Streets
Linden Street
Linden Street runs east from the Delaware River to North 12th Street in Camden; large portions were demolished for the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Rutgers University and the toll plaza.
Tag
Rutgers University
People
Joseph M. Nardi, Jr
Joseph M. Nardi Jr. served as Camden's mayor from 1969 to 1973 and had a distinguished career as a judge and community leader.
Streets
Penn Street
Penn Street runs east from the Delaware River to North 12th Street in Camden. First listed in the 1867 city directory, it lost blocks to the expansion of Rutgers University and the building of Route 676.
People
Alfred R. Pierce
Alfred R. Pierce, son of Russell and Viola Pierce, grew up in Camden and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1939.
Bars and Clubs
6th Street Lounge
6th Street Lounge, a Camden bar at 109 N. 6th Street licensed since 1938 and known for decades as The Tavern, reopened under its current name in 2003.
News Articles
Judge Joseph M. Nardi Jr. Dead at 71
Camden Courier-Post - November 25, 2003 By KEVIN RIORDAN, Courier-Post Staff Retired state Superior Court Judge Joseph M. Nardi Jr. , a shoemaker's son who became an attorney, a mayor and a member of the state judiciary, is dead.
News Articles
Joseph Nardi Jr., a Camden leader, Dies
Philadelphia Inquirer - November 25, 2003 The state Superior Court judge and former mayor was 71.
Historical Accounts
Mathes Wasted His Best Opportunities
Camden Courier-Post - July 10, 2003 Opinion Former Camden Council president could have been a role model, but became a failure and a felon.
News Articles
Who Killed Margaret Day?
Margaret Day, a 19-year-old Rutgers student, was murdered May 3, 1974 near The Grille bar at 213 North 6th Street in Camden; the case remains unsolved.