Historic Camden, NJ

Tag: Hayes Avenue

  • Bergen Avenue

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    Bergen Avenue is located in Camden’s Cramer Hill section, east of North 32nd Street. It runs north from Cleveland Avenue, crossing Hayes Avenue, River Road, and Harrison Avenue toward the Delaware River, and ends at Farragut Avenue. Bergen Avenue is likely named after either Martin V. Bergen or Christopher A. Bergen, both prominent figures in…

  • Growing up in Cramer Hill

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    By Ted Frett Ted Frett grew up in Cramer Hill at North 29th Street and Tyler Avenue, and shared his memories of growing up in Cramer Hill in the 1940s and 1950s. I grew up at the corner of 29th and Tyler Avenue in Cramer Hill across from the athletic fields of Von Nieda Park…

  • P. O. S. A. Will Present Flag to Junior High

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    Camden Courier-Post – February 10, 1930 A parade is being planned by the Patriotic Order of Sons of America for Washington’s Birthday, when a flag will be presented to the new Woodrow Wilson Junior High School by Camp No. 25. The parade will be formed at the Harry C. Sharp School, Thirty-second Street and Hayes…