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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
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Banks

Merchants Trust Company

Merchants Trust Company, a Camden bank organized in 1911 at 18 Broadway that was later absorbed into Broadway Merchants Trust and closed after 1930.

·2 min read
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Banks

American National Bank

The American National Bank, founded in the mid-1920s at 1213 Broadway in Camden, New Jersey, merged with Camden Trust after 1936; its building is now demolished.

·1 min read
Federal Street and Arch Street, Camden, NJ. Circa 1930
Streets

Arch Street

Arch Street ran from Delaware Avenue to North 5th Street between Federal and Market Streets in downtown Camden. Formerly known as Plum Street, it was home to Oetzel's Saloon, the Genova Cafe, the Collings Carriage Company, and the Camden Fire Department headquarters at 5th and Arch.

·14 min read
Hotel Walt Whitman
Hotels and Motels

Hotel Walt Whitman

The Walt Whitman Hotel was a venture championed by the Greater Camden Movement, a coalition of business and civic leaders that began to coalesce shortly before and during World War I. They had proven highly effective in raising county-wide funds to support the American war effort.

·3 min read
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Streets

Broadway

Broadway was Camden's main commercial thoroughfare, once known as the 'Mall of South Jersey,' running from the Delaware River bridge plaza south to Gloucester City and beyond.

·68 min read