Tag: Chelton Avenue
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Bulson Street
Bulson Street once stretched eastward from Broadway to South 11th Street alongside the railroad tracks connecting Camden to the rest of South Jersey. The street is believed to have been named after Gilbert Bulson, a farmer who owned a sizable parcel of land in the area during the 19th century. City Directories dating back to…
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4th Street
Fourth Street, an original street in Camden, has undergone significant expansion over the years. It now stretches uninterrupted from Chelton Avenue in the south to Pyne Point in North Camden, extending its original length.
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Mayor, City Aides to Confer Monday on Weed Removal
Camden Courier Post – July 22, 1950 Unsightly Grass and Weeds Mayor Brunner announced today he will call a conference Monday to coordinate city departments in the movement to remove unsightly grass and weeds in the city. Attending the conference Brunner said will be Director of Public Works Abbott, his deputy, James Swanson; J. James…
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BREWERY OFFICE RANSACKED IN MYSTERY THEFT
Camden Courier-Post – June 4, 1933 Two Rooms Turned Upside Down But Safe Is Not Robbed POLICE THINK PAPERS WERE BURGLARS’ GOAL Officials of Camden Firm Are Unable to Explain Motive of Attempt Burglars ransacked the offices of the Camden County Beverage Company early yesterday but what they took, if anything, had not been disclosed…
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3 Youths Held as Blaze Razes Grain Plant of Sitley and Son
Camden Courier-Post – April 18, 1930 Damage in Fire at Sixth and Bulson Streets Estimated at $45,000 Four Men Risk Lives to Save Two Horses Boys Believed by Police Probers to Have Been Smoking in Building Three boys are being held and two others are sought in the investigation of the $45.000 fire which today…