Tag

Henry L. Barroway

Colorized postcard of the stone gateway at the entrance to Forest Hill Park and Park Boulevard, Camden.
Streets

Park Boulevard

Park Boulevard is one of the three main thoroughfares of Camden's Parkside neighborhood, running from Haddon Avenue north and curving east to Vesper Boulevard at the border of Harleigh Cemetery.

·10 min read
Aerial photo of Carteret Street, 1961
Streets

Carteret Street

Carteret Street, in Camden's old Ninth Ward, ran just two blocks from Mickle Street to Newton Avenue. Built after 1891, the street fell victim to the construction of Interstate 676 in the 1970s.

·9 min read
Studio portrait of a balding man in round glasses, dark suit and patterned tie with a pocket square.
People

Henry L. Barroway

Henry L. "Harry" Barroway was a prominent Camden attorney and founding president of Congregation Beth El. Last a resident of 458 South 27th Street, he died in November 1965.

·2 min read
Black-and-white view of the intersection of 27th Street and Federal Street, 1950s, with a car and traffic signals
Streets

27th Street

27th Street runs from the Delaware River through Cramer Hill and East Camden to Marlton Avenue. Originally called Fulton Street before the 1899 annexation of Stockton Township, it was one of the main thoroughfares of the neighborhood and home to football star Mike Rozier.

·46 min read