Camden Streets - Line Street

Streets
of
Camden, NJ

Line Street

LINE STREET was named because it followed the finally settled line of division between the Cooper and Kaighn properties. It was originally laid out as a twenty foot alley, but in 1848 was made a street fifty foot wide. In 1848, when the city charter was amended by the State legislature, Line Street became the boundary between the Middle and South wards, Arch and Federal Streets serving as the boundary between the Middle and North Wards. Line Street is not to be confused with Liney Ditch, also known as Little Newton Creek and Kaighn’s Run, which served as the southern boundary of the South Ward. In time, under the encroachments of settlers and the march of industrial progress, the stream began to fill up and became merely a ditch, to which, by common consent, the name Line Ditch was given, as it also served to divide the lands of the Kaighn and Mickle families.

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Phil Cohen

200 Block of Line Street
	209 Line Street 1920s-1930s Joseph Zito Family Joseph & Rose Zito Jennie Zito Vincent J. Zito Domenic Zito Joseph Zito Anthony Zito Left: Vincent Zito Camden Courier-Post April 6, 1928 Avon Street Joseph Troiano
	210-212-214 Line Street Rocco Fanelle & Brother Junkyard
	210-212-214 Line Street Mrs. Rose Fanelle Judge Bernard Bertman Donald Pollard Baxter Street Camden Courier-Post June 30, 1928
	211 Line Street 1961 Mrs. Etta Patton Camden Courier-Post April 24, 1962 James Walker - South 6th Street Herbert Abbot - South 3rd Street Vito Belfiore - Walnut Street James Lenahan - Broadway Charles Negri - Roneo Mercantini James Nean - Viola Street Ralph Ferrari Erie Street - Segal Street

Locust Street & Line Street

Line Street
West of Locust Street

August 2, 2006

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Line Street
East of Locust Street

August 2, 2006

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200 Block of Line Street
	213 Line Street Mrs. Alma Johnson Boarding house 1920s Camden Courier-Post January 9, 1928
	213 Line Street 1893 Barton Lane
	213 Line Street 1942-1960s Alfred E. Green Camden Fire Department
	213 Line Street 1970 Benjamin Branch Sr. & Family Benjamin & Roxie Anderson Branch Camden Courier-Post March 6, 1970
	215 Line Street 1880s Garrett Cowls 1947 Thurber Cadwell
	217-221 Line Street 1947-1970s Rocco Fanelle's Sons Junkyard 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad
	217-221 Line Street 1947-1970s Rocco Fanelle's Sons Junkyard Veterans Boxing association Ring No. 6 1961 Banquet Program Ad
	228 Line Street 1929-1930s Alfred E. Green Camden Fire Department
	230 Line Street 1881 Barton Lane
	232 Line Street Anthony and Lena Rago
	236 & 238 Line Street August 2, 2006 Click on Image to Enlarge
	236 Line Street 1882-1883 William Deith
	236 Line Street 1947 Len Smith & Family Len & Bertha Smith Ethel Smith William Henry Smith Lennie L. Smith
	236 & 238 Line Street Photograph Taken August 2, 2006
	238 Line Street 1947 Majestic Press Photos From February 2, 2005
	242 Line Street 1930-1947 Campanale Grocery Antonio Campanale & Family Antonio & Camila "Lena" Campanale Mary Campanale Catherine Campanale Jean Campanale John Campanale Vito Campanale Joseph Campanale Camden Courier-Post July 19, 1967
	242 Line Street 1954 Antonio Arduini Camden Courier-Post February 16, 1954
	244 Line Street Philadelphia Inquirer March 26, 1912
	250 Line Street 1947 Camden Christian Center
	252 Line Street First Italian Baptist Church
	252 Line Street First Italian Baptist Church 1939 Students & staff of the Bible School Standing 4th from left in front row is me, Mike Coccia. The girl standing with the circle around her face is my sister Faust Coccia Spallina. Standing a little to her right a little below is my sister Angelina Coccia Gramenzi (with dark hair). Standing on the extreme right is the church nurse-Mrs Bass. Standing in the rear at the top of the steps is Miss Hatch- Missionary. The gentleman standing in the rear is Reverend Horton- Mike Coccia, December 2008 Click on Image to Enlarge
	250-252 Line Street 2006 Broadway Family Center August 2, 2006 Click on Image to Enlarge

South 3rd Street & Line Street

Line Street
&
South 3rd Street

August 2, 2006

Line Street
East of South 3rd Street

August 2, 2006

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300 Block of Line Street
	301 Line Street 1900 Mrs. Katie Herman Philadelphia Inquirer July 23, 1900 Click on Image for PDF File of Complete Article
	301 Line Street 1906 Joseph DeLice barber
	301 Line Street 1910 Alfred E. Green Camden Fire Department
	301 Line Street 1947 George Fabrizio
	303 Line Street 1947 Angelo Rosato
	305 Line Street 1947 Emidio D'Ottavi
	307 Line Street 1893-1894 William McKinley
	307 Line Street 1919-1955 Francesco Lauria & Family Francesco & Angelina Lauria Anthony Lauria - Rose Lauria Mary Lauria - Nancy Lauria Frances Lauria Thomas Lauria aka "Tommy Ricco" Vincent Lauria - Anne Lauria Irene Lauria - Florence Lauria
	308 Line Street 1947 Vacant
	309 Line Street 1947 Vito Lupini
	311 Line Street 1933 Mrs. Ida Lupini 1947 Alfonso Giuliani
	312 Line Street 1947 Alfonso Onorio
	313 Line 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 - Cooper Street
	313 Line Street 1919 Regicino Barnetto & Family Regicino & Caroline Barnetto Mary Barnetto Camden Post-Telegran December 1-, 1919 Click on Image to Read the Entire Article 1947 Saturno Giorgi
	314 Line Street 1894-1900 Abraham B. Lane & Family machinist Abraham & Mary G. "Minnie" Bryan Lane Mabel B. Lane - W. Jerome Lane Madeline Lane - Eleanor Lane Clarence Shaw - Richard Shaw Helen Shaw Mrs. Aramenta Lane Philadelphia Inquirer September 14, 1901
	314 Line Street 1947 Carmen F. Mercantini
	315 Line Street 1947 Mrs. Maria DeAngelis
	316 Line Street 1894-1910 James Hunt & Family James & Mary Hunt George H. Hunt Theodosia Hunt Conaghy Eli Morgan Hunt Philadelphia Inquirer March 22, 1910 & March 23, 1910
	316 Line Street 1947 Raymond Bednarski
	317 Line Street 1947 No Return
	318 Line Street 1942-1971 Leon Branch & Family Detective, Camden Police Leon & Amelia Wells Branch
	319 Line Street 1947 David Marcozzi
	319 Line Street Frank & Angelina Gramenzi May 1950 Click on Image to Enlarge
	319 Line Street Rochelle Gramenzi Late 1950s Click on Image to Enlarge This is a picture of myself in the late 50's. It was Easter Sunday and I'm standing right in front of our second floor apartment at 319 Line Street. The picture is looking towards Broadway. The men in the background are a collection of Italians from the neighborhood...... Rochelle Gramenzi September 17, 2006
	320 Line Street 1932 Phillip Attardi Camden Courier-Post June 4, 1932 Vernon Jones Thomas Cheeseman Charles V. Dickinson
	320 Line Street 1932 Phillip Attardi Camden Courier-Post June 6, 1932
Cousins Hold Reunion Three cousins from this area, two of whom are brothers, recently held a reunion at Norfolk, Virginia after being separated in Naval service for more than two years. They are Carlo and Arthur Canzanese, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Canzanese, of Riverside, formerly of Camden, and Arnold Canzanese, son of Mr. and Mrs. Renaldo Canzanese, 320 Line Street. Three other Canzanese cousins also are in service. They are Mary Canzanese, in the WAVES; Edward Canzanese, in the South Pacific, and Walter Canzanese, serving in this country.	320 Line Street 1945 Renaldo Canzanese & Family Arnold Canzanese Camden Courier-Post August 15, 1945
	320 Line Street 1947 Rocco Fanelle
	321 Line Street 1947 Vacant
	322 Line Street 1947 Vincenzo Gramenzi Gramenzi & Sons Plumbers Anna S. Gramenzi Doganiero
	322 Line Street early 1950s Frank Gramenzi, and his Great Dane, Panzer. He is standing in front of the Golden Flame Manufacturing Co. truck at 320-322 Line Street in Camden. Rochelle Gramenzi Click on Image to Enlarge
	322 Line Street 1955 Golden Flame Company 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad
	322 Line Street Armand Gramenzi (on the right) standing in front of the old Gramenzi Home at 322 Line Street. He’s with his army buddy Joe McRuiz (on the left) who traveled all the way from Oklahoma. The picture was taken in 1997. Rochelle Gramenzi, 2008 Click on Image to Enlarge
	323 Line Street 1947 Nazzarema DeVecchio
	324 Line Street 1947 Saverio Massi
	325 Line Street 1890s John T. Rodan 1947 Nazzareno Neppi
	326 Line Street 1947 Natale Gigiole
	327 Line Street 1885 Charles M. Lane
	327 Line Street 1931-1932 Carmen Mercantini Camden Courier-Post August 22, 1931
	329 Line Street 1930-1947 Pasquale Giuliano & Family Pasquale & Pasqualina Giuliano John J. Giuliano Left: John J. Giuliano
	330 Line Street Photograph Taken January 1, 2004
	332 Line Street 1947 Red Dragon Company William Plummer Angelo Rosata Upholstery
	334 Line Street 1947 Pauk Di Pietropaoloi
	336 Line Street 1947 Dominic Radogna
	337 Line Street 1915 Dominick Stepi Philadelphia Inquirer March 26, 1915 George R. Thompson South 3rd Street
	338 Line Street 1924-1947 Victor Biasi 1935-1936 A.M. Mucci Post No. 2685 Veterans of Foreign Wars
	340 Line Street 1918-1920 George Hunt
	340 Line Street 1947 Anthony Buteria
	342 Line Street 1878-1888 John Wilson grocery By 1890 John Wilson The buildings on Line Street were renumbered, and 342 Line Street became 344 Line Street. Two dwellings had been built, at 340 and 342 Line Street.
	342 Line Street 1924-1951 George H. Hunt & Family George & Louise Hunt James Verga Charles Hunt George Hunt Theodosia Conaghy Catherine Abrams
	344 Line Street 1890-1914 John Wilson & Son Clarence WIlson grocery Camden Post-Telegram March 15, 1909 Dr. Brown's Kill 'Em Quick
	344 Line Street 1914-1916 Frederick J. Hildebrandt Jr. grocery 1924 Victor Biasi 1947 Sid Cohn signs 1947 John J. Tocco 1947 Peter Tocco

South 4th Street & Line Street

701 South 4th Street
Southwest Corner
of
South 4th & Line Street

LARRY'S CAFE
1930s-1940s

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400 Block of Line Street 400 to 431 Line Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	408-410 Line Street 1918-1937 First Nazarene Baptist Church
	408 Line Street 1935-1957 Zuni Athletic Association
	408-410 Line Street 1973-1981 The Tiger's Den Liquor Shack Leonard A. Antonelli Camden Courier-Post June 4, 1973 Joseph Macciocca Genova Cafe Arch Street Rowe Street John T. Odorisio
	408-410 Line Street 1973-1981 The Tiger's Den Liquor Shack Leonard A. Antonelli Camden Courier-Post June 4, 1973
The Anna M. Sample Family Shelter is a temporary emergency shelter for 75 residents. This facility accommodates single parent families and intact families. Single women are referred to the shelter if the Single Women's Transitional Housing Program is full. The family shelter provides 24 hour supervised housing, 3 meals a day, emergency clothing and case management. We also provide life skills workshops, drug and alcohol awareness, recreational enrichment, enterprise initiatives, a referral network and child enrichment activities.	408-410 Line Street 2006 Volunteers of America Anna M. Sample House
	410 Line Street 1937-1940 Operaio Hall Societa Operaria Di Muta Assistenazza Cittadina di Camden, N.J.
	410 Line Street 1941-1973 South Camden Bocce Club
	411 Line Street 1957 Mrs. Mary Valianti Michel Tramatulo (father) Camden Courier-Post June 3, 1957 N. Bantivoglio & Sons Click on Image to Read the Complete News Article
	413 Line Street 1941 Anna Albano Camden Courier-Post July 31, 1941
	415 Line Street 1890 Edward F. Allen
	415 Line Street 1892 Vacant Philadelphia Inquirer August 20, 1892
	415 Line Street 1917 James Gimello Philadelphia Inquirer April 30, 1917 The Majestic Theatre Charles R. Norris Thomas Schneider Broadway Cherry Street Spruce Street Fiore Troncone
	416-418 Line Street 1877-1893 William G. Kairer Sr. & Family bakery
	416-418 Line Street 1906 Camden City Hand Laundry 1906 City Directory Ads
	416-418 Line Street 1920s-1930s Camden Poster Advertising Company Camden Courier-Post October 14, 1931 June 1, 1932 June 88, 1933
	416-418 Line Street 1955 General Outdoor Advertising Company Inc. 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad
	416-418 Line Street 1973 South Camden Bocce Club Leonard A. Antonelli, President
	420 Line Street 1930-1947 Amadeo DiAngelo & Family Morris DiAngelo
	420 Line Street 1870s-1910 James Stanley & Family James & Eliza Stanley Arthur Stanley Louisa Stanley Harry Stanley Mary Jane "Jennie" Stanley Left: Arthur Stanley
	422 Line Street 1936 Morris DiAngelo & Family Camden Courier-Post May 24, 1946 Club Lido
	422 Line Street 1931 Joseph Berardis & Family stone mason Joseph & Theresa Berardis
	424 Line Street 1906
	426 Line Street 1922-1931 Ralph Marini baker
	426 Line Street 1922-1931 Ralph Marini baker
	426 Line Street 1940 Innocenzo Tortu & Family baker Innocenzo & Philomena Tortu Louis Tortu - Dino Tortu Leda Tortu - Armand Tortu Vincent Tortu - Michael Tortu
	426 Line Street 1943 Camden Italian Bakery Michael Compeano & Family Michael & Antoinette Compeano Nicolo Compeano
	426 Line Street Marco Reginelli
	427 Line Street 1912-1920 George L. Cattell Sr. & Family George & Emma Cattell George Cattell Jr. Laura Cattell
	428 Line Street 1906
	430 Line Street 1883 Albert C. Dildine

White Street & Line Street

400 Block of Line Street 432 to 440 Line Street
	432 Line Street 1906
	434 Line Street 1920s - late 1970s Anthony "Tony Patch" Patragnoni Tony's Grille
	436 Line Street 1924-1931
	438 Line Street 1982 Esteban Villafane & Family Maria Villafane Camden Courier-Post August 16, 1982
	440 Line Street November 2, 1939 Click on Image to Enlarge

West Street & Line Street

400 Block of Line Street 441 to 451 Line Street
	443 Line Street Rear of Building March 8, 2015
	441 Line Street Building Collapsed March 2015 Photograph Taken March 8, 2015
	442 Line Street 1897 Silas H. Quint Philadelphia Inquirer December 28, 1897
	442 Line Street 1914 Lewis Haventhal Camden Post-Telegram December 11, 1914
Funeral services for Lewis Haventhal were held at his residence, 442 Line Street. Interment was made at Burlington NJ. Last night Camp No. 117, P.O.S.A. and Wilton Lodge, No. 6, I.O.M., held services at the house.	442 Line Street 1914 Lewis Haventhal Camden Post-Telegram December 11, 1914
	443 Line Street 1942 Mike Comanda Berkley Street Samuel Yellin Arch Street
	446 Line Street 1905 Allen C. Wood Philadelphia Inquirer February 15, 1905
	447 Line Street 1896-1920s John H. O'Neil & Family John H. & Kate Oneil John F. O'Neil Philadelphia Inquirer May 23, 1915
	451 Line Street 1918 Joseph Sparks Camden Police Department Joseph & Mary Emma Sparks 1967 Mario Patragnoni

Henry Street & Line Street

400 Block of Line Street 453 to 455 Line Street
	453 Line Street 1934 Joseph Cimino Camden Courier-Post June 2, 1934 Edward V. Martino Anthony Amato Frank F. Neutze
	455 Line Street 1955 Joseph J. LaMarra 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

South 5th Street & Line Street

701 South 5th Street
Also Known as 444 Line Street
Southwest Corner
of
South 5th & Line Street

The Alfonso & Elvira Gentile Family

Tony Gentile on rooftop patio of building, looking east across South 5th Street at 720 and 712 South 5th. 710 South 5th street was the home and office of Dr. Frank Barnett, a dentist who lived and practiced there from the 1920s until his passing around 1957.

The Gentile family lived on this corner for many years. In the late 1940s two of the daughters, Gilda and Lydia, worked at Mesrob Avedissian's Crystal Cleaners at 1012 Broadway. Gilda Gentile married into the avedissian family sometime after the 1947 Camden City Directory was complied.

500 Block of Line Street 502 to 522 Line Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	502 Line Street 1931 Umberto Berardis & Family stone mason Umberto & Adelina Berardis Photos Taken November 13, 2005
	507 Line Street 1890 Daniel Bromley
	515 Line Street 1900-1911 John H. Sparks & Family blacksmith John H. & Mary Sparks Mary Sparks - Joseph Sparks William Sparks six other daughters
	516 Line Street 1876-1877 George M. Holl
	516 Line Street 1891-1898 Harry Foulkes Camden Post Telegram March 19, 1908
Caused by wind blowing a gas flame toward a curtain, a fire yesterday swept through the tailoring establishment of Samuel Albert, William and Line Streets, Camden, resulting in damage being done to the extent of about $3000 on the store and stock. Insurance covers the loss.	519 Line Street 1912 Samuel Albert tailor Philadelphia Inquirer July 30, 1912
	519 Line Street 1930s - 2002 LINE CAFE Photo Taken February 11, 2003

William Street & Line Street

519 Line Street
Southeast Corner
of
Williams Street & Line Street

1930s - 2002
LINE CAFE

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500 Block of Line Street 523 to 533 Line Street Click on Images to Enlarge
MISS NATANNI ENGAGED Mr. and Mrs. Frank Natanni, of 523 Line street, announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Leila Natanni, to Nicholas DiMuro, son of Mr. and Mrs. John DiMuro, of 827 South Fourth street, at a family dinner party at their home on Sunday. The wedding will take place in the late Summer or early Fall.	523 Line Street 1938 Frank Natanni & Family Camden Courier-Post February 15, 1938
	524 Line Street Photos Taken November 13, 2005
	529 Line Street 1937-1938 Nicholas Dandrea
	532 Line Street 1960 Peter Celeste

Broadway & Line Street
	618 Broadway Northeast Corner of Broadway & Line Street John H. Dialogue Jr. 1890s - early 1900s Son of shipyard owner John H. Dialogue Sr., John Jr., an engineer by trade, moved here in 1890 after leaving his parents home at 712 Broadway. The property was sold early in the 1900s, and the Carnegie Library was built on the site.
	616 Broadway Northeast Corner of Broadway & Line Street CARNEGIE LIBRARY also known as the Camden Free Public Library Opened in 1905 Click on Image to Enlarge
	Broadway & Line Street Click on Image to Enlarge
	616 Broadway Northeast Corner of Broadway & Line Street CARNEGIE LIBRARY also known as the Camden Free Public Library Click on Image to Enlarge
	617 Broadway Ellis Drugstore
	700 Broadway Southeast Corner of Broadway & Line Street January 27, 1939 Banquet Program Click on Image to Enlarge
	701 Broadway Southwest Corner of Broadway & Line Street Delia's Party Shop November 2, 2004 Click on Image to Enlarge

500 Block of Line Street 546 to 554 Line Street

St. John Street & Line Street

500 Block of Line Street 555 to 585 Line Street
	553 Line Street Photograph March 8, 2015
	555 Line Street 1874 Frederick Ernst
	559 Line Street 1874 Wilson Ernst
	560 Line Street 1942-1943 Peter Cangelosi & Family barber Peter & Ethel Cangelosi
	560 Line Street 1947 Julius Beese Jules' Grill
	561 Line Street 1959 John J. Giuliano
	563 Line Street 1940s-1960s John K. Voll
	563 Line Street 1905 Joseph. H. Kirkle & Family Joseph H. & Clara A. Kirkle Camden Post-Telegram April 11, 1905
	564 Line Street 1964 Frank Martelli Camden Police Department
	568 Line Street 1878-1879 John Chew
	569 Line Street early 1950s-early 1967 Louis J. Martelli & Family Canden Fire Department Louis J. & Rose I. Martelli Frank Martelli Carmella Martelli - Roseanne Martelli
	569 Line Street early 1952-1953 Casper J. Martelli Canden Fire Department
	571 Line Street 1906-1914 Mrs. Emily Jobes
	571 Line Street 1919-1956 William Thorn
	574 Line Street 1887 W. Elwood Campbell
	575 Line Street 1957 Mrs. Giovannina Capone & Family John Capone Camden Courier-Post December 28, 1957
	576 Line Street 1906- 1920 George Jobes
	579 Line Street 1931-1947 Charles H. Errickson
	581 Line Street 1914 Frederick Dodd Philadelphia Inquirer April 15, 1914 Frank H. Miller Edward Langley Catherine Langley O. Glen Stackhouse Click on Image for Complete Article
	583 Line Street 1930s-1940s John J. Welsh & Family
	583 Line Street 1961 Howard W. Bradbury Camden Courier-Post August 16, 1961
	583 Line Street 1975 Wilkins Tisdale

South 6th Street & Line Street

600 Block of Line Street 600 to 616 Line Street
	601 Line Street Trinity Church N. A. Worrell Camden Courier-Post February 5, 1938
	606 Line Street 1942 Joseph Abarno 1942 Frank Abarno World War II Draft Card
	607 Line Street 1874-1881 William J. Kennedy
	610 Line Street 1888-1894 W. Elwood Campbell
	610 Line Street 1921 George A. Ward & Family Camden Police Department George A. & Della Ward Camden Daily Courier October 25, 1921 Sixth Ward Republican Club
	611 Line Street 1975 Leonard Medford

Roberts Street & Line Street

600 Block of Line Street 617 to 655 Line Street
	617 Line Street 1887-1888 Albert C. Jones
	617 Line Street 1941 Mrs. Calogero Constantino Camden Courier-Post July 30, 1941
	620 Line Street 1891 Daniel Bromley
Another Shapiro Appeal To the Editor Sir-Would suggest that in his call for a special session of the New Jersey Legislature. Governor A. Harry Moore include as one of his subjects that of a reward for Jack Shapiro, who was solely responsible for the collection of 14 millions of dollars from the late Dr. Dorrance estate. Such legislation enacted would without a doubt meet with the hearty approval and satisfaction of the people of New Jersey. Now is the proper time while the Legislature is in session to enact such legislation. Let us hope the governor heeds the advice and includes a reward for Jack Shapiro by the State of New Jersey as one of the subjects in, his call for a special session. Respectfully yours, MAE HINKLE 620 Line Street, Camden	620 Line Street Mae Hinkle Camden Courier-Post August 11, 1934
	620 Line Street 1881 William Morse & Family William & Annie Morse Frederick Morse
	624 Line Street 1915 Mrs. Mabel Gangloff Philadelphia Inquirer June 8, 1915
	625 Line Street 1941 Joseph Amato Camden Courier-Post July 31, 1941
	627 Line Street CORPORAL CHARLES H. PIPPETT 1940-1943 Click on Image to Enlarge
	629 Line Street PRIVATE GEORGE F. SCHAFER 1920s-1930s Click on Image to Enlarge
	630 Line Street 1909 Mrs. Charles Lamb Philadelphia Inquirer March 18, 1909
	630 Line Street PRIVATE GEORGE F. SCHAFER & Family 1940s Click on Image to Enlarge
	636 Line Street 1920-1930s Matthew Batten & Family Matthew & Rosella Batten Ethel Batten Frank A. Batten Russell C. Batten Beulah Batten Camden Courier-Post February 24, 1938
	641 Line Street Ralph A. Bakley 1906-1914
HOSPITAL CASES WEST JERSEY James Foster, 2, 757 Division St., laceration of head. Ralph Williams, 28, 413 North 29th St., laceration of knee. Lillian Smith. 17, 1093 Trent road, abrasion of eye. Elwood Brisco, 31, 1133 South 2nd St., laceration of leg COOPER Dorothy Gorman, 2, 507 Division St., contusion and sprain of shoulder. Richard Clark, 17, 327 Vine street, dog bite of leg James Kenney, 3, 718 Carman St., laceration of scalp, Frank Caratole, 12, 210 Senate St., splinter in finger. James Moy, 14, 641 Line St., fractured wrist abrasion of knee and hand. Ernest Vincent, 14, 534 South 2nd St., puncture wound of knee. Ralph Springer, 7, 509 Ferry Ave., laceration of scalp Clement Jones, 4, 1013 Lawrence St., laceration of chin Thomas Wright, 7, 319 Grant St., fractured shoulder. Hilda Fitzgerald. 28, 311 North 3rd St., laceration of hand. John Schulz, 52, 228 North 7th St., chest injuries.	641 Line Street 1938 James Moy Camden Courier-Post February 14, 1938
	642 Line Street 1893 Daniel Bromley
	650 Line Street 1902-1906 Robert L. Cattell & FAmily Robert L. & Mary Cattell George L. Cattell

Newton Avenue, South 7th Street & Line Street

700 Block of Line Street 754 to 774 Line Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	754 Line Street Ensign James J. Cunningham 1916-1943
	754 Line Street Hugh Cunningham & Family Hugh & Elizabeth Cunningham James J. Cunningham Elizabeth Cunningham Florence Cunningham Anna May Cunningham Naomi Cunningham Joan Cunningham Besides my uncle James Cunningham, other members the Cunningham Family who lived there were my grandfather, Hugh Cunningham, (he was an engineer on a ferry), my grandmother, Elizabeth Cunningham (nee Burrichter, her sister, Josephine Pfeifer widowed, and James' sisters, Elizabeth, Florence, Anna May, Naomi and Joan. Anna May became Sr. Mary Joseph, a Sister of Mercy, and eventually treasurer of Georgian Court College in Lakewood NJ. Naomi is my mom and lives in Merchantville NJ. She is a retired nurse. Stephanie Sandy Milwaukee, WI October 2012
	760 Line Street 1913 Eva Blake Camden Post-Telegram October 6, 1913 Berwick Street Grant Street North 19th Street Everett Street William May
	764 Line Street 1924-1940 Marcellus Leroy Burgess Sr. Family M. Leroy & Elsie Burgess M. Leroy Burgess Jr. Raymond J. Burgess Photograph Taken April 14, 2012
	764 Line Street 1924-1943 Marcellus Leroy Burgess Sr. Family M. Leroy & Elsie Burgess M. Leroy Burgess Jr. Raymond J. Burgess Camden Courier-Post December 14, 1943 Camden Lodge 111, Loyal Order of Moose Farr & Bailey
	765 Line Street 1890s-1910 David S. Paul
	765 Line Street 1910s-1940s George W. Johnson
	766 Line Street Photograph Taken April 14, 2012 Click on Image to Enlarge
	768 Line Street Photograph Taken April 14, 2012 Click on Image to Enlarge Scheduled for Demolition in March 2012
Camden Man Wins Delay in Deportation Stanley Granted Writ by Judge Avis After Removal to Ellis Island Richard Stanley, 5, of 768 Line Street, went to bed in the best of spirits last night. For his mother, Gertrude, 39, had promised him "Daddy will be back tomorrow." Meantime a last minute effort was being made to prevent the deportation of his father Richard, Sr., 40. The elder Stanley is being held by immigration authorities at Ellis Island. He is due to be deported to Scotland on the S. S. Cameronia at 5 p.m. today. If the ship sails Mrs. Stanley says both she and her child will be destitute. She has appealed that he might remain in Camden and support his family. Immigration Commissioner James L. Hughes, Gloucester, said Stanley was delivered to Ellis Island immigration depot at noon yesterday and a writ of habeas corpus issued by Federal Judge John Boyd Avis yesterday afternoon was served on him later in the day by Frank M. Lario, counsel for Stanley.	768 Line Street 1937-1938 Richard Stanley & Family Richard & Gertrude Stanley Richard Stanley Jr. Camden Courier-Post February 18, 1938 Click Here for Complete News Article Frank M. Lario
	768 & 770 Line Street Photograph Taken April 14, 2012 Click on Image to Enlarge
	770 Line Street 2011 Gone Photograph Taken April 14, 2012 Click on Image to Enlarge
	772 Line Street 1952 Lena Bruns November 2006 Abandoned and used by drug addicts and other social undesirables Photograph Taken April 14, 2012 Click on Image to Enlarge
	772 & 774 Line Street Photograph Taken April 14, 2012 Click on Image to Enlarge
BENJAMIN F. OGDEN The funeral of Benjamin F. Ogden, 63, former owner of the Ogden wagon works, Fourth and Pine streets, will be held at 2.30 p. m., Saturday at the home at 773 Line street. Burial will be in Harleigh Cemetery. Mr. Ogden retired from business 15 years ago and has been employed since then by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. He was taken ill four weeks ago. Mr. Ogden was a lifelong resident of Camden. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ada Herbert Ogden and three sons, Arthur, Chicago; Russell, New York City, and Albert, Camden. OGDEN—On February 15, 1938, Benjamin F., beloved husband of Ada Ogden (formerly Herbert), age 63 years. Relatives and friends of the family, also employes of New York Ship, are invited to attend the funeral services on Saturday, at 2.30 o'clock, at his late residence, 773 Line St., Camden. Interment at Harleigh Cemetery. Friends may call Friday evening,	773 Line Street 1938 Benjamin F. Ogden & Family Benjamin F. & Ada Herbert Ogden Arthur Ogden Russell Ogden Albert Ogden Camden Courier-Post February 17, 1938
	773 Line Street 1940s Paul B. Neale Family William H. "Bill" Neale
	774 Line Street Photograph Taken April 14, 2012 Click on Image to Enlarge

Silver Street & Line Street Click on Images to Enlarge

700 Block of Line Street
775 to 799 Line Street
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776 Line Street

1900 Charles Scharnagl
1900 Clarence Scahrnagl

Philadelphia Inquirer
December 16, 1900

776 Line Street

1916 Dorothy Schultz

Camden Post-Telegram
June 26, 1916

778 Line Street

1899
Richard Mickle

Philadelphia Inquirer
May 30, 1899

Alexander Hand - Pine Street

778 Line Street

Technical Sergeant
Warren P. Harbison

778 Line Street

1947 Ronald Harbison

SAMUEL H. TURNER

The funeral of Samuel H. Turner, 85, for 40 years a resident here, who died Monday night, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday. He was retired last October by the Pennsylvania Railroad after having been in the employ of the railroad 45 years. He was for 22 years an engineer on the Trenton division and was placed on the sick list 16 years ago when he suffered a stroke.

He is survived by a son, John K. Turner, of Westmont, a daughter, Mrs. Helen T. Braislin of Haddonfield, and a sister, Mrs. Jane Asay. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Wyoming Tribe of Red Men and Camden Lodge of Moose

789 Line Street

1906-1933 Samuel H. Turner

Camden Courier-Post
June 21, 1933

791 Line Street

1906 Henry Beach

Philadelphia Inquirer - July 27, 1906

Camden Iron Works

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793 Line Street

1906 James Dexter

Philadelphia Inquirer - June 1, 1893

795 Line Street

1920s-1930s
Mrs. Isabel McVeigh Family
Mary Ellen McVeigh Soistmann

795 Line Street

1920s-1930s
Mary Ellen McVeigh Soistmann

Camden Courier-Post
February 7, 1938

South Jersey woman, 20, wanted for stabbing death

Authorities here are seeking the public's help in locating a city woman wanted for the stabbing death of a Cinnaminson woman last week.

On Tuesday authorities issued an arrest warrant for Lettie "Shay" Carstarphen, 20, of Centennial Village in Camden, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. Carstarphen is accused of killing Barnadette Teamoh, 29, during a fight at 795 Line Street last Friday.

Carstarphen allegedly stabbed Teamoh during the fight, killing her. Carstarphen stands 5-feet-7-inches tall and weighs approximately 160 pounds, authorities said. She has black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Camden County Prosecutor's Office Investigator James Pisano at (856) 225-8400 or Camden City Police Detective Gabriel Rodriguez at (856) 757-7420.

In addition, the Citizens Crime Commission is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to Carstarphen's arrest and conviction. To be eligible to receive the reward, information must be called in to the Crime Commission Tipline, (215) 546-8477, or (877) 345-8477, and the caller will receive a code number from the operator.

795 Line Street

Camden Courier-Post
October 6, 2010

Lettie "Shay" Carstarphen

797 Line Street

2012 vacant

Photograph Taken May 29, 2012

797 & 799 Line Street

Photograph Taken May 29, 2012

799 Line Street

2012 Reyes Food Market

Photograph Taken May 29, 2012

Intersection of Line Street & South 8th Street Click on Images to Enlarge


Looking North on South 8th Street from Line Street - May 29, 2012

Looking Southwest at the two intersections of South 8th Street and Line Street - May 29, 2012

800 Block of Line Street 800 to 825 Line Street
	800 Line Street 2012 Gone
	801 Line Street 2012 Gone
	802 Line Street 2012 Gone
	803 Line Street 2012 Gone
	804 Line Street Photograph Taken May 29, 2012
	804 Line Street 1895 David B. Ewan Philadelphia Inquirer May 23, 1895
	805 Line Street Photograph Taken May 29, 2012
	805 & 807 Line Street Photograph Taken May 29, 2012
	806 Line Street Photograph Taken May 29, 2012
LIGHTCAP - On Dec.7, 1911, Catharine Lightcap (nee Truscott), widow of Andrew Lightcap, aged 80 years. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services, on Monday afternoon at two o'clock, from her late residence, 806 Line Street, Camden, NJ. Remains may be viewed on Sunday evening. Interment at Harleigh..	806 Line Street 1911 Catherine Truscott Lightcap Camden Daily Courier December 8, 1911
	806 & 808 Line Street Photograph Taken May 29, 2012
	807 Line Street 1919 Harry Goodman
	809 Line Street 1914-1959 John R. Sheldon & Family John R. & Amelia Sheldon John Cooper Sheldon Hannah Ruth Sheldon Minnie Sheldon 2012 Gone
	810 Line Street 2012 Gone Photograph Taken May 29, 2012
	811 Line Street 2012 Gone
	812 Line Street 1933 Hope Hemingway Photograph Taken May 29, 2012
	812 & 814 Line Street 1933 Hope Hemingway Photograph Taken May 29, 2012
	813 Line Street Photograph Taken May 29, 2012
	813 Line Street 1910 William J. Maguire
	813 & 815 Line Street Photograph Taken May 29, 2012
	814 Line Street Photograph Taken May 29, 2012
	814, 816, 818, 820, 822 & 824 Line Street Photograph Taken July 2012
	815 Line Street Photograph Taken May 29, 2012
	816 Line Street Photograph Taken May 29, 2012 2012-2019 vacant
	816 Line Street 2012-2019 vacant Photograph Taken March 8, 2019
	816 Line Street 2012-2019 vacant Photograph Taken March 8, 2019
	817 Line Street Photograph Taken May 29, 2012
	817 Line Street 1895-1898 William J. Maguire
	817 Line Street 1901 Wilmer Henry Philadelphia Inquirer October 5, 1901 Click on Image for PDF File of Complete Article
	817 & 819 Line Street Photograph Taken May 29, 2012
	818 Line Street Photograph Taken May 29, 2012 2012 vacant 2019 Gone
	819 Line Street Photograph Taken May 29, 2012
	820 Line Street 1938 Bessie F. Griffith 2012 vacant 2019 Gone
	821 Line 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 - Cooper Street
	821 Line Street 1964 David W. Sanders Camden Fire Department 2012 Gone
	822 Line Street Photograph Taken May 29, 2012 2012 vacant 2019 Gone
	822 & 824 Line Street Photograph Taken May 29, 2012 2012 vacant 2019 Gone
	824 Line Street Photograph Taken May 29, 2012 2012 vacant 2019 Gone
	825 Line Street 1895 Oscar C. Meyers saloon Philadelphia Inquirer February 27, 1895
	826 Line Street Photograph Taken May 29, 2012 2012 vacant 2019 Gone
	826 & 828 Line Street Photograph Taken May 29, 2012 2012 vacant 2019 Gone
	828 Line Street Photograph Taken May 29, 2012 2012 vacant 2019 Gone
	824, 826 & 828 Line Street Photograph Taken July 2012
	828 Line Street 1935 John D. Corson Camden Courier-Post February 9, 1935

Haddon Avenue & Line Street
	1909 to Present Day Elevated Tracks originally for the Atlantic City Division of the West Jersey & Seashore Railroad were completed at Haddon Avenue and Line Street, early in June 1909.

800 Block of Line Street 826 to 844 Line Street
	830 Line Street 1902 Clarence S. Smith & Family Clarence S. & Mary Smith Harriet Florence Smith
DIVORCEE RAPPED, ALIMONY INCREASED Court Scores Woman for Using Name of Boarder at Election Although she was scored in Chancery Court for assuming the name of a man to whom she is not married, Mrs. Eldora G. Wood, of 830 Line Street, yesterday won an increase in a maintenance order for her two children. Her petition was filed against her former husband, Abraham L. Wood, whom she divorced April 9, 1931. He was to have paid alimony of $20 a week, but this was later reduced to $4. Her appearance' before William J. Kraft, advisory master in chancery, was on a plea for an increase to $6. Wood opposed the petition, and set forth that his wife has a boarder named James L. Gardiner. He alleged that on August 8, 1932, she registered to vote in Camden under the name of Eldora G. Gardiner and signed a sworn statement that the change in her name was due to marriage. She was also introduced several times as Mrs. Gardiner, according to Wood. The woman went on the witness stand yesterday and denied that she had married Gardiner. "Why did you take his name?" asked the court.; "Gardiner has helped me a lot," she replied. "I don't think that that is the place for those children," retorted Kraft. "However, I’ll increase the maintenance to $6, but I want it understood it is for the children.”	830 Line Street 1932-1933 Mrs. Eldora Wood 1932-1933 James L. Gardiner Camden Courier-Post June 26, 1933
	832 Line Street 1895-1897 James Lennox & Family James & Katherine Lennox John H. Lennox - William Lennox J. Edgar Lennox - Edward Lennox Maggie Lennox - Samuel Lennox Harry Lennox - Hugh Lennox Mary Lennox - Robert Lennox
	832 Line Street 1922 George Cleary Philadelphia Inquirer October 7, 1922
	836 Line Street 1964 John Benson Camden Courier-Post December 1, 1964 Keith Kauffman Louis Ivey J. Allen Nimmo Walter Severns Edward V. Michalak
	838 Line Street Camden Courier-Post March 21, 1932 Henry Fearon

South 9th Street & Line Street

900 Block of Line Street
	910 Line Street U.S. Tire Company 1947
	912 Line Street Albert Marciano 1947

Haddon Avenue, Mount Ephraim Avenue & Line Street
	Southeat Corner of Haddon Avenue, Mount Ephraim Avenue & Line Street Tydol Gas Station Bert's Steaks
	Southeat Corner of Haddon Avenue, Mount Ephraim Avenue & Line Street Tydol Gas Station Bert's Steaks January 2, 2006 Click on Image to Enlarge
	1001 Line Street Northeast Corner of Mount Ephraim Avenue & Line Street Fleck Plumbing & Heating Supplies

1000 Block of Line Street
1000 to 1044 Line Street

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Looking East on Line Street
from
Mount Ephraim
&
Haddon Avenues

Photo taken January 2, 2006

1000 Line Street
(right)

Photo taken January 2, 2006

Edward & Lena Martin Family
Edward & Lena Martin
Louis B. Martin
Mary Martin
Margaret Martin
George Martin
Anthony Martin

1000 Line Street

1919-1951
Edward & Lena Martin Family
Edward & Lena Martin
Louis B. Martin
Mary Martin
Margaret Martin
George Martin
Anthony Martin

Camden Courier-Post
January 15, 1932

1000 Line Street

1919-1951
Edward & Lena Martin Family
Edward & Lena Martin
Louis B. Martin
Mary Martin
Margaret Martin
George Martin
Anthony Martin

Camden Courier-Post
April 15, 1935

1000 Line Street

1919-1951
Edward & Lena Martin Family
Edward & Lena Martin
Louis B. Martin
Mary Martin
Margaret Martin
George Martin
Anthony Martin

Camden Courier-Post
September 17, 1951

1001 Line Street

Fleck Plumbing & Heating Supplies

1001 Line Street

Fleck Plumbing & Heating Supplies

January 2, 2006

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1002 Line Street
(left)

January 2, 2006

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MRS. KATHERINE S. CARNEY

Funeral services for Mrs. Katherine Stetser Carney, 78, who died yesterday at her home, 1002 Line street, will be held at 2.30 p. m. Thursday in the Schroeder Funeral Home, 715 Cooper street. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Mrs. Carney was a resident of Camden for 35
years. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Edward Constantine and Mrs. Leo Craven, of Camden, and Mrs. William Green, of Panama; a brother, Stanton Stetser, of Woodbury, and two grandchildren.

CARNEY—On February 14, 1938, Katherine Stetser Carney, age 78 years. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services on Thursday afternoon, at 2.30 o'clock, at the Schroeder Funeral Home, 715 Cooper St., Camden, N. J. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
Friends may call Wednesday evening

1002 Line Street

1938
Mrs. Katherine S. Carney

Camden Courier-Post
February 13, 1938

1004 Line Street

1006 Line Street
(right)

January 2, 2006

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1008 Line Street
(left)

January 2, 2006

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1008 Line Street

1938
Mrs. Patience Chambers & Family
Miss Patience Chambers
Mary Chambers
Mrs. Mildred Chambers Whitehead

Camden Courier-Post
February 26, 1938

William P. Chambers

1010 Line Street
(right)

January 2, 2006

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1010 Line Street

1955 Mrs. Elsie L. Boardman

Camden Courier-Post
December 21, 1955

Frank Schultz
Naomi Boardman

1012 Line Street

Thomas B. Anderson
1920s-1932

1012 Line Street

1953 Frank Burr

Camden Courier-Post
April 3, 1953

Nicholas Gates
Pine Street
Admiral Wilson Boulevard

1012 Line Street
(left)

January 2, 2006

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1014 Line Street
(right)

January 2, 2006

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1014 Line Street

1914
William Clark

Philadelphia Inquirer
October 22, 1914

1016 Line Street
(left)

January 2, 2006

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1016 Line Street
(right)

January 2, 2006

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1018 Line Street
(left)

January 2, 2006

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1020 Line Street

1021-1025
Line Street
Cutler Metal Products
Herman Z. Cutler
1926 to 1954

January 2, 2006
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1021-1025
Line Street

Alpha Group III
Exotherm Corporation

January 2, 2006
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1022 Line Street

1024 Line Street

1918-1927
William P. Chambers & Family
William P. & Patience A. Chambers
Ethel Chambers - Mildred Chambers
William Chambers Jr. - Davis Chambers
Charles Chambers - Mary Chambers
Patince Anna Chambers

1026 Line Street
George Martin Family

1028 Line Street

1924-1929
Winfield D. Leviseur & Family
Winfield D. & Sarah Leviseur

1030 Line Street

1893
John W. Vanhart
John & Ella Vanhart
Mary Vanhart

1032 Line Street

1880s- late 1940s
William Anderson & Family
John Anderson
Thomas B. Anderson
Delia Anderson
Harry Strauss

Philadelphia Inquirer
August 6, 1906

1032 Line Street

1880s- late 1940s
William Anderson & Family
John Anderson
Thomas B. Anderson
Delia Anderson
Harry Strauss

Philadelphia Inquirer
January 5, 1912

1032 Line Street

1880s- late 1940s
William Anderson & Family
John Anderson
Thomas B. Anderson
Delia Anderson
Harry Strauss

Philadelphia Inquirer
October 12, 1919

1034 Line Street

1881
Bernard Dennis & Family
Bernard & Sarah Dennis
Edward Dennis - Margaret Dennis
Thomas Dennis - Jane Dennis

1036 Line Street

1038 Line Street

1044 Line Street

Perry Street & Line Street

1000 Block of Line Street 1046 to 1062 Line Street
	1046 Line Street 1930 E.A. Lipkin Camden Courier-Post May 6, 1930
	1048 Line Street
	1050 Line Street 1914-1918 William H. Henson & Family William H. & Carrie Henson John Henson - William H. Jenson Jr. Joseph Henson - Anna Henson Charles Henson - Carrie Henson Howard Henson
	1050 Line Street
	1052 Line Street
	1054 Line Street 1919-1947 William H. Henson & Family William H. & Carrie Henson John Henson - William H. Jenson Jr. Joseph Henson - Anna Henson Charles Henson - Carrie Henson Howard Henson
	1054 Line Street
	1056 Line Street
	1058 Line Street
	1060 Line Street 1905 Mary Dumbruski
	1062 Line Street 1905 Mary Yaruski Camden Daily Courier June 24, 1910
	1062 Line Street 1910 Catherine Griffin Philadelphia Inquirer June 24, 1910
	1062 Line Street

Jane Street & Line Street

The intersection of Jane Street and Line Street is on the lower right in this photo. 1064 to 1074 Line Street are visible in this aerial photo, taken around 1930.

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1000 Block of Line Street 1064 to 1075 Line Street
	1064 Line Street
	1066 Line Street 1910-1914 William P. Chambers & Family William P. & Patience A. Chambers Ethel Chambers Mildred Chambers William Chambers Jr. Davis Chambers Charles Chambers Mary Chambers Patince Anna Chambers
	1065-1075 Line Street Camden Convention Hall 1926 to 1954 Convention Hall's Line Street mailing address refers to the rear of the building. I have no idea as to why this is so- PMC. Click on Image to Enlarge
	1066 Line Street
	1068 Line Street
	1070 Line Street
	1072 Line Street
	1074 Line Street

Ringgold Street & Line Street

Memorial Avenue & Line Street

Aerial view of Memorial Avenue, taken in the mid-1930s. Camden Convention Hall is at bottom of page, Mechling Brothers' factory is across Memorial Avenue, Parkside, Forest Hill Park, Camden High School, Farnham Park, and Central Airport are also visible.

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1100 Block of Line Street
	1100 Line Street 1924-1947 Mechling Brothers Chemical Co. By 1947 this firm was known as Mechling Brothers Chemicals, a division of General Chemicals Company.
	1100 Line Street 1950s-1960s General Chemicals Division Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation By 1955 General Chemicals had been acquired by the Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation. The plant was known as the General Chemicals Division into the 1960s.
	1100 Line Street 1960s-2010s Campbell Soup Co. The property was acquired and redeveloped by the Campbell Soup Co. in the 1960s.
	1112 Line Street 1913 John Yeager Philadelphia Inquirer July 28, 1913

Line Street & the Cooper River (Cooper's Creek)
	1100 Line Street (Line Street & Cooper River) 1916 Camden Iron Works

The Cooper River

EAST CAMDEN

South 27th Street Street & Line Street

2900 Block of Line Street

South 30th Street & Line Street

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Camden Courier-Post - November 21, 2006

Camden residents walk in fight to take back city

By ALAN GUENTHER
Courier-Post Staff

CAMDEN

Two dozen Camden residents recently took a nighttime walk on the wild side, past rows of abandoned homes, through neighborhoods so infested with crime and drugs that the dark streets are illuminated at night only by flashes of gunfire.

"We hear gunshots. We hear a lot of hollering and screaming. We hear people all night long -- drug addicts, drug dealers -- walking up and down the street," said Lisa Amegatcher, 34, who is trying to provide a safe home for eight adopted children in the Cooper Plaza section of the city.

Since Nov. 3, seven people have been found dead in Camden. Five were shot and killed. One was strangled. Another was stabbed.

"That's too much. Way too much," said Arturo Venegas, Camden's new top law enforcement official. "We're going to stop it."

That's why at 4 p.m. today , Venegas said, he is launching a drive he's calling "Call for Peace, Call to Action." At today's press conference, he said, he will challenge every church, every community group, every school organization to join police and walk through their neighborhoods together.

"This is about neighbors caring about neighbors," said Venegas as he walked along Berkley, Pine and Line streets with residents Friday night.

"We're going to take it street by street, block by block. . . . We're going to keep at it until we take our city back," Venegas said.

Friday night's walk covered about six city blocks. In that small area, residents pointed out three "hit houses" to police. Hit houses are abandoned buildings where addicts come to cook their heroin in spoons held over candles. They suck up the liquid with a syringe and inject a dose, or "hit," into their veins.

Three people were found in the hit houses Friday night, police Capt. Harry Leon said. Jennifer M. Lilly, 21, of National Park, Kareem Gardner, 29, of Williamstown, and Van Simmons, 39, of Camden, were all issued a summons for defiant trespass, Leon said.

Gardner denied any wrongdoing, saying he had visited a girl in the neighborhood and was trying to find his way back to the Hi-Speedline station when police found him. Simmons declined comment.

Lilly began to cry as police questioned her outside the squalid abandoned home at 772 Line St. Old sofas, a rug smelling of cat urine, burning candles and empty heroin packets littered the home, said Patrolman Stephen Gracia. He said he found Lilly sitting on a bed upstairs, surrounded by burning candles.

"I was just waiting for somebody," Lilly said. "A guy, "Twin,' stays here. I was just seeing him, I guess. I was just waiting for him to come back."

Tears gathered in the corners of her eyes as Lilly said she had been living on the street -- "on and off" -- for about a year. She is the mother of a little girl, Autumn, who will turn 4 in January and is living with Lilly's mother.

City resident Sheila Roberts, president of the Cooper Lanning Civic Association, confronted Lilly as she stood outside the house.

"You all destroy our neighborhood," said Roberts. "Don't come back here, because every time I see you here, I'm going to call the police. . . . You've got to find somewhere else to live. Get yourself some help."

As she led the tour, Roberts took police back to an area called the LEN triangle -- a small area bordered by Line, 8th and Newton streets.

Years ago, state Superior Court Judge Louis Hornstine helped the community raise $15,000 to install a basketball court, a playground and a garden.

But today, kids can't play in the area, Roberts said.

"The drug dealers came back here and took it over and tore it up," she said.

"I live right here," Roberts said, pointing to the back of her house on South 8th Street. Drug dealers try to elude police in high-speed car chases, roaring through the narrow alleyway at night.

"They drove a car right through the back of my house," Roberts said, about a year ago, ramming through a bathroom at 2 a.m. and spraying water everywhere.

"Kids can't come back here," she said. "It's not safe."

Venegas said police will be available to help groups that want to do walks to take back their streets. Asked how he will find the manpower to get the job done, he said Friday night that he didn't know.

"I just came up with this this morning," he said. "We're working out the details."

The city police force currently does not have a police chief and is under state supervision called "supersession." Venegas was recently hired by the state as the "supersession executive" to lead the department.

State and county officials said that when Venegas was police chief in Sacramento, Calif., he was known for demanding results from his officers in a tough-talking, no-nonsense way. He also was well known for working closely with community groups and paying attention to their requests.

For more than a decade, studies have called for the police to be more involved in the community, to get out of their squad cars and interact with neighbors.

"We're not going to "try to do this,' " Venegas said. "We're going to get this done. . . . The future of the young people of our city is being stolen by the criminals who feel that they can do whatever the hell they want in our parts of the city. And we're not going to tolerate it."