Streets
of
Camden, NJ

York Street


YORK STREET in North Camden runs from Delaware Avenue to 10th Street. Streets that cross York Street include Beach, Point, Front, Howard, as well as the numbered streets, 2nd through 10th. 

Do you have a York Street memory or picture. Let me know by e-mail so it can be included here.

 Phil Cohen


Unit Block of York Street
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4 York Street

1910 Albert W. Miller
1910
Alfred Miller

 

6 York Street

1910 Thomas Anderson

8 York Street
June 6, 2004

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10 York Street

1895 Michael Hallahan

1916-1922
Howard Pike & Family
policeman
Howard & Josephine Pike
Howard H. Pike Jr.

 
Harrison B. Pike

 

12 York Street

1887 William L. Roberts

12 York Street

1938
William C. Higgs & Family
William C. & Josephine Leity Higgs

William C. Weber & Family

Camden Courier-Post
February 21, 1938

BURGLAR GETS NOTHING, LEAVES FINGERPRINTS

Mrs. Marion Miller, of 257 Mount Vernon Street, reported to police today that a burglar broke into her home Wednesday and ransacked the second and third floors. The intruder was frightened away without any loot.

Detective Frank Crawford found that entrance had been gained by taking a pane of glass out of a side window. Crawford said that he had obtained fingerprints.

George Stinsman, of 14 York Street, reported that someone had broke into his home and stolen a washing machine valued at $59.

14 York Street

1938 George Stinsman

Camden Courier-Post
February 4, 1938

 

16 York Street

 

18 York Street

1913-1917

Edward J. Fox & Family
Edward & Elizabeth Fox
Edward J. Fox Jr. - Charles H. Fox

19 York Street

1896 Joseph Banbester & Family

Camden Post
March 25, 1896

19 York Street
(15-19 York Street)

Francis H. Leggett & Company

Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
January 12, 1960

Sanborn Map from 1906

 

Looking East on York Street
from about 26 York

York Street
June 6, 2004

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22 York Street

24 York Street

1882
Henry Bakeman

Philadelphia Inquirer
December 21, 1882

 

24 York Street

 

26 York Street

 

26-1/2 York Street

 

28 York Street

 

30 York Street

1887 Albert W. Miller

30 York Street
Sgt Thomas Toner Jr.

31 York Street

1955
Frank H. Dafler

1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone
Yellow Pages Ad

 

32 York Street

 

33 York Street

1911-1917

Edward J. Fox & Family
Edward & Elizabeth Fox
Edward J. Fox Jr. - Charles H. Fox

 

34 York Street

1910 

 

34 York Street
Private Thomas H. Wright

 

38 York Street

 

40 York Street

42 York Street

1918
Joseph Vanderslice

Camden Post-Telegram
February 8, 1918

Improved Order of Red Men
Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal Church
Junior Order of American Mechanics
Camden Lodge 111, Loyal Order of Moose

 

44 York Street

 

46 York Street

1910 John F. Taylor

MRS. LOUISE B. EGGERT

The funeral of Mrs. Louise B. Eggert, 77, of 48 York Street, will be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow. Burial win be in Hillside Cemetery, Philadelphia. She was the wife of the late Henry H. Eggert.

48 York Street

Henry & Louise Eggert

Camden Courier-Post
June 14, 1933

48-50 York Street

Oscar B. Weidenhammer

Camden Courier-Post
June 23, 1932

50 York Street

Weidenhammer Bottling Works

Camden Courier-Post
June 14, 1933

| Looking West from 
Northeast Corner of
Point & York Streets
May 6, 2004

The razed building on the corner was the home of the Weidenhammer Bottling Works, and later became the Camden Casket Company

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Looking West on
York Street
from Southeast Corner of
Point Street

May 6, 2004

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Looking West on
901 Point Street
The Northwest Corner of
Point & York Streets

May 6, 2004

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Intersection of Point Street & York Street

 

45 York Street

1896
Charles Trommer
saloon

 

45 York Street

1910 John P. Scannell
saloon

Photo from 1906

45 York Street

1910-
Harry Bailey
saloon

1918-1924 Frank Ziemski
1926-1931 Mrs. Annie Ziemski
1933 Alex Ziemski 
1936
Baker's Bar & Grill
1939-1969 Joe's Joe.Zawitkowski

Camden Post-Telegram
October 1, 1910

George W. Fry - John P. Scannell
North 3rd Street - York Street
Harry Bailey - Charles Fuchs
Sylvan Street - Federal Street
John Thompson - George Schu
South 2nd Street - John Hagenbusher

45 York Street
Northeast Corner of Point & York
May 6, 2004

Baker's Bar & Grill in the mid-1930s, Joseph Zawitkowski ran a tavern on this corner, 45 York Street, for many years known locally as Joe's.

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47 York Street
Thomas Ellis French
1944
First Ward Republican Club
Late 1940s-1950s
William McQuade

  47 York Street

1947 Joseph G. Elliot
1947 John Sandor Jr.

  57 York Street

1890-1891 & 1896-1897
Robert Brice

1940-1947
John J. Mohollen

  59 York Street

The John R. & Helen Knox Family

59 York Street
Technical Sergeant
Francis J. Knox
61 York Street
  Weidenhammer Bottling Works

Camden High School
Purple & Gold Yearbook Ad
February 1940


Unit & 100 Block of York Street - 1930

The empty lot is at the southeast corner of Point and York Streets. 

901 Point, 45, 47, & 59 York are visible in this photograph. 


100 Block of York Street
100 to 129 York Street
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110-130 York Street

May 6, 2004

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110-130 York Street

May 6, 2004

 

110 York Street

1913

 

 

112 York Street

1913

 

 

114 York Street

1913

 

 

116 York Street

1913

 

  118 York Street

1914
Walter Dease & Family
Walter & Ella Dease

Amos Dease was a painting contractor, with a business at 416 Market Street where he also retailed paint. His sons worked in the business.

  120 York Street

 

  122 York Street

 

124 York Street

Photograph Taken July 8, 2004

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126 York Street

1900
William F. Jaeckel & Family
William F. & Anna Jaeckel
William E. Jaeckel
Mary Jaeckel - Lottie Jaeckel
Albert Jaeckel - Florence Jaeckel

128 York Street

1931-1932
Louis Zahn & Family
grocery
Louis & Bertha Zahn
Herman Zahn - Jacob Zahn
Jennie Zahn - Morris Zahn
Gertrude Zahn - Dorothy Zahn
Milton Zahn - Elsie Zahn
Ethel Zahn - Albert Zahn

Camden Courier-Post
June 7, 1932

 

128 York Street

1947 Mrs. Anne Kleinfeld
grocery

129 York Street

January 30, 1930

Estimate given to the Freeman Brothers real estate business by Harry Brown for repairs.


Intersection of Howard Street & York Street
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Looking South towards York Street from the 900 Block of Howard Street - March 13, 2012
   

100 Block of York Street
100 to 129 York Street
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130-136
York Street

May 6, 2004

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132 York Street

1929-1931 Mrs. Emma McGovern
George McGovern
John McGovern
Mary McGovern
1930 James Trainer

132 York Street

1955
James Lutz & Son

1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone
Yellow Pages Ad

 

134 York Street

 

136 York Street

Photograph Taken July 8, 2004

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136 York Street

1900
William F. Jaeckel & Family
William E. Jaeckel
Florence Jaeckel Genther
May Jaeckel
Katie Jaeckel

North Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. A.G. LAwson
Linden Street
North 4th Street

Philadelphia Inquirer
December 13, 1900

136 York Street

1924
John McKay & Family
John & Rachel D. McKay
John E. McKay


Intersection of North 2nd Street & York Street
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200 Block of York Street
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203 York Street

1897-1900s
Harry Curtis

 

205 York Street

1947 Lewis E. Gieseke
1955
Evelyn Ledger

206 York Street

Camden Daily Telegram
March 11, 1897

Real Estate Investment Company
W.A. Davis - Harry W. Boureau - George Zollers

Line Street - Arch Street
Berkley Street - Felton Street
York Street - Clay Street
Bailey Street - Federal Street
Trenton Avenue - Stevens Street
Cherry Street

BOYS ON ROOF ACCUSED OF PLOT TO ROB STORE

Two 15-year-old boys were arrested last night on charges of breaking and entering and attempted larceny. 

The boys, Fred Powell, of 1025 Carpenter Street, and John McCloskey, of 33 North Twenty-fifth street, were arrested by Policeman Everett Joslin and John Taylor on the roof of a shanty in the abandoned Humphrey Lumber yard, Point and Pearl Street, which is occupied by William L. Rice, of 206 York Street, as an ice cream and candy store. The boys had broken off a section of the roof and were about to enter the store, the police said. They will be arraigned today. 

206 York Street

1933 William L. Rice

Camden Courier-Post
June 19, 1933

 

207 York Street

Alfred A. Ladner

209 York Street

1918
Gertrude Hearn

Philadelphia Inquirer
July 22, 1918

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209 York Street

1919-1832
Augustus J. Drager Sr, & Family
Augustus J. & Agnes Drager
Augustus A. Drager Jr.
Agnes Drager

Camden Courier-Post
June 11, 1932

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210 York Street

1887-1889
Theodore Verlander

Philadelphia Inquirer
November 16, 1889

Thomas M.K. Lee Post 5, G.A.R.

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210 York Street

1914
Samuel E. Harring & Family
Samuel E. & Josephine Harring
Samuel Harring - Lottie Harring

William R. Harring

213 York Street

Sgt. Norbert C. Rowan

Jim Bessing
on
York Street

1946

Gene Edwards
&
Jim Bessing
on
York Street

1946

214 York Street
Early 1950s

"Rose Luggi with granddaughter Diane"

courtesy of
Jim Bessing Sr., March 2005

Looking East on 
York Street
from
2nd Street

Early 1950s

"Dianna & Marilyn Luggi,
& Jim Bessing Jr."

courtesy of Jim Bessing Sr., May 2004

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214 York Street
Early 1950s

Dolly Bessing (nee Elda Luggi)
standing in front of
Rose Luggi's house

courtesy of Jim Bessing Sr., March 2005

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218 York Street

1887-1899
Andrew Long & Family
Andrew & Elizabeth Ling
Lydia Long
J. Walter Long
Anna Long Campos
Carlos Campos (grandson)

Camden Daily Courier
December 2, 1891

218 York Street

1887-1899
Andrew Long & Family
Andrew & Elizabeth Ling
Lydia Long
J. Walter Long
Anna Long Campos
Carlos Campos (grandson)
Mrs. Elizabeth Craig (boarder)

Camden Post
August 5, 1896

 

 

 

218 York Street

Nurse Anna Campos

218 York Street

1887-1899
Andrew Long & Family
Andrew & Elizabeth Ling
Lydia Long - J. Walter Long
Anna Long Campos
Carlos Campos (grandson)

Camden Post
October 11, 1897

Y.M.C.A.

218 York Street

Camden Courier-Post
April 6, 1940

Ruth Whiteman

220 York Street

1906
Jonas Binns & Family
Florrie Binns

Philadelphia Inquirer
March 1, 1906

North Baptist Church - James Shawcross
Rev. Dr. Kittredge Wheeler
George C. Shawcross


300 Block of York Street
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309 York Street

Built After 1905

Photograph Taken MaArch 13, 2012

Scheduled for Demolition in March of 2012

309 York Street

Photograph Taken March 13, 2012

309 York Street

Photograph Taken MArch 13, 2012

  312 York Street

1922 E.W. Howell
builder & carpenter

312 York Street

1954 Dorothy DiMatteo
1954 Anthony DiMatteo

Camden Courier-Post
 June 12, 1954

Order of Brotherly Love
Marconi Sporting Club No. 24

James J. Scarduzio
Domonic Ciccotelli
Vincent Struglia
Raymond Pitatella
Marianna Struglia
Mary K. MacLennan

319 York Street

1931
Commercial Coal & Ice Company
George E. Shawcross

Tall Cedars of Lebanon
Camden Forest No. 5
6th Annual Show Program
"The More The Merrier!"
April 23-24-25, 1931

320 York Street

Photograph Taken January 14, 2008

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326 York Street

1932 Fred Romano

Camden Courier-Post
June 1, 1932

Central Airport

  330 York Street

Electrician's Mate Second Class
Edward Anthony Howell

327 York Street

1938
Carroll P. Sherwood

 

329 York Street

Photograph Taken May 12, 2005

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  330 York Street

The Howell Family
1920s-1960s

334 York Street

Photograph Taken November 7, 2005

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334 York Street

Photograph Taken January 14, 2008

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334 York Street

Photograph Taken July 21, 2008

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400 Block of York Street
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  411 York Street

1947 Francis C. Engstrom

1947-1960s
Dan Stake & Family
Dan & Anna Stake
Danny Stake

  412 York Street

1947 Donald F. Howell
1956

  413 York Street

1947 Laura L. Pullen

Late 1947 - May 1965
Fred Laxton & Family
Fred and Mary Laxton
Freddy Laxton
Mike Laxton
Jimmy Laxton
Kenny Laxton
Jeffrey Laxton
Peggy Laxton
Karen Laxton

  414 York Street

1947 William L. Lowery
1956

  415 York Street

1947-1960s
Samuel R. Evans & Family
plumber
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Evans

  416 York Street

1947 William L. Henry

1956
1969 F. Perez

  417 York Street

1947-1960s
Mrs. Elvira Rapanotti & Family
widow of Nicholas Rapanotti
Joseph Rapanotti
Nicholas Rapanotti

1969 M.E. Stewart

  418 York Street

1947-1960s
Mrs. Roberta Trumbauer

  419 York Street

1947-1950s
Jphn "
Jack" Gallagher & Family
Jack and Annamae Gallagher
Joyce Ann Gallagher
Cathy Gallagher
Maryellen Gallagher
John Gallagher

  420 York Street

1947 George Madara

1956-1960s
Paul Brutschea & Family
Paul and Doris Brutschea
Tommy Brutschea

  421 York Street

1921-1943
Otto Bihn Jr. & Family
Otto A. & Kathrtine Bihn

1947
Louis A. Liss & Family
policeman
Louis & Eleanor Liss

1969 W.B. McAllister

1980 No Listing

  422 York Street

1947-1960s
Dom DiSeveria & Family
Dom and Mary DiSeveria
Judy DiSeveria

423 York Street

1907-1931
Walter Steward Ellis & Family

Camden Daily Courier
March 8, 1912

  423 York Street

1943-1969
Mrs. Rose E. Haggerty & Family
widow of Robert Haggerty
Robert J. Haggerty
Sarah M. Haggerty
Daniel F. Haggerty
Miss Julie Haggerty

  424 York Street

1947-1969
Joseph Macrina & Family

425 York Street

1942-1956
Nicholas James Kanatas & Family
Nicholas & Julia Kanatas
Sophia Kanatas

  426 York Street

1947 Arthur P. Schaeffe

1950s-1960s
Mr, and Mrs. James Henshall
James Henschall
Robert Henshall

  427 York Street

1947
Walter Righter

  427 York Street

1956-1960s
Santo Liberato & Family
Santo & Mary Liberato
Samuel Liberato
Dominick Liberato
Nicholas
Liberato
Beatrice
Liberato

  428 York Street

1947
Charles H. Fox

roofer

428 York Street

1955-1959
Edward J. Fox & Sons
Edward J. Fox & Family
Edward & Elizabeth Fox
Edward J. Fox Jr. - Charles H. Fox

1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone
Yellow Pages Ad

428 York Street

1955-1959
Edward J. Fox & Sons
Edward J. Fox & Family
Edward & Elizabeth Fox
Edward J. Fox Jr. - Charles H. Fox

Camden Courier-Post
May 19, 1959

Women of Moose, Chapter 385
Lady Beavers, Camden Chapter 159
Sincerity Chapter 228, Order of the Eastern Star
White Shrine of Camden
Lady Artisans, Chapter 6

  428 York Street

1969 Ella Ross
1969 James E. Diefendorf

  429 York Street

1947 James E. Diefendorf

430 York Street

1918-1956
Edward J. Fox & Family
Edward & Elizabeth Fox
Edward J. Fox Jr. - Charles H. Fox

Camden Courier-Post
November 8, 1939

430 York Street

1918-1956
Edward J. Fox & Family
Edward & Elizabeth Fox
Edward J. Fox Jr. - Charles H. Fox

Camden Courier-Post
August 13, 1943

   

500 Block of York Street
CAMDEN POST - MAY 6, 1888

400 & 500 Blocks of York Street
CAMDEN COURIER-POST - October 5, 1936
...continued...

500 Block of York Street
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518 York Street

1915-1918
William Todd & Family
police officer
William & Florence Todd
Lewis B. Todd

Camden Post-Telegram
December 12, 1917

518 York Street

1971
VACANT

Camden Courier-Post
August 6, 1971

Lewis T. Lewis Jr.

 

 

521 York Street

1914 Japhet B. Joyce

526 York Street

1920s-1940s
  Henry Baumgartel

Photograph Taken January 22, 2003

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526 York Street

1920s-1940s
  Henry Baumgartel & Family
Henry & Laura M. Maungartel

Camden Courier-Post
January 1, 1938

 

526 & 528
York Street

Photograph Taken January 22, 2003

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528 York Street

Photograph Taken January 22, 2003

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528 York Street

1924 Matthew Banes
1924 Roland Banes
1924 Raymond Banes

529 York Street

1947  Helen T. Cowgill
530 York Street

1900s-1910s
Isaac J. Rhodes & Family
Isaac J. & Sarah Rhodes

Front: Sarah, Horace, and Isaac Rhodes
Rear: Edna Rhodes, Clara Rhodes Lloyd

Isaac Rhodes owned the Camden Family Wash Laundry in North Camden during the 1900s through 1930s.


531 York Street

1890-1891
   Home for the Aged and Infirm
of the Methodist Episcopal Church

531 York Street

1902-1943
William E. Blore & Family
William E. & Harriet E. Blore
James P. Blore
Sarag Blore
  531 York Street

Technician Fourth Class
Gilbert M. Blore

532 York Street

1958
Edward F. Link

Camden Courier-Post
June 21, 1958

Camden Post No. 980, Veterans of Foreign Wars

Albert J. Otto Sr. - Grant Street
Frank Luczkiewicz - Carman Street
Nathan F. Wolpert - Broadway
William R. Pine - Greenwood Avenue
William E. Kucker - Morse Street
South 6th Street

BOY'S ARM FRACTURED BY HIT-RUN BICYCLIST

Albert Cuneo, 9, of 533 York Street suffered a compound fracture of the left arm last night when he was struck by a hit-run bicyclist.

Vincent Dildine, 9, of 538 York Street, told police a youth on a bicycle struck Cuneo and several other children who were playing on York Street near Fifth, and continued on.

The Cuneo boy was taken to Cooper Hospital.

533 York Street

1920s-1940s
Charles P. Cuneo Family
Paul Cuneo
Chad "Carl" Cuneo
Albert Cuneo
Gene Cuneo

Camden Courier-Post
June 6, 1933

533 York Street

1920s-1940s
Charles P. Cuneo Family
Paul Cuneo
Chad "Carl" Cuneo
Albert Cuneo
Gene Cuneo

Left: Albert Cuneo

533 York Street

My dad in the middle with Bill Schwartz from 638 York Street. They were life-long friends from York Street. They both served  the US Navy in WWII in the South Pacific, my dad on the USS New Mexico. Through letters, VJ mail and a diary my father keep during the war, we know that these York Street boys met up often to share "liberty" days during the war. They remained friends even when Scwartz retired to San Diego until my dad's passing October, 1996. The guy with the hat in his hand, all we know is that they called him "Mick".

Maryann Cuneo, January 2011

533 York Street

 

 

From left: Al Cuneo, Mick, and Jim Owens from 618 BAiley Street.

Maryann Cuneo, January 2011

533 York Street

 

From left: John Delakais, of 635 State Street and Al Cuneo.  Both guys shared a passion for cars. My mother and father remained friends with John and his wife Shirley.

Maryann Cuneo, January 2011

534 York Street

Photograph Taken March 13, 2012

536 York Street

Photograph Taken March 13, 2012

536 York Street

1928
Rollo Jones

536, 538, 540, 542 & 544
York Street

Photograph Taken March 13, 2012

2 BROTHERS AND PAL GET ROBBERY TERMS
Implicated in Series of Gas Station Thefts; Leniency Pleas Fails

Two Camden brothers and a pal they implicated in a series of gasoline station robberies over a four month period were sentenced to prison yesterday by Judge Baldwin in Criminal Court.

Despite pleas for leniency on grounds that they are the fathers of small children, Howard Jones, 32, of 419 Haddon Avenue, and his brother, Edward, 43, of 537 York Street, were sentenced to two to five years and one and a half years, respectively.

Frederick Hammell, 33, of Linden Avenue, Woodlynne, whom they implicated in their confession to Merchantville police last December, was sentenced to four to seven years. When Hammell has finished his term in New Jersey he will be returned to Pennsylvania, where he is charged with breaking his parole,

Alertness of a Merchantville policeman, Herbert A. Davidson, Jr., and Special Officer Harry Collins, attached to the Merchantville department, resulted in the first arrest. With the aid of Police Chief William Linderman, they "broke" the bandit trio.

One of the alleged "jobs" with which the three were connected was the spectacular kidnapping of four gasoline station attendants and a taxi driver last September 17. The attendants were robbed at gunpoint and then forced into the taxicab from which they witnessed addition al holdups.

Later more than a dozen other holdup victims identified the three as the men who held them up.

Chief Thorpe maintained that Hammell was the "brains" of the group. He declared that at least 16 holdups had been definitely linked to the three men.

It was brought out in testimony after the three entered a plea of non vult that Howard Jones is the father of a three-weeks-old baby and six other children. Edward, it was shown, is the father of three children. The wives of Edward and Howard were in court to bolster the leniency pleas.

"It was the lure of easy money that beckoned these men on," said Judge Baldwin in pronouncing sentence. 

537 York Street

1938 Edward Jones

Camden Courier-Post
February 9, 1938








 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

538 York Street

1921-1950s
 Earl V. Dildine Family
Earle & Winifred Kelley Dildine
Winifred Dildine
Vincent Dildine

Photograph Taken March 13, 2012

Earle Dildine was the son of Albert C. Dildine

540 York Street

1937 Bertha Roberts

Camden Courier-Post
February 26, 1938

540 York Street

Photograph Taken February 18, 2007

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540 York Street

Photograph Taken March 13, 2012

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Scheduled for Demolition in March of 2012

 

542 York Street

Photograph Taken March 13, 2012

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542, 544 & 546
York Street

Photograph Taken October 23, 2012

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542 York Street

Photograph Taken October 23, 2012

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544 York Street

Photograph Taken March 13, 2012

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544 York Street

1945
Walter G. Connell & Family
Walter G. & Blanche E. Connell

Photo from 1952

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544 York Street

Photograph Taken October 23, 2012

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545 York Street

1894
Charles H. Harrington

Philadelphia Inquirer
February 18, 1894

Click on Image for PDF File
of Complete Article

546 York Street

Photograph Taken October 23, 2012

Badly Damaged by fire on October 29, 2014

 

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546 York Street

Badly Damaged by fire on October 29, 2014

Photograph Taken October 30, 2012

Photo Courtesy of Danny Stratton

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547 York Street

1920s-1940
Rollo R. Jones

Photograph Taken October 24, 2011

Destroyed by Fire October 22, 2012

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547 York Street

1920s-1940
Rollo R. Jones

Camden Courier-Post
November 29, 1930

547 & 549 York Street

Photograph Taken October 24, 2011

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547, 549 & 551
York Street

Photograph Taken July 9, 2003

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547, 549 & 551
York Street

February 23, 2006

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Destroyed by Fire October 22, 2012

547, 549 & 551
York Street

Photograph Taken October 23, 2012

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548 York Street

1920s-1930
Elmer R. Johnson Sr. & Family
Elmer & Helen Johnson
Elmer Johnson Jr.

Photograph Taken October 23, 2012

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548, 550 & 552
York Street

Photograph Taken October 23, 2012

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549 York Street

Photograph Taken October 24, 2011

Destroyed by Fire October 22, 2012

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550 York Street

Photograph Taken October 23, 2012

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551 York Street

Photograph Taken February 23, 2006

Destroyed by Fire October 22, 2012

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551 York Street

1896 Charles. M. Lewis

Philadelphia Inquirer
June 23, 1896

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551 York Street

Destroyed by Fire October 22, 2012

Photograph by Joel Bain

551 by this time had completely collapsed. The adjacent vacant dwellings at 549 and 547were also destroyed

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551 York Street

Destroyed by Fire October 22, 2012

As seen from North 6th Street

Photograph by Joel Bain

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552 York Street

Photograph Taken October 23, 2012

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552 York Street

Photograph Taken October 23, 2012

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552, 550 & 548
York Street

Photograph Taken October 23, 2012

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555 York Street
1911

Jack and Grace O'Connor
in front of their home

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557 York Street

1906-1912
Clinton Benner & Family
Clinton & Carrie Benner
Norman Benner - Hubert Benner
Emma Benner - Verna Benner
Ralph Benner

557 York Street

Private Ralph Benner

557 York Street

1922-1940
Edward H. Fogg & Family
Edward H. & Clara E. Fogg
Walter Fogg - Ernest Fogg - Bertha Fogg

Camden Courier-Post
September 20, 193


Intersection of North 6th Street & York Street
BOY STRUCK BY TRUCK

William Fenton, 11, of 834 North Sixth Street, was cut and bruised on the knee, hands and face Saturday when he was struck by a truck at Sixth and York Streets. A motorist took him to Cooper Hospital. J. Frank Johnson, Jr., 24, of 2615 South Sixteenth Street, Philadelphia, driver of the truck, reported the accident. 

Camden Courier-Post
June 12, 1933


600 Block of York Street
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600 Block of York
Under Construction

Photograph from the
Advertising Brochure
An Historic Spot in Camden
Interesting to You


(My best guess is that this dates
 about 1910 - Phil Cohen, June 2004)

610 York Street

1918-1919
Christopher Moll Jr.

610 York Stree

1018-1919
Christopher Moll Jr.

Philadelphia Inquirer
June 19, 1919

Ralph Burrows
J.R. McDonald
Dr. WIlliam H. Pratt
Byron Street
Grant Street

611 York Street

November 3, 2003

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611 York Street

1910s-1924
Carroll P. Sherwood

611 & 613
York Street

November 3, 2003

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613
York Street

November 3, 2003

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613 York Street

1917
Christopher Moll Jr.

Camden's "Jersey City" Schools 

To the Editor:
        Sir—In your publication there appeared a number of pictures of terrible slum conditions in Jersey City.

Among the pictures was a Jersey City school with (horrors) outside plumbing. I hold no briefs either personally or politically for Mayor Hague, but why don't you try to be fair. It is a terrible thing in these days of modern conveniences that children in school are compelled to use outside toilets. God alone knows how many poor little children have contracted colds (or worse) in going from a warm school room out into the cold. 

But it isn't necessary to go all the way to Jersey City to rid such conditions. The Read School at Fifth and York streets in Camden has outside plumbing, and I for one think that it's criminal for children to be compelled to use toilets, that can and are being used by any vagrant or other person who feels so inclined. 

In closing please allow me to say if you want to sponsor or advocate inside toilets for school children forget about Jersey City and distant points. Start in Camden. I didn't see in any of those photographs any slum conditions that couldn't be duplicated here. People who live in glass houses, etc.

R. PENROSE
615 York Street

615 York Street

1938 R. Penrose

Camden Courier-Post
February 14, 1938

 

615 York Street

January 9, 2008

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617 York Street

January 9, 2008

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617 York Street

January 9, 2008

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  619 York Street

 

619 & 621
York Street

January 9, 2008

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621 York Street

September 25, 2007

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621 York Street

January 9, 2008

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  623 York Street

1912

 

  625 York Street

1912, 1918-1920
Edward A. Welsh & Family
Edward A. & Sarah Welsh
John Newell Welsh

626 York Street

1921-1970
Howard I. Stamm & Family
Howard i. & Bessie M. Stamm
Marguerite Stamm

Camden Courier-Post
May 15, 1962

Grace Lutheran Church

 

636 & 638 York Street

February 9, 2006

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636 York Street

February 9, 2006

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636, 638, & 640
York Street

February 9, 2006

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636, 638, 640 & 642
York Street

January 9, 2008

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636 York Street

1979 Angel Luis Olmo

Camden Courier-Post
September 27, 1979

 

637 York Street

1962 Larry Keser

Camden Courier-Post
July 25, 1962

 

638 York Street

1916-1918
James Orrington Burris & Family
Camden Fire Department
J. Orrington "Orrie" & Josephine Preston Burris
Dorothy Burris- Margaret Burris

638 York Street

1916-1918
James Orrington Burris & Family
Camden Fire Department
J. Orrington "Orrie" & Josephine Preston Burris
Dorothy Burris- Margaret Burris

3 YOUTHS JAILED

Three youths charged with the larceny of 60 pounds of copper from a building at the Highland Worsted Company, Ninth and State streets, were given suspended six-month sentences yesterday by Police Judge Mariano. They are Vincent St. John, 18, of 843 Grant street; Charles Schwartz, 16, of
638 York street, and Edward Sweitanski, 16, of 911 Vine street.

638 York Street

1938 Charles Schwartz

Camden Courier-Post
February 12, 1938

 

638 York Street

February 9, 2006

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639 York Street
October 12, 2007

Date: 10/12/2007 Time: 15:15
Type:
All Hands Dwelling

Details: Tower Ladder 1 arrived with a 2 story E/O/R brick occupied dwelling with fire showing from the 2nd floor. Battalion 2 ( Lewison) 
placed all hands in service,the fire was quickly brought under control. 
1 occupant was transported by UMDNJ EMS Camden for minor smoke inhalation..

Photos By Paul Kondor Camden EMS/BLS 11

639 York Street
October 12, 2007
639 York Street
October 12, 2007
639 York Street
October 12, 2007
640 York Street

February 9, 2006

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641 York Street

1942-1950
Maurice Ewen & Family
Maurice & Myrtle Ewen
Maurice Ewen Jr.
Evelyn Ewen

Camden Courier-Post
February 10, 1943

642 York Street

January 9, 2008

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643 York Street

1912
Daniel Leach

Philadelphia Inquirer
March 13, 1912

Front Street
York Street
Clinton Street
David Bakley
Charles Worthington
Charles Bowers
Engine Company 6
Cooper Hospital

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  644 York Street

 

  646 York Street

 

648 York Street

February 9, 2006

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648 York Street

September 25, 2007

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700 Block of York Street
705 York Street

September 13, 2006

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705 & 707 York Street

September 13, 2006

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705 to 715
York Street

Photo from 2004

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707 York Street

August 29, 2003

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707 York Street

September 13, 2006

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707 York Street

1929
George Hemphill

  709 York Street

2004 Gone

710 York Street

2004 Gone

711 York Street

1921-1951
Foster E. Willis & Family
Foster E. & Elva C. WIllis
Charles E. Willis

Camden Courier-Post
November 6, 1951


2004 Gone

  713 York Street

2004

715 York Street

1950s-1966
Richard & Ruth Phillips

My grandmother Ruth Marshall Jaskolski Phillips died on April 22, 1966 .  The house was left to my Aunt Barbara Picinini.  She sold it after my grandmother died so it was 1966 or 1967.  

LEFT: Christoher Picinini

Marianne MacMaster
August 21, 2006
     

  715 York Street

2004

717 York Street

Photograph Taken August 18, 2006

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717 York Street

Photograph Taken August 18, 2006

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718 York Street

1947 James L. Costello

photo courtesy of
Cynthia Ackley Nunn

 
 
 
 
  724 York Street

1950s-1962
Robert Covey
1904-1962

738 York Street

1931
George W. Garner
George W. & Farabell Garner
Joan Garner


800 Block of York Street

On Friday May 6, 2005 the Camden City Fire Department was dispatched to the area of 8th and State Street for a reported house fire.  Car 2B (Quinn) was in the area at several block away and reported he had heavy smoke from that location.  Companies dispatched were Engine 6, Engine 1, Engine l1, Ladder 1, Rescue 1, and Battalion 2 (Phelps). Companies arrived at 810 York Street with an end-of-row occupied dwelling with heavy fire in the rear and heavy smoke showing from the bravo exposure.  Engine 6 arrived and requested the 2nd alarm bringing Engine 9, Squad 7, Ladder 2 which was in the area when initial fire was dispatched, and Battalion 1 (Kogut).  Firefighters used five 1¾" handlines and one 2½" to battle the fire.  Initial reports had possible people trapped but searches proved negative.  Fire is under investigation by the Camden City Fire Marshall's Office, and no injuries were reported at the scene.  Fire was placed under control at approx 1450 hours at the 50 minute mark.


810 York Street

May 6, 2005

 

 


800 Block of York Street

 

810 York Street

 

811 York Street

 

812 York Street

 

813 York Street

 

814 York Street

 

815 York Street

 

816 York Street

 

817 York Street

 

818 York Street

819 York Street

Photograph Taken April 6, 2005

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819 & 821
York Street

Photograph Taken April 6, 2005

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820 York Street

1967
Mrs. Florence M. Wright

Camden Courier-Post
September 7, 1967

820 York Street

Photograph Taken April 6, 2005

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821 York Street


822 York Street

1941
Earl Shoener & Family
Earl & Laura Shoener
Robert Shoener
Natalie Shoener

Camden Courier-Post
July 24, 1941
&
July 25, 1941

823 York Street

Photograph Taken February 23, 2007

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823, 825 & 827
York Street

Photograph Taken February 23, 2007

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824 York Street

Photograph Taken October 23, 2002

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825 York Street

Photograph Taken February 23, 2007

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825 York Street

1910-1951
John G. Collins & Family
John G. & Mary Emma Collins
Arthur Collins
Catherine Collins

Camden Daily Courier
October 30, 1911
&
March 8, 1912

825 York Street

1910-1951
John G. Collins & Family
John G. & Mary Emma Collins
Arthur Collins
Catherine Collins

Camden Post Telegram
October 30, 1911



825 York Street

1910-1951
John G. Collins & Family
John G. & Mary Emma Collins
Arthur Collins
Catherine Collins

Camden Courier-Post
October 2, 1933
&
December 28, 1933

825 York Street

1910-1951
John G. Collins & Family
John G. & Mary Emma Collins
Arthur Collins
Catherine Collins

Camden Daily Courier
October 30, 1911

826 York Street

Photograph Taken October 23, 2002

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826 York Street

Francis Drury

Camden Courier-Post
October 2 7, 1936

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827 York Street

Photograph Taken February 23, 2007

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828 York Street

Photograph Taken October 23, 2002

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829 York Street

830 York Street

James Brook & Family

My grandparents, James and Bertha Brook resided at 830 York Street for most of the 20th century.

The picture includes their children: 

Front row: Bertha Brook, Alma (daughter), Harold (son), Sybilla (my father's first wife).

Back row: Warren (my father), James Brook.

Ron Brook
October 2006

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830 York Street

James Brook & Family

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830 York Street

James Brook & Family

The three children, Alma, Harold in the middle and Warren on the right. 

Ron Brook
October 2006

At rear: Highland Worsted Mills textile plant

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831 York Street

 

 

832 York Street

 

 

833 York Street

 

 

834 York Street

 

 

835 York Street

1914-1918
John G. Geist & Family
John G. & Irene Geist
J. Richard Geist

835 York Street

Private J. Richard Geist
World War I

 

835 York Street

Private First Class
Rocco S. Mancuso

World War II

 

836 York Street

 

 

838 York Street

 

 

839 York Street

 

 

840 York Street

 

 

841 York Street

 

 

842 York Street

 

 

843 York Street

1918-1920
John McKay & Family
John & Rachel D. McKay
John E. McKay

 

844 York Street

 

 

845 York Street

 

846 York Street

Photograph Taken March 13, 2012

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846 York Street

Photograph Taken March 13, 2012

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847 York Street

 

849 York Street

Photograph Taken March 13, 2012

Scheduled for Demolition in March of 2012

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900 Block of York Street
  901 York Street

1947
2011 Gone

  901-1/2 York Street

1947
2011 Gone

902 York Street

1916 James Herron

Philadelphia Inquirer
August 14, 1916

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1947
2011 Gone

  903 York Street

1947
2011 Gone

  904 York Street

1894-1895
Steward D. Bakley

1947
2011 Gone

  905 York Street

1947
2011 Gone

  907 York Street

1947
2011 Gone

 

909 York Street

1910s-1920s
Vincent A. Tydeman

1947
2011 Gone

  911 York Street

1947
2011 Gone

  913 York Street

1895-1898
Steward D. Bakley

1947 Russell Dudley
2
011 Gone

  915 York Street

1947
2011 Gone

   

Camden Courier-Post - July 8, 1950
Boy Sees Accident, Asks Traffic Light
by WILBUR MORSE JR.

Petitions for highway safety measures or improvements usually come from adult individuals or organizations.

But there Is an 11-yearold North Camden boy whose horror at seeing a car drag a 4-yearold neighbor 40 feet. near an unlighted intersection, today spurred a one-man safety campaign that carried a bigger wallop than the table thumping of many of his elders.

Into the Courier-Post editorial rooms came William McQuade, 11, of 47 York Street; his dark brow furrowed with a serious frown.

"I want to see the editor of the Mail Bag" said William with the assurance that a sincere crusade brings.

'Tragic Scene'

When queried as to the aim of his visit, William pulled out of the pocket of his denim trousers a wrinkled and many times folded piece of ruled paper.

In pencil he had written:

'The tragic scene I saw July 6. makes me believe that some traffic improvements should be made on Front and State Street and Front and York Street, so that many people or kids will not be in danger from cars."

"At 4:00 PM when work is out, cars speed up to Front and State Streets. I personally think that some zones and traffic lights should be put up there on State and York Street. Would you find room for this letter, please?"

William McQuade wasn't speaking just for himself, he explained, after an editor had read his letter and praised his purposefulness.

"There are a lot of us kids who are in danger from the cars that speed along Front street, as work lets out at the two shipyards and the leather plant in the neighborhood."

"They all seem to be trying to get home first."

"I'll never forget the sight of that accident Thursday when the cars were streaming from the yards."

Young McQuade, a seventh grader at the Cooper school was referring to the misfortune that befell his neighbor, Dennis Taggart, 4, of 935 Point Street, who was struck by a car while playing near the Intersection of Front and State.

Could Be Avoided

"If there had been a light to slow the cars down at that corner, that accident never would have happened," William insisted.

Dennis, his skull fractured, is still in a critical condition at Cooper Hospital.

With his nephew Marvin McQuade, 8, of 707 North Sixth Street. son of his older half-brother, William brought his plea for safety measures to the Courier, because, he said: "Your paper always is trying to help people".

William, Marvin and another playmate, pretty, blonde Catherine Wilczynski, 10, of 929 Point Street, who also had seen Dennis injured, later stood at the comer of Front and State and pointed to the comers where they believed stop signs or traffic lights should be erected.

"It wouldn't cost much to put up a light here, where it's so badly needed," urged William.

"Why. I bet it wouldn't cost as much as the hospital bills and doctor bills for Dennis Taggart. And he's just one boy who's been hurt. There have been others."

"We kids rate a break."


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