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Sheridan Street
Sheridan Street is a residential street in Camden, NJ named for Civil War General Philip Sheridan. It originally ran from Warsaw Street east to Davis Street, later extended to South 10th Street.
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Van Hook Street
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Edwin S. Wirtz
Edwin Stanley Wirtz (1914–1975), son of Camden policeman Stanley R. Wirtz and grandson of Camden fireman James McDade, was appointed to the Camden Fire Department in October 1943 and served 22 years, retiring in October 1965 as an inspector in the Fire Marshal's office.
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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.
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Van Hook Street
History and occupants of Van Hook Street (now Carl Miller Boulevard) in Camden, New Jersey, including the Bunting family at 515, Clement Coverall Company at 615, Booth's Flowers at 693, the Avalon Bar at 1176, and the eight houses builder S. Levy finished at 632–646 by January 1928.
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Kolo Street
Kolo Street is a one-block street in Camden's Fairview section, running south from Sheridan Street to Van Hook Street; three brick twin homes were built on the street, rendering six addresses.
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Hale Street
Hale Street ran north-south from Central Avenue to Ferry Avenue in Camden; its four homes and the street itself were razed in the 1970s for the I-676 North-South Freeway.
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Beckett Street
Beckett Street, named for Henry and Mary Beckett who owned land in South Camden around 1853, originally ran from Front Street to West Street. After 1947 the eastern portion was demolished for an industrial building; today it runs only from South 3rd Street to West Street.
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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.
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Sycamore Street
Sycamore Street is one of Camden's "tree" streets, originally running east from Front Street to Haddon Avenue; its intersections at 7th, 8th and Louis Streets were hubs for different ethnic and cultural communities.
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Kossuth Street
Kossuth Street ran south through South Camden from Van Hook Street to the railroad tracks; named for the Hungarian revolutionary Louis Kossuth, much of it was razed in the 1950s for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Manor and Chelton Terrace public housing projects.
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Salem Street
Salem Street is a one-block street running from Ferry Avenue south to Viola Street. Homes at 1831 through 1841 Salem Street first appear in the 1890-1891 Camden City Directory.
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Pulaski Street
Pulaski Street in Camden is named for Casimir Pulaski, the Polish nobleman and cavalry commander born in 1745 who fought in the American Revolutionary War and was made an honorary U.S. citizen.
Bars and Clubs
Three-O-Three Bar
Three-O-Three Bar, a Camden tavern at 303 Kaighn Avenue operating from the 1930s through 1970, later the Togetherness Bar before the building was razed.
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Langham Avenue
Langham Avenue runs south through Parkside from Walnut Street to Baird Avenue; in the decades after World War I it was home to many prominent members of Camden's Jewish community.
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Berkley Street
Berkley Street was originally spelled Berkeley Street, named for Lord Berkeley, who co-owned the colony of New Jersey from 1664 to 1674. East of Broadway it was known as Hamilton Street until 1882. This page covers occupants from the 200 block through the 3000 block.
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George Ackerle
GEORGE ACKERLE was born December 14, 1920 in New Jersey. He was one of at least seven children born to Paul F. and Anna Ackerle. The Ackerles lived in Deptford NJ through at least April of 1930.
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New name for Camden street near planned HQ
Camden Courier-Post - August 10, 2016 CAMDEN - Subaru of America isn't expected to move here until sometime next year, but the firm's already had a change of address.
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Cherry
Death notice for Anna Mae Cherry of Camden, 70, who died May 22, 1996, survived by her son Alfonzo; services at the Carl Miller Funeral Home on Van Hook Street.
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Ball
Death notice for Gloria E. Ball, 51, of 1562 Louis Street, Camden, who died June 1, 1992, with services at the Carl Miller Funeral Home and interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Hardwick
Death notice for George Hardwick, 64, of 511 Fairview Street, Camden, who died October 12, 1977, with funeral services at the Carl Miller Funeral Home on Van Hook Street and interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Porter
Julius Porter, 72, of 713 North 10th Street, Camden, died February 1, 1977. Survived by wife Caroline, son William Porter, and seven grandchildren.
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Death Notice — Clover
Death notice for Earl Clover, 45, of 245A Boyd Street, who died June 22, 1972; services at the Carl Miller Funeral Home with interment at Mt. Peace Cemetery, Lawnside.
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Notice of Application
Legal notice that Van Hook Tavern applied for a plenary retail consumption license for 575 Van Hook Street, naming officers Tadeusz and Helen Kanigowski of 1189 Whitman Avenue and Stanley Milewski. Camden Courier-Post, June 20, 1959.
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Armed Robber Changes Mind
John Hamlett of 800 Van Hook Street reported that a man with a revolver sat in his parked car, then laughed and left without robbing him.
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Motorist Is Robbed By Two Youths
Camden Courier-Post - December 3, 1956. Police are seeking two youths who allegedly robbed a motorist Saturday night while his car was halted for a red traffic light on Mt. Ephraim ave. at Line st.
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Hospital Cases
Camden Courier-Post hospital cases column of August 14, 1956, listing nine people treated at West Jersey and Cooper hospitals for minor injuries, including John Coney, 5, of 2035 Kossuth Street.
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Hospital Cases
A Camden Courier-Post hospital admissions list of November 20, 1949, recording injuries treated at Cooper and West Jersey hospitals, including Mary Dickinson, 74, of 57 North Twenty-second Street, with an injured hip.
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Man, 69, Is Killed, Another Injured by Hit-Runners
Joseph Wright, 69, of 1716 Ferry Avenue, was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver at Broadway and Van Hook Street, one of three hit-run accidents in Camden early that day that also injured a Philadelphian and damaged a parked car.
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Federal Cleaners & Dyers
Page 23 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: an advertisement for G. Vignola's Federal Cleaners & Dyers at 2800 Federal Street, around an installment of the parish history telling how Father Byrne bought the plot at Westfield Avenue and Federal Street that became St. Patrick's cemetery, and how the Saints Peter and Paul, Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Sacred Heart parishes began.
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Cartun
Page 68 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: advertisements for Cartun wholesale wall paper, paint and hardware at 3507-09 Federal Street, H. Trautenberg's Federal Pharmacy at 35th and Federal Streets, Star Ice and Coal Service at 126 and 141 North 26th St., Barry's Clothes at 21st and Federal Sts., the Camden Welding Co. at 1301-1307 South Sixth St., funeral director Antonio Mecca at 819 South Fourth Street, the Federal Liquor Co. at 24th and Federal Streets, Parkview Stables on Route 40, Tiedeken Bros. at 429-31-33 Van Hook Street, and M. Barbell, P.T.
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Democrats to Hold Dinner in 8th Ward
The Eighth Ward Democratic Club, whose president was Cleophas Hood and whose headquarters were at 696 Van Hook Street, announced a chicken dinner for the following day at 1741 Kossuth Street under John Gilyard, chairman of the ways and means committee.
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City Property Sale Authorized
Acting City Counsel John J. Crean was authorized to hold a public sale of 11 city-owned tax title lien properties and lots, including 325 Mickle Street and a lot at Ninth and Everett Streets. Camden Courier-Post, July 25, 1941.
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Hospital Cases
Emergency room cases at Cooper Hospital and West Jersey Hospital on February 14, 1938, including Mary DiVincenzo of 311 Beckett Street.
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Wilkie Exonerated of Strike Assault
Assault charges against Police Inspector John V. Wilkie, stemming from the July 1936 RCA strike riot, were dismissed after the complainant failed to appear for the eleventh time. Patrolman Earl Wright had made the original arrest.
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Camden Coal Hauler Robbed of $50 in Pa.
Clarence Franchetti of 1231 Van Hook Street and his helper were held up by two armed bandits on Ridge Pike near Conshohocken, Pennsylvania and robbed of $50.
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Boy Found Drunk Gets 30-Day Term
Julius Carter, 16, of 1288 Van Hook Street, was found unconscious from drinking in a vacant house at 534 Ray Street by Motorcycle Patrolman Earl Wright, and sentenced to 30 days by Judge Garfield Pancoast.
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Youths Peddling Radio Arrested on Suspicion
Joseph Fiume, 16, of 1349 Van Hook Street, and Stephen Stanziak were arrested after detectives found Fiume attempting to sell a radio of unknown origin to a shopkeeper.
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2 Men Sent to Jail in Theft of Auto
Herbert Cox, 25, of 1247 Van Hook Street, and Charles Casale, 26, of 1351 Van Hook Street, were each sentenced to six months in jail for stealing an automobile from Mt. Ephraim Avenue.
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Man Stabbed; Woman Held
Mitchell Brooks, 37, of 637 Van Hook Street, was stabbed and admitted to West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital; Charlotte Carter was arrested as his assailant.
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Woman Given $3,000 Heart Balm Verdict
A jury awarded $3,000 to Mrs. Mary Krystanowich, 35, of 1108 Van Hook Street, against Anton Trzaskowski in a breach-of-promise suit after five hours of deliberation.
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Widow Asks $10,000 for Love Swindle
Mrs. Mary Krystanowicz, 35, of 1108 Van Hook Street opened a $10,000 breach-of-promise suit against Anton Trzaskowski, who she alleges proposed marriage while already wed.
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27 Mild Padlocks Provided In U.S. Court Rules by Avis
John Baronkin of 669 Van Hook Street was given a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to possession of liquor.
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Five Injured in Collision
Five people were injured when a truck overturned after colliding with a car at 8th and Van Hook Streets; Fioranto Costanzo of 209 Beckett Street was among the injured.
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Willie Ross Sent to Prison
Willie Ross, 30, of 681 Van Hook Street, was sentenced to one to three years in Trenton prison for carrying a concealed deadly weapon after firing shots at a neighbor.
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2 Youths Are Caught In Padlocked Cafe
Two Whitman Park youths, Thomas Hines and Leon Gentek, were held without bail in June 1932 after a special watchman caught them leaving the cellar of the padlocked Purdy's Cafe at Van Hook Street and Mt. Ephraim Avenue.
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Store Robber Given 10 Years in Prison
Floyd Alter Bell sentenced to 10 years for robbing the Star Beef Company; accomplice Frank Bank of 717 Baxter Street to face grand jury.
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Hotel Holdup Denied By 3 On Witness Stand
Rollie Waterhouse, Joseph McKenna and Ralph Endt, on trial for the November 21 Hotel Camden holdup, testified they were gambling in Gloucester; the state called three taxi fares, among them Joseph Dent of 318 Taylor Avenue.
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Gangster Shot as Racketeers Open War Here
John Doris, brother of the electrocuted Frank Doris, was arrested after Joseph Connors of Gloucester was shot in front of the American Restaurant, 506 Kaighn avenue, near Broadway; a police roundup netted 10 men held as material witnesses.
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Suspected Sniper Charges Frameup by ‘Real Phantom’
Eugene Marshall, 21, of 404 Jasper Street, admitted he was the man Camden police sought after an anonymous letter named him the "phantom sniper," but charged he was framed by an enemy he believed to be the real sniper. The same day a fire-alarm box at Kaighn Avenue and Hyde Park was drilled, and a weekend shot narrowly missed Joseph Carone.
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632-646 Van Hook Street Construction by S. Levy Company
Camden Courier-Post, January 9, 1928: building contractor S. Levy of 1214 Kaighn Avenue wins a $20,000 apartment-house contract at Eighth and Kaighn, and reports that his eight new six-room houses at 632–646 Van Hook Street, finished two weeks earlier, are all occupied.