Rex Place

Rex Place was a short street running east from near 317 North 5th Street to 309 North 6th Street, between Penn and Linden Streets, with 16 row homes on its south side behind the First Presbyterian Church.

September 1, 2023·1 min read

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Protest Meeting on Span Tunnel Set for Dec. 19

Edward Howe, president of the North Camden Civic Association announced today that a protest meeting against the proposal of the Delaware River Joint Commission to construct an underpass on North Sixth street , would be held Dec. 19 at 531 Penn street .

December 12, 1949·1 min read

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Camden Incorporations

Incorporation notice for the North Camden Young Republican Association, with principal office at 940 Linden Street and Sidney Liss as agent, February 1938.

February 2, 1938·1 min read

Courier-Post page showing two photos of Judson Place and Girard Place, September 15, 1932

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Little Known City Streets Revealed as Safety Havens For Myriads of Children

A September 15, 1932 Camden Courier-Post feature by E. Allen Hughes on ten obscure Camden "places" — dead-end courts such as Judson, Girard, Bella and Rex Place that had quietly become safe play-spaces for neighborhood children.

September 14, 1932·4 min read

19th Century Police Courtroom - AI Stock Photo

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A Weeping Prisoner

Philadelphia Inquirer - January 8, 1895 A Self-Confessed Thief Was Aided by a Little Child.

January 8, 1895·2 min read