People
Walter D. Eastlack
Walter Dayton Eastlack (1889–1964) was a Camden firefighter who served 29 years with the Camden Fire Department, from his appointment on March 3, 1925 to his retirement on March 15, 1954.
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Pine Street
Streets
Cammer's Court
Cammer's Court, also known as Dudley's Court and later Cramer's Court, was a half-block alley running south from Pine Street between 512 and 516 Pine Street; first listed in city directories in 1863 as Dudley's Court, it disappeared after 1917 when the Hurley Store expanded its warehouse.
Streets
Dauphin Street
Dauphin Street runs south from Line Street across Pine Street to Division Street, between South 4th and South 5th Streets in South Camden. Originally called Kaighn Street, it was renamed in January 1882.
Streets
Wagner Court
Wagner Court, also called Wagner's Court, was a small dead-end alley running west from 713 South 4th Street in Camden, New Jersey, gone by the 1940s.
Streets
Coates Alley
Coates Alley is a short street in Camden that originally ran parallel to Broadway and South 5th Street from Cherry Street north across Spruce Street to Division Street. Today it is one block long, running from Spruce Street to Division Street.
People
Henry E. Zook
Henry Evans Zook was born on March 29, 1888, in Evesham Township, New Jersey, to John Trimble Zook Sr. and Mary B. Evans.
People
Jesse P. Johnson
Jesse P. Johnson was born around 1873 in Des Moines, Iowa, and moved to Camden, New Jersey, around 1890. The 1890-1891 Camden City Directory lists him living at the corner of 9th and Pearl Streets and working as a salesman in Philadelphia.
Retail
Lester Store
The Lester Store, owned by Sidney Lester, sold clothing and jewelry on Broadway in Camden, New Jersey from 1928 into the 1960s, mainly at 713 Broadway.
Streets
Erie Street
Erie Street in North Camden runs from Beach Avenue to 9th Street, crossing Delaware Avenue, Point, Front, Segal, and the numbered streets 2nd through 9th.
Streets
Ringold Street
Ringold Street was a one-block Camden street running from Line Street to Pine Street near Haddon Avenue, razed by the 1960s for Campbell Soup parking.
Streets
Baxter Street
Baxter Street (formerly Newton Street and locally known as "Hog Alley") ran from South 7th Street to Mount Ephraim Avenue in South Camden, notorious for decades as a hub of illegal activity; largely demolished, the 700 block survives as an overgrown alley.
Streets
26th Street
26th Street, originally called Union Street in the pre-annexation Pavonia section, runs through Cramer Hill and East Camden from the Delaware River to Bank and Mickle Streets. It was laid out before 1887 and renamed after Stockton Township was absorbed by Camden in 1899.
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Clare Street
Clare Street is a one-block thoroughfare in South Camden, running from Pine Street to Division Street. Originally called Pine Avenue, it was renamed Clare Street between 1878 and 1890, then later renamed Jesthroe Hunt Sr. Lane in honor of a Camden firefighter who passed away in 2005.
Streets
Bath Street
Bath Street, originally called Liberty Alley, was a small one-block street running from Line Street to Pine Street in Camden, first appearing in city directories in 1867 and erased by an industrial site after 1947.
Historical Accounts
Old Cooper Street
Reprinted from the series of stories of Camden's earlier days, under the title Sixty Years in Camden County - Gosh! by Will Paul, appearing in The Community news, of Merchantville, NJ.
Streets
Haddon Avenue
Haddon Avenue is one of Camden's oldest roads, dating to at least 1792 as a bridle path and incorporated as the Haddonfield & Camden Turnpike in 1839. It runs southeast from Federal Street to the city limits toward Collingswood, Haddon Township, and Haddonfield.
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2nd Street
2nd Street extends north-south between Front Street and 3rd Street, running parallel to the Delaware River until Mechanic Street. In the early 1970s, several buildings were cleared on the east side of North 2nd Street below Mickle Street to make way for the Royal Court townhomes and Mickle Tower senior citizens apartment building.
People
Raymond T. Amos
RAYMOND T. AMOS was born in Frankford, Delaware on December 28, 1905 to Albert and Catherine Amos. His father was a minister. The family had moved to Camden by the summer of 1910 and taken up residence at 1004 Central Avenue .
People
Eugene F. Alston
EUGENE F. ALSTON was born October 16, 1919 in Camden to Richard Alston and his wife, the former Dolly Robinson. His father had been born in 1891 in Henderson, North Carolina.
People
Amanda Alloway
Amanda Alloway, who was born in New Jersey in November 1843, had a notable life deeply intertwined with the historical tapestry of Camden, New Jersey.
People
Thomas R. Allibone
THOMAS R. ALLIBONE was one of the original members of the Camden Fire Department, entering service on September 2, 1869 as an extra man with Engine Company 1 .
People
Roxie Allen
ROXIE ALLEN was the ring name used by Rocco Auletto, who was one of the many fine Italian boxers who came out of South Camden in the 1920s and 1930s, and was considered by some to be among the best local fighters of his era.
People
Angelo Anthony Leveccia (aka Joey Allen)
JOEY ALLEN was the name that Angelo Anthony Levecchia boxed under from 1928 through 1943. He was born in Camden, New Jersey on November 12, 1912 to Anthony Levecchia and his wife, the former Anna Maria Onorati.
People
Edwin F. Allen
EDWIN FORREST ALLEN was appointed to the Camden Fire Department on October 9, 1872, as a replacement for David B. Sparks, who had resigned. He served as an extra man with the Hook and Ladder Company (present-day Ladder Company 1). He was resigned from his position with the Fire Department on June 30, 1873. He was replaced by John Gray. Edwin F. Allen was on occasion recorded as Edward F. Allen, however, Edwin was his given name.
People
George O. Addison
GEORGE OWENS ADDISON , the son of William H. Addison and his wife, the former Pheobe Ann Drew, was born in Gloucester County, New Jersey on December 4, 1853.
Streets
5th Street
Fifth Street was one of Camden's original streets, running south to north, with a few major interruptions, from Newton Avenue to just west of Pyne Point in North Camden.
News Articles
Camden Residents Walk In Fight to Take Back City
By ALAN GUENTHER, Courier-Post Staff Two dozen Camden residents recently took a nighttime walk on the wild side, past rows of abandoned homes, through neighborhoods so infested with crime and drugs that the dark streets are illuminated at night only by flashes of gunfire.
Historical Accounts
Mad Hatter - Boston Corbett
Bulletin of the Camden County Historical Society - February 1960 The Man who Shot the Man who Shot Lincoln by Arthur D. Pierce and Howard R. Kemble The year was 1870. The address was 308 Mechanic Street , Camden, New Jersey.
News Articles
Save Man, 88, In S. Camden Home Blaze
A neighbor who ran several blocks Friday night when she saw smoke and flames brought firemen to rescue Samuel Liberetti, 88, of 606 Avon Street, near West and Beckett Streets. Captain Raymond T. Amos and Engine Co. 1 pulled Liberetti from his smoke-filled cellar.
News Articles
Camden Fire Alarms
Fire alarms in Camden on February 14–15, 1956, including a grass fire at 2nd and Beckett Streets.
News Articles
Camden Fire Alarms
Camden fire alarm log for the 24-hour period ending midnight Tuesday, February 14, 1956, including a grass fire at 31st and Pleasant Streets and a rubbish fire at 1245 Mechanic Street.
News Articles
Two From Camden Get Optometry Degrees
Joseph J. Guetherman of 35 North 26th Street and Lawrence A. Ragone of Pine Street received Doctor of Optometry degrees from the Pennsylvania State College of Optometry.
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Police Investigate 3 Fires in 4 Hours In One Section
Kaighn School Razed; Blazes Set in Church, Unoccupied House Police today are investigating the possibility that three fires Wednesday within a quarter-mile area inside of three hours and 46 minutes were the work of a firebug.
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100 Friends Honor Director Abbott At Birthday Fete
Camden Courier-Post - June 2, 1950 Public Works Director Abbott had a birthday Thursday and more than 100 of his friends and associates helped him celebrate it at a surprise dinner.
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Dzick Appointed Judge of Camden Municipal Court
Prosecutor Replaces DiMona; Anthony Lario Is Chosen Benjamin J. Dzick , city prosecutor since 1942, today was named municipal judge of Camdent [sic] by Director of Public Safety George Aaron , replacing Police Court Judge John R. DiMona.
News Articles
Mrs. Emma E. Johnson
Obituary of Mrs. Emma E. Johnson, 77, of 626 Pine Street — wife of retired Camden fireman Joseph T. Johnson and stepmother-in-law of Walter Eastlack.
News Articles
Laxton Family — 1943 Camden City Directory
The Laxton family column from the 1943 Camden City Directory, listing nine entries — among them Eric R. (Blanche P.) Laxton, a driver for the American Oil Company, at 137 North 33rd Street.
News Articles
3 Bros. Markets
A July 1941 Camden Courier-Post advertisement for 3 Bros. Markets, listing four store locations — 7th & Vine and 3rd & Birch in North Camden, 9th & Pine and 6th & Walnut in South Camden — with weekend meat specials.
News Articles
7 Camden Women Pass State Tests
Trenton, July 24.—Helen M. Redfield, 624 Royden street, Camden, scored first out of a list of seven women who passed the examination for information clerk in the Camden Welfare Department, the State C
News Articles
Miss Hubbs Feted at Shower
Mrs. Alice Germina, Mrs. Leona Kearns and Mrs. Lottie Albertson hosted a bridal shower at Mrs. Kearns' home, 43 South 33rd Street, honoring Miss Libby Hubbs of 820 Pine Street. Miss Hubbs and James Peluse of Wilkes-Barre will be married on April 23.
News Articles
11 Nabbed by Police in Gambling Raids
Camden Courier-Post - February 14, 1938 7 Arrested in Bingo Numbers Racket; 4 Seized in Betting Place Ten men and a woman were arrested in gambling raids over the weekend by Camden city and county authorities.
News Articles
Two Seized in Extortion Plot
Jobless Man, Girl Quizzed in Attempt to Obtain $5,000 Painter Nabbed as He Keeps Date to Meet Intended Victim, G-Men Say Case Linked to Holdup of Bank in Pennsgrove By WALTER N. CARLEY An unemployed Camden painter and his reputed sweetheart were taken in custody early today for questioning in the attempted extortion of a Carney's Point store keeper.
News Articles
Moore In Camden Speech Demands Fairness at Polls
Towers Theatre Packed at Climax of All-Day Invasion Here TOURS SMALLER TOWNS By RANSLOE BOONE Demanding a fair election and protection to Democratic voters, A. Harry Moore was greeted here last night by the largest crowd to gather at a Democratic meeting in Camden's recent history.
News Articles
7 Democrats Rallies in County Tonight
Camden Courier-Post - October 23, 1931 Democratic speakers, urging suffrage in the interest of A. Harry Moore, gubernatorial candidate, and the local Democratic ticket, will invade seven political clubs in the city and county tonight.
News Articles
16 Beauties to Vie for Honors Tonight
Shrine Club to Select Contest Winner at Convention Hall Show Sixteen South Jersey girls are competing in a popularity contest which closes tonight at the first annual professional show and dance of Camden Shrine Club in Convention Hall .
News Articles
Ambulance and Truck Collide in Broadway
Two persons were injured when the American Legion Post ambulance of Gloucester collided with a truck at Broadway and Pine Street. The truck was driven by John Max, 46, of 928 North 30th Street.