Penn Street

February 1, 2024 · Updated November 1, 2026 · 17 min read · Streets

Penn Street did not appear in the 1863 Camden City Directory, but is listed in the 1867 edition. The street runs east from the Delaware River to North 12th Street. Much of Penn Street between North 3rd and North 5th Street was razed to make way for the expansion of Rutgers University, and several blocks of Penn Street disappeared when Route 676 was built through the heart of Camden to connect to the Ben Franklin Bridge toll plaza.

Two Boys and a Woman Hurt by Autos in Camden

Philadelphia Inquirer, November 20, 1922

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, November 20, 1922, about two boys and a woman hurt by automobiles in Camden — Philadelphia Inquirer, November 20, 1922

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Woman Overcome by Deadly Gas

Camden Post-Telegram, November 28, 1902

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Clifford Grundy loses a finger

Philadelphia Inquirer, June 17, 1918

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Unit Block of Penn Street

City directory records and newspaper clippings.

34 Penn Street

34 Penn Street — Unit Block of Penn Street
name
No information available

50 Penn Street

50 Penn Street — Unit Block of Penn Street
year	name
1902	William R. Brice & Family
1902	William R. & Kate Brice

51 Penn Street

51 Penn Street — Unit Block of Penn Street
year	name
1930s	William & Amanda Cole

53 Penn Street

53 Penn Street — Unit Block of Penn Street
year	name
1922	Beatrice Aveyard
1933	Furnished Rooms

55 Penn Street

55 Penn Street — Unit Block of Penn Street
year	name
1918–1919	Patrick Constance
1941	Samuel Carey

56 Penn Street

56 Penn Street — Unit Block of Penn Street
year	name
1897–1900	Robert S. Bender
1927	Lester Anderson

61 Penn Street

61 Penn Street — Unit Block of Penn Street
year	name
1917	Clifford Grundy

67 Penn Street

67 Penn Street — Unit Block of Penn Street
year	name
1890	Sally Hunt
1943–1947	George Leary & Family
1943–1947	George & Ellen Leary
1943–1947	Herbert Leary
1943–1947	Clifford Leary
1943–1947	Elmer Leary
1943–1947	Elma Leary

100 Block of Penn Street

50 Penn Street

50 Penn Street — 100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1902	William R. Brice & Family
1902	William R. & Kate Brice

51 Penn Street

51 Penn Street — 100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1930s	William & Amanda Cole

53 Penn Street

53 Penn Street — 100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1922	Beatrice Aveyard — Furnished Rooms

55 Penn Street

55 Penn Street — 100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1918–1919	Patrick Constance
1941	Samuel Carey

56 Penn Street

56 Penn Street — 100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
early 1900s	Robert S. Bender
early 1900s	Lester Anderson

61 Penn Street

61 Penn Street — 100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1918	Clifford Grundy

67 Penn Street

67 Penn Street — 100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
early 1900s	Sally Hunt
early 1900s	George Leary & Family
1943–1947	George & Ellen Leary
1943–1947	Herbert Leary
1943–1947	Clifford Leary
1943–1947	Elmer Leary
1943–1947	Elma Leary

101 Penn Street

101 Penn Street — 100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
early 1900s	George Leary & Family
1943–1947	George & Ellen Leary
1943–1947	Herbert Leary
1943–1947	Clifford Leary
1943–1947	Elmer Leary
1943–1947	Elma Leary
1917–1919	Mary C.R. Hutchison
1919	Mary Hutchison

105 Penn Street

105 Penn Street — 100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
early 1900s	William Abels
early 1900s	Alexander Milliette

107 Penn Street

107 Penn Street — 100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
early 1900s	Robert Bender
1940	George Smith
1940	George & Ethel Smith
1941	Robert Horner

113 Penn Street

113 Penn Street — 100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1913–1941	Horace Wood & Family
1935–1941	Horace J. Wood & Family
1935–1941	Horace & Hilda Wood
1935–1941	Leonard Wood

115 Penn Street

115 Penn Street — 100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1878–1898	E.T. Lees & Family
1919–1968	The Sanchez Family — Jose Sanchez & Family
1881–1883	DeWitt Clinton France (shirt manufacturer)
1884–1890	George W. Grant & Family (cigarmaker, saloonkeeper)
1884–1890	George W. Grant
1884–1890	Douglass Grant
1884–1890	William H. Grant
1884–1890	Mrs. Ellen Tippin
1891	Andrew G. Duncan & Family (bookkeeper)
1891	Alexander & Grace Duncan
1891	Andrew Duncan
1891	William Duncan
1891	Bessie Duncan
1891	Augustine Duncan
1891	Peter Ballingal (bookkeeper)
1892–1901	Edward H. Davies & Family (bookkeeper)
1892–1901	Edward & Elizabeth Davies
1892–1901	Ernest Davies
1892–1901	Evelyn Davies
1892–1901	Maud Davies
1892–1901	Hubert Davies
1901	Lewis D. Dilks & Family (livery worker)
1901	Lewis & Ellen Dilks
1901	Anna B. V. "Jennie" Brant (clerk)
1901	Allen Brown Menges & Family (ticket collector)
1901	Allen Brown Menges
1901	C. Earle Menges
1901	John Menges
1901–1902	Daniel Huster & Family (barber)
1901–1902	Daniel & Anna Huster
1902	John Swanson (engineer)
1902	Elizabeth Coller (widow of Daniel Collar)
1903–1904	Hannah Purdy & Family (widow of Cornelius Purdy)
1903–1904	Camille A. Purdy (schoolteacher)
1903–1904	Lena R. Purdy (schoolteacher)
1905–1906	Naomi G. Turner Howell & Family (widow of Edward Howell)
1905–1906	Katie Howell (clerk)
1905–1906	John Muir (brakeman)
1907–1920	Thomas B. Fitzgerald & Family
1907–1920	Thomas B. & Ida Fitzgerald
1907–1920	A. Curtis Fitzgerald
1907–1920	Annie H. Bodine (sister of Ida)
1920	Marion M. Bodine
1921–1923	George Moodie & Family (Fire Marshall at Victor Talking Machine Company)
1921–1923	George & Elizabeth Moodie
1924–1943	Emil Mutschler & Family (bank janitor)
1924–1943	Emil & Louise Mutschler
1924–1943	Louise Mutschler
1947	Richard B. & Bessie D. Huffnagle
1947	Joseph & Carrie Welsh
1947	William F. & Nancy Whalen

Death Notice of Mary C. R. Hutchison

Philadelphia Inquirer, April 23, 1919

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Camden's Bold Thieves

Philadelphia Inquirer, June 23, 1896

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Prisoners Wore Stolen Raiment

Camden Post-Telegram, May 21, 1917

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Max J. Schilling

Camden Courier-Post, January 16, 1956

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Mrs. Annie Gross

Newspaper clipping, June 13, 1932

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200 Block of Penn Street

200 Penn Street

200 Penn Street — 200 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1900s–1940s	The Robeson — apartments (aka Robeson House, Hotel Camden, Milner Hotel)
1904–1907	S. Conrad Ott
1956	Max J. Schilling — Milner Hotel

201-A Penn Street

201-A Penn Street — 200 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1950s	Charles B. Edwards

211 Penn Street

211 Penn Street — 200 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1932	Charles & Annie Gross

214 Penn Street

214 Penn Street — 200 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1933	M. Rosenkranz

216 Penn Street

216 Penn Street — 200 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1933	Grand Tailoring Company

217 Penn Street

217 Penn Street — 200 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1896	Henry C. Alexander

219 Penn Street

219 Penn Street — 200 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1892–1899	Francis F. Patterson Sr. & Family
1892–1899	Francis Ford & Catherine Patterson
1892–1899	Francis Ford Patterson Jr.
1892–1899	Theodore Patterson
1892–1899	Wolcott J. Patterson
1956	Jane Beer
1956	Jean Beer

220 Penn Street

220 Penn Street — 200 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1914	Frank Chandler & Family
1914	Frank & Helen Chandler
1924	John C. Voll Jr.
1929	CADES APARTMENTS

221 Penn Street

221 Penn Street — 200 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1919–1922	John Winton Jr. & Family
1919–1922	John & Viola Winton
1919–1922	John Winton III
1919–1922	Frank M. Winton
1919–1922	Beatrice Winton

Pleads Guilty to Charges

Philadelphia Inquirer, December 12, 1914

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Two Men Beaten And Car Stolen; One Is Robbed

Camden Courier-Post, January 23, 1954

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Case of Harriet Smith

Camden Post, December 3, 1890

Camden Post clipping reporting Harriet Smith's nuisance trial verdict, December 3, 1890 — Camden Post, December 3, 1890

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Miss Goldy euchre party

Philadelphia Inquirer, January 6, 1895

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2 Men Escape Injury as Train Hits Truck

Newspaper clipping, February 23, 1938

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Mr. and Mrs. William S. Townsend

Philadelphia Inquirer, December 26, 1902

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Mrs. Josephine White

Philadelphia Inquirer, December 16, 1917

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Here and there: James White, Alonzo Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Davis

Camden Post-Telegram, January 2, 1914

Camden Post-Telegram social notes, January 2, 1914: James White, Alonzo Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Davis — Camden Post-Telegram, January 2, 1914

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Mrs. Hannah Marcy

Philadelphia Inquirer, January 16, 1888

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300 Block of Penn Street

300 Penn Street

300 Penn Street — 300 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1900s–1910s	Dr. Edmund C. Pechin
1954	Angel M. Rodriguez

301 Penn Street

301 Penn Street — 300 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1929–1943	CADES APARTMENTS

304 Penn Street

304 Penn Street — 300 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1900s–1910s	D. Trueman Stackhouse
1900s–1920s	Minerva C. Stackhouse

308 Penn Street

308 Penn Street — 300 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1933	Dorothy Kurtz

309 Penn Street

309 Penn Street — 300 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1887–1911	Leander W. Goldy & Family
1887–1911	Leander W. & Julia Goldy
1887–1911	Martha Goldy

312 Penn Street

312 Penn Street — 300 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1933	Ellen D. Ryan

313 Penn Street

313 Penn Street — 300 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1929	CADES APARTMENTS

316 Penn Street

316 Penn Street — 300 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1942	CAMDEN APARTMENTS — Frank G. Hitchener, President; Mrs. Kathryn Dugan
1942	CAMDEN APARTMENTS
1942	Mrs. Kathryn Dugan

318 Penn Street

318 Penn Street — 300 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1929	CADES APARTMENTS

319 Penn Street

319 Penn Street — 300 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1932	Charles Fanelli

320 Penn Street

320 Penn Street — 300 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1929	CADES APARTMENTS

321 Penn Street

321 Penn Street — 300 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1938	Betty Schaeffer

322 Penn Street

322 Penn Street — 300 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1902	William S. Townsend & Family — William S. & Nellie Townsend
1929	CADES APARTMENTS
1938	Frank Luggi
1938	Evelyn Buffo
1938	John E. Horay

324 Penn Street

324 Penn Street — 300 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1929	CADES APARTMENTS
1933	Edward Kelley
1933	James Kelly

325 Penn Street

325 Penn Street — 300 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1917	George Gerry White & Family
—	George G. & Josephine White

326 Penn Street

326 Penn Street — 300 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1933	William J. Lamon & Family

327 Penn Street

327 Penn Street — 300 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1883–1933	Isaac & Josephine Doughten
1943	Dominick J. Persiani & Family
1943	Dominick J. & Carmela Persiani
1943	Elma Persiani
1943	Carol Persiani

328 Penn Street

328 Penn Street — 300 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1930	Clara Aitken
WWII	Richard K. Aitken

331 Penn Street

331 Penn Street — 300 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1887–1910	Dr. Alexander Marcy & Family — Dr. Alexander & Hannah Mecray Marcy; Dr. Frederick Williamson Marcy & Family
1887–1910	Dr. Alexander & Hannah Mecray Marcy
1930–1933	Dr. Charles Byron Lesher
1930–1933	Dr. Mabel Grier Lesher
1930–1933	Mabel Lesher

332 Penn Street

332 Penn Street — 300 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1914	Charles P. Bowyer

335 Penn Street

335 Penn Street — 300 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1914	Charles P. Bowyer

338 Penn Street

338 Penn Street — 300 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1913–1914	James White

Camden Loses Two Prominent Citizens

Philadelphia Inquirer, December 17, 1912

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Death Notice of Arno R. Neuber, Sr.

Death notice, May 14, 1952

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Death Notice of Louisa Greaves

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 23, 1895

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Walter W. Johnson

Newspaper clipping (publication not shown), March 26, 1957

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Henry Clay Watts Claimed by Death

Camden Daily Courier, May 8, 1905

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Mrs. Susan Pratt Stiles

Newspaper clipping (publication not printed on crop), April 14, 1930

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Death Notice of William A. Millar

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 23, 1895

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Death Notice of Alfred Cramer

Camden Post-Telegram, December 16, 1912

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Property listing for 429 Penn Street

Home Owners' Loan Corporation, March 20, 1940

HOLC property listing form for 429 Penn Street, Camden, dated March 20, 1940, with a photo of the house — Home Owners' Loan Corporation, March 20, 1940

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400 Block of Penn Street

401 Penn Street

401 Penn Street — 400 Block of Penn Street
year	name
–1928	Edward Roberts

406 Penn Street

406 Penn Street — 400 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1909–1938	Wilfred W. Fry & Family — Wilfred W. & Anna Ayer Fry, Dena Fry, Eleanor Kemp Fry
–1923	F. Wayland Ayer
1935	"The Cabin"
1938	Eleanor Kemp Fry

409 Penn Street

409 Penn Street — 400 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1933	Centenary-Tabernacle M.E. Church parsonage — Rev. John Pemberton Jr.

411 Penn Street

411 Penn Street — 400 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1895	Mrs. A. Parker
1909–1953	Arno R. Neuber & Family
1909–1953	Arno R. & Rebecca G. Neuber
1909–1953	Arno R. Neuber Jr.

413 Penn Street

413 Penn Street — 400 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1930	Mrs. Frances Wilmerton
1930	Mrs. Mary Brown
1930	Mrs. Margaret Thomson
1947	Mitchell H. Cohen

415 Penn Street

415 Penn Street — 400 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1905	Henry Clay Watts & Family
1905	Henry Clay & Hester P. McNeal Watts
1905	Malcolm Stewart McNeal Watts
1935–1957	Maurice G. Johnson & Family
1935–1957	Maurice & Marion Johnson
1935–1957	Marion Johnson
1935–1957	Walter W. Johnson (Father)

421 Penn Street

421 Penn Street — 400 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1930	Mrs. Susan Pratt Stiles
1947	Russell J. Anderson

427 Penn Street

427 Penn Street — 400 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1895	William A. Millar

430 Penn Street

430 Penn Street — 400 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1900	Dr. George M. Beringer Sr.

433 Penn Street

433 Penn Street — 400 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1900	Samuel A. Kilpatrick
1912	Alfred Cramer

434 Penn Street

434 Penn Street — 400 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1910	Samuel A. Fitzpatrick & Family
1910	Samuel A. & Carrie Chalfont Fitzpatrick

Mr. and Mrs. John Murray return from a trip

Newspaper clipping, July 31, 1941

Newspaper item reporting Mr. and Mrs. John Murray of 510 Penn Street returning from a five-week trip, July 31, 1941 — Newspaper clipping, July 31, 1941

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Tossed From an Engine

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 22, 1897

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Driver in Fatality Is Held for Jury

Camden Courier-Post, December 29, 1950

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Harry N. Layer & Co., Guild Opticians

Newspaper advertisement, May 19, 1964

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Mrs. William Most

Philadelphia Inquirer, December 28, 1897

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Beethoven Club meets at Miss Helen Chew's

Camden Post-Telegram, June 13, 1913

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Washington Feted by Browning Council

Newspaper clipping, February 23, 1938

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P. O. S. of A. Honors Wives

Newspaper clipping, July 24, 1941

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500 Block of Penn Street

500 Penn Street

500 Penn Street — 500 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1920s–1930s	Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company — grocery

501 Penn Street

501 Penn Street — 500 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1914–1954	First Presbyterian Church

506 Penn Street

506 Penn Street — 500 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1900s	Charles M. Abrahamson
1933	Victor Linkletter
1933	William Hoy

508 Penn Street

508 Penn Street — 500 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1938	Raymond F. Clancy

510 Penn Street

510 Penn Street — 500 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1941	John Murray & Family
1950	Katherine O'Neill

513 Penn Street

513 Penn Street — 500 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1896	Wilson H. Jenkins & Family
1896	Wilson & Marzy Jenkins

516 Penn Street

516 Penn Street — 500 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1914	James Barr & Family
1914	James & Mary Barr
1914	Edward Barr
1914	Joseph Barr
1933	The Joyce Family — Jesse & Julia Joyce

517 Penn Street

517 Penn Street — 500 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1880s–1890s	H.B. Hanford & Family
1880s–1890s	H.B. & Alice Hanford
1931	Joseph White
1964	Harry N. Layer & Co. — optician

518 Penn Street

518 Penn Street — 500 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1897	Mrs. William Most

519 Penn Street

519 Penn Street — 500 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1913	Helen Chew

523 Penn Street

523 Penn Street — 500 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1936	Mrs. Harry Barton — boarding house
1936	Dorothy Mendenhall
1936	Peggy Schultz

531 Penn Street

531 Penn Street — 500 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1926–1938	Abraham Browning Council 122, Junior Order, United American Mechanics
1941	Washington Camp No. 117, Patriotic Sons of America
2005	Gone

534 Penn Street

534 Penn Street — 500 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1897	Temple College Academy

535 Penn Street

535 Penn Street — 500 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1893–1910	Charles R. Bacon & Family
1893–1910	Charles & Etta Bacon
1893–1910	Franklin F. Bacon

536 Penn Street

536 Penn Street — 500 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1929	Mrs. Bertha Madera — boarding house

542 Penn Street

542 Penn Street — 500 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1914	Ernest V. Chamberlin & Family
1914	Ernest V. & Mary E. Chamberlin
1914	William H. Chamberlin
1947	Mrs. Adele E. Cox

545 Penn Street

545 Penn Street — 500 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1927–1928	James O'Donnell

546 Penn Street

546 Penn Street — 500 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1970s–1980s	Empire Securities Inc.

600 Block of Penn Street

600 Penn Street (NW Corner of North 6th Street)

600 Penn Street (NW Corner of North 6th Street) — 600 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1929	North Camden Trust Co.
1929	Michael Jubanyik — contractor
1929–1947	Kenworthy & Clark — Bennett Clark, law firm
1950s–1970	General Radio Supply — destroyed by fire March 30, 1970

603 Penn Street

603 Penn Street — 600 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1938	Camden Knights of Columbus Retreat Club

617 Penn Street

617 Penn Street — 600 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1915	Frank Miller & Family

622 Penn Street

622 Penn Street — 600 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1955	Camden Foundation Co., Inc.
1955	Penn Jersey Detective Agency

632 Penn Street

632 Penn Street — 600 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1947–1959	Spiros Vallianos & Family
1947–1959	Spiros & Helen Vallianos
1947–1959	Gregory Vallianos
1947–1959	Helen Vallianos

634 Penn Street

634 Penn Street — 600 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1957–1970s	Dr. Jose A. Sosa

636 Penn Street

636 Penn Street — 600 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1917–1927	Edward A. Preisendanz & Family
1917–1927	Edward & Claudia Preisendanz
1917–1927	Annie Preisendanz

638 Penn Street

638 Penn Street — 600 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1922–1924	George P. Landwehr & Family
1922–1924	George P. & Alida Landwehr
1922–1924	Mrs. Pauline Landwehr
1955	D.A. Henderson & Company

700 Block of Penn Street

701 Penn Street

701 Penn Street — 700 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1904–1925	Louis C. Coates & Family
1904–1925	Louis & Sarah Coates

706 Penn Street

706 Penn Street — 700 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1909–1940	Frank Parker & Family
1909–1940	Frank & Ellen "Nellie" Parker
1909–1940	Helen Parker
1909–1940	Gertrude Parker
1909–1940	Mary Parker

710 Penn Street

710 Penn Street — 700 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1915–1917	Mrs. Mary Sherman

711 Penn Street

711 Penn Street — 700 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1935	Mrs. Marian Black
1956	Emily Magee

712 Penn Street

712 Penn Street — 700 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1941	Wilfred Dube Jr. & Family
WWII	William W.L. Dube

713 Penn Street

713 Penn Street — 700 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1952	Frank Burton

715 Penn Street

715 Penn Street — 700 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1952	Edmund Bossett

716 Penn Street

716 Penn Street — 700 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1947	Wilfred Dube Jr. & Family
1947	Wilfred J. & Henrietta Dube
1947	Henrietta Dube

717 Penn Street

717 Penn Street — 700 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1947–1952	Austin Stevenson

719 Penn Street

719 Penn Street — 700 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1947–1952	William J. Hartman

723 Penn Street

723 Penn Street — 700 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1914–1915	James F. Barr & Family
1914–1915	James F. & Ellen Barr

725 Penn Street

725 Penn Street — 700 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1933	Samuel & Mabel Ermelious

727 Penn Street

727 Penn Street — 700 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1932	Rayfield Hartman

800 Block of Penn Street

805 Penn Street

805 Penn Street — 800 Block of Penn Street
year	name	source
1955	B & B Cleaners & Launderers	1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

809 Penn Street

809 Penn Street — 800 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1924	Anson Kelley & Family
1924	Anson & Mary Carle Kelley
1924	Anson James Kelley

817 Penn Street

817 Penn Street — 800 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1947–1952	Joseph V. Todd & Family
1947–1952	Joseph & Doris Todd
1947–1952	Allen L. Todd
1947–1952	Joseph Todd
1947–1952	Albert Todd
1947–1952	Robert Todd
1947–1952	William Todd
1947–1952	Evelyn Todd
1947–1952	Florence Todd
1947–1952	Anna Todd

821 Penn Street

821 Penn Street — 800 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1911	Isaac Anderson
1932–1933	Edward S. Scheflen

832 Penn Street

832 Penn Street — 800 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1920s	Charles J. Fox

833 Penn Street

833 Penn Street — 800 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1901–1905	James Truman Robertson & Family
1901–1905	James T. & Annie Robertson
1901–1905	Truman Christie Robertson
1901–1905	Lizzie Robertson
1901–1905	Agnes Robertson
1901–1905	Mary Robertson
1901–1905	Josephine Robertson

835 Penn Street

835 Penn Street — 800 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1882–1888	Amedee S. Middleton & Family
1882–1888	Amedee & Mary Middleton
1882–1888	Rena Middleton

837 Penn Street

837 Penn Street — 800 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1890–1892	Amedee S. Middleton & Family
1890–1892	Amedee & Mary Middleton
1890–1892	Rena Middleton

888 Penn Street

888 Penn Street — 800 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1894–1898	Samuel Kesler

898 Penn Street

898 Penn Street — 800 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1933	Pio Marozzi
1955	Branco's Delicatessen

900 Block of Penn Street

902 Penn Street

902 Penn Street — 900 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1917	John J. Callahan & Family

906 Penn Street

906 Penn Street — 900 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1938	Margaret A. & William H. Wagner

909 Penn Street

909 Penn Street — 900 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1952	Thomas P. Bibighaus Sr. & Family
1952	Thomas P. & Pauline Bibighaus
1952	Thomas P. Bibighaus Jr.
1952	Joseph C. Bibighaus

916 Penn Street

916 Penn Street — 900 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1917	George Collett & Family
1933	Second Ward Democratic Club

919 Penn Street

919 Penn Street — 900 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1920–1962	John B. Prucella & Family
1920–1962	John & Hattie Prucella
1920–1962	Raymond Prucella
1920–1962	Elizabeth Prucella

922 Penn Street

922 Penn Street — 900 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1901–1950	Cornelius Healy & Family
1901–1950	Cornelius & Isabelle Healy
1901–1950	John F. Healy

924 Penn Street

924 Penn Street — 900 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1938	Walter T. Ridgeway

925 Penn Street

925 Penn Street — 900 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1917–1930s	John H. Andrus & Family
1934–1946	Daniel S. Moore & Family
1934–1946	Margaret Mary Moore
1934–1946	Peter Joseph Moore
1934–1946	Joseph Vincent Moore
1934–1944	Margaret Mary Moore
1934–1944	Peter Joseph Moore
1934–1944	Joseph Vincent Moore

932 Penn Street

932 Penn Street — 900 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1904	George Alexander & Family
1904	George & Anna Alexander
1904	Raymond S. Alexander

933 Penn Street

933 Penn Street — 900 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1915–1926	Walter Smith & Family
1915–1926	Walter & Elizabeth Smith
1915–1926	Augustus Hamilton Smith
1917–1953	Howard M. Smith & Family
1917–1953	Howard M. & Helen G. Smith
1917–1953	Howard K. Smith
1917–1953	George Smith
1917–1953	Laura V. Smith
1917–1953	Elsie Janice Smith

934 Penn Street

934 Penn Street — 900 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1895–1899	William W. Patterson — Camden Fire Department
1895–1899	William W. Patterson

936 Penn Street

936 Penn Street — 900 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1890–1897	Charles C. Old & Family
1890–1897	Charles C. & Emma J. Old
1890–1897	Ethel C. Old
1890–1897	Edgar L. Old

937 Penn Street

937 Penn Street — 900 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1933	Mrs. Clara Clayton

939 Penn Street

939 Penn Street — 900 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1899	Built in 1899 — scheduled for demolition 2012

942 Penn Street

942 Penn Street — 900 Block of Penn Street
year	name	source
1955	Collins Refrigeration Service	1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone

944 Penn Street

944 Penn Street — 900 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1936–1947	John W. Rowley & Family
1936–1947	John W. & Helen Rowley
1936–1947	Edward A. Rowley
1936–1947	Thomas J. Rowley
1936–1947	Robert F. Rowley
1936–1947	James M. Rowley
1936–1947	Edith Rowley Rehrig
1936–1947	Florence Rowley Grimes
1936–1947	Catherine Rowley
1952	Mrs. Helen Govaert

946 Penn Street

946 Penn Street — 900 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1919–1931	Mrs. L. Virginia Jones
1933	Steinberg's Pharmacy

1000 Block of Penn Street

1000 Penn Street

1000 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
2011	Built after 1905 — gone 2011
2011	Gone

1001 Penn Street

1001 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1927–1928	John Devlin
1928	John Devlin
1933	Lepp Company

1002 Penn Street

1002 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
2011	Gone

1003 Penn Street

1003 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
2011	Gone

1004 Penn Street

1004 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
2011	Gone

1005 Penn Street

1005 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1906	Mrs. Ella Vanhart

1006 Penn Street

1006 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
2011	Gone

1008 & 1010 Penn Street

1008 & 1010 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1938	Norman K. Hubbard
1938	Vinnie C. Martin

1008 Penn Street

1008 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
2011	Gone

1009 Penn Street

1009 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1906–1918	Elmer E. Burkett & Family
1900s–1918	Elmer E. & Maggie Burkett
1900s–1918	Marie Burket
1900s–1918	Florence Burkett

1010 Penn Street

1010 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
2011	Gone

1011 Penn Street

1011 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1933	Regina Ganges

1012 Penn Street

1012 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1918	John B. Prucella & Family — John & Hattie Prucella, Raymond Prucella, Elizabeth Prucella
2011	Gone

1014 Penn Street

1014 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1911–1917	John B. Prucella & Family — John & Hattie Prucella, Raymond Prucella, Elizabeth Prucella

1015 Penn Street

1015 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1906	Isaac Anderson

1016 Penn Street

1016 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1912–1923	Anson Kelley & Family — Anson & Mary Carle Kelley, Anson James Kelley

1017 Penn Street

1017 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
–2011	Vivian Gaddis

1019 Penn Street

1019 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1894	Benjamin Middleton
1894–1895	John W. Vanhart & Family
1894–1895	John & Ella Vanhart
1894–1895	Mary Vanhart

1020 Penn Street

1020 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1951	Augusta S. Dickinson

1021 Penn Street

1021 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1899	Harold Cronce

1022 Penn Street

1022 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1933	Samuel Boykin

1023 Penn Street

1023 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1900	Isaac Anderson

1024 Penn Street

1024 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1920	David R. Ellis

1025 Penn Street

1025 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1938	Floyd Lancaster

1027 Penn Street

1027 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1891–1892	William J. Maguire
1912	Mrs. Anne Baxter & Sons — Anne Baxter, David James Baxter, William Baxter

1030 Penn Street

1030 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1910–1914	Bertram Billsborough & Family — Bertram & Ida Franckle Billsborough, Lewis Lee Billsborough, Bertha Billsborough, Olga Billsborough

1031 Penn Street

1031 Penn Street — 1000 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1933	Harry Davis

1100 Block of Penn Street

1102 Penn Street

1102 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1947	Dick's Mobil Service

1109 Penn Street

1109 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1916	Anson Heiser

1111 Penn Street

1111 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1910s–1920s	The Valentine Family
WWI	Private Frank Henry Valentine

1113 Penn Street

1113 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1887	Edward Jubb
1910	James Baxter & Family
—	James & Anne Baxter
—	David James Baxter
—	William Baxter

1128 Penn Street

1128 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1913	Mrs. May Sherlock

1129 Penn Street

1129 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1914	Frank H. Smith
1914–1915	Mary Facht

1136 Penn Street

1136 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1933	Samuel Harper

1140 Penn Street

1140 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1909–1910	Edward James & Family
1909–1910	Edward & May James
1909–1910	Florence Hirst (boarder)

1141 Penn Street

1141 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1918–1919	Walter Sparks & Family — Walter & Margaret Sparks
1918–1919	Walter & Sara Sparks

1147 Penn Street

1147 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1900–1901	Franz 'Frank' Breininger & Family — Frank & Ida Breininger
1900–1901	Frank & Sophie Goehringer Breininger
1900–1901	Anna Goehringer
1900–1901	Mary Goehringer
1900–1901	George Goehringer
1900–1901	Harry Goeringer

1150 Penn Street

1150 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1900s	W.W. & Isabella Ross
1910s	Everett W. Staley

1152 Penn Street

1152 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1929	George Nicktern

1153 Penn Street

1153 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1947	Christian C. Miller — gas station
1947	Christian C. Miller

1157 Penn Street

1157 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1912	James Kelly

1159 Penn Street

1159 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1943	No Listing
1947–1960s	Camden Auto Body Company

1170 Penn Street

1170 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1930	Mrs. Valerie Brooks
1947	James R. Mathes

1180 Penn Street

1180 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1950s	Robert L. Thomas

1189 Penn Street

1189 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1947	William T. Morton

1189-1/2 Penn Street

1189-1/2 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1947	Harvey R. Dunn

1189½ Penn Street

1189½ Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1947	Harvey R. Dunn

1190 Penn Street

1190 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1947	Robert W. Shelton

1191 Penn Street

1191 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Gertrude Parker

1191-1/2 Penn Street

1191-1/2 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1947	Nathaniel M. Pheonix

1191½ Penn Street

1191½ Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1947	Nathaniel M. Pheonix
1954–1955	The Kennedy Family

1192 Penn Street

1192 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1947	James Barnes

1193 Penn Street

1193 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1899	Julius Taylor
1947	Teagle Fleming

1193-1/2 Penn Street

1193-1/2 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Ada Brown

1193½ Penn Street

1193½ Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Ada Brown

1194 Penn Street

1194 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1933	Sarah Stone
1947	No Return
1956	Herbert Micklin & Family — Herbert & Edith Micklin, Herbert Micklin Jr.

1195 Penn Street

1195 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Willa A. McCall

1195-1/2 Penn Street

1195-1/2 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1938	Robert Payton
1947	James A. Young

1195½ Penn Street

1195½ Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1938	Robert Payton
1947	James A. Young

1196–1198 Penn Street

1196–1198 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
2000s	Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church

1199 Penn Street

1199 Penn Street — 1100 Block of Penn Street
year	name
1947	Lee Beverly

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

News Articles

Mrs. Hannah Marcy

Death notice for Mrs. Hannah Marcy, wife of Dr. Marcy, who died at Riverton, N. J., aged 50 years. Philadelphia Inquirer, January 16, 1888.

January 16, 1888

Case of Harriet Smith

Camden Post, December 3, 1890: Harriet Smith is tried as a common scold and nuisance; the jury returns a verdict of not guilty.

December 3, 1890

Sensational Assault and Battery Case

Camden Post, June 3, 1891: the trial of Joseph Logue of 129 Birch Street for assault and battery on Sarah Louwin ended in a not guilty verdict after the jury was out ten minutes.

June 3, 1891

Miss Goldy euchre party

Miss Goldy gave a progressive euchre party at her home, 309 Penn Street, on Monday evening, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer of January 6, 1895.

January 6, 1895

Death Notice of William A. Millar

Philadelphia Inquirer death notice, May 23, 1895: William A. Millar, aged 68, died on the 20th; funeral services at his late residence, 427 Penn Street, Camden.

May 23, 1895

Death Notice of Louisa Greaves

Philadelphia Inquirer death notice for Miss Louisa Greaves, who died May 20, 1895, with funeral services at the Camden residence of her niece, Mrs. A. Parker, 411 Penn Street.

May 23, 1895

Camden's Bold Thieves

Philadelphia Inquirer, June 23, 1896: burglars in Camden rob houses in broad daylight, including attempts at 217 Penn Street and 551 York Street.

June 23, 1896

Tossed From an Engine

Extra driver George Wade of Camden's Engine Company No. 2 had his left leg broken when thrown from the engine while responding to an alarm in 1897; the fire was at the Temple College Academy, 534 Penn Street.

May 22, 1897

Mrs. William Most

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on December 28, 1897 that Mrs. William Most, of 518 Penn street, stricken with apoplexy on Christmas while descending the stairs at her home, had died.

December 28, 1897

Over in Camden

The Philadelphia Inquirer's Camden roundup of November 17, 1899: the police superintendent's move to 640 Berkley Street, commissions for Sheriff Sell and the coroners, a liquor-law fine, a trolley accident, and two boys held on a stable break-in charge.

November 17, 1899

Woman Overcome by Deadly Gas

A slot gas meter nearly cost Mrs. Kate Brice of 50 Penn Street her life in November 1902, when gas poured into her bedroom through an open valve. Dr. Wills revived her after an hour's work.

November 28, 1902

Mr. and Mrs. William S. Townsend

William S. Townsend of 322 Penn Street, Camden, State Inspector of Food and Drugs, married Miss Nettie Harlan Marshall at Blackwood on December 25, 1902.

December 26, 1902

Henry Clay Watts Claimed by Death

Henry Clay Watts, president of the International Smokeless Powder and Dynamite Company, died at his residence, 415 Penn street, after a short illness.

May 8, 1905

Death Notice of Alfred Cramer

Death notice for Alfred Cramer, husband of Priscilla, aged 68, who died December 15, 1912; funeral services were held at his residence at 433 Penn Street, Camden, with private interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

December 16, 1912

Camden Loses Two Prominent Citizens

Philadelphia Inquirer, December 17, 1912: Alfred Cramer, real estate developer of Cramer Hill, dies at his home at 433 Penn Street, and William K. Hurff of the Security Trust Company dies in Pasadena, California.

December 17, 1912

Beethoven Club meets at Miss Helen Chew's

The Beethoven Club's weekly meeting was held at the home of Miss Helen Chew, 519 Penn Street, with vocal and piano duets and a violin solo.

June 13, 1913

Here and there: James White, Alonzo Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Davis

Camden Post-Telegram, January 2, 1914: James White of 330 Penn Street returns from visiting his parents in Virginia; Alonzo Wood of 614 State Street returns from New York City; Mr. and Mrs. Davis of 713 North Seventh Street entertain guests on New Year's Day.

January 2, 1914

Camden County Transfers

Real estate transfers in Camden County towns, including 1339 Princess Avenue, William S. Eastlack to Florence Podmore, $3000. Philadelphia Inquirer, November 11, 1914.

November 11, 1914

Pleads Guilty to Charges

John Topkins, alias Price, brought from Pittsburgh on requisition, pleaded guilty in Camden county court to aiding John Miller in burglarizing homes on Linden and Penn streets.

December 12, 1914

Lightning Starts Fires, Hits Trees, Stuns Three Boys

A sudden electrical storm on August 18, 1915 struck Camden hardest: lightning shocked three boys sheltering under an awning at Tenth and Penn streets, and set fires at the Parkside school, a Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, the Toone & Hollinshed department store at Broadway and Kaighn avenue, and the Camden Curtain Rod Factory at Broadway and Jackson streets.

August 19, 1915

Prisoners Wore Stolen Raiment

Camden Post-Telegram, May 21, 1917: two men who rented a room at an apartment house at 218 Penn Street were caught wearing a boarder's stolen suits by Motorcycle Policemen Kay and Laib.

May 21, 1917

Mrs. Josephine White

Philadelphia Inquirer, December 16, 1917: Mrs. Josephine White, wife of George Gerry White and a Camden resident of over fifty years, died at her home at 325 Penn Street.

December 16, 1917

Clifford Grundy loses a finger

Clifford Grundy, 23, of 61 Penn street, lost a finger in a machine at the Victor Talking Machine Company plant and was treated at Cooper Hospital.

June 17, 1918

Death Notice of Mary C. R. Hutchison

Death notice for Mary C. R. Hutchison, aged 21, of 101 Penn Street, Camden, who died April 20, 1919; interment private at Evergreen Cemetery.

April 23, 1919

Two Boys and a Woman Hurt by Autos in Camden

Three people, including two boys, were injured in separate automobile accidents in Camden, as reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer on November 20, 1922.

November 20, 1922

Fireman Is Suspended for Being Intoxicated

Hoseman Roscoe Tribbett of Engine Company No. 1, Fourth and Pine streets, was suspended on a charge of being drunk and disorderly on duty, preferred by Captain W. Scott Franklin.

July 8, 1924

Death Car Driver Held in $1000 Bail

Thomas Atkins of Oaklyn, driver of the automobile that struck and killed Mrs. Emma Scholl, 67, of 694 Tulip Street at Ninth Street and Morgan Boulevard, was held for the grand jury on a technical charge of manslaughter by Judge Bertman in traffic court.

January 3, 1928

Garage Watchman Foils Whiskey Theft

A night attendant at Herman Z. Cutler's garage at Fifth and Arch streets saw a man carrying a box up an alley and called police, frustrating a second attempt within ten days by thieves to steal whisky from George Beringer's drug store at Fifth and Federal streets.

February 27, 1928

Mrs. Susan Pratt Stiles

Death notice of Mrs. Susan Pratt Stiles, 70, a Camden resident of 41 years who died at her home, 421 Penn street.

April 14, 1930

Manager Is Shot in Second Holdup of Store in Week

Store manager John Cullen was shot and near death after the second holdup of his American Store on Lansdowne Avenue in a week. Mounted Policeman Earl Wright arrested an armed suspect hours later at Third and Penn Streets.

November 29, 1930

Sentiment Ruled in Rejecting Bid, Pastor Declares

Camden Courier-Post - June 11, 1932 Offer of $5,300,000 for Catholic Church Property Disclosed in Court.

June 11, 1932

Man Hurt, Driver Held

George Cassidy of 216 Sycamore Street was cut about the head, lip and wrist in a collision at Second and Penn streets. Patrolmen Raymond Stark and Walter Patton arrested the driver, Marshall Reinheimer, for failing to show a registration card.

June 13, 1932

Mrs. Annie Gross

Funeral notice for Mrs. Annie Gross, 73, wife of Charles Gross of Friends avenue and Penn street, with services at the Schroeder chapel and burial in New Camden Cemetery.

June 13, 1932

Wife Tied in Chair, Periled With Knife

Charges Husband Trapped on Pretense of Returning Child Accused by his wife of binding her to a chair and threatening her life with a knife and with gas, Charles Flippen, 26, of 609 Grant Street , was held without bail for the grand jury by Police Judge Garfield Pancoast yesterday.

February 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.

June 7, 1933

'Overflow' Petters Rounded Up by Pennsauken Cops

Camden Courier-Post - June 9, 1933 While scores of young lovers "watched the planes come in" at Lewis B. Simon's "petters paradise" in Delaware Township without molestation from police last night, it was a different story in Pennsauken Township.

June 9, 1933

William Nece Dies at Wheel of His Car

Camden Courier-Post - August 11, 1933 William B. Nece, 50, of 30 Strawbridge avenue, Westmont, was found dead last night at the wheel of his automobile, parked near Fourth and Penn Streets .

August 11, 1933

W.C. Aitken Dies at 87, One Time Builder

Camden Courier-Post - October 16, 1933 The funeral of William C. Aitken , 87, retired builder, who died Saturday at his home at 421 Penn street , will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Mr. Aitken was one of the best known builders of his day.

October 16, 1933

Aitken Funeral to be on Wednesday

Camden Courier-Post - October 16, 1933 Retired Builder Dies at Penn Street Home; Resident Here for 50 Years The funeral of William C. Aitken , 87, retired builder, who died Saturday at his home at 421 Penn street , will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

October 16, 1933

Two Women Exiled by Liberman Order

Two young women were ordered to leave Camden by Police Judge Lewis Liberman yesterday when they were charged with disorderly conduct on a complaint made by Acting Detective John V. Wilkie.

February 17, 1936

Elks Add 130 Members to Rolls at Record Initiation Tonight

Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Camden Lodge of Elks tonight will shatter all initiation records of recent years. In addition to 50 new members to be received 80 former members are to be reinstated.

February 26, 1936

Courier-Post clipping, Aug. 21, 1936: housing committee urges clearing 20 city blocks

Elimination of 20 City Blocks Urged by Housing Committee

The Camden Housing Advisory Committee recommended that the city clear 20 blocks of sub-standard properties, 895 dwellings in two areas, to save on municipal service costs; Mayor Frederick von Nieda favored eliminating the areas but opposed spending city money without assurance of a return.

August 21, 1936

Von Nieda Opposes 'Parking Lot' Plan

Mayor Frederick von Nieda denied approving the Camden Housing Advisory Committee's recommendation to raze 20 blocks of houses for public parking in North and South Camden, and opposed razing the two veterans' homes at Broadway and Benson street.

August 22, 1936

Bathtub Gin Maker Is Held for Court

Police Judge Lewis Liberman held Earl Bundy without bail after detectives testified he was making bathtub gin in his home at 824 Sycamore Street. The court also dismissed charges against two youths accused of coat theft, and fined Francis Murtagh of 117 North 34th Street for reckless driving.

October 22, 1936

Veteran Fire Captain Honored At Retirement Ceremonies

Junior Fire Captain Eli Hunt of Engine Company No. 3, 1813 Broadway, retired March 1 for disability, took formal leave of his comrades as Battalion Chief Charles Erickson and Commissioner Mary W. Kobus praised his service since 1918.

March 8, 1937

Two Players Wounded As 2 Bandits Hold Up Card Game on Penn St.

Two men were shot, one seriously, when two masked, armed bandits robbed a card game at 725 Penn Street, escaping with more than $600. Camden Courier-Post, January 11, 1938.

January 11, 1938

Courier-Post headline about police finding no trace of a man identified as one of two card game bandits, January 12, 1938

Cops Find No Trace of Man Identified as One of Bandits

Police of four states hunted a known suspect in the holdup of a card game at 725 Penn Street in which Angelo Margolis, 38, of 1110 Langham Avenue was seriously wounded; the card players were held as material witnesses.

January 12, 1938

Man Shot in Holdup of Card Game Dies

Angelo Margolis, 38, of 1112 Langham Avenue, a chef and father of 13 who was shot when two bandits held up a card game at 725 Penn Street on January 11, 1938, died in Cooper Hospital, and a murder warrant was issued for his assailant.

January 13, 1938

2 Girls, Youth Held in Probe of Fatal Card Game Holdup

Luigi Tortu, 21, of 426 Line Street, and two girls, Pearl Wills of Delair and Evelyn Buffa of 810 Florence Street, were held by Camden city and county police after Angelos Malagas, a restaurant cook shot in the January 11, 1938 holdup of a card game at 725 Penn Street, died in Cooper Hospital 13 days later.

January 24, 1938

Coroner's Quiz Ordered In Holdup Victim's Death

County Physician David S. Rhone ordered an autopsy and a coroner's inquest into the death of Angelos Malagas, a restaurant cook shot during the January 11 holdup of a Penn street card game. Luigi Tortu, one of three people arrested for questioning, was released.

January 26, 1938

Fr. Turner to Speak at Retreat Meeting

Father Joseph Turner, C.SS.R., a pioneer of the Laymen's Retreat movement, was the principal speaker at the Camden Knights of Columbus Retreat Club's "East-Side night" at 603 Penn Street in February 1938.

February 7, 1938

$100 in Gems Stolen from Apartment

Camden Courier-Post - February 7, 1938 Theft at 418 Broadway Reported to Police; other Homes Robbed Two garages and several homes were entered over the weekend by thieves who escaped with cash, jewelry, and other articles.

February 7, 1938

Bosco Committed to County Jail Cell

Barber Held in Slaying Case Pending Formal Indictment by Grand Jury Sam Bosco , mid-city barber, was held for the county prosecutor's office on the charge of murder, following court action yesterday termed by Police Judge Gene R. Mariano as unprecedented in Camden legal annals.

February 16, 1938

Marriage Licenses

Camden marriage licenses, including Earl Matthews of 1007 Locust Street and Frances Martin of 1064 Ivins Street, and Thomas Bentley and Castina Braxton of 725 Chestnut Street.

February 19, 1938

2 Men Escape Injury as Train Hits Truck

Two men escaped serious injury when their 10-ton truck, loaded with paper rolls, was struck by a freight train at Front and Spruce streets.

February 23, 1938

Washington Feted by Browning Council

A Washington's Birthday dinner was served at a meeting of Abraham Browning Council, 122, Junior Order United American Mechanics, at its home at 531 Penn Street.

February 23, 1938

Snatched Purse, Jailed

George Gibbs, 39, of 311 North 11th Street was sentenced to thirty days in jail for stealing a purse from Mrs. Susie Lovett on Penn Street near Tenth.

March 22, 1938

Property listing for 429 Penn Street

A Home Owners' Loan Corporation property listing dated March 20, 1940 for a 13-room brick semi-detached house at 429 Penn Street, Camden, offered at a sales price of $4,000.

March 20, 1940

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.

December 4, 1940

P. O. S. of A. Honors Wives

A party in honor of wives of members was held by Washington Camp, No. 117, P. O. S. of A., at its camp room, 531 Penn Street, July 1941.

July 24, 1941

U.S.O. Drive Here Reports $17,423

The upward swing of contributions to the United Service Organizations continued yesterday, with Camden's total reaching $17,423.69 toward its $21,000 goal.

July 30, 1941

Mr. and Mrs. John Murray return from a trip

July 31, 1941 notice that Mr. and Mrs. John Murray of 510 Penn Street were returning from a five-week trip across North America.

July 31, 1941

T. L. Bear

Page 76 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: advertisements for T. L. Bear, jeweler, at 204 Market St., M. J. Jubanyik, Inc. at 6th and Penn Sts., John W. Kile's Walt Whitman Flower Shop at 625 Cooper Street, Siris Abbatoirs at Broadway and Jackson St., roofer Max Reihmann, Jr., Y&B roofing and siding, Louis E. Schimpf, florist C. Jackel and the Belfi Insurance Agency, with the compliments of Chief of Police George W. Frost.

January 1, 1943

4 Cops, 4 Firemen, Widow of One Win City Pensions

Four Camden police officers and four firemen won approval of pensions under the mandatory age-65 retirement law in July 1950, to retire Aug. 31; also approved was a widow's pension for Mrs. Carrie Bean, whose husband, Patrolman Howard Bean, had died June 8.

July 7, 1950

Driver in Fatality Is Held for Jury

A Bellmawr motorist pleaded not guilty to death by auto in the death of Miss Katharine O'Neill, 71, of 510 Penn street, and was held for grand jury action.

December 29, 1950

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.

September 15, 1951

Death Notice of Arno R. Neuber, Sr.

Death notice for Arno R. Neuber, Sr., of 411 Penn St., Camden, who died May 13, 1952, aged 78.

May 14, 1952

Police Investigate 3 Fires in 4 Hours In One Section

Kaighn School Razed; Blazes Set in Church, Unoccupied House Police today are investigating the possibility that three fires Wednesday within a quarter-mile area inside of three hours and 46 minutes were the work of a firebug.

July 31, 1952

Johnson-Kee Wedding at Masonic Temple

Joseph Johnson of 313 North 11th Street and Miss Shirley Ann Kee of South 8th Street to wed at Masonic Temple, 761 Walnut Street, with Rev. Lloyd A. Burrus officiating.

October 7, 1953

Two Men Beaten And Car Stolen; One Is Robbed

Angel M. Rodriguez, 35, of 300 Penn St., and Fernando Reyes, 52, of 708 Carman St., were beaten in January 1954; Rodriguez's car was stolen and Reyes said he was robbed of $150.

January 23, 1954

Drunk Driving Charges Dismissed

Drunken driving charges against Edward Dickerson of Barrington were dismissed after a physician testified he was fit to drive when arrested on complaint of John R. Frett of 1236 North 29th Street, following a bumper collision at 4th and Penn Streets.

May 20, 1955

Max J. Schilling

Max J. Schilling, 72, a resident of the Milner Hotel, died in Cooper Hospital. Born in Mindelheim, Germany, he came to the United States in 1910 and was a retired clerk.

January 16, 1956

Newspaper clipping about nine retiring Camden County Welfare Board employees honored at a dinner

Welfare Board Retirees

Nine retiring employees of the Camden County Welfare Board were honored at a dinner in February 1956, including board director Mrs. Etta C. Pfrommer of 1061 North 31st Street, who had served since 1941.

February 2, 1956

Walter W. Johnson

Obituary of Walter W. Johnson, 88, a lifelong Camden resident who lived at 415 Penn Street with his son. Former Republican leader of the Seventh Ward, Freeholder from 1911 to 1913 and chief clerk of the Highway Department.

March 26, 1957

City Court Scene: Judge Holds Engineer in Child Deaths

Municipal Judge Marino held PRSL engineer John C. Gillon for the grand jury in December 1957 on a manslaughter charge in the deaths of John and Karen Wawrzyniak on the trestle at Mechanic and Louis streets, along with a motorist in a separate death.

December 19, 1957

Camden Arsonist Scheduled for Parole

George Humphries, convicted in 1953 of setting fire to his mother-in-law's home at 1049 North 31st Street in November 1952 and sentenced to 3 to 10 years, was announced eligible for parole by the State Parole Board in December 1957.

December 20, 1957

Harry N. Layer & Co., Guild Opticians

A May 19, 1964 advertisement in which Harry N. Layer & Co., Guild Opticians, congratulates New Jersey on its tercentenary and announces three locations, including 517 Penn Street, Camden.

May 19, 1964

The Miracle of Easter

March 30, 1970 Captain Maycott as last member removed from collapse is carried to waiting ambulance. Units at scene breached walls and performed tunneling and shoring operations to reach trapped members.

March 30, 1970

Historical Accounts

Joseph Alcorn Anecdote

My father, Joseph A. Alcorn , had a used car dealership on the corner of 15th and Federal Streets . He started the business with Skip Gardner as his partner in the late 40's and bought Skip out during that same period.

May 1, 2011

804 Cooper Street - Baird Family Home - 1893

Old Cooper Street

Reprinted from the series of stories of Camden's earlier days, under the title Sixty Years in Camden County - Gosh! by Will Paul, appearing in The Community news, of Merchantville, NJ.

June 16, 2023

People

Alfred Cramer

Alfred Cramer was born in 1844 on a farm in Blackwood. He lived there until he was sixteen, at which poin the began working as a book salesman. This early sales experience would later prove to be a valuable foundation for his success in business.

August 1, 2025

Charles Behrend

Charles Behrend of Camden, NJ served as a Private First Class in Company C, 309th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division. He was killed in action on September 25, 1918 during the Battle of St. Mihiel and is buried at St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France.

September 3, 2026

Charles M. Abrahamson

, where he worked as a clerk in a store. He was then a lodger in the home of Frederic Sohn, at 489 York Avenue. He married around 1881.

July 31, 2021

Edward A. Preisendanz

Edward Adam Preisendanz was the son of Rudolph and Annie Preisendanz and was born in Camden, New Jersey, on November 14, 1883.

November 26, 2025

Eugene F. Alston

EUGENE F. ALSTON was born October 16, 1919 in Camden to Richard Alston and his wife, the former Dolly Robinson. His father had been born in 1891 in Henderson, North Carolina.

October 4, 2021

Firefighters from Engine Company 9 after a fire, December 1928

John C. Voll Jr.

John C. Voll Jr. (1900-1979) was born in Camden and served the Camden Fire Department for 40 years, entering the department on January 15, 1925 and retiring on December 1, 1965. He lived his later years at 2737 Garfield Avenue in the Cramer Hill section of Camden.

September 7, 2026

Russell J. Anderson

Russell J. Anderson (1897–1958) served with the Camden Fire Department for over 27 years, from December 1930 until his death in June 1958, assigned to Ladder Company 1 and later the Electrical Bureau.

July 24, 2026

William Abels

William Abels was born in Pennsylvania around 1839 to Andrew and Sarah Abels. His family was living in Wilmington in 1850.

July 25, 2021

William C. Aitken

WILLIAM C. AITKEN was born around 1846. He first came to America in 1869. He moved to Camden in the early 1880s. He was active as a builder in the latter part of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

August 11, 2021

Related Streets

11th Street

Eleventh Street ran north from Market Street through to Pearl Street. Over time, North 11th Street was erased block by block, until only a short segment between Penn and Linden Streets survives. South 11th Street is a connecting road with no residential addresses.

May 26, 2026

12th Street

Camden has two separate 12th Streets: North Twelfth, which once ran from Federal Street to the Cooper River before being largely erased by highway construction, and South Twelfth, which runs from Fairview Street to Lakeshore Drive and is lined with post-World War II rowhouses.

January 15, 2024

Sepia postcard photo of a damaged brick building and debris on a street, labeled "Camden Cyclone."

2nd Street

2nd Street extends north-south between Front Street and 3rd Street, running parallel to the Delaware River until Mechanic Street. In the early 1970s, several buildings were cleared on the east side of North 2nd Street below Mickle Street to make way for the Royal Court townhomes and Mickle Tower senior citizens apartment building.

November 2, 2021

Quaker Shipyard and Machine Company, Fifth and Byron Streets, Camden, 1945

5th Street

Fifth Street was one of Camden's original streets, running south to north, with a few major interruptions, from Newton Avenue to just west of Pyne Point in North Camden.

May 24, 2021

Ambler Street

Ambler Street was a small street in South Camden that ran from Cooper Street north to Penn Street. There were still homes on Ambler Street as late as 1924, but no occupied addresses by 1947.

April 1, 2024

Clare Street

Clare Street is a one-block thoroughfare in South Camden, running from Pine Street to Division Street. Originally called Pine Avenue, it was renamed Clare Street between 1878 and 1890, then later renamed Jesthroe Hunt Sr. Lane in honor of a Camden firefighter who passed away in 2005.

February 4, 2024