69 State Street was a bar as early as 1910, when Conrad Ahrens was the proprietor. William Pfeiffer was the proprietor by 1918 through the early 1940s. Frederick Weldon ran the place after World War II.  From the mid 1950s through the early 1970s, 69 State Street was the home of Kelly's Cafe. The Kelly family had lived next door at 65 State Street for many years before acquiring the bar. One son, Leo Kelly, was killed in action while serving with the United States Navy during World War II, while another son, William, became a Camden police officer after returning home. Cornelius J. Kelly applied for the liquor license renewal in 1967. 

Kelly's Cafe was closed by 1977, and the building no longer stands.

1950s

Photo courtesy of John Myers

69 State Street
mid 1950s - Late 1970s
Kelly's Cafe

Photo courtesy of Todd Toner. That's his uncle Arthur "Hunky" Knox and his boat in the foreground. 

69 State Street
Kelly's Cafe
as seen from 2nd & Main Street 1977

Photo courtesy of Floyd Miller. That's his wife and children in the foreground. 

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