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Argonne Street, named for the World War I Battle of the Argonne Forest, ran one block between St. Mihiel Street and Memorial Avenue. It was demolished when Campbell Soup acquired the land to build their corporate headquarters.
By Thomas A. Bergbauer , Retired Courier-Post Editor Just 100 years ago Camden was a thriving, prosperous industrial metropolis and the future looked bright for this river city.
Saint Mihiel Street in Camden, NJ, named for the World War I Battle of St. Mihiel, ran north from Line Street; later renamed St. Mihiel Avenue.
Admiral Wilson Boulevard (US Route 30) runs from the Benjamin Franklin Bridge to Airport Circle, named after World War I naval hero Admiral Henry Braid Wilson Jr. of Camden — originally designated as Bridge Boulevard when it opened.
Camden, NJ had two Convention Halls: the first on Memorial Avenue at Line Street, the second the former Third Regiment Armory on Mickle Street.
Aerial view and street-level photographs of the Camden Convention Hall on Argonne Street, which was demolished in the 1950s when Campbell Soup acquired the land.