Howard Street

October 29, 2026 · Updated November 14, 2026 · 12 min read · Streets

Howard Street in North Camden ran for only two blocks, from State Street north to Erie Street, parallel to North Front and North 2nd Streets. Howard Street was already laid out and built up by 1887.

A few of the photographs on this page were taken in the 1940s, and some of the people in them have not yet been identified. If you recognize anyone, please say so in the comments.

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Photos

At 117 State Street

Howard Street

On Howard Street, 1942. Front: Corky the Dog, Gene Edwards; Middle: Jack Carll (Jack Sizemore) with army hat, unknown, unknown; Top: Cora “Peggy” Carll, Rosie Petrauschke, Jim Bessing

Children and a dog on Howard Street, 1942 — On Howard Street, 1942. Front: Corky the Dog, Gene Edwards; Middle: Jack Carll (Jack Sizemore) with army hat, unknown, unknown; Top: Cora “Peggy” Carll, Rosie Petrauschke, Jim Bessing

Staff Sergeant Benjamin Kaplan with nephew Gene Edwards on Howard Street, 1942

800 Block of Howard Street

802 Howard Street

802 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1947	Howard Hankins

803 Howard Street

803 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1947	John A. Clark

804 Howard Street

804 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1947	Stephen F. Novick

805 Howard Street

805 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1947	William F. McCarren

806 Howard Street

806 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1900	Robert Steer & Family
1947	Walter J. Frohlich

807 Howard Street

807 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1947	Rachel Pettyman

809 Howard Street

809 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1947	William H. Osborn

810 Howard Street

810 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1914	Robert Steer & Family
1932–1933	Mrs. Mary A. Hillman
1932–1933	Eleanor Hillman
1947	Rand Chandler

811 Howard Street

811 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1917	John Prettyman

812 Howard Street

812 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1940s–1958	Richard Hyde Family

813 Howard Street

813 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1931	Frank Stirpe

814 Howard Street

814 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1947	Lawrence Ronca

815 Howard Street

815 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1947	Henry Maass
1962–1965	Lee Frank & Family

816 Howard Street

816 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1910	Robert Steer & Family
1947	Carl Fornito

817 Howard Street

817 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1947	Dominick Bartolino
1959	George P. Baxter

819 Howard Street

819 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1947	Stanley Kaminski

821 Howard Street

821 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1947	Sallie F. Hultz

823 Howard Street

823 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1947	Frederick Kohlman

810 Howard Street

Pension Awards Given

Camden Courier-Post, June 4, 1932

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Mrs. Mary Hillman, 810 Howard Street

Five Lose Lives in Car Crashes Over Weekend

Miss Eleanor M. Hillman, 810 Howard Street

Read the article: Five Lose Lives in Car Crashes Over Weekend

Rand Chandler, 810 Howard Street, 1947

811 Howard Street

William M'Cauley Expires Suddenly

Camden Post-Telegram, January 3, 1917

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812 Howard Street

Thomas Hyde

Camden Courier-Post, February 14, 1958

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813 Howard Street

Read the article: Hunter Is Fined $40; Shot at Blackbirds

815 Howard Street

I lived at 815 Howard Street from about 1962 until 1965 before moving my wife to Haddonfield. I paid $1,500 for the home and sold it for $3,000 to Wilber Lewis.

Lee Frank, January 9, 2013

817 Howard Street

A Very Lucky Litter

Fireman George P. Baxter holding rescued newborn puppies, September 23, 1959 — A Very Lucky Litter

Fireman George P. Baxter of Ladder Company 1 displays the fruits of his labor, a newborn litter of pups, rescued from a working fire on Howard Street in North Camden on September 23, 1959. Fireman Baxter's home was at 817 Howard Street at the time of this fire. Photo by Bob Bartosz.

Intersection of Howard Street & York Street

Looking South towards York Street from the 900 Block of Howard Street, March 13, 2012

Firemen Escort Steer's Remains

Camden Post-Telegram, January 25, 1915

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37 Camden Men Pass Tests for City Firemen

Camden Courier-Post, December 9, 1949

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900 Block of Howard Street

900 Howard Street

900 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1940	William Pedrick & Family
1947	John Carroll

902 Howard Street

902 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1900s–1910s	Nicholas H. Brandt & Family
1930	Charles Petrauschke & Family
1947	Samuel D. Bakley

904 Howard Street

904 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1882–1885	Harry Curtis
1930–1938	Daniel A. Johnston & Family
1940	Jessie Crosset
1947	Ralph S. McLean

906 Howard Street

906 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1940–1947	George W. Emore Family

908 Howard Street

908 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1917	Fred Keeler & Family
1940	Walter Dunbar
1947	John Doman

910 Howard Street

910 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1940	Edwin J. Rush
1947	Walter Dunbar

911 Howard Street

911 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1930	Elmer Leilfried Sr.
1940	Frank Staipe
1947	John Kelly

912 Howard Street

912 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1913	Thomas Hatz & Family
1930s–1940s	Mrs. Mary Peacock & Family
1947	John Kelly

913 Howard Street

913 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1900s–1910s	Stanley R. Wirtz
1930	Emil Werner
1947	Martin T. Lynch
1958	Martin Pagan

914 Howard Street

914 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1940	Martin T. Lynch
1947	Lydia A. Williams

915 Howard Street

915 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1930	John Janeicki
1940–1960s	Charles Petrauschke & Family

917 Howard Street

917 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1930–1947	Frederick 'Fritz' Knohr

918 Howard Street

918 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1878	Charles Jubb Jr.

919 Howard Street

919 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1930	James J. Lannon
1940–1960s	Lazzaro 'Lawrence' Rossi Family

920 Howard Street

920 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1940–1947	Dominick Boccaleri

921 Howard Street

921 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1930–1940	Ernest Patrizi
1947	Mary Carson

922 Howard Street

922 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1920s–1940s	Joseph Renzi & Family
1947	Joseph Snyder & Family

923 Howard Street

923 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1930	William Walsh
1940–1947	William B. Reed

924 Howard Street

924 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1887–1888	Samuel M. Welch Sr.
1940	Charles Jones
1947	George A. Acker

925 Howard Street

925 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1927	Elwood P. Martz Sr.
1940	John Purkey
1947	Paul T. Boccaleri

926 Howard Street

926 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1929	Eddie Myers
1930s–1950s	Louis C. Edwards & Family

927 Howard Street

927 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1930–1940	Louis D. Lodholz
1947	Albert C. Delicata

928 Howard Street

928 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1940–1947	Charles Norman

929 Howard Street

929 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1930–1947	Thomas J. McEwen

930 Howard Street

930 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1947	John J. Jasienski
1950	Henry Pease Sr.

931 Howard Street

931 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1933	Marvin Taylor
1940	William Mullen
1947	George W. Makin

932 Howard Street

932 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1940	Harry Poore
1947	Earl T. Sweeney

934 Howard Street

934 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1930s	Mrs. Bessie Bessing & Family
1933	Anna Morgan
1940	Arthur Britton
1947	Martin O'Toole

936 Howard Street

936 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1930s–1940s	Mrs. Bessie Bessing & Family
1933	Charles Bensley
1947	Martha Archer

938 Howard Street

938 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1870s–1880s	Samuel M. Welch Sr.
1940	Joseph C. Doxsey

940 Howard Street

940 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1940	Richard Sykes

942 Howard Street

942 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1947	Charles J. Demattos
1950s–1960s	James Long & Family
1955	Short & Long's Moving Company

944 Howard Street

944 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1940	George D. Allebach
1947	Lawrence Hulteren

946 Howard Street

946 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1878–1881	William J. Lyons
1940	Dominick Boccelli
1947	Alfred F. Schafer

948 Howard Street

948 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street
year	name
1930s–1956	Agnes Widmann & Family

More Howard Street Kids, 1942

Children on Howard Street, 1942 — More Howard Street Kids, 1942

More Howard Street Kids, 1942

904 Howard Street

Read the article: Mrs. Annie M. Johnston

906 Howard Street

Harry Emore and George Emore, 906 Howard Street, 1940–1947

Doris Emore with brother Ricky, 906 Howard Street

908 Howard Street

Forced to Aid His Wife and Four

Philadelphia Inquirer, February 9, 1917

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912 Howard Street

Praises Work of Inquirer

Philadelphia Inquirer, April 27, 1913

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Mary Peacock and Jack on the stoop of 910 Howard, 1941. The Peacock family lived at 912 Howard Street in the 1930s–1940s.

Mary Peacock and Jack Carll on the stoop of 910 Howard Street, 1941 — Mary Peacock and Jack on the stoop of 910 Howard, 1941. The Peacock family lived at 912 Howard Street in the 1930s–1940s.

“Peggy” and Jack on the stoop of 910 Howard, 1941

Cora "Peggy" Peacock Carll and Jack Carll on the stoop of 910 Howard Street, 1941 — “Peggy” and Jack on the stoop of 910 Howard, 1941

913 Howard Street

Stanley R. Wirtz (archive label: 913 Howard Street, 1900s–1910s)

Hospital Cases

Camden Courier-Post, November 8, 1958

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914 Howard Street

Mrs. Lydia A. Williams, 914 Howard Street, 1947

915 Howard Street

The Three Petrauschke Girls with Jack Carll (Jack Sizemore) and two others, 1942. The Petrauschke family lived at 915 Howard Street, 1940–1960s.

The three Petrauschke girls with Jack Carll and two others, 1942 — The Three Petrauschke Girls with Jack Carll (Jack Sizemore) and two others, 1942. The Petrauschke family lived at 915 Howard Street, 1940–1960s.

Sarah Petrauschke, Jim Bessing, and Gene Edwards, 1945

Gene was recuperating from falling into a conveyor at a paper mill. Lucky it was shut down in time…

Jim Bessing, April 2005

919 Howard Street

919 Howard Street, Home Owners' Loan Corporation listing, January 9, 1939 (archive label: photograph from 1940; James J. Lannon, 1930)

The card is a Home Owners' Loan Corporation property listing dated January 9, 1939, naming Leon E. Todd, Inc., 2623 Westfield Ave., as contract sales broker, with a sales price of $1,900.

Daughter Rena Rossi and Lazzaro Rossi, 919 Howard Street, 1940–1960s

Pat Franco and mother Julia Rossi, 919 Howard Street

Pat Franco and Julia Rossi, 919 Howard Street — Pat Franco and mother Julia Rossi, 919 Howard Street

Lazzaro Rossi with son Andy and stepson Alphonse “Funzi” Franco, 919 Howard Street

Lazzaro Rossi with son Andy and stepson Alphonse Franco, 919 Howard Street — Lazzaro Rossi with son Andy and stepson Alphonse “Funzi” Franco, 919 Howard Street

Alphonse “Funzi” Franco, 919 Howard Street

Alphonse “Funzi” Franco, 1952, 919 Howard Street

Alphonse “Funzi” & Shirley Franco with baby daughter Barbara, 919 Howard Street

Alphonse and Shirley Franco with baby daughter Barbara, 919 Howard Street — Alphonse “Funzi” & Shirley Franco with baby daughter Barbara, 919 Howard Street

Chuck Orlic & Angie Franco, 919 Howard Street

Chuck Orlic and Angie Franco, 919 Howard Street — Chuck Orlic & Angie Franco, 919 Howard Street

Louise Franco Rossi and her daughter Caroline, 919 Howard Street

Pat Franco, 919 Howard Street

922 Howard Street

Technician 5th Class Leopold Renzi, 922 Howard Street, 1920s–1940s

923 Howard Street

“Poppy” Reed & Gene Edwards, 923 Howard Street, 1946. William B. Reed, 1940–1947.

924 Howard Street

Samuel M. Welch Sr., 924 Howard Street, 1887–1888

925 & 927 Howard Street

925 Howard Street, scheduled for demolition, March 13, 2012

925 & 927 Howard Street, scheduled for demolition, March 13, 2012

925 and 927 Howard Street, scheduled for demolition, March 13, 2012 — 925 & 927 Howard Street, scheduled for demolition, March 13, 2012

925 & 927 Howard Street, April 1, 2004

925 and 927 Howard Street, April 1, 2004 — 925 & 927 Howard Street, April 1, 2004

925 & 927 Howard Street, April 1, 2004

926 Howard Street

Maine Boys Want Action

Camden Courier-Post, June 23, 1929

Read the article: Maine Boys Want Action

Louis Edwards and Gene Edwards on the 900 Block of Howard Street, early 1940s

Jennie Edwards

Father and Son on the 900 Block of Howard Street, early 1940s

Louis C. Edwards & Jennie Edwards with son Gene Edwards, 926 Howard Street, 1930s–1950s. The John R. Evans Company leather factory is visible at the rear, on Erie Street. The two-story industrial building on the left was used as a warehouse by the Mathis Shipbuilding Company in the 1940s.

Gold Star and US Flags in the window at 926 Howard Street, summer of 1943, in memory of Staff Sergeant Benjamin Kaplan, Jennie Edwards' twin brother

Gold Star and US flags in the window at 926 Howard Street, summer 1943 — Gold Star and US Flags in the window at 926 Howard Street, summer of 1943, in memory of Staff Sergeant Benjamin Kaplan, Jennie Edwards' twin brother

Gene Edwards (left) with neighbor Alphonse “Funzi” Franco, 926 Howard Street

Gene Edwards and Alphonse "Funzi" Franco, 926 Howard Street — Gene Edwards (left) with neighbor Alphonse “Funzi” Franco, 926 Howard Street

927 Howard Street

927 Howard Street, scheduled for demolition, March 13, 2012. Louis D. Lodholz, 1930–1940; Albert C. Delicata, 1947.

930 Howard Street

Henry Pease Sr., 930 Howard Street, 1950

934 & 936 Howard Street

Mrs. Bessie Bessing and Jim Bessing, Easter 1943, 936 Howard Street

938 Howard Street

Samuel M. Welch Sr., 938 Howard Street, 1870s–1880s

942 Howard Street

Short & Long's Moving Company, 942 Howard Street — 1955 New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages

Short & Long's Moving Company advertisement, 1955 New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages — Short & Long's Moving Company, 942 Howard Street — 1955 New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages

I have a late 1950s & early 60s Howard Street memory of Jim & Florence Long. Their sons were Rudy, Butch, Jimmy Jr. and Richie, and their daughter was Beatrice. My father, Ray Becoskie, worked with Jim Long and John Short at Magnetic Metals and occasionally helped with their moving business. My parents would often get together with them at one of our houses, drinking beer and laughing late into the night. Jim Long had the same personality as Beverly Hills “Jed Clampett.” His wife Florence was an unforgettable woman with the threatening yet humorous tongue of a drill instructor, and she ran the block near the John R. Evans leather factory. If anyone didn't belong on her block, she would give them a tongue-lashing they would never forget, and she enforced it with her tough teenaged sons. Up until that time I assumed that everyone in Camden had indoor plumbing. Howard Street was my first experience with an outhouse in a backyard lot.

Ray Becoskie

946 Howard Street

Dominick Boccelli, 1948 Mummers Parade, 946 Howard Street

Dominick Boccelli, 1948 Mummers Parade

Dominick Bocelli with the Camden City String Band, 1951 (archive label: Dominick Boccelli and the Camden City String Band, 1948 Mummers Parade)

Dominick Boccelli, 946 Howard Street — 1948 Mummers Parade. The third photo appears to show the corner of North 6th & State Street.

Intersection of Howard Street & Erie Street

Looking South towards York Street from Erie Street, April 1, 2004

Howard Street Neighbors

Jim Bessing and Gene Edwards, Howard Street, Easter 1943

Jennie Edwards, Howard Street, Easter 1943

Louis Edwards, Howard Street, 1943

During World War II, factories involved in defense work did not close for Easter.

Gloria Reed and Jackie Petrauschke, Howard Street, 1940s

Pat Franco and Bill Slaughter, Howard Street, 1940s

Marion Reed and Bucky Petrauschke, on Howard Street

Bob Williams, Jack Reed, and Bucky Petrauschke; Sarah Petrauschke and Marion Reed

Five young people on Howard Street — Bob Williams, Jack Reed, and Bucky Petrauschke; Sarah Petrauschke and Marion Reed

Bob Williams and Sarah Petrauschke, on Howard Street

Summer on Howard Street, 1940s. Sara Petrauschke, Gene Edwards, Jim Bessing; Mr. & Mrs. Lynch, Tessie, Dottie, Ginny Richardson & Rena Rossi

Chuck Williams & Johnnie Fife, on Howard Street, 1940s

Chuck Williams and Johnnie Fife on Howard Street, 1940s — Chuck Williams & Johnnie Fife, on Howard Street, 1940s

Jim Bessing & his family, after Howard Street

Jim Bessing and his family — Jim Bessing & his family, after Howard Street

Special thanks to Jim Bessing and Jack Sizemore for their help in creating this page.

Photographs

Howard & York Streets as seen from Erie Street, Looking South — April 1, 2004

Howard and York Streets seen from Erie Street, looking south, April 1, 2004 — Howard & York Streets as seen from Erie Street, Looking South — April 1, 2004

Looking North on Howard Street from State Street, April 18, 2004

800 Block of Howard Street, Looking North, April 18, 2004

Looking North on Howard Street from State Street, April 18, 2004

800 Block of Howard Street, Looking North, April 18, 2004

Looking North on Howard Street from State Street, April 18, 2004

800 Block of Howard Street, Looking North, April 18, 2004

Looking East on State Street from Howard Street — April 18, 2004

Man Held in Threat as Woman Faints

Read the article: Man Held in Threat as Woman Faints

Everything on this site tagged Howard Street is listed in the Howard Street tag archive.

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.

September 5, 2026

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.

July 16, 2024

State Street

State Street, established in 1856, runs from the Delaware River to the Cooper River in North Camden. Citizens petitioned for it to shorten the trip to markets and the ferry.

August 1, 2023

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.

July 2, 2023

William Van Pfefferle

William Van Pfefferle was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 17, 1891. William Van Pfefferle married Elsie Maxwell. Her father, Joseph Maxwell , was a career Camden Fire Department fire fighter.

March 5, 2023

Hospital Cases

Hospital cases from Camden on November 8, 1958, including Joseph Kelly of 67 South 28th Street (cut scalp) and Raymond Ross of 1223 North 28th Street (cut arm) treated at Cooper Hospital.

November 8, 1958

Thomas Hyde

The Camden Courier-Post death notice of February 14, 1958 for Thomas Hyde, 55, of 812 Howard Street, a life-long Camden resident who died in Cooper Hospital, survived by a brother, Richard, and a sister, Miss Ida Hyde.

February 14, 1958

37 Camden Men Pass Tests for City Firemen

Thirty-seven candidates passed the Civil Service test for Camden firefighter in December 1949 — among them brothers Santo and John DiMaggio of 319 Beckett Street.

December 9, 1949

Mrs. Annie M. Johnston

The Camden Courier-Post funeral notice of February 18, 1938 for Mrs. Annie M. Johnston, wife of Daniel A. Johnston, who died at her home at 904 Howard Street; requiem high mass at the Church of the Holy Name and burial in Calvary Cemetery.

February 18, 1938

Man Held in Threat as Woman Faints

Residents of the 900 block of Howard Street were thrown into turmoil when Charles Bensley, 73, brandished a pistol at his tenant Mrs. Anna Morgan while seeking overdue rent. A bystander from 217 Erie Street helped apprehend him.

June 29, 1933

Halftone newspaper portrait of an older woman with glasses and parted hair.

Five Lose Lives in Car Crashes Over Weekend

Camden Courier-Post reports of June 1932: Miss Eleanor M. Hillman, 20, and her mother, Mrs. Mary Hillman, 46, of 810 Howard Street were killed at Lansdale, Pa., when an electric train on the Philadelphia and Western Railroad struck the automobile they were riding in; a double funeral was planned, with burial in Harleigh Cemetery.

June 6, 1932