Category: Streets
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Coates Street
Coates Street was once a two-block street in Camden. It ran parallel to Broadway and South 5th Street, starting at Cherry Street and going north across Spruce Street to Division Street. Today, Coates Street is only one block long, from Spruce Street to Division Street. Many people confuse Coates Street with Coates Alley, which was…
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Coates Alley
Coates Alley, originally known as Daubman Alley, was a short one-block street in Camden that ran parallel to Broadway and South 5th Street, stretching from 510 Cherry Street south to 512 Walnut Street. It is often confused with Coates Street, which also runs parallel to those streets but extends north from Cherry Street to Division…
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Burns Street
Burns Street was part of Camden's historic “Poet's Row” neighborhood, a small cluster of streets named after famous English literary figures. This charming section, located north of Erie Street and running east-west from North 2nd Street, included Byron Street, Burns Street, and Milton Street. These streets first appeared in the Camden City Directory for 1890-1891,…
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Morse Street
Morse Street in East Camden was named after Henry G. Morse, founder and president of the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. This company played a major role in Camden's industrial development, and its shipyard at Broadway and Morgan Boulevard led to the creation of Yorkship Village in the Fairview section — housing built specifically for shipyard…
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Spring Street
Spring Street in Camden dates back to at least 1850 and was mapped by 1891 to run north-south from Clinton Street, situated between Second Street and Front Street in South Camden. Although originally planned to extend as far south as Walnut Street, its development was obstructed by Volney Bennett’s lumber yard at Pine Street. The…
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Starr Avenue
Starr Avenue, later renamed Mt. Ephraim Avenue between 1914 and 1946, ran northeast from Border Street to Federal Street near the Cooper River and was named after Jesse W. and John F. Starr, founders of Camden Iron Works. The foundry’s former site has housed Campbell Soup’s corporate headquarters since the 1960s. Starr Avenue and Border…
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Linden Street
Linden Street runs east from the Delaware River to North 12th Street. Over the years, large portions of the street have been demolished to accommodate the construction of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Rutgers University, the toll plaza, and related infrastructure projects.
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Point Street
Point Street was originally laid out in 1804, running between William Cooper’s house and ferry in what is now North Camden and Cooper Street. It was long known as Cooper's Point Road, with its current name derived from that designation. Following the riverbank, the road provided access to local sawmills, planing mills, and shipyards. However,…
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Camac Street (aka Gant Street)
Gant Street was a short street that ran from Knight Street eastward to 1235 South 2nd Street, located between Liberty and Mechanic Streets. No houses were listed on Gant Street in the 1924 Camden City Directory or in any subsequent directory. It is likely that no buildings ever had a Gant Street address. The street…
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Columbia Avenue
Columbia Avenue was a short street that extended east from North 5th Street, situated between Arch and Market Streets, ending at the George Genge School. This school was demolished in the late 1920s to clear the site for the current City Hall. By the 1930s, the remaining portion of Columbia Avenue, along with all other…
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Ray Street
Ray Street is a one-block street running north from Pearl Street to Elm Street, situated between Borton Street and North 9th Street. It first appeared in city directories in 1890. By 2006, no houses remained standing on Ray Street. The street was named after Mrs. “Ray” Cox, the wife of Charles W. Cox, a developer…
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Crefeld Street (aka Arion Ave)
Crefeld Street, once a short street extending east from 1540 Haddon Avenue, is noted in the 1943 and 1947 Camden City Directories. While the street still exists, it has likely been decades since anyone gave much thought to its name. The reason for this can be found in its transformation: Crefeld Street, originally located next…
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Canterbury Circle
Canterbury Circle extends southward from Olive Street into the Canterbury Apartments complex, situated between South 8th Street and I-676, South of Morgan Street and West of Morgan Boulevard, in the Morgan Village neighborhood of Camden. This area is part of a residential community in the southern section of the city.
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Carman Street
Carman Street is thought to have been named after William Carman, who owned a home at the southwest corner of Broadway and Federal Street in Camden, New Jersey. His house, which was erected in 1830, was notable for its position on an elevation about 15 to 20 feet above street level. This residence remained a…
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Adams Avenue
Adams Avenue, located in the Cramer Hill section of Camden, NJ, was named after President John Quincy Adams. This is evident given that many nearby streets were named after presidents from the same era, including Van Buren, Polk, Pierce, Harrison, and Tyler. Adams Avenue begins near the foot of North 28th Street, close to the…