Camden Streets - Borton Street

BORTON STREET runs for one block, north from Pearl Street to Elm Street, between Ray Street and North 10th Street. The street first appears in city directories in 1890. The1969 New Jersey Bell Telephone Directory show nine families living on Borton Street. A reverse directory published in 1980 shows two houses still occupied. The last house standing on Borton Street, the long vacant number 528, fell to fire on June 1st of 2008.

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Phil Cohen

Intersection of Pearl Street and Borton Street
	Looking West on Pearl Street from Borton Street 1993 Click on Image to Enlarge
	Looking West on Pearl Street from Borton Street 2005 Click on Image to Enlarge
	Satellite Image of Borton Street 2006 Borton Street beginning and end marked by RED BOX Click on Image to Enlarge
	Satellite Image of Borton Street 2006 Click on Image to Enlarge

500 block of Borton Street
	509 Borton Street 1947 Lewis B. Todd 1969 B. I. Parker
	511 Borton Street 1947 Mrs. Sadie Markward 1969 T. A. Cox
	513 Borton Street 1947 Mrs. Mary E. Durham 1969 M. Ross
	514 Borton Street 1947 Raymond E. Becker
	515 Borton Street 1947 Mrs. Anna Williams 1969 Betsy Williams
	517 Borton Street 1947 Mrs. Mary S. Yates
	519 Borton Street 1947 Americo Passarella
	520 Borton Street 1947 Vacant
	521 Borton Street 1947 Frank F. Rocanella 1969 R. L. Sherman
	522 Borton Street 1947 Mrs. Isabel Long
	523 Borton Street 1947 Robert W. Gresch
	524 Borton Street 1947 Henry J. Williams
	525 Borton Street 1927-1928 Harry & Helen Cowley Camden Courier-Post February 25, 1928 Rox Saponare
	525 Borton Street 1947 John F. Warren
	526 Borton Street 1947 Vacant
	527 Borton Street 1947 Stewart D. MacIntosh
	528 Borton Street 1947 Benjamin J. Merckel 1969 occupied, no telephone 1980 J. Gresch 2008 Vacant, destroyed by fire June 1
	529 Borton Street 1947 Mrs. Edith C. Simpson
	530 Borton Street 1947 Ellis Hurst 1969 occupied, no telephone 1980 J. Dent
	531 Borton Street 1947 Frederick Gresch
	532 Borton Street John M. Reeves Camden Courier-Post February 22, 1927
	532 Borton Street 1947 Mrs. Marian McCann
	533 Borton Street 1947 Ellsworth H. May - hauling
	534 Borton Street 1947 James E. Coughlin
	535 Borton Street 1947 Francis Coughlin 1969 C. Cain
	536 Borton Street 1947 Cornell A. Prosser 1969 B.L. Colangelo
	537 Borton Street 1947 Mrs. E. Dyer
	538 Borton Street 1947 Mrs. Mary E. Mount 1969 H.J. Smith
	540 Borton Street 1947 William Tucker 1969 Mrs. A. Del Baugh

June 1, 2008 The Last House on Borton Street Lost to Fire

Camden, NJ Fire Fighters Save Minnie Mouse From Blazing Dwelling Shortly after I:30 p.m. on June 1, 2008 Camden New Jersey fire fighters were dispatched to the 500 block of Borton Street in the North Camden section of the City for a reported dwelling fire. As the companies were responding fire radio gave an update that they were receiving numerous calls for a working fire. A large column of smoke was seen in the sky as the first due units turned the corner they reported that they had a two story vacant vandalized dwelling with heavy fire showing, and that they were going into service with a 2 1.2 inch line. Due to the condition of the building an exterior attack was being made. Within 10 minutes the bulk of the fire was knocked down and an unusual event took place. A fire fighter found an unconscious figure of Minnie Mouse laying in the rear of the dwelling. Fire fighter Javier Matos of Ladder Company 3 knew that something had to be done to save Minnie. To the delight of his brother fire fighters, fire fighter Matos removed his face mask and placed it on Minnie Mouse. Within a few minutes Minnie Mouse was revived and a loud cheer went up applauding fire fighter Matos for his gallant bravery saving the life of one of the country's National Heroines. Someone hollered "Where is Mickey Mouse"??? Members of Ladder Co. 1 immediately made a secondary search of the burned out dwelling but were unable to find any signs of Mickey Mouse. The matter was turned over to the Fire Marshal's office to find out why Minnie Mouse was in this section of the City without Mickey by her side. As one fire fighter put it "A lot of strange things happen in this City" and this was one of them.

Left: First arriving Units find a heavily involved dwelling fire. Right: Ladder Company 1 fire fighter Mariano Pinto ascending ladder for ventilation and over haul.

Above: Ladder Company 1 fire fighter Mariano Pinto ascending ladder for ventilation and over haul.

Fire fighter Matos of Ladder Company 3 holding a happy Minnie Mouse after reviving her from her rescue from a blazing dwelling

Fire fighters were unable to find any signs of Mickey Mouse. An investigation will begin.