Tag

Dudley Street

Aerial photo of Carman Street, 1961
Streets

Carman Street

Carman Street ran from Broadway through East Camden to Woodrow Wilson High School at South 31st Street, named for William Carman whose home stood at the corner of Broadway and Federal Street until 1902.

·8 min read
1906-Sanborn-Map-11th-and-12th-streets
Streets

12th Street

Camden has two separate 12th Streets: North Twelfth, which once ran from Federal Street to the Cooper River before being largely erased by highway construction, and South Twelfth, which runs from Fairview Street to Lakeshore Drive and is lined with post-World War II rowhouses.

·5 min read
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.

·4 min read
Joseph Alcorn Tombstone
People

Joseph A. Alcorn

Joseph A. Alcorn (1919-1958) was a Camden, New Jersey native and US Marine Corps veteran who founded Alcorn Motor Sales on Federal Street in East Camden.

·3 min read
John Fitzgerald (left) and Ron Blizard — Easter, 1956
Historical Accounts

East Camden Memories

Ron Blizard's recollections of growing up in East Camden in the 1950s and 1960s — Tony the Barber's shop on Westfield Avenue, Mrs. Molotsky at Garfield School, Brand's grocery on Dudley Street, a boy's life around Dudley Grange Park, and Mr. Motzer's Latin class at Davis Junior High School.

·22 min read
Camden Bank, Business Bldg. Targets of Two Firebombings — Camden Courier-Post, December 22, 1971
News Articles

Camden Bank, Business Bldg. Targets of Two Firebombings

Two firebombings struck Camden within 16 minutes of each other on December 22, 1971. The first was at 333 Arch Street, housing several businesses including the Puerto Rico Labor Department office. The second struck the Third National Bank of New Jersey at 27th and Federal Streets. Police impounded a red Volkswagen matching witness descriptions. There were no injuries.

·3 min read
News Articles

9 Firemen Graduate In City Test

Nine of Camden's newest firemen, including Wayne Kraft of 1052 North 35th Street, graduated at fire headquarters at 3rd and Arch Streets and received their company assignments.

·1 min read
Cooper Hospital Cases — Camden Courier-Post, December 28, 1931
News Articles

Cooper Hospital Cases

Emergency room cases at Cooper Hospital on December 28, 1931, including William May, 48, of 2118 Berwick Street, treated for bruises of chest and ribs after falling down stairs.

·1 min read
Camden Daily Courier clipping, August 22, 1910 — Arrest Follows Luring of Girl
News Articles

Arrest Follows Luring of Girl

Louis Mayer, 19, of near Twelfth and Federal streets, was held without bail to await Pennsylvania extradition on a charge involving a 14-year-old girl, Katherine Corkhill of Alberta street — though Mayer told a different story. (Camden Daily Courier, August 22, 1910.)

·2 min read