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Cramer Hill

32nd Street at Farragut Avenue - 1931
Streets

32nd Street

32nd Street runs from the Delaware River through Cramer Hill and East Camden to the city limits at Highland Avenue, with North and South addresses dividing at Federal Street. At Westfield Avenue an acre of cultivated land and an old house called the "Mansion" were razed for the Westfield Acres housing project, which was itself razed in 2000 and replaced by Baldwin's Run.

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1000 Block of North 31st Street, Cramer Hill, July 2006
Streets

31st Street

31st Street spans from the Delaware River through Cramer Hill and East Camden, with no addresses outside Cramer Hill since the early 1920s. It is North 31st Street above Federal and South 31st below.

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Looking south on North 30th Street from Howell Street, December 27, 2005
Streets

30th Street

Thirtieth Street runs from the Delaware River south, across River Road to the Pavonia railroad switching yard, then to Westfield Avenue and on to Federal Street, and to the intersection of Line Street and Beacon Avenue, just above Waldorf Street. It is North 30th Street above Federal and South 30th below.

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Beideman Avenue from Westfield Avenue - 2003-06-25
Streets

Beideman Avenue

Beideman Avenue runs through Camden's Cramer Hill and East Camden sections, east of North 32nd Street, from the Delaware River south to Cleveland Avenue and from Lemuel Avenue through what was Westfield Acres to Westfield Avenue. Named for the Beideman family, notable landowners in northern Cramer Hill before its residential development.

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North 23rd Street looking south from Howell Street, February 2009
Streets

23rd Street

23rd Street originates in the former Pavonia section — now Cramer Hill — and extends south to Federal Street in East Camden, noted in the 1887–1888 Camden City Directory. The James G. Blaine School stood at the southeast corner of 23rd Street and Wayne Avenue.

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Looking North on 21st Street from Federal - 2009-02-25
Streets

21st Street

Twenty-First Street runs through Cramer Hill and into East Camden, extending from Harrison Avenue to Federal Street, established by the 1887–1888 Camden City Directory.

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1239 and 1241 North 20th Street, March 15, 2012
Streets

20th Street

Twentieth Street runs through Cramer Hill and East Camden, from Harrison Avenue to Bank Street, established by the 1887–1888 Camden City Directory. In 1954, fourteen homes with South 20th Street addresses were added when McGuire Gardens public housing was built; they were demolished and redeveloped in the 1990s.

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Map of Cramer Hill and East Camden, 1914
Streets

19th Street

Nineteenth Street runs from the Pavonia railroad switching yards across River Avenue north to Harrison Avenue in the Cramer Hill section of Camden, New Jersey.

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Map of Cramer Hill and East Camden, 1914
Streets

18th Street

Eighteenth Street runs from River Avenue north to just beyond Harrison Avenue in the Cramer Hill section of Camden, New Jersey. Originally called Dayton Avenue, it was renamed shortly after the 1900 Census.

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Map of Cramer Hill and East Camden, 1914
Streets

17th Street

Seventeenth Street runs through two separate sections of Camden: North 17th Street extends from Harrison Avenue to River Avenue through the Cramer Hill neighborhood, while South 17th Street runs from Federal Street southward across Carman Street to Admiral Wilson Boulevard in East Camden.

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1965-07-07 Cramer Hill. Looking West from about North 24th Street & Howell Street. Photo by Bob Bartosz
Neighborhoods

Cramer Hill

Cramer Hill derives its name from Alfred Cramer , who in the late 19th century purchased large tracts of farmland, for the most part between Federal Street and the Delaware River in what was then Stockton Township , subdivided the land into building lots, and sold them on an installment basis to people of average means.

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Arthur Avenue - 1946 Map
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Arthur Avenue

Arthur Avenue, named after President Chester A. Arthur, is located in the Cramer Hill neighborhood of Camden. It runs from 24th Street eastward to 29th Street and Von Nieda Park, passing along the south side of Veterans Memorial Park.

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2606-2600 Cramer Street, January 2008
Streets

Cramer Street

Cramer Street runs east through the Cramer Hill and East Camden neighborhoods of Camden, NJ. Named for real estate developer Alfred Cramer, who sold more than 5,000 building lots in the area by 1897, it stretches from the 2600 to 3400 blocks.

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James T McGrory
People

James T. McGrory, Jr

James T. McGrory was born on July 25, 1927, to James T. McGrory and Marguerite McGrory (née unknown). In the 1930 Census, the McGrory family, including James' younger siblings Doris and Joseph, resided at 527 Fairview Street .

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Sheep employed by the City as grass cutters at the Victor King Park in East Camden. The curly horned gentleman in the inset is the Daddy of the Flock.
Historical Accounts

A Brief History of the City of Camden

Incorporated in 1828, the progress and possibilities of Camden have far exceeded the expectations of the Founders and Incorporators. The year 1928 witnessed the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of Camden as a city.

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Al Panara Sr and Nick 'Ben Franklin' Panara
Bakeries

A & A Soft Pretzel Baking Company

A&A Soft Pretzel Baking Company, run by the Panara family, moved to Camden, New Jersey in 1976 and has baked pretzels in Cramer Hill since 1985.

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East Camden Firehouse-05/03/03
East Camden

East Camden

Originally a part of Stockton Township , the area that is now known as East Camden was merged into Camden proper in 1899 along with the neighborhood now known as Cramer Hill .

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Robert E. Allenbach
People

Robert E. Allenbach

ROBERT E. ALLENBACH was the Chief of Police in Camden, New Jersey from 1998 through 2004.

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27th Street and Federal Street - 1950s
Streets

27th Street

27th Street runs from the Delaware River through Cramer Hill and East Camden to Marlton Avenue. Originally called Fulton Street before the 1899 annexation of Stockton Township, it was one of the main thoroughfares of the neighborhood and home to football star Mike Rozier.

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William E. Albert
People

William E. Albert

WILLIAM E. ALBERT was born in New Jersey around 1870. He was the son of Ernest and Hannah Albert. Ernest Albert had emigrated to America from Wurttemburg in what is now Germany.

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William-Abels
People

William Abels

William Abels was born in Pennsylvania around 1839 to Andrew and Sarah Abels. His family was living in Wilmington in 1850.

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Royal Dixon, long-time resident of Ablett Village, speaking to the Courier-Post, May 2008
News Articles

Ablett Village on the Edge

A 2008 Courier-Post report on drug dealing, three unsolved homicides and a proposed trespassing ordinance at Ablett Village, with residents largely unwilling to speak on the record. Camden Courier-Post, May 5, 2008.

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Fire at 139 North 36th Street, March 22, 2007, photo 1
News Articles

4 Homeless After Camco Blaze

An electrical fire damaged a second-floor apartment at 139 North 36th Street, displacing a family of four. Camden firefighters contained the blaze to the front bedroom in 14 minutes; no injuries were reported. Working smoke detectors alerted occupants in time.

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Judge Gavel and Book Stock Photo
Historical Accounts

Camden County Prosecutor's Office

Vincent P. Sarubbi, Camden County Prosecutor March 12, 2003 Camden County Prosecutor Vincent P. Sarubbi announced that bail was set today at $1 million for Binh Thach, M/40, who is charged with two counts of Murder and one count of Attempted Murder in connection with a triple shooting in a Camden home on Monday, March 10, 2003.

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Police Investigation - AI Stock Photo
News Articles

Two Men Killed, Woman Wounded in Camden

Two men were shot and killed and a woman critically wounded in a 2600 block Cramer Street boarding home on March 10, 2003. Binh Thach, 40, later surrendered to police and was charged with two counts of murder.

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City Fire Leaves 10 Homeless — newspaper clipping
News Articles

City Fire Leaves 10 Homeless

A three-alarm fire destroyed the duplex at 909-911 North 24th Street in the Cramer Hill section of Camden on December 17, 1991, leaving ten people homeless. (Camden Courier-Post, December 18, 1991)

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Girl, 6, dies in city blaze — Camden Courier-Post, March 14, 1984
News Articles

Girl, 6, Dies in City Blaze

Valerie Kalyta, 6, was killed and Jennifer Fustin, 5, critically injured in an intense fire at 906 North 28th Street. Valerie was pronounced dead on arrival at Cooper Hospital; Jennifer was transferred to St. Christopher's burn unit in Philadelphia.

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Camden Courier-Post, August 17, 1983 - F.X. Engel Sr., Shot Howard Unruh
News Articles

F.X. Engel Sr., Shot Howard Unruh

Obituary of Francis X. Engel Sr., the Camden tavern owner who shot and wounded mass murderer Howard Unruh from an upstairs window during the 1949 Cramer Hill rampage. Camden Courier-Post, August 17, 1983.

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Camden Courier-Post, September 7, 1974 - He Shot at Me Twice...Bang...Bang...
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'He Shot at Me Twice…Bang…Bang…'

Twenty-five years after Howard Unruh's 1949 "Walk of Death," Frank Engel — proprietor of Engel's Cafe on River Avenue in Cramer Hill — recounts to the Camden Courier-Post how he fired the shot that wounded the killer.

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News Articles

Boy, 3, Saved During Blaze by Baby Sitter

Bertha Reed, 18, of 928 North 21st Street carried three-year-old Michael Moran to safety when fire broke out at 1145 DuPont Street in Cramer Hill; Engines 9 and 11 and Truck 3 responded.

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Camden Courier-Post, September 29, 1955 - Louis G. Engel Jr., Mechanical Engineer
News Articles

Louis G. Engel, Jr., Mechanical Engineer

Obituary for Louis G. Engel, Jr., 27, a Drexel-trained mechanical engineer and former Camden-area resident killed in a private plane crash near Akron, Ohio, in September 1955. Camden Courier-Post, September 29, 1955.

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Julius L. Hubert obituary
News Articles

Julius L. Hubert

Julius L. Hubert, 62, a lifelong resident of Camden and a 32-year employee of the Public Service gas plant, died at his home, 1199 North 36th Street. He was survived by his widow Marian, two sons, a daughter, and two grandchildren.

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Obituary for Stanley Skabicki, Camden Courier-Post, July 6, 1953
News Articles

Stanley Skabicki

Stanley Skabicki, 77, died at his home, 1051 North 36th Street. Born in Lithuania, he resided in Camden for more than 50 years and was a member of the National Lithuanian Beneficial Club. Survived by three sons and a daughter.

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Obituary for Mrs. Anna E. Boulton, Camden Courier-Post, February 2, 1953
News Articles

Mrs. Anna E. Boulton

Mrs. Anna E. Boulton died at her home, 949 North 36th Street. A native of Philadelphia, she had lived in Cramer Hill for a year. Survived by her husband Edgar S. Boulton, three daughters, a son, a sister, and five grandchildren.

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Obituary for Corporal John J. Gorman, Camden Courier-Post, November 10, 1947
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Cpl. J.J. Gorman Rites Thursday

Camden Courier-Post notice of the solemn requiem Mass for Corporal John J. Gorman of 1040 North Nineteenth Street, killed at Aachen, Germany, held at St. Anthony of Padua Church in November 1947.

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Ground Is Broken for More Housing, Camden Courier-Post, June 11, 1942
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Ground Is Broken for More Housing

Excavation began at River Road and State Street for a $1,677,000, 306-family defense housing project to be known as William Stanley Ablett Village. Camden Courier-Post, June 11, 1942.

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Historical Accounts

The Third Project

A March 1942 account from "Housing in Camden" of how the Camden Housing Authority's third public housing project — a $1,409,000 development designated N.J. 10-2 — was funded, and how the rule was set that it be named for a Camden native killed in action.

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Housing Plans in East Camden Okayed by U.S., Camden Courier-Post, January 17, 1942
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Housing Plans in East Camden Okayed by U.S.

The Camden Housing Authority announced U.S. Housing Authority approval of a $1,566,000 defense housing project of 306 units on the south side of East State Street between Cooper Creek and River Avenue. Camden Courier-Post, January 17, 1942.

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News Articles

Underpass Sought for Cramer Hill

Possibility of amending existing statutes providing state aid for elimination or grade crossings to permit financing, an underpass in Cramer Hill was suggested by City Commissioner Hartmann to State Senator Burling and Assemblymen Lawrence H. Ellis and Millard E. Allen at the weekly legislative forum.

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Mrs. Theresa Mungioli, Banquet Chairman
News Articles

Auxiliary of V.F.W. Schedules Banquet

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Corporal Mathews-Purnell Post No. 518, V.F.W., marked its sixteenth anniversary with a banquet at O'Donnell's Restaurant in February 1938; Mrs. Carrie R. Bean was among the guests.

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Cramer Hill Stores Praised by Officials

An open-air meeting of the Cramer Hill Businessmen's Association at Veterans Park praised local business, with Mayor Frederick von Nieda among the speakers; prizes were awarded including a vacuum cleaner to George Blanck of 1026 North Twenty-first Street.

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