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Fairview Street

Streets

Camden Terrace

Camden Terrace was a small street in Camden's Eighth Ward, running south from Fairview Street between South 6th Street and Master Street, obliterated when I-676 was built.

August 23, 2024·1 min read

Arnold Street, 2005 map

Streets

Arnold Street

Arnold Street is a street in the Morgan Village neighborhood of Camden, built after 1947 and named after Admiral Henry "Hap" Arnold, who led U.S. Army Air Forces against Japan in World War II.

April 7, 2024·1 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.

January 15, 2024·5 min read

Pearl Street West of 9th Street - Postcard

Streets

9th Street

Ninth Street is one of Camden's longest north–south thoroughfares, running from the Delaware River waterfront in North Camden, through the city's central corridor, and far south through Cramer Hill and Whitman Park. Block numbering begins at Federal Street.

June 17, 2023·17 min read

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 .

June 6, 2023·2 min read

William Laute Saloon - 701 Fairview Street - Circa 1903

People

William Laute

William Laute (1871–1949), a German-born Camden saloonkeeper at 701 Fairview Street whose liquor business led to repeated run-ins with the law.

December 29, 2022·3 min read

Historical Accounts

Bergen Avenue Memories

We moved to Bergen "Avenue" in 1953. We lived at 1021 Bergen Avenue which is still there. There used to be a red house [1017 Bergen Avenue — ed.] next to the lot which was Engle's Bar. The lot belonged to the bar.

July 27, 2006·4 min read

Obituary notice for George Hardwick of 511 Fairview Street, Camden Courier-Post, October 14, 1977.

Hardwick

Death notice for George Hardwick, 64, of 511 Fairview Street, Camden, who died October 12, 1977, with funeral services at the Carl Miller Funeral Home on Van Hook Street and interment in Evergreen Cemetery.

October 14, 1977·1 min read

Contents page of Fire Watch magazine, Vol. 1 No. 1, Spring 1977.

Fire Watch: In This Issue

The opening page of the inaugural issue of Fire Watch (Vol. 1 No. 1, Spring 1977), the magazine published by and for Camden firefighters, with its table of contents, a note on the cover photo of the 6 June 1976 Harris Terminal Complex fire at Mt. Ephraim Avenue and Fairview Street, and the department, union and staff directories.

March 20, 1977·1 min read

Advertisement for Hub Beer Distributors, Inc., 1181 Fairview Street, Fire Watch Magazine, 1977.

Hub Beer Distributors, Inc.

A 1977 Fire Watch Magazine advertisement for Hub Beer Distributors, Inc., 1181 Fairview Street, Camden.

January 1, 1977·1 min read

Legal notice of application by Hub Beer Distributors, Inc., Camden Courier-Post, June 8, 1970.

Notice of Application

Hub Beer Distributors, Inc. gave notice that it had applied for a limited wholesale alcoholic beverage license for premises at 1181, 1193 and 1195 Fairview Street, Camden, listing its officers, directors and stockholders.

June 8, 1970·1 min read

Photograph headed 'Cop Quizzes Robbed Couple', Camden Courier-Post, October 17, 1959.

Cop Quizzes Robbed Couple

Holdup victims Morris and Sara Dworkin, robbed of about $300 in their grocery store at 876 Fairview Street, were photographed being questioned by Patrolman Joseph McCann in the Camden Detective Bureau.

October 17, 1959·1 min read

Obituary for John G. Dalton of 509 Fairview Street, Camden Courier-Post, December 27, 1958.

John G. Dalton

John G. Dalton, 68, of 509 Fairview Street, a retired construction worker and native of Newfoundland who had lived in Camden 45 years, died at his home; a requiem Mass was set for the Sacred Heart Church.

December 27, 1958·1 min read

Advertisement for Ott's Lumber & Millwork Co., 674 Fairview Street, 1955 New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages.

Ott's Lumber & Millwork Co.

A 1955 Yellow Pages advertisement for Ott's Lumber & Millwork Co., 674 Fairview Street, Camden, a wholesale and retail dealer in sash, doors, trim, wall board, screens, mouldings, hardware and lumber.

January 1, 1955·1 min read

Advertisement for A-Bet Ornamental Iron Works, 684 Fairview Street, 1955 Yellow Pages.

A-Bet Ornamental Iron Works

A 1955 Yellow Pages advertisement for A-Bet Ornamental Iron Works, 684 Fairview Street, Camden, makers of custom iron railings, porch and step rails, fences, door grills and window guards.

January 1, 1955·1 min read

Advertisement for Frank Schepacarter and Emcarter Roofing Co., 861 Fairview Street, 1955 Yellow Pages.

Emcarter Roofing Co.

A 1955 Yellow Pages advertisement for Frank Schepacarter's Emcarter Roofing Co., 861 Fairview Street, Camden, established 1914: roofing, heating and sheet metal work.

January 1, 1955·1 min read

Advertisement for Stonecrete Corporation, Fairview and 11th Streets, 1955 Yellow Pages.

Stonecrete Corporation

A 1955 Yellow Pages advertisement for Stonecrete Corporation, "Home of The White Block," maker of modular, steam-cured Waylite blocks at Fairview and 11th Streets, Camden, next to Camden Forge.

January 1, 1955·1 min read

Courier-Post photo of a wrecked monoplane on Sylvan Street, 1953

Private Plane Tears Into S. Camden Street

Pilot William A. Kreusser, 26, of 873 Fairview Street survived when his light monoplane tore down power lines and crashed in front of 843 Sylvan Street in South Camden on September 30, 1953.

October 1, 1953·6 min read

Headline 'Blood Sought For Stricken Camden Girl', Camden Courier-Post, December 27, 1952.

Blood Sought For Stricken Camden Girl

An appeal went out for blood donors for Charlotte C. Blodgett, 17, of 858 Fairview Street, seriously ill with a blood disease in Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia; she had earlier received a letter from a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth.

December 27, 1952·1 min read

Obituary for Mrs. Alice Putsey of 903 Fairview Street, Camden Courier-Post, June 14, 1944.

Mrs. Alice Putsey

Mrs. Alice Putsey, 58, of 903 Fairview Street, a Camden resident for 35 years and past commander of Linden Star Lodge No. 16, Shepherds of Bethlehem, died following an operation.

June 14, 1944·1 min read

Obituary for Dennis Conway of 693 Fairview Street, Camden Courier-Post, October 13, 1941.

Dennis Conway

A High Mass was set at the Church of the Sacred Heart for Dennis Conway, 40, of 693 Fairview Street, who died in West Jersey Hospital of injuries from an automobile accident in Gloucester; burial in Calvary Cemetery.

October 13, 1941·1 min read

Headline 'Dennis Conway Dies After Auto Crash', Camden Courier-Post, October 11, 1941.

Dennis Conway Dies After Auto Crash

Dennis Conway, 42, of 693 Fairview Street, died in West Jersey Hospital of injuries suffered when a car in which he was riding struck a pole on Essex Street near Johnson Boulevard, Gloucester.

October 11, 1941·1 min read

Funeral notice for Mrs. Gladys M. Gilkey of 560 Fairview Street, Camden Courier-Post, July 31, 1941.

Mrs. Gladys M. Gilkey

Services were to be held at the Frank J. Leonard funeral home, 1451 Broadway, for Mrs. Gladys M. Gilkey, 44, of 560 Fairview Street; she was survived by her husband, John D., three children, a sister and a brother.

July 31, 1941·1 min read

Service notice for Mrs. G. M. Gilkey of 560 Fairview Street, Camden Courier-Post, July 29, 1941.

Mrs. G. M. Gilkey

Services for Mrs. Gladys M. Gilkey, 44, of 560 Fairview Street, were set for Thursday at the Frank J. Leonard funeral home on Broadway, with burial in Arlington Cemetery.

July 29, 1941·1 min read

Death notice for Gladys M. Gilkey of 560 Fairview Street, Camden Courier-Post, July 1941.

Gilkey

Death notice for Gladys M. Gilkey (nee Wrench), 44, wife of John D. Gilkey of 560 Fairview Street, who died July 27, 1941; funeral services at the Frank J. Leonard funeral home and interment in Arlington Cemetery.

July 29, 1941·1 min read

Four Men and Woman Admit Dispute Charge

Four men and a woman, among them 28-year-old Walter Koscianski of 966 Bulson Street, were fined $25 each in Camden police court in June 1933 after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct while denying they had been disorderly — a case arising from a motorcycle policeman's arrest of the five at Tenth and Bulson Streets.

June 6, 1933·1 min read

Headline 'Commercial College Gives Honor Awards', Camden Courier-Post, June 16, 1932.

Commercial College Gives Honor Awards

Outstanding students of Camden Commercial College received gold pins; Ellen MacRae of 556 Fairview Street earned the highest honor in the bookkeeping course.

June 16, 1932·1 min read

Headline 'Del Duca Guilty as Operator of Disorderly House', Camden Courier-Post, June 2, 1932.

Del Duca Guilty as Operator of Disorderly House

A Camden criminal court jury deliberated 45 minutes before convicting Arthur "Gyp" Del Duca of operating a disorderly house at 674 Fairview Street, after a surprise witness testified that Del Duca was her boss.

June 2, 1932·2 min read

Headline 'Del Duca on Trial in House Raid Case', Camden Courier-Post, June 1, 1932.

Del Duca on Trial in House Raid Case

Arthur "Gyp" Del Duca went on trial before Judge Austin H. Swackhamer on a charge of operating a disorderly house at 674 Fairview Street, raided twice in 24 hours the previous June, once by bandits and once by police.

June 1, 1932·2 min read

Card of thanks from the William E. Davis Sr. family of 819 Fairview Street, Camden Courier-Post, June 1, 1932.

Davis

A card of thanks from William E. Davis Sr. ("Squire Davis, of the Fourteenth Ward") and family of 819 Fairview Street after the death of their son, William Davis Jr.

June 1, 1932·1 min read

Sausage - Stock Photo

Six Are Arrested Following 'Party'

Three girls, a married man and two youths were arrested after an extended party in a Blackwood Terrace bungalow; John Barwick of 543 Fairview Street and William Murdock of 548 Gordon Terrace were named as material witnesses.

October 21, 1931·2 min read

Headline 'Found Wounded on Sidewalk at Kaighn Point', Camden Evening Courier, September 18, 1928.

Found Wounded on Sidewalk at Kaighn Point

Joseph "Mose" Flannery, 26, Eighth ward political worker and slot machine distributor, lay dying in West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital after being shot before dawn outside a saloon at Front street and Kaighn avenue. He refused to name his assailants — "My lips are sealed" — as Camden police and county detectives rounded up eight men and hunted for a motive.

September 18, 1928·13 min read

Whispy Ghost Sniper - AI Stock Image

Guns Await Sniper in Suburban Towns

With orders to "shoot on sight" issued to suburban police hunting South Jersey's "phantom sniper," a man giving a fake name reported a 16th shooting that investigators could not verify, while a 15th victim came forward separately in Collingswood.

February 4, 1928·6 min read

1919 banquet program advertisement for J. T. Payne, Painter, 870 Fairview Street.

J. T. Payne, Painter

A 1919 banquet program advertisement for J. T. Payne, painter, of 870 Fairview Street, Camden, offering graining and renovating as a specialty.

January 1, 1919·1 min read

Headline 'Undertaker Lindes Is Held Blameless', Camden Post-Telegram, August 10, 1917.

Undertaker Lindes Is Held Blameless

Detective Brothers exonerated Undertaker Gordon C. Lindes, whose ambulance ran down James Moreland as he was crossing Broadway; Moreland, in the Homeopathic Hospital with a fractured skull and lacerations, was much better.

August 10, 1917·1 min read

Headline 'Young Woman Jailed on Aunt's Complaint', Philadelphia Inquirer, April 16, 1916.

Young Woman Jailed on Aunt's Complaint

Mrs. Katie Maney of Philadelphia was committed to jail in Camden on a charge of stealing $450 and three diamond rings from her aunt, Mrs. Mary Cassady of 515 Fairview Street, in a robbery at 1155 Kenwood Avenue.

April 16, 1916·1 min read

Headline 'Four Persons Bitten by Dogs in Camden' and four short stories, Philadelphia Inquirer, August 24, 1915.

Four Persons Bitten by Dogs in Camden

Four people were bitten by dogs in Camden in one day, among them 10-year-old Thelma Payne of 870 Fairview Street, who was attacked while running to meet her father. The column also carries four short Camden items.

August 24, 1915·3 min read

Headline 'Snake Alarms Householder', Philadelphia Inquirer, June 17, 1915.

Snake Alarms Householder

Mrs. George Kruger of 673 Fairview Street found a large snake coiled at her front door; a neighbor, Policeman Harry Orrens, shot it. It measured six feet two inches and proved to be a harmless pine snake.

June 17, 1915·1 min read

530–544 Fairview Street

Building Inspector Day issued permits for eight dwellings by T.G. Coulter from 530 to 544 Fairview Street, and for six dwellings by Martin Bergen Stone from 1486 to 1498 Louis Street.

March 27, 1915·1 min read

Headline 'Allege Father and Son Whipped Laute', Philadelphia Inquirer, September 29, 1914.

Allege Father and Son Whipped Laute

Thomas O'Connell and his son James, of 2309 South Seventh Street, were held by Recorder Stackhouse in Camden, accused of beating William Laute, 37, of 741 Fairview Street, who was taken to Cooper Hospital.

September 29, 1914·1 min read

Item on Policeman Camillus Appley suspended, Philadelphia Inquirer, June 19, 1909.

Appley Suspended from Police Force

Policeman Camillus Appley of the Seventh Ward, held for court on a charge of assault and battery on saloonkeeper William Laute at Seventh and Fairview Streets, was suspended pending an inquiry by the Police Committee of City Council.

June 19, 1909·1 min read

Item on John Daubman of 904 Fairview Street killed at Cape May, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 29, 1906.

John Daubman Killed at Cape May

John Daubman of 904 Fairview Street, Camden, whose legs were crushed by a locomotive he was repairing at Cape May, died in Cooper Hospital after a special train carried him 78½ miles in 70 minutes.

July 29, 1906·1 min read

Headline 'Camden Woman Dropped Dead', Philadelphia Inquirer, March 24, 1906.

Camden Woman Dropped Dead

Mrs. Emily Laute, 54, of 741 Fairview Street, Camden, dropped dead at her home; Coroner Kirk found death was due to heart disease.

March 24, 1906·1 min read

Headline 'No Clue to Bandits, But Suspects Spotted', Philadelphia Inquirer, December 14, 1903.

No Clue to Bandits, But Suspects Spotted

Camden police were left without a clue after five armed men held up the State Street bridge tender, blew up a safe, and terrorized the outskirts of East Camden. Chief John Foster and his detectives chased leads as far as Elizabeth, New Jersey, without result.

December 14, 1903·4 min read

Clipping "Arm Broken by a Twist", Philadelphia Inquirer, September 13, 1903, about a Camden pitcher.

Arm Broken by a Twist

John Jamison, 20, of 680 Woodland Avenue, a pitcher, broke his arm above the elbow while throwing a curve ball during a game at Seventh and Fairview Streets. Cooper Hospital doctors said a sudden twist caused the fracture.

September 13, 1903·1 min read

Item on the inquest for Rosa Bertholet of 869 Fairview Street, Philadelphia Inquirer, November 18, 1894.

Inquest for Rosa Bertholet

Coroner Justice was to hold an inquest into the death of Rosa Bertholet of 869 Fairview Street, who was struck by a Reading Railroad train and died a few hours later in Cooper Hospital.

November 18, 1894·1 min read