Camden Streets - Leonard Avenue

Unit Block of Leonard Avenue Click on Images to Enlarge
	1 Leonard Avenue aka 2733 Federal Street 1910s-1960s Frank F. & Anna Dorris Frank Dorris died during the 1920s 1940s-1970s Anne's beauty shop Mrs. Anne Dorris Depuy 1950s-1970s Cromewell-Alles Realty & Insurance 1950s-1960s Harriet "Hattie" Dorris All were gone by 1977 1969 E.M. Maushake
	2 Leonard Avenue aka 2737 Federal Street 1910-s1924 William Clark 1924 Charles D. Morgan undertaker 1920s- late 1970s Dr. Myer Barbell gone by 1977 1969- Dr. Bernard S. Barbell DO 1969 Dr. Eric L. Leonardo Photograph Taken July 2004
	3 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1920s Herbert Plummer 1924 Hannah Connolly 1930-1969 William R. Yonker Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	3 & 5 Leonard Avenue Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	4 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1920s Erskine Hopkins Family 1924-1930s Edward 0. Taylor 1947-1956 Mrs. Marie E. Martel 1959-1970s James S & Dorothy Murphy Jim Murphy & Dee Dee Murphy (children) gone by 1977
	5 Leonard Avenue 1924 Louis Gressel 1930 T. Charles Comerford 1947 vacant Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	5 Leonard Avenue 1950s-1970s Jennie Murren & Eleanor Thrower (cousins) gone by 1977 Bucks County Courier-imes February 3, 1968 Click on Image to Enlarge
	6 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1920s Gustave Keating 1924-1930s Charles M. Simpson 1940s-1963 Frederick M. Geckle 1940s-1960s Mrs. Genevieve Geckle 1940s-1969 Fred & Marge Geckle Jr.
	7 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1920s Charles Buhler 1924 Mrs. Emma Weston 1930 Mrs. Eliza Park 1947 William O. Bessey 1962-1977 Edward & Josephine Kavlick 1962-1977 Edward Scott Kavlick
	7 Leonard Avenue Fire at 7 Leonard Avenue December 3, 2011 Left: 7, 9, and 11 Leonard Avenue Click on Image to Enlarge
	7 Leonard Avenue Fire at 7 Leonard Avenue December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	7 & 9 Leonard Avenue Fire at 7 Leonard Avenue December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	8 Leonard Avenue 1920s-1920s James L. Fenton 1924-1930s Hiram Brundage 1947-1956 Mrs. Eva Keen
	9 Leonard Avenue 1917 Jacob F. Bender 1910s-1930s Louis Froelich
	9 Leonard Avenue 1932 Louis Wolfinger & Family Louis & Mary Wolfinger Joseph A. Wolfinger Camden Courier-Post March 28, 1932
	9 Leonard Avenue 1947 Joseph McPherson mid 1950s-1970s Harry E. Offord & Family Harry E. & Catherine Offord gone by 1977 Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	10 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1920s Frank Stark 1924-1969 Harry G. Schmidt Family 1920s-1969 Mrs. Helen Schmidt 1920s-1930s William J MacKnight (stepson) 1920s-1930s George M. MacKnight (stepson)
	11 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1920s Raymond Wendell 1924 Harry Staples 1930 Leon Abner 1947 James J. Schmitt Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	12 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1920s Joseph H. Rhoades 1924-1930s Frank Adams 1947 Joseph J. Thiel 1950s-1960s Shirley Shapiro William & Leola Kirk Smith (stepfather and mother) 1960s-1995 Leola Smith
	13 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1920s Charles Bibber 1924 Frank Schrumpf 1930 Mrs. Anna Wuest 1930 Joseph Urban 1947 Theo Krueger
	14 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1930s Charles Knox 1946-1947 David Humphries Camden Fire Fighter David & Rhoda Humphries David W. Humphries
	14 Leonard Avenue 1958-1969 Mrs. Elizabeth Martorano Richard Martorano Anthony Martorano Camden Courier-Post November 8, 1958
	15 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1924 Charles Lindholm 1930 Horace Young 1947-1956 William C. WIble 1969 A. Perez
	16 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1930s James Biddle policeman 1947 Horace Van Sciver 1960s-1970s? Hannah Stover 1969 E.C. Hollenbaugh
	17 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1920s Miss Ella Ellis teacher 1910s-1920s Miss Maud Hicks 1910s-1920s Miss Jessie Hicks 1924 William F. Kay 1924-1930 James Kay 1947 Andrew F. Hoffman 1969 G.C. Borregine Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	17 & 19 Leonard Avenue Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	18 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1920s Edward Smith 1924 Robert F. Wyatt 1947 Richard J. Costine
	18 Leonard Avenue 1950s-1977 Angelo Caruso & Family Angelo & Mamie Longano Caruso Dolores Caruso - Barbara Caruso Camden Courier-Post March 26, 1968
	18 Leonard Avenue 1980 M. Wilson
	19 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1920s Arden Shaw 1924 William J. Martin 1930-1960s Warren Radcliff 1969 R. Weyman Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	20 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1920s John Shill 1924-1930s James McClaferty
	20 Leonard Avenue 1947-1972 George S. Nicktern & Family Camden Police Officer George & Victoria Nicktern
	20 Leonard Avenue 1947-1972 George S. Nicktern & Family Camden Police Officer George & Victoria Nicktern Cheryl Rowand in front of the Nicktern's home early 1950s
	20 & 22 Leonard Avenue Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	21 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1920s Neal Borton 1924 Stanley Tarves electrician 1930 William Schlict 1947 Richard Kreher
	22 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1920s Thomas Day 1924 Frank Stark 1930 Edward Ohlson 1947-1969 Mrs. Mary E. Harris 1969 Leslie B. Harris Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	23 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1924 Charles S. Rodman 1930 Nicholas Czerniak 1947 Adolph Carsyn 1969 Douglas Moffa Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	23 & 25 Leonard Avenue Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	24 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1924 Edward J. O'Brien 1930 Henry B. & Rose Smith William B. Smith Edgar L. Smith 1947 Edgar L. Smith 1969 A. Hand
	24 & 26 Leonard Avenue Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	25 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1920s Donald Cline 1924-1930s Walter T. Padgett 1947 Walter J. Duffy 1969 Eugene L. Shisler Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	26 Leonard Avenue 1910s - 1970s Louis Scott & Family Louis & Laura Scott Family Ethel Scott Anna Scott C. Leslie Scott Louis Scott 1969- early 1970s C. Leslie Scott gone by 1977
	26 Leonard Avenue 1910s - 1970s Louis Scott & Family Louis & Laura Scott Family Ethel Scott Anna Scott C. Leslie Scott Louis Scott 1969- early 1970s C. Leslie Scott gone by 1977 Julia Asay East Camden Woman's Club Dorothy Morris Mrs. Robert Pinner Mrs. Charles Johnson
	27 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1920s Albert Reinhard 1924 George Lippincott 1927 James Cunningham 1947 Frank Seagraves 1969 William Mellon Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	27 & 29 Leonard Avenue Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	28 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1947 George Gross 1969 J.A. Ferraro Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	29 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1920s Isaac Clark 1924 vacant 1930 Lawrence Miller 1947 Lawrence E. Miles 1969 H.E. Carmon Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	30 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1947 Michael Gross 1969 Mrs. Bertha Ulrich 2011 Gone
	31 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1920s Ephraim Shaw 1924 Mrs. Hattie Shaw 1930 Arthur Shaw 1947 Dominic J. DiNunzio 1969 E.H. Moffa Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	32 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1920s Staley Tarves 1924 Robert S. Burns 1930-1947 John Buffo 1969 Earnest W. Gruber Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	32 & 34 Leonard Avenue Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	33 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1920s Troy R. Page 1924-1930s John Cooper 1947-1960s Frances L. Gritton 1947-1970s Audrey R. Gritton gone by 1977 Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	34 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1960s Ernest F. Schirmer Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	35 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1920s Irving Cobb 1924-1930s Erskine Hopkins 1947 George J. Wolf Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	35 Leonard Avenue Camden Courier-Post September 20, 1957
	36 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1920s Clarence Rice 1924-1930s Richard Koegler 1947-1960s Mathew A. Sarra Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	36 & 38 Leonard Avenue Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	38 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1924 Espin Ashton 1930 Horace Heulinger 1947 Justin C. Neill Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	38 & 40 Leonard Avenue Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge
	40 Leonard Avenue 1910s-1960s William & Bessie Percival William Percival died in August of 1964. Wife Bessie subsequently moved to Gloucester City, passing away in July of 1967. 1969 Helen Winner Photograph taken December 3, 2011 Click on Image to Enlarge

Edward S. Kavlick writes about growing up on Leonard Avenue

This are my memories of Leonard Avenue. My name is Edward S. Kavlick. I was born when my family lived at 40 Ablett Village, which is located on River Road in Cramer Hill.

We moved when I was 6 months old to 7 Leonard Avenue in 1962 with my grandparents Josephine and Edward (Mom and Dad) and my mother Joann. I was born in February of 1962, my first birthday party was there.

When I was 5 years old I remember I had a car you can ride... you had to pedal it. I would ask my Dad if he would bring it outside. He would put it in front of the steps and I would get in and ride it all the way around the block.

I had a friend, the first time I met him he was about 10, I was 5. He was a lot older than me but we always hung out together. His name was Bobby Wayman. He had the neatest toys. The first time I ever saw the little cars called Matchboxes I asked Bobby where he got them. He told me at Woolworth's on Federal Street. I would copy after Bobby, every toy he had I would get my Mom to buy.

I had a lot of friends. Every neighbor and kid knew me. There were Bobby's cousins. The first one was Tommy. I think he lived at number 13 Leonard. I can't remember his last name. He had a brother who we called Dicky. My first girlfriend, her name was carol. Tommy and Carol were Bobby's cousins. Carol lived down the street a bit, I can't think of the number. The last house on my side of the street was my friend Tony. We were the same age.

In back of the houses there was a big lot. We called it the back lot. All of the kids would play there. The big kids like Bobby would play football and the little kids like me would dig in the dirt and play Army. Bobby had two other friends I remember, Steven and Gilbert. Gilbert was Chinese, he lived around the block.

I remember every day seemed like it was sunny. The summer days were hot. Me and Carol, Tommy and Tony would go swimming in my pool.

There was a little restaurant around the corner from the street owned by a married couple. The lady who owned was named Edith, I forget her husband's name. Every day after school I would go around there and get a cheese steak and a Yoo-Hoo. I was always there, I was good friends with Edith.

I went to Cramer school. My Mom would walk me to school every day and pick me up. Across the street was my friend Kevin. He lived with his mom Shirley Shirpio but I don't remember that name, I thought their name was McGlugten. His grandmother's name was Lola.

Our neighbors were at first Mr. and Mrs. Yonkers and than Jennie Murren and her cousin Eleanor. On the other side was Miss Offord.

I remember in the summer time my mom and the neighbors would sit out side and I would play till the Mr. Softee ice cream truck came. The guy who would drive the truck was named Bob. All the kids who had change (money) would try too get the lucky number, which would get a free sundae. It was beautiful back then. Federal street was so clean. So many stores in the summertime would have sidewalk sales and every 4th of July there would be a parade.

The lady who organized the parade was a Miss Mayers. I was in the parade one time with my sister Kelly when she was a baby. My grandmother and my mother Joann made a costume which was called "the beautiful go-go baby". Unfortunately, I can't find the picture of it. Kelly won first prize and a trophy. It was in the newspaper. In the newspaper photo I'm there holding an American flag with Dad pushing the coach with Kelly in it. My mother Joann was pregnant with my sister Earline.

Christmas time also was beautiful. All the stores and Federal Street would be decorated. They sold real Christmas trees across the street from Leonard Avenue on Federal Street side. At that time there was a big food market called Food Fair. The store closed and was vacant for years until 1976 when it was bought buy a mattress company. This business was called Mattress City. The building later burned down.

There also was a hardware store called Cartun Hardware and a pizza shop with great panzarottis. In the late 70s Spanish people bought it. There also was a hobby shop at 2807 Federal called Federal Model and Train Center. When it closed it became a church called "Jesus Saves".

We lived there from 1962 until 1977, when we moved 553 North 35th Street. My mother and my sisters Kelly, Earline, and baby Chrisie lived in the house for three months, then moved to 2734 Tyler Avenue in Cramer Hill. My grandfather died on March 2, 1982. My grandmother and I now live in Gloucester City. We have been here for 19 years, and now my whole family is here as well.

I have so many more memories of Leonard Avenue. I had a great childhood there, great times and people, too. I still love my old house and street. If I had the money I would try to buy it back.

Thanks for this,

Eddie
December 2007

Intersection of Leonard Avenue & Federal Street Click on Images to Enlarge


View from across Federal Street - December 3, 2011

View across Federal Street - December 3, 2011

View across Federal Street - December 3, 2011

Intersection of Leonard Avenue & Westfield Avenue Click on Images to Enlarge


View from Westfield Avenue - December 3, 2011

Northeast Corner of Leonnard Avenue & Westfield Avenue - December 3, 2011