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Caesar Campana Sr.

Southwest Corner of Locust Street and Spruce street - 1912
Streets

Locust Street

Locust Street ran south from Beckett Street to Mechanic Street between South 2nd and South 3rd Streets in Camden; its 700 block was known as Oak Street until about 1883 and its 600 block as John Street in the 1870s. Homes and businesses disappeared block by block after World War II, and the last structure, at 1128 Locust, was razed after a fire in 2010.

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

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.

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Cover of the Veteran Boxers Association Ring No. 6 13th Annual Banquet program, with a photograph of Frankie Conway in boxing pose
News Articles

13th Annual Banquet Program

The 38-page printed program of the Veteran Boxers Association Ring No. 6 13th Annual Banquet, held Sunday evening, May 7, 1961 at Moffa's Farm, Blenheim, N. J., honoring Frankie Conway as Man of the Year for 1961.

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Newspaper clipping: "Notice of Application", Camden Courier-Post, June 12, 1954
News Articles

Notice of Application

Caesar Campana, trading as A Bar Restaurant, applied for a plenary retail consumption license for premises at 826 Locust Street, Camden.

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