VAN BUREN STREET is a street that became part of Camden when Newton Township was annexed to Camden on March 7, 1871. It runs south parallel to South 7th Street. The original street began opposite 675 Van Hook Street and proceeded across Central Avenue and Ferry Avenue to Jefferson Avenue. In the early 1940s the Chelton Terrace public housing project was built, and the 2100 block of Van Buren Street came into existence, running south from Chelton Avenue to the railroad tracks at Bulson Street. In the 1990s the Chelton Terrace project was demolished and rebuilt, and today the 2100 block runs from Chelton Avenue south to the newly created Ware Street. |
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Intersection of Van Hook Street & Van Buren Street | |
1700 Block of Van Buren Street | |
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1701
Van Buren Street
1903 Philadelphia
Inquirer William
Harvey - Thomas Pooley |
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1701
Van Buren Street
1905-1910 Philadelphia
Inquirer |
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1701
Van Buren Street
1906-1910 Philadelphia
Inquirer |
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Van Buren Street
1924 |
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Van Buren Street
1929 Peter Kucharski |
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1701
Van Buren Street
1947 Foos Meat Market |
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1701-1/2
Van Buren Street
1924 John Wright |
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1703
Van Buren Street 1916 Albert Stroud Philadelphia
Inquirer
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1703
Van Buren Street
1924-1930 Mrs. Millie Giles |
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1704
Van Buren Street
1924 Carey Austin |
1705
Van Buren Street
1924 Robert Casey |
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1711
Van Buren Street
1924-1929 No Listing 1947 |
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1712
Van Buren Street
1924 No Listing 1929-1947 |
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Van Buren Street
1916 John Sembroskie Philadelphia Inquirer |
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1719
Van Buren Street
1924 Mrs. D. Pettigrew |
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Van Buren Street
1904 William Hingle Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Van Buren Street
1924 Edward Moody |
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1721
Van Buren Street
1932 Sandy Jackson Camden Courier-Post |
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1722
Van Buren Street
1910 Alfred
Trusty Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Van Buren Street
1917 Alfred Trusty |
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Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Philadelphia Inquirer |
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1924-1939 1947 Ollie Witham |
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Van Buren Street
1924 Joseph A. Villinger 1947 Mrs. Elizabeth Cook |
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1950 Camden Courier-Post |
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1918-1924 Mrs. May Haley 1929-1931 1727 Isaac Hardy |
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Van Buren Street
1924-1929 No Listing 1969 Vee Tool & Machine Company |
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1729
Van Buren Street
1912 Stephen McKenna Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Van Buren Street
1924 Russell Washington |
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Van Buren Street
1924 George H. Dorsey |
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Van Buren Street
1924 Frank Lilley |
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Van Buren Street
1897 John Rosevelt Philadelphia Inquirer |
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1734 Van Buren Street |
1734
Van Buren Street
1969 Rev. John Broadnax |
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Van Buren Street
1924 1929 Joseph White |
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Van Buren Street
1891 Abel Curtis Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Van Buren Street
1924 Henry Hall 1929-1937 Wasil Pankoe died on 12/19/1937 when he swallowed poison, mistaking it for headache medicine; ran to hospital. 1947 Arthur Austin |
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1737
Van Buren Street
1947 John M aloy |
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Van Buren Street
1898 Philadelphia
Inquirer |
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Van Buren Street
1911-1924 Charles G. Garrison
Left: Philadelphia Inquirer Below: Philadelphia Inquirer |
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1738
Van Buren Street
1913 Clarence Davis Philadelphia Inquirer |
1738
Van Buren Street
1929 Vacant |
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Van Buren Street
1918 Madeline DiCordi 1924-1930 Lawrence Devetro Jr. 1947 William Dale |
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Van Buren Street
1924-1929 Albert Deaton |
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Van Buren Street
1915 Nicholas Mehalac O. Glen Stackhouse Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Van Buren Street
1924 John Cviovich 1929 1947 Stephen F. Percival |
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1745
Van Buren Street
1924 Joseph A. Caruso |
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1745
Van Buren Street
1941-1947 |
Intersection of Central Avenue & Van Buren Street | |
1800 Block of Van Buren Street | |
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1811
Van Buren Street
1919-1921 1919 Banquet Program Ad |
1811
Van Buren Street
1924-1929 Antioch Baptist Church 1947 |
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1815
Van Buren Street
1924 Mrs. Mary Gifford |
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Van Buren Street
1924-1929 William Limeburger |
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Van Buren Street
1947 1969 |
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Van Buren Street
1924 Mrs. Sarah Beebe |
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Van Buren Street
1918-1924 1929 Sigmind Koszte |
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1819
Van Buren Street
1929 Alex Melniczak |
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1820
Van Buren Street
1924 Vacant 2000s- ANTIOCH
MEDICAL CARE |
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1821
Van Buren Street
1896-1897 1929 Gone |
1822
Van Buren Street
1922 Catarina Romano |
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1822
Van Buren Street
1949 Camden
Courier-Post |
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1824
Van Buren Street
1904-1948 This is my Grandfather, Rocco Venella. This image was retrieved from a 'Tie Tac'. Anthony R. Venella
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1824
Van Buren Street
1904-1948 Left: Mrs. Marguerite Venella |
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1824
Van Buren Street
1904-1948 Mrs. Marguerite Venella Photo from 1939 |
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1832
Van Buren Street
1899 George M. Farrell Philadelphia Inquirer |
Intersection of Ferry Avenue & Van Buren Street | |
1800 Block of Van Buren Street | |
1850
Van Buren Street
1929 Carmine Salvatore |
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1852
Van Buren Street
1929 Nicholas Amelia |
Intersection of Jefferson Avenue & Van Buren Street | |
Intersection of Chelton Avenue & Van Buren Street | |
2100
Block of Van Buren Street Chelton Terrace Public Housing Project |
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2106
Van Buren Street
1947 John Dingle |
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2107
Van Buren Street
1947 George Brown |
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2108
Van Buren Street
1947 Mrs. Lottie James 1969 |
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2109
Van Buren Street
1947 Vacant |
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Van Buren Street
1947 |
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2110 Van Buren Street |
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2110
Van Buren Street
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2111
Van Buren Street
1947 Charles Berry |
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2112
Van Buren Street
1947 James S. Gray |
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2113
Van Buren Street
1947 Winfield Thomas |
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2114
Van Buren Street
1947 John W. Brown |
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Van Buren Street
1947 William Wood |
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2116
Van Buren Street
1947 Wilbert S. Johnson |
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2117
Van Buren Street
1947 William Smith |
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2122
Van Buren Street
1947 Mrs. Barbara Hopkins |
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Van Buren Street
1947-1951 |
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2124
Van Buren Street
1947 Vacant |
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2125
Van Buren Street
1947 Mrs. Helen A. Walker |
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2126
Van Buren Street
1947 Joseph H. Anderson |
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2127
Van Buren Street
1947 Ruth P. Smith |
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2128
Van Buren Street
1947 Oscar Rose |
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2129
Van Buren Street
1947 John Hill |
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2134
Van Buren Street
1947 Aaron J. Johnson |
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Camden Man Held After Son Wounds Self With Gun
A Camden father was in county jail today because his 10-year-old son accidentally shot himself with a revolver he got from the family car. James Hayes, 37, 01 2135 Van Buren Street was remanded to county jail by Judge Dzick on charges of illegal possession of a firearm. The boy, Earl, is in West Jersey Hospital with a wound to his left hand. Police said the lad told them he shot himself Saturday with a .32 caliber gun he had found under the front seat of the auto. Detective Walter Szalanski told Judge Dzick that the elder Hayes said a friend placed the weapon in his car two months ago and that he forgot about it. Hayes’ story in court today was that someone placed the gun in the car to get him in trouble with the authorities. He said he had also discovered several pounds of sugar in the auto gas tank. |
2135
Van Buren Street
1947-1955 Camden Courier-Post 1969 S. Edwards |
2136
Van Buren Street
1947 Robert Richard |
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2137
Van Buren Street
1947 John Moore |
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2138
Van Buren Street
1947 Horace Dunbar |
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2139
Van Buren Street
1947 Sheperd Williams |
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2140
Van Buren Street
1947 David Reid |
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2141
Van Buren Street
1947 Lillian D. Bailey |
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2142
Van Buren Street
1947 Fred Henderson |
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2143
Van Buren Street
1947 Vacant |
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2144
Van Buren Street
1947 Alf Morton |
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2145
Van Buren Street
1947 Stanley Whittington |
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Chelton
Terrace
1974 after a fire |
Chelton Terrace - 1974 - Bad Wiring | |
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Intersection of Ware Street & Van Buren Street | |