Camden Streets - Twenty-Fourth Street- 24th Street

TWENTY-FOURTH STREET begins in what was originally called the Pavonia section of what is now considered Cramer Hill and ends in East Camden at Marlton Avenue. The street had already been laid out by the time the 1887-1888 Camden City Directory was published. The street begins at Harrison Avenue and runs south, across River Road to the Pavonia railroad switching yard, then to Federal Street, then to Marlton Avenue. As in all numbered streets in Camden, it is North 24th Street above Federal, and South 24th below.

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Phil Cohen

100 Block of North 24th Street
	164 North 24th Street 1929 John D. Garbreaux grocery 1940s Nick Orio's Grocery mid 1950s - late 1970s A. Orio's Grocery Antonio & Mary Orio came to East Camden from Philadelphia in the 1920s, and eventually settled at 131 North 24th Street, the corner of 24th & Howell Street. Son Nicholas Orio ran a grocery on the opposite corner by the mid 1940s. He turned the store over to brother Alphonse to run, and operated another grocery in the suburbs for many years.
	162 North 24th Street
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	131 North 24th Street 1929 Antonio Orio Famiy 1929 Antonio & Mary Orio 1929 Dominick Orio 1929 Philomena Orio
	130 North 24th Street 1959 Harry Tracy
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	119 North 24th Street 1900s-1936 Charles H. Truitt
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	112 North 24th Street
	111 North 24th Street 1890s-1900s Samuel H. Turner
	110 North 24th Street
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	108 North 24th Street
	108 North 24th Street 1910s-1920s John L. Wible
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	102 North 24th Street
	101 North 24th Street
	100 North 24th Street 1890s-1910s Ebenezer Jones 1906-1920 Levi & Kate Jones Wescott 1924-1933 Mrs. Kate Wescott grocery 1947 Vacant

Unit Block of North 24th Street
	52 North 24th Street
	51 North 24th Street
	50 North 24th Street
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	44 North 24th Street 1919-1920 Clay W. Reesman
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	25 North 24th Street 1929-1930s William Comerford Sr. Family William & Ida Comerford William Comerford Jr. & Family William & Emma Comerford Jr. William Comerford III Frederick Comerford Roland Comerford Lawrence Comerford
	24 North 24th Street
	23 North 24th Street
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	16 North 24th Street
	14 North 24th Street 1930s Russell J. Anderson 1929-1930s Estelle B. Anderson
	13 North 24th Street 1890s-1910s Alva B. & Rose Warwick Family Dr. Ralph A. Warwick
	11 North 24th Street 1924 Max Oklatner 1947 Louis Neumann Mid 1950s-early 1970s George Borland Family

Intersection of Federal Street & 24th Street
	Northwest Corner 2317-2319 Federal Street Jacob Naden's Store 1940s
	Northwest Corner 2317-2319 Federal Street October 7, 1947 HURLEY'S DEPARTMENT STORE East Camden Branch
	Northwest Corner 2317-2319 Federal Street La Guadalupana Mexican Restaurant July 23, 2005
	Looking North on 24th Street from Federal Street July 23, 2005 Click on Image to Enlarge
	Northeast Corner 24th & Federal Street 2401, 2403, 2405 Federal Street 1956 Click on Image to Enlarge
	Northeast Corner 24th & Federal Street 2401 Federal Street July 23, 2005
	Southeast Corner 24th & Federal Street 2400 Federal Street The East Side Cafe October 5, 2003 Click on Image to Enlarge
	Southeast Corner 24th & Federal Street 2400 Federal Street The East Side Cafe October 5, 2003 Click on Image to Enlarge

Unit Block of South 24th Street

COP SAVES CHILDREN WHEN HORSE BOLTS
Seizes Animal Which Had Been Crazed by Sting of Bee

Stung by a bee, a runaway horse endangered the lives of children in East Camden yesterday, struck two automobiles and was finally seized and halted by a policeman after a mad dash of two blocks.

The horse was attached to a wagon of the Scott Powell dairies and ran away while its driver, Hugh Wood, of Marlton Pike and Federal Streets, was delivering milk on South Twenty-fourth Street near Federal. The runaway occurred shortly before noon.

Suddenly, the animal reared in the shafts of the wagon and galloped north on South Twenty-fourth Street. Nearing Federal Street, the wagon struck the automobile of Howard Johnson, of 6037 Jefferson Avenue, Merchantville, and the truck of J. Roy McKay, 2402 Federal Street.

After crashing into the automobiles, the horse freed itself from the shafts as the wagon was upset in the street, strewing quarts of milk over the highway. As the frenzied animal continued its dash, mothers ran screaming into the street, seized their children and hurried with them to safety.

At Twenty-fifth and Federal Street, Policeman Walter Christy saw the animal and seized it by its bridle as it passed. Christy was dragged several feet before he could halt the horse, which suffered only slight leg injuries in the runaway.

Camden Courier-Posyt
June 21, 1933

Unit Block of South 24th Street
	50 South 24th Street
	51 South 24th Street 1933 Arthur C. Riggins
	52 South 24th Street
	53 South 24th Street
RADIO LICENSE GRANTED Washington, June 5.-The Federal Radio Commission today granted a modified license for operating an amateur transmitting station to Arthur H. Schmick, 54 South Twenty-fourth Street, Camden. The station has the call letters W3ACZ. New licenses were granted Charles B. Dickson, Pitman, for station W3DSI, and Joseph Deal; Bridgeton, for W3DSW.	54 South 24th Street 1933 Arthur H. Schmick Camden Courier-Post June 6, 1933
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	61 South 24th Street Destroyed by Fire May 25, 1996 Seven other homes were also lost
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	63 South 24th Street Destroyed by Fire May 25, 1996 Seven other homes were also lost
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Click on Images to Enlarge	66 South 24th Street On December 23rd, 2006, the Camden City Fire Department was dispatched to 66 24th Street for a reported dwelling fire. Engine 9 (Kinky), Ladder 3 (Magee), and Battalion 2 (Depascale) arrived and reported a 2 story MOD with heavy fire coming from the 2nd floor. Companies attempted to go into service with a handline but were unable to due to the electrical box on the porch arching. Battalion 2 also reported that he had power lines down on the top of Tower Ladder 3. Battalion 2 requested the all hands which gave him Squad 7 and Battalion 1. Minutes later he also requested an additional engine and truck bringing Tower Ladder 1 and Engine 1 to the scene. Companies on scene encountered heavy fire conditions in the original fire building, and were forced to evacuate due to structural instability. They then began to protect the exposures. Multiple handlines were used at the scene along with several big lines, and Engine Company 9's Deck Gun. Fire was placed under control approximately 45 minutes from dispatch. There were no reported injuries at the scene. SEE VIDEO
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	70 South 24th Street 1924 Philip J. & Bertha Carlin 1924 Philip "Johnny Toomey" Carlin 1924 Daniel "Danny" Toomey 1924 William "Billy" Toomey 1924 Jake Carlin 1929 Albert N. Duncan 1947 William O. Cunningham
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	72 South 24th Street 1910s-1942 William Boettcher Sr. policeman 1947 Nicholas Auletto
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Philadelphia Inquirer - May 26, 1996

Fire destroys row of houses in Camden
The blaze started in an abandoned house and spread.
Several people were evacuated, including two
described as squatters. One firefighter was injured.

By Suzanne Sataline
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

A smoky fire that started last night in an abandoned Camden rowhouse spread to seven other houses, destroying the block, before it was brought under control by firefighters.

None of the residents on the block, South 24th Street, between Mickle Street and Carman Street, was hurt in the three-alarm blaze, Camden fire officials said. Firefighters banged on doors to summon residents, evacuating tenants from three inhabited houses. All eight buildings were destroyed.

Firefighter Ramon Melendez was taken to a hospital, suffering from smoke inhalation, said Camden Fire Chief Kenneth Penn.

Two women living as squatters in an abandoned house at 61 S. 24th St. were rescued by a ladder truck from the second floor, Penn said.

At another home, firefighters pulled a woman to safety after she tried to rescue her German shepherd, trapped inside. The firefighter retrieved the dog, limp from the smoke, and administered oxygen to the animal, said New Jersey police investigator Martin Schwartz.

"They had trouble controlling her. She wouldn't leave the house because of the dog" Schwartz said.

The woman's other dog was pulled away by neighbors.

Schwartz is part of the state police task force that has patrolled Camden since January. Gov. Whitman announced last week that the officers would be leaving Camden this weekend.

The fire broke out at 7:21 p.m. at 63 S. 24th St., and wasn't brought under control until two hours later, firefighters said. Penn said the fire spread quickly up the row of houses, traveling through a common attic area of the homes.

Penn said it was too soon to tell what sparked the fire.

Residents on Carman Street said they could hear firefighters shouting that there was no water coming from their hoses. Penn said the fire hydrants on the block could not produce enough water to fight the escalating blaze, and so the battalion chief quickly called in for backup pumpers. At no time, he said, were firefighters without water.

Maria Rodriguez, who lives a few blocks away and has friends on the block said one of the abandoned houses was known as a drug house where dealing took place day and night.

"You see it in the streets. You see the raids by the cops. Everything," she said.

Two of the residents, Jose Jimenez and roommate Saul Cabral, escaped after smoke poured into their living room. They were unharmed. But the two men, strugging to make new lives after moving from El Salvador and Cuba, lost all their furniture, including the dining room set purchased last month.

"They had set up everything real nice," Rodriguez said. "They started with nothing. It seems now they'll have to start all over again.

1200 Block of North 24th Street
	1238 North 24th Street
	1220 North 24th Street
	1214 North 24th Street
	1206 North 24th Street

1100 Block of North 24th Street
	1144 North 24th Street 1947 No return
	1140 North 24th Street 1924 Jacob Miller 1929 No House Listed
	1140 North 24th Street Ensign Hilding Iver Wahl
	1140 North 24th Street 1947 Joseph Grissom
	1102 North 24th Street

1000 Block of North 24th Street
	1046 North 24th Street
	1016, 1014, & 1012 North 24th Street
	1012 North 24th Street 1956 Al's Cafe 1959 Steve's Cafe 1964-1979 Little Tavern 1982 Gregory's Cafe 1985 No Bar in telephone directory
	1010 North 24th Street 1947 James Mullen 1949-1950 Charles T. Tufnell
	1006-1008 North 24th Street 1947 Joe Wandy's Chateau tavern Joseph Wandsleben
	1003 North 24th Street

900 Block of North 24th Street
	997 North 24th Street 1947 Max Reihmann & Son roofers
	928 North 24th Street 1920 Alfred Miller 1920 Mrs. Rebecca Miller 1924-1947 George L. Dotterer 1924-1974 Lawrence Samuel Dotterer Family
	908 North 24th Street

600 Block of North 24th Street
	636 North 24th Street
	630 North 24th Street 1929 Raymond Harker 1930 Mrs. Elizabeth Griffee 1930 Harry E. Harker 1947 Paul Van Horn
	630 North 24th Street Private Harry E. Harker
	626 North 24th Street

800 Block of North 24th Street
	Rear of Veterans Memorial Junior High School

700 Block of North 24th Street
	746 North 24th Street
	726 North 24th Street

100 Block of South 24th Street
	100 South 24th Street 1924 Frederick Seeger 1924 Julius Baldyga 1933 Raymond Jacobson grocery 1947 Benjamin J. Levecchio grocery
	102 South 24th Street
	104 South 24th Street
	106 South 24th Street
	108 South 24th Street 1947-1950 John & Stella McGowan 1956 Stella McGowan
	110 South 24th Street
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Pavonia Railroad Yards