Tag: Walnut Street
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Coates Street
Coates Street was once a two-block street in Camden. It ran parallel to Broadway and South 5th Street, starting at Cherry Street and going north across Spruce Street to Division Street. Today, Coates Street is only one block long, from Spruce Street to Division Street. Many people confuse Coates Street with Coates Alley, which was…
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Coates Alley
Coates Alley, originally known as Daubman Alley, was a short one-block street in Camden that ran parallel to Broadway and South 5th Street, stretching from 510 Cherry Street south to 512 Walnut Street. It is often confused with Coates Street, which also runs parallel to those streets but extends north from Cherry Street to Division…
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Spring Street
Spring Street in Camden dates back to at least 1850 and was mapped by 1891 to run north-south from Clinton Street, situated between Second Street and Front Street in South Camden. Although originally planned to extend as far south as Walnut Street, its development was obstructed by Volney Bennett’s lumber yard at Pine Street. The…
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Ada Street
Ada Street ran from Cherry Street south to Walnut Street, located one block east of South 9th Street. There were no houses listed on Ada Street in the 1947 City Directory. The street does not appear in directories prior to 1890-1891 and is absent from the 1924 City Directory. While homes existed on the 900…
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Isaac J. Hibbs
Isaac J. Hibbs was born on March 25, 1848, in Pennsylvania. He was the son of Isaac G. Hibbs, a carpenter, and his wife Mary. At the time of the 1850 Census, he was the youngest of the seven living Hibbs children. The family resided in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Around 1863, Isaac J.…
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Frederick Himmelein Jr
Frederick Himmelein Jr. was a native of Camden and a successful businessman in both Philadelphia and Camden for many years. In 1926, he acquired the plant of the C. A. Reynolds Leather Company at 1300 Walnut Street, which continued to operate into the mid-1950s. Himmelein Jr. spent his early years in North Camden. City directories…
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Joint Street (aka Joint Alley)
Joint Street, formerly known as Joint Alley, is a one-block street that extends east from South 3rd to South 4th Street, nestled between Spruce and Walnut Streets. Its presence is documented in city directories from as early as 1850, although it is believed that houses were not constructed until 1888. The absence of listed houses…
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Langham Avenue
Langham Avenue is located in Parkside, running south from Walnut Street to Baird Avenue, two blocks east of Haddon Avenue. Following World War I, many prominent members of Camden’s Jewish community lived on Langham, although the street was never entirely Jewish, contrary to popular rumor. By the end of the 1950s, this trend had largely…
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Raymond T. Amos
RAYMOND T. AMOS was born in Frankford, Delaware on December 28, 1905 to Albert and Catherine Amos. His father was a minister. The family had moved to Camden by the summer of 1910 and taken up residence at 1004 Central Avenue. The family had moved to 825 Walnut Street in South Camden by January of…
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Eugene F. Alston
EUGENE F. ALSTON was born October 16, 1919 in Camden to Richard Alston and his wife, the former Dolly Robinson. His father had been born in 1891 in Henderson, North Carolina. Richard Alston was working as a laborer at the Victor Talking Machine Company in June of 1917, and had married. Mr. and Mrs. Alston…
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13 Given Oath at City Hall as New Firemen
Camden Courier-Post – December 30, 1955 Thirteen new firemen were sworn in today by Safety Director E. George Aaron in ceremonies at City Hall. Beginning Sunday they will start a 90-day probatinoary period, during which they will receive instruction at the fire training school, 9th and Morgan sts. All are war veterans and all are…
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Camden Courier-Post – August 12, 1950 “TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME” was the theme song of 1500 girls and boys who were guests of Deputy Public Affairs Director Edward C. Garrity at the Phillies-Giants game today. Alongside Garrity, who is handing a bag of peanuts to Joseph Foster, 639 Walnut Street, are William…
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Nine Safety Aides Sworn by Aaron
Camden Courier-Post – August 12, 1950 Five recently-appointed policemen and four firemen were sworn in today by Public Safety Commissioner Aaron in his City Hall office. The nine men, all veterans of War II, will report for duty in the $2400-a-year posts on Sept 1. Four of the rookie policemen replace men retired on pension…
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5 Cops, 4 Firemen, All War 2 Vets Named by Aaron
Camden Courier-Post – August 1, 1950 Replacements Listed For 8 on Pensions, One Resignation Director of Public Safety Aaron this afternoon announced the appointment of five new patrolmen and four new firemen. All are War II veterans. The police are: James R. Styles, 27, of 3013 Essex street; William B. Reeves Jr., 24, of 431…