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Theodore Primas

Theodore L Primas
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Theodore L. Primas

Theodore Primas was born on December 27, 1924, in Camden, New Jersey, to parents Edward and Hallie Primas.

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Camden Grocers Exchange - Atlantic Avenue and Ferry Avenue
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Atlantic Avenue

Atlantic Avenue runs east–west through the heart of Camden, three blocks south of Kaighn Avenue, from Front Street to Haddon Avenue. East of 7th Street it was and remains a mix of homes and commercial properties; the street crosses under I-676 and the elevated rail between 7th and 9th Streets before becoming primarily residential toward Haddon Avenue.

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Leonard Iannelli, about 1957
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Leonard Iannelli

Leonard Iannelli, born into a family of dedicated firefighters, followed in the footsteps of his father, Frank Iannelli , who had lost his life while battling a fire as a member of Engine Company 9 on April 5, 1942.

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Postcard of the Church of the Sacred Heart - 1741 Ferry Avenue Camden
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Ferry Avenue

Ferry Avenue, originally called Ferry Road, was opened in 1820 and runs from Kaighnton in South Camden through Stockton Township to Mount Ephraim Avenue. It was converted to a toll road in 1859 and reverted to the city around 1875.

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Camden honors heroics of firemen — Camden Courier-Post, October 13, 1979
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Camden Honors Heroics of Firemen

Three Camden firefighters were cited for rescuing an 8-month-old girl from a burning bedroom at 1482 Kaighns Avenue; firefighter Michael Galasso revived the infant with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

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