Tag

Warren Avenue

Aerial photo of Carteret Street, 1961
Streets

Carteret Street

Carteret Street, in Camden's old Ninth Ward, ran just two blocks from Mickle Street to Newton Avenue. Built after 1891, the street fell victim to the construction of Interstate 676 in the 1970s.

·9 min read
George Birch at the Silent Club - 1930s
People

George Birch

George Birch was born on May 10, 1905, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father either passed away or abandoned the family, leaving George's mother, Katherine Halligan, an illiterate Irish immigrant, to raise him alone.

·2 min read
Morris J Steelman
People

Morris J. Steelman

Morris James "Farmer" Steelman was born June 29, 1874 in Millville, New Jersey to Samuel B. and his wife, the former Elizabeth "Lizzie" G. Sheppard. His father worked as a carpenter.

·4 min read
Notice of Application from the Ninth Ward Republican Association, Camden Courier-Post, June 10, 1957
News Articles

Notice of Application

A June 1957 legal notice that the Ninth Ward Republican Association applied for a club liquor license at 536 Broadway, listing President Hobart Corson, Vice President John K. Voll and the association's other officers and directors, including Lester Beach of 702 Carman Street.

·1 min read
Cooper Hospital Cases list, Camden Courier-Post, October 14, 1933
News Articles

Cooper Hospital Cases

Cooper Hospital cases reported in the Camden Courier-Post of October 14, 1933, including Alexander Ellis, 27, of 715 South Eighth Street, stabbed in the chest with an ice-pick.

·1 min read