Tag: Carpenter Street
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Orris W. Smith
Orris W. Smith was born in Camden on September 8, 1920, to Edward and Catherine Smith. The 1924 City Directory lists the family at 1113 Carpenter Street. By 1929, they had moved to 2827 Concord Avenue in Cramer Hill, and by April of the following year, they had relocated next door to 2825 Concord Avenue.…
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Carpenter Street
Carpenter Street first appears in Camden city directories in 1867, absent from the 1863-1864 directory. Originally a narrow street, it ran from 118 North 8th Street eastward until it intersected with Cooper Street, where Cooper angles toward its intersection with Federal Street near the Cooper River bridges. An alley next to 1129 Carpenter Street provided…
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Richman Alley
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.
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Judge Pancoast Proves to 2 That Honesty is Best Policy
Camden Courier-Post – June 3, 1933 If theres anything Police Judge Pancoast doesnt like it’s to have people trying to fool him, he said. So yesterday Pancoast sent two alleged speakeasy inmates to jail for 60 days and gave the confessed proprietor only 50 days. Emil Hatter, 35, of 829 Carpenter Street, was arrested for…
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New Buildings Going Up
Camden Daily Courier – November 15, 1890 Many Houses Now Being Erected Camden builders do not seem to be deterred by the fear of financial panic or an idea that the McKinley bill presages disaster in business. New operations are in progress, and several extensive ones are contemplated early in the coming year. Charles W.…