Camden Streets - Dudley Street

DUDLEY STREET in East Camden was named for Thomas Haines Dudley, lawyer and diplomat. Dudley's estate comprised the park and much of the land surrounding the present Dudley Grange Park. Thomas H. Dudley's home lay at the center of the park, and was used as a library for many years. Shortly after the Camden Free Public Library abandoned the building, it was destroyed in a fire in 1980. South Dudley Street was known as Alberta Street until around 1920 when it was renamed.

At the south end of Dudley Street, the road starts at Fremont Street, with the Alberta Woods Parks on the left and the Francis X. McGraw Elementary School on the right. Traveling north on Dudley Street, in the next block one finds in the next block the Washington Park Apartments to the left and East Camden Middle School to the right. Dudley Street continues for several blocks, with homes built approximately 100 year ago in the right hand side, until on the road reaches Federal Street.

In the next block of Dudley Street, the unit block of North Dudley, that lays between Federal Street and Westfield Avenue, one sees the Dudley Park Homes, one block of townhouses built along the west side od Dudley Street, opposite Dudley Grange Park. At the end of the block, on the left, at the corner of Dudley Street and Westfield Avenue, is St. Wilfrid's Episcopal Church. Dudley Street continues for two blocks on the other side of Westfield Avenue, with some homes built around 1890, until the road is blocked by the railroad tracks at Morrison Street.

When the Westfield Acres housing project was completed in 1938 on the other side of the railroad tracks, along Westfield Avenue between Rosedale Street and Beideman Avenue, one of the interior streets within the project was named Dudley Street. Addresses stating the 300 and 400 blocks of Dudley Street indicate apartments and Housing Authority of the City of Camden offices or facilities in these two blocks. The Westfield Acres project was demolished and rebuilt, with residents first moving in during 2003, the new neighborhood christened as Baldwin's Run.

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

Phil Cohen

DUDLEY GRANGE

Dudley Grange Park is located at Federal and Dudley Streets in East Camden. The park is on the remainder of the Thomas H. Dudley estate. The Dudley house was the home of the East Camden branch of the Camden Free Public Library up until the late 1970s. Neglect on the part of city government resulted in the destruction of this historic building by fire in August of 1980..

Responsibility for the care and upkeep of Dudley Grange Park fell to Camden County in the 1990s.

Above: The Library at Dudley Grange
Below: children enjoying the splash pool at Dudley Grange - July 1926

Below: Dudley Grange after the fire in October of 1980

The picnic shelter
in
Dudley Grange Park
was built in 1996.

The shelter stands at the corner of Dudley and Federal Streets

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July 1940

In the summer of 1940 Westfield Acres Manager Meyer Wessel arranged to have showers installed in the outdoor play area so the younger children of the Acres could cool off and wade, at a total price of $45.02..... the pictures below give evidence to the success of this idea.

View from the top of concrete platform in front of 346 Dudley Street, showing children paddling in water from showers which are out of sight to the left. A glimpse of the drain can be seen in the middle of the picture.

View from top of concrete platform in front of 346 Dudley Street, with camera focused on shower heads.

View from top of wall against corner of Building Number 8, looking down on shower platform.

View from same position as above picture, but focused on showers. One other shower is just out of sight to the left of the picture.

View from stair tower window on second floor, looking down on shower platform. Chief Maintenance Mechanic may be seen at right adjusting shower temperature.

View from third floor balcony in Building Number 9, looking down on showers.

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Camden Courier-Post - January 8, 2004
	Camden Fire Destroys Home Two other houses were damaged in the three-alarm blaze By TOM LOUNSBERRY Courier-Post Staff A three-alarm fire Wednesday destroyed one home and damaged two others. No injuries were reported in the blaze, which broke out about 2:30 p.m. in the first block of Dudley Street. The city fire marshal's office is investigating the cause. The fire started in a vacant three-story home at 88 Dudley St., Deputy Fire Chief Tom Quinn said. The structure was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived, and it quickly collapsed, Quinn said. Flames spread to 90 Dudley St., causing significant damage there, Quinn said. A recently renovated house at 84 Dudley St. also sustained smoke and heat damage, including melted siding, Quinn said. Firefighters, who took turns fighting the blaze because of the cold weather, was declared under control about 4 p.m., Quinn said. Richard Gross, who was watching his mother's home at 90 Dudley St. while she has been in a nursing home, said squatters had used the vacant home at 88 Dudley St. for about three months. Authorities do not know if they or anyone else was near the structure when the blaze began.

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North Dudley Street Between Federal & Morrison Streets
	9 North Dudley Street
	11 North Dudley Street
	13 North Dudley Street
	15 North Dudley Street Earl Stopfer
	17 North Dudley Street
	19 North Dudley Street
	21 North Dudley Street
	23 North Dudley Street
	25 North Dudley Street
	27 North Dudley Street
	29 North Dudley Street
	31 North Dudley Street
	33 North Dudley Street
	35 North Dudley Street
	37 North Dudley Street
	83 North Dudley Street This house is where the minister of St. Wilfrid's Episcopal Church resides.
	1906 Sanborn Map Showing Dudley Street from Westfield Avenue to High Street Click on Image to Supersize
	116 North Dudley Street
	117 North Dudley Street
	118 North Dudley Street
	119 North Dudley Street
	121 North Dudley Street
	123 North Dudley Street
	125 North Dudley Street Orphia M. Whittaker
	126 North Dudley Street
	127 North Dudley Street
	130 North Dudley Street 1956 Curt A. Parrish Jr.
	131 North Dudley Street
	132 North Dudley Street
	134 North Dudley Street
	135 North Dudley Street
	136 North Dudley Street
	138 North Dudley Street
	139 North Dudley Street
	141 North Dudley Street 1900s-1910s Lawrence Wuest Family 1900s-1910s Lawrence Boulton

South Dudley Street Between Federal & Fremont Streets
	11 South Dudley Street George A. Holmes
	15 South Dudley Street
	16 South Dudley Street
	18 South Dudley Street
	19 South Dudley Street
	42 South Dudley Street
	50 South Dudley Street 1940s-1970s - Brand's Food Market Azcona Food Market
	51 South Dudley Street
	55 South Dudley Street
	56 South Dudley Street
	66 South Dudley Street
	67 South Dudley Street
	68 South Dudley Street
	69 South Dudley Street
	74 South Dudley Street
	76 South Dudley Street
	78 South Dudley Street 1950s Curt A. Parrish Jr.
	84 South Dudley Street 1947-1948 Curtis A. "Chick" Parrish Sr. Photograph by Robert Parrish Courtesy of Curt A. Parrish Jr.
	84 South Dudley Street 1947-1948 Curtis A. "Chick" Parrish Sr. Photograph by Robert Parrish Courtesy of Curt A. Parrish Jr.
	84, 88, & 90 South Dudley Street 1947-1948 Curtis A. "Chick" Parrish Sr. Photograph by Robert Parrish Courtesy of Curt A. Parrish Jr.
	84, 88, & 90 South Dudley Street December 5, 1957 Elva May (Dool) Parrish Photograph by Robert Parrish Courtesy of Curt A. Parrish Jr.
	88 South Dudley Street
	90 South Dudley Street 1948-1957 Curt A. Parrish Sr. 1948-1951 Curt A. Parrish Jr.
	101 South Dudley Street
	103 South Dudley Street
	105 South Dudley Street
	107 South Dudley Street
	109 South Dudley Street
	111 South Dudley Street
	152-172 South Dudley Street October 10, 2004 Click on Image to Enlarge
	152 South Dudley Street
	154 South Dudley Street
	156 South Dudley Street
	158-168 South Dudley Street October 10, 2004 Click on Image to Enlarge Click Here To Supersize Photo
	158 South Dudley Street
	160 South Dudley Street
	162 South Dudley Street
	164 South Dudley Street 1947 Earl V. Scott
	164 South Dudley Street 1950s-1970s The Schreiner Family Looking Northwest towards Federal Street. Cynthia, Joseph, and Linda Schreiner on an Easter morning. Photo from early 1960s. Photo courtesy of Cynthia Schreiner Washington
	164 South Dudley Street 1950s-1970s The Schreiner Family Looking Northwest towards Federal Street. Cynthia and Linda Schreiner on an Easter morning. Photo from early 1960s. Photo courtesy of Cynthia Schreiner Washington
	164 South Dudley Street 1950s-1970s The Schreiner Family This photo of is of Cynthia Schreiner on the front patio of 164 South Dudley Street, facing Northwest towards Federal Street. Photo dates from around 1960. Photo courtesy of Cynthia Schreiner Washington
	164 South Dudley Street 1950s-1970s The Schreiner Family Cynthia Schreiner on the day of graduation from Junior High School. Photo taken in front of 164 Dudley Street. The steps go up to front patio of of the house. This photo faces east towards East Camden Middle School, McGraw Elementary School, and Fremont Street. Photo courtesy of Cynthia Schreiner Washington
	164 South Dudley Street October 10, 2004 Click on Image to Enlarge
	166 South Dudley Street
	168 South Dudley Street
	170 South Dudley Street
	172 South Dudley Street Charles Krattenmaker

South Dudley Street Between Fremont Avenue & Washington Street
	Francis X. McGraw Elementary School East side of Dudley Street Between Fremont Avenue & Washington Street In 1953, a new school was built in East Camden, and named for Francis X. McGraw, who was awarded the Congressional Medal Honor posthumously for his heroism during the battle of the Hurtgen Forest in November of 1944.
	Dudley & Fremont Street Francis X. McGraw Elementary School A 1960s picture of the Brownie Troop at Francis X. McGraw Elementary School Photo courtesy of Cynthia Schreiner Washington
	Dudley & Fremont Street Francis X. McGraw Elementary School 1960s- On the McGraw school playground facing northwest. The baseball field stretched from the edge of the playground to the 3000 block of Stevens Street, with row homes in the background. East Camden Middle School was built over the baseball field in 1978. Photo courtesy of Cynthia Schreiner Washington

Intersection of South Dudley Street & Fremont Avenue
	Photographs taken July 7, 2006
	Looking North on South Dudley Street from Fremont Avenue Click on Image to Enlarge
	Intersection of South Dudley Street Washington Street as seen from Fremont Avenue Click on Image to Enlarge
	Looking North on South Dudley Street from Fremont Avenue Click on Image to Enlarge
	Looking North on South Dudley Street from Fremont Avenue Click on Image to Enlarge
	Northwest corner of South Dudley Street & Fremont Avenue Alberta Woods Park Click on Image to Enlarge
	Northeast corner of South Dudley Street & Fremont Avenue Francis X. McGraw School Click on Images to Enlarge

North Dudley Street - Westfield Acres
	342 North Dudley Street
	344 North Dudley Street
	346 North Dudley Street
	362 North Dudley Street Wilbur Charles Keckhut
	364 North Dudley Street Apartment 407 William J. Kiggins
	402 North Dudley Street
	404 North Dudley Street
	422 North Dudley Street
	424 North Dudley Street