People
Howard L. Gick
Howard Lambert Gick (1895–1968) joined the Camden Fire Department in 1923, served until his retirement as District Chief in 1956, and later worked as Fire Inspector at Garden State Racetrack.
Tag
Stevens Street
People
Albert A. Mungioli
Albert Arthur Mungioli lived at 314 Stevens Street and served as a Justice of the Peace in Camden during the early 1930s.
People
Benjamin D. Coley
Benjamin Coley was born in England on February 1, 1826, and immigrated to America as a child.
Streets
Carman Street
Carman Street ran from Broadway to South 8th Street downtown and, across the Cooper River, from 15th Street through East Camden to Woodrow Wilson High School at 31st Street. It is apparently named for William Carman, whose home at Broadway and Federal Street stood until 1902.
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.
People
William G. Hillman
William Grant Hillman was born on August 10, 1865, in Camden, NJ, the sixth of nine children of Edward Hillman and Margaret Grant.
Schools
Edwin A. Stevens School
The Edwin A. Stevens School at 430 South 4th Street in Camden was built in 1867-1868 on land donated by Edwin A. Stevens; it closed in 1954 and was razed in 1956.
Streets
Church Place
Church Place ran for a half block from Stevens Street north towards Mickle Street, west of Broadway in Camden, NJ. It was laid out between 1878 and 1885, alongside the German Evangelical Lutheran Church, and homes remained there into the 1940s. The church and Chapel Place were razed in July 2018.
Food and Drink
Litwin Brother's Market
Litwin Brothers Market, a family grocery at 801 Elm Street in North Camden founded by the Litwin family, served the neighborhood from 1941 into the 2000s.
Streets
Bridge Avenue
Bridge Avenue was one of Camden's most notable thoroughfares, lying between Federal and Mickle Streets. By 1947 only the block east of South 8th Street remained, and that too has long since vanished.
Streets
31st Street
31st Street spans from the Delaware River through Cramer Hill and East Camden, with no addresses outside Cramer Hill since the early 1920s. It is North 31st Street above Federal and South 31st below.
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
Mickle Street
Mickle Street, also known as Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, is a major east-west road in Camden, named for John W. Mickle, a Federal Street Ferry organizer with a large stake in the Camden and Amboy Railroad.
Streets
Judson Place
Judson Place ran for half a block north from 437 Stevens Street between West Street and South 5th Street in South Camden. Its two homes, at 439 and 441 Judson Place, were occupied as late as 1947 but have long since been razed.
Bakeries
A & A Soft Pretzel Baking Company
A&A Soft Pretzel Baking Company, run by the Panara family, moved to Camden, New Jersey in 1976 and has baked pretzels in Cramer Hill since 1985.
Streets
Arch Street
Arch Street ran from Delaware Avenue to North 5th Street between Federal and Market Streets in downtown Camden. Formerly known as Plum Street, it was home to Oetzel's Saloon, the Genova Cafe, the Collings Carriage Company, and the Camden Fire Department headquarters at 5th and Arch.
News Articles
Hot Flashes
Fire Watch Magazine, Summer 1977: "Hot Flashes" captions five Camden fire scenes from April and May 1977, including 235 Pine Street, South Camden.
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H. L. Gick, Ex-Camden Fireman
Obituary of Howard L. Gick, retired Camden fireman, who died June 4, 1968.
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West Jersey Hospital Opened in City in 1885
Camden Courier-Post - May 14, 165 The recorded history of West Jersey Hospital dates from the opening of a small hospital at the northeast corner of 4th and Arch Streets , Camden, in the spring of 1885.
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Camden Fire Alarms
Courier-Post list of Camden fire alarms from midnight Sunday to midnight Monday, including fires on Stevens and Benson Streets, a rubbish fire on North 3rd Street and an auto fire at 4th and Viola Streets.
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30 Minutes Rail Delay At River Rd.
Mrs. Fannie May of 1223 North 21st Street was critically injured when the couple's 1937 Packard skidded past a crossing watchman and collided with a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train on River Avenue north of Federal Street; she died later that day in Cooper Hospital.
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Camden Fire Alarms
Fire alarm log for Camden, midnight Saturday to midnight Sunday, February 1, 1954, including a call at 1069 Diamond Street for a possible careless smoker.
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Fire Truck-Auto Collision Breaks Store Windows
A car driven by 19-year-old Leonard Chasey collided with Engine Co. No. 2 at Broadway and Stevens Street, mounted the sidewalk and broke two windows of Rolans Clothing Store; the engine was returning from a false alarm at 516 Pine Street.
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Newton-Troupe Marriage Announcement
A Camden Courier-Post society item announcing the marriage of Miss Emily Jean Newton, of 121 North 26th Street, to James Stewart Troupe, of 2826 Stevens Street, in Rosedale Baptist Church on March 21.
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Will of Mrs. Annie Peiper
The estate of Annie Peiper, formerly of 3161 Alabama Road, valued at $8,000. Probate complicated by a wartime bequest to a sister in Germany. Camden Courier-Post, January 10, 1942.
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Captain Townsend of Engine No. 3 Dies
Camden Courier-Post, April 8, 1940. Capt. George M. Townsend, 45, of Fire-Engine Company No. 3 at Broadway and Emerald Street, died at his home on Stevens Street days after the death of Battalion Chief Rollo R. Jones of the same station.
News Articles
Chief Colsey Dies at 67 of Heart Attack
Camden Chief of Police Arthur Colsey, a 27-year veteran of the department, died of a heart attack in his sleep at his home at 2937 Stevens Street. The Courier-Post traced his career from merchant at Ninth and Market streets and Second Ward councilman to patrolman in 1912 and permanent chief in 1934.
News Articles
MAGIN PROMOTES 3, REHIRES 3, FIRES 4
Temporary Laborers Dismissed, While Men Ousted by Hartmann Are Reinstated Three dismissals, three promotions and four reinstatements and two new hirings were announced yesterday by City Commissioner Henry Magin , director of public works.
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Motorist Cleared in Hit-Run Accident
Benjamin Mifflin of 594 Carman Street was found not guilty in the Camden County Criminal Court of assault and battery by automobile in a 1937 hit-run accident on Stevens Street.
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$100 in Gems Stolen from Apartment
Camden Courier-Post - February 7, 1938 Theft at 418 Broadway Reported to Police; other Homes Robbed Two garages and several homes were entered over the weekend by thieves who escaped with cash, jewelry, and other articles.
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3 in Assembly Race Plan Tour Tonight
Democratic Assembly nominees Henry Lodge, Bartholomew Sheehan and Harry Roye were to speak at Roosevelt rallies in Magnolia and Camden's First and Ninth wards on October 26, 1936, among many other ward and borough rallies.
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Elimination of 20 City Blocks Urged by Housing Committee
The Camden Housing Advisory Committee recommended that the city clear 20 blocks of sub-standard properties, 895 dwellings in two areas, to save on municipal service costs; Mayor Frederick von Nieda favored eliminating the areas but opposed spending city money without assurance of a return.
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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.
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2 Runaway Horses Imperil Children
Scores of children on their way to school were endangered when two horses hitched to a bakery wagon ran away in South Camden streets, ignoring red traffic lights and shouts of pedestrians and motorists.
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Democrats Arrange for 'Maloney Day'
"Harry L. Maloney Day" will be celebrated by South Jersey Democrats, Sunday, July 9, when the newly-appointed collector of internal revenue will be guest of honor at a picnic at Silver Lake Park.
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2 Brothers Arrested on Suit Theft Charge
Alfred Scott, 18, of 839 Bridge Avenue, and his brother Norman were arrested on larceny charges after stealing a suit from Charles Parker of Stevens Street.
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Judge Avis Issues 7 Bench Warrants; Brehm Dismissed
Of 56 liquor law cases called in U. S. District Court, 19 defendants paid $1265 in fines, among them Benjamin Plevinsky of 852 Locust Street; the case against Freeholder C. Leonard Brehm was dismissed.
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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.
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Young G.O.P. to Dine County Party Chiefs
County Republican leaders were to be guests of the Young Republicans of Camden County at a July 14, 1932 dinner at the Lotus Restaurant, 517 Market Street, celebrating completion of the Young Republicans' membership drive; plans were made at Republican Headquarters, Broadway and Stevens Street.
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3 Camden Men Enlist in U.S. Coast Artillery
Three Camden men — William R. Davies, Walter W. Crim, and Joseph Newman of 49 North Thirty-sixth Street — enlisted in the U.S. Coast Artillery for three-year tours in Panama, departing Fort Slocum on June 18.
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Camden Man Stabbed During Argument
Emil Tisani, 35, of 237 Stevens Street, was stabbed in the neck, head and face after an argument in a grocery store at 210 South Second Street; he said he would seek a warrant for Lugi Celani of 203 Royden Street.
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Political Paragraphs
An October 23, 1931 Camden Courier-Post political column noting, among other items, that the Polish-American Women's Citizens Club had endorsed David Baird for governor — the first endorsement in the club's six-year history.
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Orlando Raids 35 Gambling Haunts in Slot Machine Drive
Assistant Prosecutor Samuel P. Orlando took evidence from raids on 35 alleged gambling haunts to the Camden County grand jury in a drive against slot machines, while Republican leaders reportedly wanted him called off.
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Hurley Based Success in Life and in Business on Square Deal to All
Camden Courier-Post, April 23, 1928: Ben Courter's profile of William L. Hurley, who built a small store at Fifth and Pine streets into the Gately & Hurley store at Broadway and Pine streets on a policy of square dealing, and who championed the Camden bridge and the extension of Broadway.
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Guns Await Sniper in Suburban Towns
With orders to "shoot on sight" issued to suburban police hunting South Jersey's "phantom sniper," a man giving a fake name reported a 16th shooting that investigators could not verify, while a 15th victim came forward separately in Collingswood.
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14 Camden Firemen Overcome by Smoke
Fourteen firemen were overcome by smoke and roughly $20,000 in damage was done during a twelve-hour fire at the Frank G. Hitchner Wall Paper Manufacturing Company at Fifth and Mickle streets; water from the plant flooded nearby cellars, including John Orr's home at 441 Judson Street.
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Camden County Transfers
Real estate transfers in Camden County, including 340 Division Street, Antonio Mecca to Lorenzo Del Fico, and 1449 Princess Avenue, Lewis F. Holl to Jeannette Bryant, $3300. Philadelphia Inquirer, June 18, 1915.
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Camden News in Brief
Camden briefs from the Philadelphia Inquirer of March 26, 1914, including the appointment of Charles Smith as a city fireman after the death of Edward Finley and building permits for twelve dwellings from 1137 to 1159 Sherman (Sheridan) Street.
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Cases Treated at Cooper Hospital
A Camden Post-Telegram list of cases treated at Cooper Hospital, led by Christopher Umberger's fall from a Cooper River boat house roof and including John T. Gordan of 647 Locust Street.