Richman Alley

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A cobblestone street at night, lit by gas-style lamps, with trees and old brick and stone buildings on both sides.
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Richman Alley, documented in the 1946 Camden City Directory, was situated "from Cooper to Carpenter, East of North 11th." Regrettably, this area, as depicted in the maps below, was cleared to facilitate the construction of Interstate 676.

1100 Block of Carpenter Street, 1891

1100 Block of Carpenter Street, 1891
1100 Block of Carpenter Street, 1891

1100 Block of Carpenter Street, 1885

1100 Block of Carpenter Street, 1885
1100 Block of Carpenter Street, 1885

1906 Sanborn Map: Carpenter Street, North 11th Street, and Cooper Street, Camden NJ

1906 Sanborn Map: Carpenter Street, North 11th Street, and Cooper Street, Camden NJ
1906 Sanborn Map: Carpenter Street, North 11th Street, and Cooper Street, Camden NJ

The "intersection" was actually " Richman Alley," the alley that ran from Carpenter Street out to Cooper Street, between 1140 and 1142 Cooper Street.

The "intersection" was actually " Richman Alley," the alley that ran from Carpenter Street out to Cooper Street, between 1140 and 1142 Cooper Street.
The "intersection" was actually " Richman Alley," the alley that ran from Carpenter Street out to Cooper Street, between 1140 and 1142 Cooper Street.
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