 604 Avon Street, Camden Courier-Post, August 19, 1952

Mrs. Anna E. Sterrett

Obituary for Mrs. Anna E. Sterrett of 604 Avon Street, who died at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. She had lived in Camden four years, survived by her husband James A. and a daughter.

Wilkie Son Dies From Gun Shot, Camden Courier-Post, December 21, 1953 (part 1 of 6)

Wilkie Son Dies From Gun Shot

James S. Wilkie, 17, son of Camden Police Sgt. John V. Wilkie, was found shot to death in the family home at 1144 Princess Avenue, his father's service revolver beneath his body; the coroner ruled the death a suicide. Camden Courier-Post, December 21, 1953.

Category: news-articles

Courier-Post, September 16, 1955: banker Alfred L. Sayres stricken, condition critical

Alfred L. Sayres, Banker, Stricken; Condition Critical

Banker Alfred L. Sayres, 86, founder of the Parkside Trust Co., suffered a stroke while visiting Vincent Raczykowski at the Newport Bottling Works, 1101 Morton Street, and was taken to West Jersey Hospital in critical condition.

Order Razing Of 6 Buildings As Fire Hazard, Camden Courier-Post, April 26, 1956

Order Razing of 6 Buildings as Fire Hazard

Six Camden properties on Newton Avenue, Segal Street, Carpenter Street, 250 Burns Street, and Kaighn Avenue were ordered demolished as unfit for habitation and fire hazards.

Camden Courier-Post, December 11, 1956 — Cooper Hospital cases, David Lenher of 290 Ablett Village

Hospital Cases

Cooper Hospital cases from December 1956, including David Lenher, 21, of 290 Ablett Village, treated for a dog bite. Camden Courier-Post, December 11, 1956.

Bishop's Hospital Fund Oversubscribed $200,000

Camden Courier-Post - May 19, 1964 Ground for Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital was broken September 7, 1947. More than 2,500 persons saw Bishop Eustace turn the first spadeful of earth at the site on Haddon Avenue near Euclid .

Berul's House of Music retirement advertisement, Camden Courier-Post, May 19, 1964

Berul's House of Music

Retirement advertisement for Berul's House of Music, 1206 Haddon Avenue, Camden, announcing the store was selling all its instruments at double discounts after forty years.

Newspaper death notice headed HUMPHRIES for David W. Humphries of 113 South 35th St., Camden, a city firefighter

Humphries

Death notice for David W. Humphries of 113 South 35th Street, a member of the Camden Fire Department for 26 years, who died April 19, 1974; interment at Arlington Cemetery.

From the Rule Book: General Order 76-1 and patron advertisements, Fire Watch Magazine, Spring 1977

From the Rule Book

A page from the Spring 1977 Fire Watch Magazine reprinting excerpts of Camden Fire Department General Order #76-1 on fire radio communications procedures, with an "Our Patrons" advertisement grid including Euler's Floor Coverings at 1801 Haddon Avenue.

Wite Cleaners - 2003-07-09

For Cleaners, 'Time Caught Up With Us'

Changes in clothing, economy lead brothers to close Camden business By JEANNE RIDGWAY, Courier-Post Staff CAMDEN — The dry cleaning business isn't what it used to be, and David White, 76, and his brother Benjamin, 75, are finally calling it quits.

Firefighter Injured in Camden Blaze

A Camden City firefighter was hospitalized for heat-related issues after a one-alarm fire gutted a vacant former beauty salon at 940 Haddon Avenue on July 29, 2011.

Historical Accounts

Category: historical-accounts

Color postcard of Stollwerck's Factory in Stamford, Connecticut, with a trolley car passing in front of the brick building.

A. N. Stollwerck and the Chocolate Factory

In September of 2009 Sandy White-Grear of the Haddon Township Historical Society sent the following article on the history of the A.N. Stollwerck chocolate factory which stood for many years at 1649-1651 Haddon Avenue .

940 Haddon Avenue, June 10, 2011

Fire at 940 Haddon Avenue

On July 29, 2011, arsonists set fire to a vacant former nail salon at 940 Haddon Avenue in Camden's Parkside section. The building was gutted; one firefighter, Dom Barrett, was treated for heat-related issues amid 90-plus-degree temperatures.

Stuart Gottlieb standing out front of 620 Marlton Avenue, Camden, NJ

The Story of the Gottlieb Family

As Told by Dr. Stuart Gottlieb M.D. Since I grew up in Camden and worked with my dad at the family business on Mt Vernon St. from the time that I could hold a knife, about age 7 (1947),the site visit was particularly nostalgic.

People

Category: people

Hobart Corson - Sick Leave Record

Charles Hobart Corson

Charles Hobart Corson, commonly known as Hobart Corson , was born in Camden, New Jersey, on July 23, 1902, to W. Penn Corson and his wife, the former Catherine Kronenwetter.

Cooper B. Hatch

Cooper B. Hatch

Cooper Browning Hatch was a prominent citizen of Camden in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born to Joseph and Mary Hatch in a farmhouse that now houses the Camden County Historical Society.

Edward N Cohn

Edward N. Cohn

Edward N. Cohn was born in 1832. On the 1870 U.S. Census, he reported his birthplace as Bohemia, while in the 1880 Census he listed it as Germany. It is likely he was born in a region that is now part of the Czech Republic.

Portrait of Edward S. Hyde

Edward S. Hyde

Edward S. Hyde rose through the Camden Police Department from patrolman to acting chief, served as a Camden County Freeholder, and died in 1930.

Edwin S. Wirtz, Camden Courier-Post, February 5, 1952

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.

Frank B. Hanna - 1931

Frank B. Hanna

Frank B. Hanna was born in New Jersey in 1894. He married Rachel Thomason around 1914, and they had a daughter, Elizabeth, the following year. By January 1920, the Hannas were residing at 5315 Locust Street in Philadelphia.

George Schatz

George Schatz (1903–1987) was a Camden entrepreneur who founded George's Auto Service in 1924 and grew it into one of South Jersey's largest and most modern automobile service businesses. He lived at 29 South 38th Street in East Camden from 1936.

Roy-Steeles-Log-Cabin

H. Roy Steele

Henry Roy Steele, widely recognized in Camden, New Jersey, for his basketball prowess and as a tavern owner, left a lasting legacy despite his passing in 1946.

James F Campbell

James F. "Soup" Campbell

James Francis "Soup" Campbell was born on December 24, 1897, in Homestead, Pennsylvania. He likely learned to play basketball at the Homestead YMCA under the guidance of Sandy Shields, a star of the 23rd Street Wanderers.

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Joseph Abarno

JOSEPH ARBANO was born in New York on August 11, 1895 to Domenic and Amerosa Arbano. Domenic Arbano had come to America in 1885 with his oldest son, James, in 1885. By 1917 the family had moved to 203 Royden Street in Camden NJ.

Santo DiMaggio, Camden Fire Department

Santo DiMaggio

Santo DiMaggio (1918–1973) was a Camden firefighter who joined the department in January 1951 and served with Engine Company 3.

William E. Jaeckel fire department personnel record

William E. Jaeckel

William E. "Pud" Jaeckel (1888–1961) joined the Camden Fire Department in 1920 and served over thirty years with Engine Company 9 at North 27th and Federal Streets in East Camden, retiring on pension in January 1951.

Related Streets

Category: streets

Albert Court

Albert Court, also called Albert Place, ran west from Haddon Avenue below Sycamore Street and has no listings in the 1924 or 1947 city directories. Includes a 1932 Courier-Post article on little-known city streets.

Federal Street and Arch Street, Camden, NJ. Circa 1930

Arch Street

Arch Street ran from Delaware Avenue to North 5th Street between Federal and Market Streets in downtown Camden. Formerly known as Plum Street, it was home to Oetzel's Saloon, the Genova Cafe, the Collings Carriage Company, and the Camden Fire Department headquarters at 5th and Arch.

Camden Grocers Exchange - Atlantic Avenue and Ferry Avenue

Atlantic Avenue

Atlantic Avenue lies three blocks south of Kaighn Avenue and runs from Front Street east to Haddon Avenue. East of 7th Street it was and remains a mix of homes and commercial properties; between 7th and 9th Streets, I-676 and the elevated rail line cross the street, and east of 9th Street it is primarily residential.

Beideman Avenue seen from Westfield Avenue, June 25, 2003

Beideman Avenue

Beideman Avenue runs through Camden's Cramer Hill and East Camden sections, east of North 32nd Street, from the Delaware River south to Cleveland Avenue and from Lemuel Avenue through what was Westfield Acres to Westfield Avenue. It was named for the Beideman family, who owned a great deal of land in northern Cramer Hill before its residential development.

Night view of a brick rowhouse with a ladder against it, fire hoses in the street and a firefighter at the right edge.

Berkley Street

Berkley Street was originally spelled Berkeley Street, named for Lord Berkeley, who co-owned the colony of New Jersey from 1664 to 1674. East of Broadway it was known as Hamilton Street until 1882. This page covers occupants from the 200 block through the 3000 block.

Narrow paved lane beside a black iron fence and a weedy lot, with brick and stucco houses ahead on Blaine Street, Camden.

Blaine Street

Named for James G. Blaine, the 1884 Republican presidential candidate, Blaine Street ran from South 7th Street to Trenton Avenue and through to Haddon Avenue. No houses stand on Blaine Street today.

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.

1495 Bradley Avenue, photographed c. 2006

Bradley Avenue

Bradley Avenue runs east from 1400 Haddon Avenue to Euclid Avenue in the Parkside section of Camden.

Aerial photo of Carteret Street, 1961

Carteret Street

Carteret Street, in Camden's old Ninth Ward, ran just two blocks from Mickle Street to Newton Avenue. Built after 1891, the street fell victim to the construction of Interstate 676 in the 1970s.

Cohn Alley, October 2005

Cohn Alley

Cohn Alley is named after Edward N. Cohn, a prominent figure in Camden's real estate and construction circles during the 1880s and 1890s. The alley runs east from Haddon Avenue, between Kaighn and Liberty Streets, and never had any formal addresses.

Radio-Condenser-Company-1920s

Copewood Street

Copewood Street in Camden runs west of Haddon Avenue opposite Harleigh Cemetery to Davis Street; laid out in 1917, it has only one building that ever carried a Copewood Street address and is best known for providing access to the Ferry Avenue PATCO station.

1906 Sanborn Map showing Crefeld Street (then Arion Avenue), Camden NJ

Crefeld Street

Crefeld Street is a short street running east from 1540 Haddon Avenue that originally ran alongside the Convent of the Dominican Sisters of the Perpetual Rosary Shrine before becoming part of the Our Lady of Lourdes hospital grounds.

Diamond Street from Mount Vernon Street - 2006-08-02

Diamond Street

Diamond Street is a one-block thoroughfare in Camden that runs south from Mount Vernon Street to Chestnut Street, west of Haddon Avenue. Many of its early residents were Polish immigrant families near St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church.

Erie Street

Erie Street in North Camden runs from Beach Avenue to 9th Street, crossing Delaware Avenue, Point, Front, Segal, and the numbered streets 2nd through 9th.

Haddon Avenue and Federal Street - SW Corner - Circa 1905

Haddon Avenue

Haddon Avenue is one of Camden's oldest roads, dating to at least 1792 as a bridle path and incorporated as the Haddonfield & Camden Turnpike in 1839. It runs southeast from Federal Street to the city limits toward Collingswood, Haddon Township, and Haddonfield.

Kaighn's Point Ferry and trolley, early 1900s

Kaighn Avenue

One of Camden's major east-west streets, running from Kaighn's Point at the Delaware River east to Admiral Wilson Boulevard and the Airport Circle in Pennsauken, with block-by-block address histories from the 1860s through the early 2000s.

A cobblestone street at night, lit by gas-style lamps, with trees and old brick and stone buildings on both sides.

Laet's Lane

Laet's Lane appears as an un-named alley on the 1891 Sanborn Map, running from Trenton Avenue toward Haddon Avenue between 539 and 541 Trenton Avenue until new houses cut it off from Haddon Avenue.

Boarded-up rowhouse with a covered porch, beside a yellow-sided neighbor, with autumn trees

Langham Avenue

Langham Avenue runs south through Parkside from Walnut Street to Baird Avenue; in the decades after World War I it was home to many prominent members of Camden's Jewish community.

Street signs for Liberty Street and Louis Street above a one-way sign at the intersection.

Liberty Street

Liberty Street, listed in the 1850 Camden City Directory, was in the early 20th century a culturally diverse area west of Broadway, home to ethnic communities employed in nearby factories and stores.

Two-story red brick corner building at 1176 Mount Vernon Street with people seated at a table out front.

Louis Street

Louis Street runs between Haddon Avenue and Mount Ephraim Avenue, from Mount Vernon Street south to Sheridan Street. Primarily residential with many corner businesses, it passes Whitman Park and was devastated by the crack epidemic of the 1980s.

A cobblestone street at night, lit by gas-style lamps, with trees and old brick and stone buildings on both sides.

Mickle Street

Mickle Street, also known as Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, is a major east-west road in Camden, named for John W. Mickle, a Federal Street Ferry organizer with a large stake in the Camden and Amboy Railroad.

Newly built brick rowhouses at 935 to 943 Morton Street, Camden, under construction around 1928

Morton Street

Morton Street runs from South Ninth Street east to Haddon Avenue, two blocks south of Everett Street, in South Camden.

Black-and-white view down a wide street lined with rowhouses and shops, with utility poles, overhead wires and two pedestrians.

Mount Ephraim Avenue

Mount Ephraim Avenue in Camden, NJ, dates to 1878 as the Mount Ephraim Turnpike toll road; part of it was known as Border Street until the 2000s.

Sepia view down a wide street lined with brick row houses and utility poles, with one person standing on the sidewalk.

Pine Street

Pine Street is one of Camden's "tree" streets and the only one that intersects Haddon Avenue. The page includes the 1891 Sanborn Map and a view of old row homes east of Broadway.

Perry Street - Sanborn Map - 1906

Ringold Street

Ringold Street was a one-block Camden street running from Line Street to Pine Street near Haddon Avenue, razed by the 1960s for Campbell Soup parking.

Seward-Street-and-Blaine-Street-1905-Sanborn-Map

Seward Street

Seward Street is one of Camden's "forgotten streets," though it still exists on the map. The page includes the 1905 Sanborn Map showing it near Blaine Street, Trenton Avenue and Haddon Avenue.

Two firefighters exiting a two-story sided apartment building at 1016-1018 Sheridan Street

Sheridan Street

Sheridan Street is a residential street in Camden, NJ named for Civil War General Philip Sheridan. It originally ran from Warsaw Street east to Davis Street, later extended to South 10th Street.

Starr Avenue

Starr Avenue ran northeast from Border Street to Federal Street near the Cooper River and was named for Jesse W. and John F. Starr, founders of Camden Iron Works. It was later renamed Mt. Ephraim Avenue.

Parkside Elementary School on Wildwood Avenue

Wildwood Avenue

Wildwood Avenue runs through Camden's Parkside section from Haddon Avenue to Park Boulevard, west of Baird Avenue. Many prominent Camden citizens lived there, especially in the 1500 block near Camden High School and Forest Hill Park.

Looking East Down York Street - 2004-06-06

York Street

York Street in North Camden stretches from Delaware Avenue to 10th Street, crossing Beach, Point, Front and Howard Streets. The page includes 2004 photographs looking east and west along the street.

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Category: buildings

Second Convention Hall - Third Regiment Armory

Convention Hall

Camden, NJ had two Convention Halls: the first on Memorial Avenue at Line Street, the second the former Third Regiment Armory on Mickle Street.

Category: businesses

Wite 60-Minute Cleaning Service

1177 Haddon Avenue, Camden, NJ Originally located at 2000 South 7th Street in Camden, the Wite 60 Minute Cleaning Service relocated to 1177 Haddon Avenue in the 1960s.

Category: parkside

Camden NJ - 1941 - Herbert Wessel

(Video) Haddon Avenue, Camden, 1941

A video about Camden NJ in 1941. The video is primarily in the Parkside section of Camden, on the 1200 block of Haddon Avenue . The video was recorded by Herbert Wessel.

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