Erie Street

Green street sign reading HOWARD ST. mounted on the corner of a red-painted building above a porch column.

Howard Street

Howard Street ran for two blocks in North Camden, from State Street north to Erie Street, parallel to North Front and North 2nd Streets. It was already laid out and built up by 1887.

October 29, 2026·12 min read

Edwin S. Wirtz, Camden Courier-Post, February 5, 1952

People

Edwin Stanley Wirtz (1914–1975), son of Camden policeman Stanley R. Wirtz and grandson of Camden fireman James McDade, was appointed to the Camden Fire Department in October 1943 and served 22 years, retiring in October 1965 as an inspector in the Fire Marshal's office.

September 5, 2026·3 min read

Streets

Burns Street

Burns Street was in Camden's Poet's Row neighborhood, named for Robert Burns. Three blocks of row homes built in the 1890s, all destroyed in the catastrophic Poet's Row fire of August 1972.

April 8, 2025·6 min read

Streets

Linden Street

Linden Street runs east from the Delaware River to North 12th Street in Camden; large portions were demolished for the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Rutgers University and the toll plaza.

October 8, 2024·10 min read

Row of brick houses along a street with parked cars, utility poles and a bridge span in the distance.

Streets

Point Street

Point Street in North Camden was laid out in 1804 as Cooper's Point Road, giving access along the riverbank to sawmills, planing mills and shipyards; its current name comes from that road.

October 6, 2024·15 min read

Streets

Erie Street in North Camden runs from Beach Avenue to 9th Street, crossing Delaware Avenue, Point, Front, Segal, and the numbered streets 2nd through 9th.

July 16, 2024·1 min read

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Beckett Street

Beckett Street, named for Henry and Mary Beckett who owned land in South Camden around 1853, originally ran from Front Street to West Street. After 1947 the eastern portion was demolished for an industrial building; today it runs only from South 3rd Street to West Street.

April 20, 2024·5 min read

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Beach Street

Beach Street was a short North Camden street that ran from York to Erie Street, made impassable around 2000 when Delaware Avenue was extended. Only three houses were ever listed on the street: 930, 932, and 934.

April 18, 2024·2 min read

Black-and-white photo of a crowd watching thick smoke pour from a large factory fire on a Camden rowhouse street, 1972.

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Byron Street

Byron Street was part of North Camden's Poet's Row neighborhood, a working-class district whose streets were named for English literary figures. The 200, 300, and 500 blocks developed in the 1890s; the 200 block's north side was destroyed in the catastrophic Poet's Row fire of August 1972.

January 19, 2024·15 min read

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6th Street

Sixth Street runs with few interruptions from the Delaware River to Morgan Street, virtually the length of the city, from North Camden south almost all the way to Gloucester City.

June 30, 2022·31 min read

Sepia postcard photo of a damaged brick building and debris on a street, labeled "Camden Cyclone."

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2nd Street

2nd Street extends north-south between Front Street and 3rd Street, running parallel to the Delaware River until Mechanic Street. In the early 1970s, several buildings were cleared on the east side of North 2nd Street below Mickle Street to make way for the Royal Court townhomes and Mickle Tower senior citizens apartment building.

November 2, 2021·38 min read

Firefighters Attacking a Fire - Stock Photo

People

George B. Anderson

George B. Anderson was appointed to the Camden Fire Department on September 18, 1872, as a replacement extra man with Engine Company 2 . He filled the position left by William S. Davis , who had been promoted to Engineer.

October 6, 2021·6 min read

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5th Street

Fifth Street was one of Camden's original streets, running south to north, with a few major interruptions, from Newton Avenue to just west of Pyne Point in North Camden.

May 24, 2021·38 min read