Tag: Haddon Avenue
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Langham Avenue
Langham Avenue is located in Parkside, running south from Walnut Street to Baird Avenue, two blocks east of Haddon Avenue. Following World War I, many prominent members of Camden’s Jewish community lived on Langham, although the street was never entirely Jewish, contrary to popular rumor. By the end of the 1950s, this trend had largely…
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Joseph Abarno
JOSEPH ARBANO was born in New York on August 11, 1895 to Domenic and Amerosa Arbano. Domenic Arbano had come to America in 1885 with his oldest son, James, in 1885. By 1917 the family had moved to 203 Royden Street in Camden NJ. When he registered for the draft on June 5, 1917, Joseph…
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A. N. Stollwerck and the Chocolate Factory
In September of 2009 Sandy White-Grear of the Haddon Township Historical Society sent the following article on the history of the A.N. Stollwerck chocolate factory which stood for many years at 1649-1651 Haddon Avenue. By Sandy White-Grear, 2009 Many long-time Camden N. J. area residents can recall the wonderful scent of chocolate perfuming the air…
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For Cleaners, ‘Time Caught Up With Us’
Camden Courier-Post – July 9, 2003 Changes in clothing, economy lead brothers to close Camden business By JEANNE RIDGWAY, Courier-Post Staff CAMDEN — The dry cleaning business isn’t what it used to be, and David White, 76, and his brother Benjamin, 75, are finally calling it quits. After 57 years, the partners will close Wite…
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Bishop’s Hospital Fund Oversubscribed $200,000
Camden Courier-Post – May 19, 1964 Ground for Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital was broken September 7, 1947. More than 2,500 persons saw Bishop Eustace turn the first spadeful of earth at the site on Haddon Avenue near Euclid. He then blessed the ground. The ceremony, attended by church dignitaries, civic and professional leaders, was…
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Koerner Made Police Chief; Carroll, Mattison Promoted
Camden Courier-Post – November 29, 1949 Johnson, Garrity Move As Aaron Shifts Officers Capt. Gustav Koerner, youngest of six men holding that rank in the department, today was named Camden police chief. Public Safety Director Aaron announced the appointment and the 53-year-old Koerner, a member of the department 26 years, was sworn in by County…
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Huge Gambling Joint Raided By State Police
Maple Shade Progress – July 28, 1949 Confiscate $38,700, 187 Men Are Nabbed Gamblers Felt Secure As They Thought Raid Wasn’t Possible; Race Wires Are Being Traced By Police LAND FOR BUILDING SOLD BY TOWNSHIP Maple Shade’s so-called “plumbing warehouse” proved to be just what residents suspected it to be – an elaborate gambling establishment.…
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Life Hereabouts by Charlie Humes
Camden Courier-Post – March 19, 1949 Down Memory Lane with that Old Gang of Yours… in a few of the years when Our Town was as good a sport town as any in the land… from the time that Taylor and Gunnis promoted fights through the years to Roxie Allen… Mickey Blair… Eddie Chaney… Shamus…
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(Video) Haddon Avenue, Camden, 1941
A video about Camden NJ in 1941. The video is primarily in the Parkside section of Camden, on the 1200 block of Haddon Avenue. The video was recorded by Herbert Wessel.
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Truck Driver Freed In Death of Girl
Camden Courier-Post – February 9, 1938 Injury on Haddon Avenue Held Not Willful by Court After Testimony A directed verdict of acquittal in Camden Criminal Court yesterday freed a Clementon driver of the “willful death” of an Audubon girl who died from injuries suffered when struck by his truck. At the direction of Common Pleas…
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Storm Snaps Heat Plague; 4 More Drown
Camden Courier-Post – June 13, 1933 Man and Woman Struck by Lightning; Mercury Tumbles A violent electric storm, which paralyzed a South Camden woman, accompanied by a driving rain tumbled the mercury last night and ended, temporarily, the six-day heat wave. The storm came after four persons were added yesterday to the five drowning victims…
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Vets in Colorful Memorial Crowd Convention Hall
Camden Courier-Post – June 4, 1933 Military and Civic Organizations Parade in Camden and Join Services Addressed by Clergy and Congressman Wolverton More than 2500 persons attended a joint veterans memorial observance in Convention Hall which followed a parade of veterans and civic organizations yesterday afternoon. To the martial strains of bands and bugle corps,…
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13th Ward G.O.P. Club Pays Tribute to Rhone
Camden Courier-Post – January 18, 1928 A meeting which was described today as “a gathering in honor of David S. Rhone, director of public safety,” was held last night at the Thirteenth Ward Republican Club, Haddon Avenue and Mechanic Street. The speakers included David Baird Jr., Mayor Winfield S. Price, Commissioner Clay W. Reesman, Sheriff…
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Fireman Goes Insane
Philadelphia Inquirer – August 30, 1916 Firemen connected with the Twenty-seventh and Federal streets engine house, Camden, were taken by some surprise when one of their number, Israel Adams announced he had been promoted a captain, and ordered them to get ready to accompany him to another house. His actions became so peculiar that a…
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News and Incidents of a Day in Camden
Philadelphia Inquirer – March 1, 1905 Attacked at Third and Mickle streets, Camden, late Monday night by a man, Mrs. Bessie O. Day, of Seventh and Clinton streets, had her clothing cut in strips. The man, said to be a male acquaintance, followed Mrs. Day off a ferryboat and attacked her near the P. R.…