Camden Streets - Salem Street

SALEM STREET runs for just one block, from Ferry Avenue south to Viola Street. Homes first appear in the 1800 block of Salem Street in the 1890-1891 Camden City Directory, and only the homes from 1831 through 1841. There were also homes at 1836, 1838, and 1840 Salem in these years. The residents of Salem Street were almost exclusively of lineage from the British Isles, and worked for the most parts in the factories or the nearby waterfront. This would change, as Camden and other American cities became the home of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe.

During the 1930s and 1940s the street, like many others in Camden's Eighth Ward, was the home of many immigrants from the Russia, the Ukraine, Lithuania, and what was then Yugoslavia. All three of these groups in time had social or religious organizations in the neighborhood, such as the Yugoslav Club in the 600 block of Ferry Avenue and St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church across the tracks on Seventh Street. Many also belonged to Church of the Sacred Heart at Broadway and Ferry Avenue.

By 1930 there were only twelve homes on the street, from 1815 to 1837 Salem. Ten of these homes are still standing in 2004. On the opposite side of the street stands a garage, which may at one time have been a stable.

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Phil Cohen

Salem Street -1930
1815	Vincent & Justina Suletta, (Shipyard Laborer, Croatia Benjamin Sulatta, (Operator at a dress factory)
1817	Gregory & Mary Torgun, (Laborer at paper mill, Russia-Grodno), sons Nicholas & George Torgun
1819	John Duranowitz, (Ukrainian)
1821	John & Mary Zamitis, (Laborer at Paper Mill, Cigar factory, Lithuania)
1823	Ruth Zamitis, (Cigar factory)
1825	John Keyko, (Shipyard machinst, Russian-Poland)
1827	Frank Easley, (Hod Carrier, Born in Massachusetts, Black) Charles Jackson, (Railroad laborer, Born in Georgia, Black)
1829	Ignatz Krauch Filinuk, (Laborer at paper mill, Russia-Grodno)
1831	Stephen T. & Rose Gritzuk, (Laborer at paper mill, Russia-Grodno) Edna Gritzuk, (Teacher)
1833	Joseph & Mary Chepelevitch, (Helper at licorice works, Ukraine) Stanley & Anna Chepelevitch, (Stage Builder)
1835	John & Mary Thompson, (Mirror maker, Lithuania) Andrew & Anna Pilkonis, (Plumber, born in Pennsylvania of Lithuanian parents)
1837	Andrew & Mary Melnychuk, (Laborer, Ukraine)

Salem Street -1947
1815	Michael & Elizabeth E. Filinuk, (Saw operator)
1817	Joseph & Evelyn Murray, (Mechanic) & Joseph A. Murray
1819	Alex R. & Mary Patrych, (Helper) Eleanor Patrych, (Office Secretary at Hatch Junior High School)
1821	John & Mary Zamitis, (Helper)
1823	Paul & Helen Andrews
1825	Dominic & Elizabeth DiPetro
1827	Mrs. Bessie Angelo
1829	Harry H. & Eva Filinuk, (Helper)
1831	Stephen T. & Rose Gritzuk, (Foreman) Edna Gritzuk, (Teacher)
1833	Joseph & Mary Chepelevitch, (Helper) Stanley & Anna Chepelevitch, (Stage Builder) The Chepelevitch family remained at 1833 Salem Street to the early 1970s
1835	Charles Kowstyski
1837	Andrew & Mary Melnychuk

1800 Block of Salem Street
	1815 Salem Street 1930-1932 Vincent Suletta & Family Vincent & Justina Suletta Benjamin Sulatta George Suleta Camden Courier-Post June 3, 1932
	1823 Salem Street 1912 Mary Powelski Philadelphia Inquirer January 28, 1913 Liberty Street Van Hook Street Vaclav Chinelewski
	1824 Salem Street 1919 Gaetano LIpaolo Mrs. Melina DeGrassi Philadelphia Inquirer March 1, 1919 Click on Image to Read the Complete News Article George Nowrey Charles A. Wolverton
	1824 Salem Street 1919 Mrs. Melina DeGrassi Philadelphia Inquirer March 1, 1919 Gaetano Li Paolo Charles A. Wolverton
	1824 Salem Street 1919 Mrs. Melina DeGrassi Philadelphia Inquirer March 2, 1919 Gaetano Li Paolo Charles A. Wolverton
	1824 Salem Street 1919 Mrs. Melina DeGrassi Camden Post-Telegram March 12, 1919 Melvin Cain
	1825 Salem Street 1923 Isadore Poplowski Philadelphia Inquirer August 4, 1923 Charles Whaland Clayton Stormfeltz Ferry Avenue Salem Street Van Hook Street
	1827 Salem Street 1906
	1828 Salem Street 1936 Daniel Paulk Camden Courier-Post October 7, 1936 Lewis Liberman Joseph Tully George Smith Gus Fortune Lucius Robinson
	1828 Salem Street 1936 Daniel Paulk Camden Courier-Post October 9, 1936 Lewis Liberman Joseph Tully George Smith Gus Fortune Lucius Robinson
	1827 Salem Street 1906
	1829 Salem Street Mrs. Rose Diboski Philadelphia Inquirer August 7, 1910
	1831 Salem Street 1906
	1833 Salem Street 1906
	1835 Salem Street 1906
	1837 Salem Street 1906 1945 Mrs. Helen Benevento widow of Private First Class Daniel Benevento
	1839 Salem Street 1906