People
John H. Vickers
John H. Vickers (1863–1939) served with the Camden Fire Department from 1904, rising to Captain of Engine Company 9 in 1924, and lived with his family at 202 North 27th Street from 1920.
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Marlton Avenue
People
William 'Indian Bill' May
William M. May (1888–1935), known as "Indian Bill," lived in East Camden for more than two decades. He first came to public attention in December 1910 after a suicide attempt following Elsie Staley's rejection of his marriage proposal, and remained a recurring figure in Camden newspaper reports for the next 25 years.
People
Gloria C. Loprete
Gloria LoPrete was born Gloria Troiano. She learned to bake fresh bread and rolls by hand while working alongside her father, who ran the Unique Bakery at 913 South 3rd Street in South Camden for many years.
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Morse Street
Morse Street in East Camden was named for Henry G. Morse, founder and president of the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, whose Camden shipyard led to the creation of Yorkship Village.
Historical Accounts
The Story of the Gottlieb Family
As Told by Dr. Stuart Gottlieb M.D. Since I grew up in Camden and worked with my dad at the family business on Mt Vernon St. from the time that I could hold a knife, about age 7 (1947),the site visit was particularly nostalgic.
People
Daniel A. Gottlieb
Daniel A. Gottlieb was born in Russia on August 18, 1882, and immigrated to America in 1890. After marrying Fannie, the couple lived for a time in Pennsylvania, where they welcomed daughter Essie in 1907 and son James in 1909.
People
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.
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Marlton Avenue
Marlton Avenue in East Camden begins at Federal Street as an extension of State Street and runs east to the city limits; nearby houses were razed around 2006 for the new Thomas Dudley Elementary School.
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Boyd Street
Boyd Street runs through East Camden parallel to Marlton Avenue, from Carman Street to the Pennsauken city limits. Originally named Pfeiffer Street before 1924, it gained notoriety in the late 1980s and 1990s as part of the open-air drug market known as "the Alley."
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Berwick Street
Berwick Street is in East Camden, running through the 2000 and 2100 blocks between Rand Street and Marlton Pike; the street was extended to South 20th Street after the McGuire Gardens housing project was built in 1954.
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State Street
State Street, established in 1856, runs from the Delaware River to the Cooper River in North Camden. Citizens petitioned for it to shorten the trip to markets and the ferry.
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Baird Boulevard
Baird Boulevard (originally Baird Avenue) runs diagonally through the Parkside and East Camden neighborhoods, named for Camden businessman and U.S. Senator David Baird Sr. It begins at Kaighn Avenue, crosses the Cooper River and Admiral Wilson Boulevard, and terminates at the intersection of Federal Street and 27th Street in East Camden.
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Berkley Street
Berkley Street was originally spelled Berkeley Street, named for Lord Berkeley, who co-owned the colony of New Jersey from 1664 to 1674. East of Broadway it was known as Hamilton Street until 1882. This page covers occupants from the 200 block through the 3000 block.
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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.
Streets
Federal Street
Federal Street, originally called Joseph Cooper's Lane, is one of the primary east-west streets in Camden, running from the Delaware River waterfront through Stockton Township to Mount Holly. The intersection of Federal Street and Broadway is considered by most to be the center of center city Camden.
News Articles
From the Rule Book
A page from the Spring 1977 Fire Watch Magazine reprinting excerpts of Camden Fire Department General Order #76-1 on fire radio communications procedures, with an "Our Patrons" advertisement grid including Euler's Floor Coverings at 1801 Haddon Avenue.
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Firemen Rescue Woman
A June 1967 Camden Courier-Post account of an East Camden apartment fire at 367 Marlton Avenue, where Acting Fire Capt. John Brzozowski and Fireman Spencer Smith Jr. made their way past a policeman overcome by smoke and carried out Mrs. Frances Brooks, found unconscious on her kitchen floor.
News Articles
Gone But Not Forgotten
A follow-up on the condemned junkyard at 26th Street and Pierce Avenue, owned by Michael Mazzilli, found the structure demolished but its ruins still strewn about.
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Authority Acquires 1st Parcel Toward Housing Project
The Camden Housing Authority acquired the first parcel of land for its 368-unit low-rent East Camden housing development, presenting a check to Mr. and Mrs. John Dyer for their home at 2120 Berwick Street.
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Fire at 1132 South Front Street
A Camden fire-alarm list recording two alarms for a fire that damaged the interior, exterior, and contents of 1132 South Front Street.
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Nine Safety Aides Sworn by Aaron
Camden Courier-Post - August 12, 1950 Five recently-appointed policemen and four firemen were sworn in today by Public Safety Commissioner Aaron in his City Hall office.
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5 Cops, 4 Firemen, All War 2 Vets Named by Aaron
Camden Courier-Post - August 1, 1950 Replacements Listed For 8 on Pensions, One Resignation Director of Public Safety Aaron this afternoon announced the appointment of five new patrolmen and four new firemen. All are War II veterans.
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Boy Stealing Ride Killed as He Drops in Front of Auto
Six-year-old Benamin Baldyga of 100 South 24th Street died after dropping from a wagon at Baird Boulevard and Marlton Avenue in September 1929 and being struck by a following automobile; driver Charles Daily was held for court.
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Two Negroes Arrested for Murder in Camden
Henry Thomas and "Brownie" Jones were arrested at 636 Locust Street by Detectives Moffett and Murry as suspects in the highway murder of Francis Martin Hageney at Twenty-seventh Street and Marlton Avenue.
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Coursey Breaks Down While Story of Cold-Blooded Killing of Karl Kellmann Is Told by Detective
Fred Coursey and Harry Duffield collapse in Police Court as Detective John Painter recounts the robbery killing of 18-year-old Karl Kellmann at Twenty-seventh and Sherman streets; Linnans Staley is committed as a principal.