Markley Place

Markley Place, recently referred to as Markley Street, is a short alley running west from North 5th Street, between Market and Cooper Streets, behind the Centenary-Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal Church building. In the 1891 Sanborn Map, it appears as Burr Alley, named after John Burr's "fancy box and case" factory, which had four buildings along the south side of the alley. In the same year, the city directory lists Markley Place for the first time.

Construction of the church began the following year, along with the Masonic Temple, better known as the Temple Theatre. For many years, Markley Place had an alley at its west end that connected the street through to North 4th Street. During the Temple Theatre's active years featuring stage plays and vaudeville, Markley Place must have been bustling with actors, stage crew, agents, and others.

The Temple closed in the 1920s, and in the 1930s, a new federal building, including the main post office for Camden, was constructed. As cars could no longer traverse Markley Place from North 5th to North 4th Street, Markley Place effectively became a dead end. One building, constructed after the Temple Theatre was demolished, carries the address 428 Markley Place.