Tag: Federal Street
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Benjamin D. Coley
Benjamin Coley was born in England on February 1, 1826, and immigrated to America as a child. He lived briefly in Camden, New Jersey, during the 1830s and returned in the mid-1840s. Upon his return, he worked for businessman Richard Fetters for five years before venturing out on his own. Before the Civil War, Coley…
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Charles M. Gladney
Charles Miller Gladney was born in New Jersey on September 2, 1877, to George and Mary Gladney. In 1878, the family lived at 728 Mount Vernon Street, but by 1880, George, Mary, and their older son David had moved to 432 Liberty Street in Camden. During the early 1880s, the family moved frequently as George…
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Herbert J. “Jack” Schott
Herbert J. “Jack” Schott was born on July 6, 1923, in New Jersey. His mother, Anna Baxter Schott, was the daughter of Herbert Baxter Sr., a member of the Camden Fire Department appointed in the late 1910s. His father, John C. “Jack” Schott Jr., served in the Camden Police Department during the 1930s. By 1930,…
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Woodrow Wilson High School
3100 Federal St, Camden, NJ 08105 Now known as Eastside High School, Woodrow Wilson School, located at 3100 Federal Street in East Camden, was originally constructed as a junior high. It officially opened in this capacity by February 1930. However, in June 1933, Camden underwent a reorganization of its schools, and Woodrow Wilson transitioned into…
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Carman Street
Carman Street is thought to have been named after William Carman, who owned a home at the southwest corner of Broadway and Federal Street in Camden, New Jersey. His house, which was erected in 1830, was notable for its position on an elevation about 15 to 20 feet above street level. This residence remained a…
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Henrietta Terrace
Henrietta Terrace is an alley located behind the buildings on the 2600 block of Baird Boulevard in East Camden. It starts at the intersection of Baird Boulevard and Federal Street and runs until it meets the 2600 block of Mickle Street. There are no houses or buildings with a Henrietta Terrace address.
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Kotlikoff’s
25th & Federal Street, Camden, NJ Louis Jacob Kotlikoff was born in Kiev, Russia, in 1879. After immigrating to America, he married Clara Hager, another Jewish immigrant, around the turn of the 20th century. With $250, Louis opened his first store at 2511 Federal Street in Camden, New Jersey, and the couple lived in the…
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Camden Mutual Insurance Association
Southwest Corner of 5th and Federal Street In September of 2005, workmen employed by the FFC Construction Company of Gloucester City NJ were instructed to erect a fence at the southwest corner of Fifth and Federal as a safety precaution for pedestrians, as the recently installed River Line light rail tracks pass by the intersection.…
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Allen Palmer
Allen Palmer was born on April 20, 1891, in the Ellisburg section of Delaware Township (present-day Cherry Hill), New Jersey, to John and Ida Palmer. By 1900, the family had moved to 26 North 21st Street in East Camden. Along with Allen, the family included his siblings William, Howard, George, and Leroy Palmer. An uncle,…
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Sigmund Schoenagle
Sigmund "Sig" Schoenagle was born in Vienna, Austria, around 1875. As a young man, he immigrated to America and settled in Camden, NJ. In 1894, he established a haberdashery at the southwest corner of 3rd and Federal Streets. He later moved his business to 538 Federal Street, at the corner of Hudson and Federal Streets,…
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Carpenter Street
Carpenter Street first appears in Camden city directories in 1867, absent from the 1863-1864 directory. Originally a narrow street, it ran from 118 North 8th Street eastward until it intersected with Cooper Street, where Cooper angles toward its intersection with Federal Street near the Cooper River bridges. An alley next to 1129 Carpenter Street provided…
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Marlton Avenue
Marlton Avenue begins at Federal Street and effectively serves as an extension of State Street, which runs east from the Delaware River, crossing the Cooper River and the Pavonia railroad yards to Federal Street. Marlton Avenue then continues eastward to the city limits at Highland Avenue. It is one of the five major streets in…
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Bridge Avenue
Bridge Avenue, once a prominent thoroughfare in Camden, is now little more than a memory. Situated between Federal and Mickle Streets, it boasted buildings on both sides stretching as far east as South 5th Street by the 1890s. By 1924, Bridge Avenue ran along the north side of the railroad tracks originating at the Market…
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29th Street
Twenty-Ninth Street extends from the Delaware River southward, crossing River Avenue to the Pavonia railroad switching yards. It resumes at Pleasant Street, proceeding to Westfield Avenue. Further, it resumes at Federal Street, extending southward to Clinton Street. Similar to all numbered streets in Camden, it is referred to as North 29th Street above Federal and…