People
Samuel S. Yellin
Sam Yellin was born on January 4th, 1905, in Camden, New Jersey, as the eldest of nine children. His parents, Louis and Sarah, owned a dry goods store in Camden.
Tag
Hurley Store
People
Roy R. Stewart
Roy R. Stewart was born in Quakake, PA, a small mining town, in 1887. During his youth, he worked as a breaker boy in the mines.
Buildings
Turner Hall
Turner Hall held a prominent position within the German-American community in Camden and played a multifaceted role in promoting athletic, political, and social activities.
Businesses
Baker-Flick Department Store
The Baker-Flick department store on Market Street in Camden, NJ, incorporated in 1908 on the site of the Chew dry goods business, closed by 1940.
Historical Accounts
Camden's Retailing Problem
The "Buy in Camden" campaign was aimed at keeping in Camden, the great flow of business which goes "shopping.
Banks
Camden National Bank
1123 Broadway (Broadway and Sycamore Street), Camden, NJ Established in 1885, the Camden National Bank opened at 259 Kaighn Avenue on August 13, 1885. Zophar C. Howell was the first President.
Hotels and Motels
Hotel Walt Whitman
The Walt Whitman Hotel was a venture championed by the Greater Camden Movement, a coalition of business and civic leaders that began to coalesce shortly before and during World War I. They had proven highly effective in raising county-wide funds to support the American war effort.
News Articles
Hurley's Store Brought Luxury to Camden
Camden Courier-Post - April 6, 1999 By Harold T. Nedd The retail stores that gave Broadway in downtown Camden City its luster five decades ago can be found in the pages of the biography of Chuck Doyle's grandfather.
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Hartmann Urges Dime Round Trip to Phila. on Span Line
Commissioner Favors Modern Bus Terminal Along With Cut In Fare A 10 cent round trip high-speed line fare between Camden and Eighth and Market streets , Philadelphia, and the establishment of a modern bus terminal in Roosevelt Plaza is favored by Commissioner Frank J. Hartmann .
News Articles
Merchants Here Join Hands in 3 Day Bargain Festival
Camden Courier-Post - June 12, 1933 Camden merchants will unite during the last three days of this week to give South Jersey merchandise at unusually low prices.
News Articles
Stores Will Join In Bargain Period
Merchant's Association Announces Plans for Three-Day Event A committee of the Merchants' Cooperative Association, headed by Harry A. Moran , secretary and manager of the the Hurley Store , has announced a three-day co-operative promotion which will be known as Camden's Co-operation Days.
News Articles
Lippincott Widow Sues for $225,000
Haddon Heights Woman Files Action Against Railroad for Mate's Death Suit for $255,000 was filed in New Jersey Supreme Court yesterday by Mrs. Margaret Lippincott against the Atlantic City Railroad in the death of her husband, Willet Lippincott, of 106 Station Avenue, Haddon Heights, a real estate operator and son of Benjamin A. Lippincott, first mayor of Haddon Heights.
News Articles
Hurley Gets Contract for Police Uniforms
Camden Courier-Post - March 29, 1930 Contract for new police uniforms was awarded yesterday to the Hurley store by the city commission, which heretofore had contracted with a Philadelphia firm.
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New Chairmanship of the Camden Chamber of Commerce Committee
Philadelphia Inquirer - October 7, 1921 Circuit Court Judge Frank T. Lloyd yesterday accepted chairmanship of the Camden Chamber of Commerce Committee which is to study the unemployment question and make suggestions for remedial measures.
News Articles
She Dared Men to Touch the "Pants"
Philadelphia Inquirer, July 15, 1902 — page 1 Philadelphia Inquirer, July 15, 1902 Philadelphia Inquirer, July 15, 1902 — page 2 Philadelphia Inquirer, July 15, 1902 — page 2 Camden Woman Planted a Pole, Decorated It With Pair Trousers and Flourished a Revolver Flourishing a revolver and exclaiming, "I'll kill the first man who touches those pants; this is fair warning to everybody, for I mean what I say!" Mrs. Louisa Traubel, of 807 Broadway, Camden, yesterday held up work on the addition being erected to the Gately and Hurley Company's department store at Broadway and Spruce streets.