Streets
of
Camden, NJ

Princess
Avenue

1955-1969
Francis Sheet Metal Works

1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone
Yellow Pages Ad

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1955
E. Costanzo
Roofing-Siding

1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone
Yellow Pages Ad

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photo

1955-1969 Deputy Brothers
1980 Deputy Crown Inc.
engraving

1955 New jersey Bell Telephone
Yellow Pages listing

2004-2007 South Jersey Printing

1969-1980s
South Jersey Exterminating Co., Inc.

1970s-2011 B.U.F.F. Hall

FireWatch Magazine
Summer 1977

1970s-2011 B.U.F.F. Hall.

FireWatch Magazine
Spring 1977

2008 Z.N.R. Motors.

1969-1980s F&M Wire Company
lampshades
2008 Princess Avenue Auto Sales & Auto Body
2008 Sunshine Motors

1947
1956-1980 Parkside Auto Service
also known in 1950s as Pete's Garage

1947

1947

1947

1947

1947

1947

1947

1947

1947-1950s
Anthony J. Narciso & Family

Nettie and Tony Narciso
1011 Princess Avenue backyard - 1952

Photo courtesy of Loretta Petrillo

1950s-1990s
James Bagby & Family
James & Lois Bagby

Our neighbors were Mr.& Mrs. James and Lois Bagby.  They lived there until Mr. Bagby died and Mrs. Bagby moved to Woodbury only in about the last ten years.  They bought their house in the 50s from the Narcisco family who moved to Mt. Ephraim, New Jersey where they had a florist shop.  That was 1011 Princess Avenue.

Loretta Petrillo
June 2009

1947

1924-1943
George C. Boone Family
George C. & Laura Boone
Edna Wasserman

1943-1952
Maurice Boone & Family
Maurice & Edna Boone
David Boone
Michael Boone

1952-July 1, 1960
James N. Petrillo & Family
James N. Petrillo & Angeline Tomassone Petrillo
James A. Petrillo
Loretta A. Petrillo 

My parents met at work in RCA in 1943.   I don't remember too much about those years as when we moved I was a few months from turning 8 years old.  I do remember going to Kindergarten at the Parkside School.  We used to walk, just us kids with a guard at the Blvd for a half a day of school.  Our teacher was Mrs. Wheeler who moved back to Wheeling, West Virginia after that school year.  1956-1957 I remember stopping at a store and buying penny candy with the other kids on the way home.  The next two year I attended Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic School. We had to wait for a bus at the corner of Park Boulevard and Princess. The same corner that my aunt had her house which was also the corner where the YUM YUM guy stopped in the summer and we all got our YUM YUM.  Then we had a neighbor who lived on our same side of Princess Avenue a few houses down from ours toward Park Blvd and his name was Mike Doto (his wife Ruby) a son Eddie and daugher Carlotta and Mr. Doto became the first Mr. Softy that I can remember.  They moved to Bellmawr, NJ in the 60s.  Close to their house was a family named DeCerbo and they had about three children I believe.  I hope this helps you make some connection.  I will ask my brother if he remembers more info for you.

Loretta Petrillo
June 2009

1950s-1960s
Thomas Lopez & Family
Thomas & Angie Lopez
Maryanne Lopez
Steve Lopez
Salvatore Lopez

Directly across the street from us were Thomas and Angie Lopez. They had three children Maryanne, Steve and Salvatore. They moved a few years after us to Magnolia, New Jersey. 

Loretta Petrillo
June 2009

1947-1950s
Harry J. Schnittlinger & Family
Harry & Bertha Schnittlinger
Arthur Schnitttlinger
George Schnittlinger
Henry Schnittlinger

At 1015 were people named Schnittlinger. They moved about two or three years before we did. 

Loretta Petrillo
June 2009

1947

Damaged by Fire March 13, 2012

1947 Frank. H. Reese

1947

1933
J. Hobart Hampton & Family
Herbert Hampton

1933
Herbert Hampton & Family
Herbert & Naomi Hampton

June 1933

1947 Thomas A. Parker

1924 George Plotnick
1947

1920s-1930s
Norman Albinson Sr. & Family
Norman & Alice Albinson
Norman Albinson Jr.

Sergeant Norman Albinson Jr.

1924 Jacob Naden
1928 The Watkins Family
1929 Vacant

1947

1924-1929
Lester Richardson & Family
Lester & Katherine Richardson
Richard Richardson
1947

1947-1950s
Emmett Marra & Family
Emmett M. & Laura Marra
Mrs. Fannie Marra
Joseph Marra

1950s-1960s
Carl J. DiCerbo & Family
Carl J. & Margaret L. DiCerbo

1947

1947 

1947-1960s
 WInfield G. LeViseur & Family
Battalion Chief, Camden Fire Department
Winfield & Sarah LeViseur

Private Frank Gembalik

1947
Michael Doto & Family
Michael & Ruby Doto

We had a neighbor who lived on our same side of Princess Avenue a few houses down from ours toward Park Blvd and his name was Mike Doto,  his wife Ruby, a son Eddie and daughter Carlotta. Mr. Doto became the first Mr. Softee that I can remember.  They moved to Bellmawr, NJ in the 60s.  Close to their house [1029 Princess- PMC] was a family named DiCerbo and they had about three children I believe. 

Loretta Petrillo
June 2009

1947 Walter W. Crim

Camden Courier-Post
June 8, 1932

1910s-1920s
William H. Canning

1924-1928 Samuel Adelman
1929 Vacant

1924-1928
William Kline Family
William V. & Leona Kline
William Kline
1929 John T. Ramos
1947

1924-1929
Jacob Supnick Family
Jacob & Fannie Supnick

Private Albert R. Bryan

1947

1924-1929 Samuel Lambersky

1947

1947

1947 George B. Park

1947 George B. Park

2012 Gone

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1947 

Stanton Brown, 18, of 1060 Princess avenue, arrested by Patrolman Fred Wyman and Norris Fisher, of Pennsauken township, for driving without a license, was fined $5 and $2.50 costs last night by Police Recorder George E. Yost.

Andrew Williams, 25, of 5001 Chapel avenue, Pennsauken township, was given a suspended sentence 
on charge of failing to carry his driver's license. He was arrested by Sergeant Willis Perkins.

Paul E. Davis, 500 Mercer street, Hightstown, arrested by State Inspector Harry Pigott on Route 25 
for speeding, was fined $5 and $2.50 costs.

1938
Stanton Brown

Camden Courier-Post
February 12, 1938

1947 George B. Park

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1947

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1947

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1924-1929 William Perrit 

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1947

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1947

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1947

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1947
Constintino Sacarimbolo & Family
Constintino & Rose Scarimbolo
worked at Campbell Soup

1947

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1947

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1936
Harry W. Hewitt
1947

1947

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1947

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1924-1929 Peter Kelly
1947 Myer Listick

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1924-1948
James A. Flannery & Family
iron worker
James A. & Mary Flannery
James A. Flannery Jr.
real estate
Winifred Flannery
Catherine Flannery
Francis Flannery

1914
Lewis Lee

1924-1929 Howard Branson

1914
Alvin WIlke & Family
Alvin & Elizabeth Broomley Wilke
Joseph Bromley Jr.

1969
William C. Downing
Downing's Piano Service

My mother was raised at 1139 Princess Avenue. Helen and Paul Avis were her parents. My grandfather, Paul, died when I was about 4 months old and my grandmother, Helen Roork Avis, passed in approximately 1965. Helen moved from the 1139 Princess Avenue property in approximately 1959. 

Until the day my grandmother moved I spent a tremendous amount of time at that home. It was simply my second home. 

The Cangelosi family whose photo is shown were our neighbors. The homes were side by sides and the Cangelosis were attached to my grandmother's home. The nicest people. My grandmother and Mrs. Cangelosi were good friends and I always enjoyed seeing her and spoke to her often. My mother was the second eldest of 8 children. My mother and her older brother graduated from Camden High and the 
other six graduated from Woodrow Wilson. My mother and I spent a number of years living in the Cramer Hill section which was also very nice. For a very short period I attended Woodrow Wilson and loved it.

Janice Bennett
October 20, 2012

1924-1959
Paul R. Avis Family
Paul R. & Helen Roork Avis
Lynn Avis
Irwin Avis
Jean Avis
Caryl Avis
Charlotte Avis
Lola Avis
Norma Avis
Glen Avis

1929
Walter T. McVey Family
Walter T. & Anna McVey
Walter McVey

1947-1962 The Cangelosi Family
Pietro & Ethel Cangelosi

Front row: Mariana - Joseph - Maria
Top Row: Sadie - Ethel - Pietro - Rosalia

Several residents were rescued from the rooftop of a Camden home after it caught fire early Saturday, according to Camden Fire Chief Ralph Roberts. The two-alarm fire, at 1141 Princess Avenue, was reported at 4:33 a.m. and brought under control about an hour later.

When firefighters arrived, they discovered heavy fire on the first floor that spread to the second floor. Three to five people were rescued from the rooftop by emergency personnel. One victim was treated for injuries on location but did not require hospital treatment.

The fire spread to two adjoining homes, causing minor damage. No one in those homes was injured.

One dog died. The fire is under investigation.

Camden Courier-Post
June 10, 2007

1940s-1950s
John V. Wilkie

1969 William R. Wilkie

1938
William F. Zink & Family
Carla J. Zink

Camden Courier-Post
February 16, 1938

Miss Zink, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Zink, of 1151 Princess avenue, this city, was snapped as she sailed from New York aboard the S. S. Bremen for Switzerland and Germany, where she will remain until late Summer..

1910s-1921
David Griffiths

1929-1950s
Frederick Stanton Family
Frederick & Catherine Stanton

1924-1929 George S. Dill
yardmaster

1949-1963 Frank Yocolano & Family
Frank & Marie Yocolano
Pat Yocolano

1949-1963 Frank Yocolano & Family
Frank & Marie Yocolano
Pat Yocolano

1949-1963 Frank Yocolano & Family
Frank & Marie Yocolano
Pat Yocolano

Photograph Taken December 25, 1954

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My Grandmother lived at 1141 Princess Avenue while Mr. and Mrs. Wilkie lived at 1144 Princess, right across the street. I grew up at 1157 Princess and while Mr. Wilkie was as nice as a man could be, we were surely at our best behavior when he was home. A "no nonsense" type of guy.

Pat Yocalano
September 2007

1949-1963 Frank Yocolano & Family
Frank & Marie Yocolano
Pat Yocolano

The marriage of Mrs. Evelyn Clinger Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry, A. Clinger, of 120 South Thirty-second Street, and Elmer Y. Gaskill, nephew of Miss Mary V. Yerkes, of 1160 Princess Avenue, with whom he makes his home, takes place at noon today in the parsonage of the Gloucester Methodist Church. 

The ceremony will be performed by Rev. Oliver C. Apgar, pastor of the church. Mrs. Harry Boileau, of Camden, sister of the bride, and Samuel J. Huntzinger, Sr., of Merchantville, are the only attendants. 
Immediately following, Mr. Gaskill and his bride will leave for Florida, where before returning to this city, they will join Mr. and Mrs. Huntzinger and their son, Samuel Huntzinger, Jr., at Fort Pierce. 

1932
Miss Mary V. Yerkes
Elmer Y. Gaskill

Camden Courier-Post
June 11, 1932

Evelyn Clinger Clark
Henry A. Clinger
South 32nd street

1932 Althea Saumenig

Camden Courier-Post
June 8, 1932

1920s-1960s
Joseph W. Sharp & Family

Late 1940s-1954
Preston Lindeborn & Family
Preston & Mary Ellen Sharp Lindepborn
Beverly Lindeborn

1163 princess avenue was owned during the 20's through the 60's by Joseph W. Sharp. My mother was his daughter, and she. My father and I lived there from the late 40's through 1954. We were Prestom and Mary Ellen Lindeborn and daughter Beverly. The Yocolanos were our friends. Their son, Pat, was my best buddy when we were very little.

Beverly Lindeborn
June 5, 2011

1929 John D. Ermelios
1929 Spiro Ermelios
1947 Frank G. Manion

1947 Simon Schuster
Late 1950s-1960s The W. Slupski Family

1920-1922
David Laibow Family
confectionary
David & Manya Laibow
Rose Laibow
Louis Laibow
Ann Laibow
Julius Laibow
Esther Laibow
Martin Laibow

At the corner of Princess and Wildwood Avenues was a store called “Manion’s” run by the Manion family as early as 1951. The store was caddie-corner from Parkside School and was primarily an ice cream store with a soda fountain specializing in great ice cream sodas, sundaes and “penny candies”, (some were even 2 for a penny). They also had quite an assortment of groceries etc. I recall buying cigarettes for my parents at $.19 cents a pack and the Courier Post for a nickel. When smokes went up to $.21 cents a pack my Dad swore he would quit. I wonder if he would be a smoker today at $6 bucks a pack.

In the middle 50’s Mrs. Manion started a job while someone else ran the family store. My mother took care of little Frankie Manion (a little redheaded demon as I recall) for a few bucks a week while Mrs. Manion was at work. Shortly after that the Manions were moving to Pennsauken and a Jewish immigrant and his family purchased the store and gave it their family name of “Zimmer’s”. Mr. Zimmer ran the store with his wife and her sister as well as her husband Mr. Wasser.

The Zimmer family quickly changed the store from a soda fountain to a variety/grocery store and what a variety they had. After a few years Mr. Wasser opened a carbon copy of Zimmers store right across the street selling more delicatessen types of fare than his brother-in-law. I still recall the Hebrew newspapers sold there as Parkside was comprised mostly of Jews and Italians at that time. Apparently there were plenty of customers for both stores to make a living since they survived well after my family moved on to the suburbs in 1963. To the best of my knowledge there were never any other stores or businesses on Princess Avenue which runs from Chestnut Street to Euclid Avenue.

Pat Yocolano
 November 2008

1924 Harry Specter
varieties
1977 Jacob D. Raffel
confectionary
1947-1956
Manion's Sweet Shop
Frank J. Manion
confectionary
1959-1969
Zimmer's
Joseph Zimmer
varieties & groceries

2008 Arias Mini-market
groceries

1947 Parkside Public School

1924-1947 Madison's Delicatessen
James & Bessie Madison
1956-1960s
R. Wasser's Delicatessen

1910s-1930s
Clarence G. Wyatt & Family
Charles G. & Laura Waytt
Samuel H. Wyatt

May-June 1933 Leroy Jenkins

1947 Louis Cirucci

1930s
Cornelius McDonough

Camden Courier-Post
July 31, 1941

Camden Marine Terminal
Beckett Street
Lansdowne Avenue
Harry Leonard

1932 Ray Jenkins

1916-1920
David Laibow Family
David & Manya Laibow
Rose Laibow
Louis Laibow
Ann Laibow
Julius Laibow
Esther Laibow
Martin Laibow

1980 Rev. R. McLendon

1930
William Collier & Family
Mr. & Mrs. William Collier
Dolores Collier

Camden Courier-Post
Secember 8, 1930

1947 Vito Moles

1910s-1924
Herman Z. Cutler Family
Herman Z. and Yetta Cutler
Dorothy Cutler
Harry Cutler
Abraham Cutler

1956 Mrs. Molly Schwartz

1924 Benjamin Natal

1910s-1940
John Painter

1918-1951
Bernard A. Gallagher
City Fire Marshall 1928-1949

1924-1947
Anthony Oberst Sr. & Family
Anthony & Magdalena Oberst
Anthony Oberst Jr.
John A. Oberst
Joseph L. Oberst
George A. Oberst
Louise M. Oberst

1947 Central Building & Loan Association
1947 Louise M. Oberst

1947
Mrs. Ethel F. Rittenhouse

1947-1950s Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

2011 Mt. Hope
Union African Methodist Episcopal Church

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1947-1950s Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Evelyn and David Reich of 2627 Cramer Street in East Camden, with their daughter, Janice, outside Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, around 1952

1947 No Listing
1980 Dr. M.M.  Khan
1980 Dr. Y.J. Manigat

1923-1954
Dr. Kirk B. Barb & Family
Dr Kirk B. & Mary McDonnell Barb
Mary Catherine Barb
Eileen Patricia Barb
Dr. John McDonnell Barb

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1980 No Listing

1924-1969 Samuel A. Siris & Family
Samuel A. & Rose Siris
Fred Siris
Raymond L. Siris
Arthur Siris

1918-1920s Samuel A. Siris & Family
Samuel A. & Rose Siris
Fred Siris
Raymond L. Siris
Arthur Siris

1930s Philip Steinberg & Family
Philip & Fanny Steinberg
David 
Rose 
Samuel 
Dorothy 
Ben Zion Steinberg
1930 Bernard Kushner & Family
Bernard & Gertrude Steinberg Kushner
Alvin Kushner
William Kushner

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Philip and Fanny were my grandparents. They had six children.  5 are listed under them - David, Rose, Samuel, Dorothy and Benjamin (who is really Ben Zion, my father).  Their 6th child was Gertrude, who married Bernard (Baruch) Kushner and they are listed right after the Steinbergs in the census. I do not know who abraham kushner is.   Bernard and Gertrude had two sons - Alvin, who recently passed away and William - aka Bill - who is my eldest cousin and who has the best recall of all the family and life is Camden. 

Saul Steinberg
November 23, 2010

June 13, 1940

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1920-1969 Harry Nurock & Family

1929-1969 John Rusch Family

1929 Mrs. Gertrude DiMedio
1947-1969 Benjamin DiMedio

1920 Arthur J. Podmore
1947 Richard DiMedio

1931 John Bayer
1947 Joseph Ruttenberg

Corporal John A. Mlynarczyk Jr.

1967-1980 John Phoenix

1932
Gaetano Leurini & Family

Camden Courier-Post
June 4, 1932

Antonio DiPaolo
Victory Trust Company

1910s-1920s Clifford Cosgrove & Family
Clifford & Florence Cosgrove
Clifford J. Cosgrove
Robert J. Cosgrove

Corporal Robert J. Cosgrove

1938 Alice Miller

Camden Courier-Post
February 10, 1938

1927
Andrew Miller & Family

Miss Alice E. Miller, of 1345 Princess avenue, is motoring to Miami, Fla., for a two weeks' stay.

1938 Alice Miller

Camden Courier-Post
February 16, 1938

1947 Rocco Fanelle

1929-1947 Harry J. Kobus

1924-1929
Robert G. Schroeder & Family
Robert G. & Amelia Schroeder
County Coroner
voce-president, B.F. Schroeder & Sons So. Inc
funeral home
1947 Herman A. Vieser

1929 Carl F. Heritage

1947 George Weber & Family
George & Mary C. Weber

1920s-1920s Holl Funeral Home
Arthur Holl
1947-1950s Berschler Funeral Home
David Berschler

Photo March 16, 2003

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1920s-1920s Holl Funerel Home
Arthur Holl
1947 Berschler Funeral Home
David Berschler, undertaker

Photo March 16, 2003

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1939 James Carr
1947 Robert Heiser

1924-1929 Harry Mackler

1947
William H. Heiser

1939 James Carr

1940
William Rothman & Family
William & Rae Rothman
Paul Rothman

1938
Miss Laura Hankins
Miss Adelaid Hankins

Camden Courier-Post
February 15, 1938

1923-1959
Rabbi Naftali Riff
Congregation Sons of Israel

1930-1932
Adolph Stroehle & Family
Adolph & Fanny Stroehle
Frances Stroehle
Marian Stroehle

Camden Courier-Post
June 7, 1932

Corporal Israel Goldstein

1924 Winfield W. Holl
contractor

1947 Richard H. Holscher

1929 Frank Bucci
1947 Milton Eisenhardt

1924 Max Cooperson
1929 Samuel D. Matter
1947-1969 Henry Ciechanowski
undertaker

1947s-1970s
Arthur F. Besser Sr. & Family
Arthur F. & Emma Besser
Arthur F. Besser Jr.
optician

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Arthur Besser Sr. had worked for many years in the Camden Cout Register of Deeds office. The family moved to Camden from Magnolia in thr 1940s. Arthur Besser Sr. died in 1968. Arthur Besser Jr. and his mother had moved to Merchantville by 1977. 

Washington, Feb. 13.—Call letters for the operation of amateur radio stations have been assigned to several residents of Camden, N. J., and nearby communities, the Federal Communications Commission announced. 

They include: Russell W. Finger, of 312 Morse street, Camden, W3BFH; Robert W. Somers, of 310 Ellis street, Glassboro, W3HHY; Albert J. Wilkinson of 66 Mary street, Bordentown, W3HHZ, and Arthur H. Stead of 1472 Princess avenue, Camden, W3EHU.

1938
Arthur H. Stead
W3EHU

Camden Courier-Post
February 14, 1938

1930s-1943
George L. Boone

1924-1929
George J. Nowrey

1924 Arthur E. Armitage
1929 Jacob J. Hornfeld

1938 "Trixie"

Camden Courier-Post
February 23, 1938

1924 Harry A. Berger
1929 Joseph O'Hara
1947 Urquhart Ward

1947
Urquhart Ward

Camden Courier-Post - January 24, 1928

Princess Avenue as remembered by Pat Yocolano

My earliest memory of growing up in Parkside was at 1157 Princess Avenue as early as 1950.

My Grandparents Pietro and Ethel Cangelosi lived 8 houses away at 1141 Princess Avenue

At the corner of Princess and Wildwood Avenues was a store called “Manion’s” run by the Manion family as early as 1951. The store was caddie-corner from Parkside School and was primarily an ice cream store with a soda fountain specializing in great ice cream sodas, sundaes and “penny candies”, (some were even 2 for a penny). They also had quite an assortment of groceries etc. I recall buying cigarettes for my parents at $.19 cents a pack and the Courier Post for a nickel. When smokes went up to $.21 cents a pack my Dad swore he would quit. I wonder if he would be a smoker today at $6 bucks a pack.

In the middle 50’s Mrs. Manion started a job while someone else ran the family store. My mother took care of little Frankie Manion (a little redheaded demon as I recall) for a few bucks a week while Mrs. Manion was at work. Shortly after that the Manions were moving to Pennsauken and a Jewish immigrant and his family purchased the store and gave it their family name of “Zimmer’s”. Mr. Zimmer ran the store with his wife and her sister as well as her husband Mr. Wasser.

The Zimmer family quickly changed the store from a soda fountain to a variety/grocery store and what a variety they had. After a few years Mr. Wasser opened a carbon copy of Zimmers store right across the street selling more delicatessen types of fare than his brother-in-law. I still recall the Hebrew newspapers sold there as Parkside was comprised mostly of Jews and Italians at that time. Apparently there were plenty of customers for both stores to make a living since they survived well after my family moved on to the suburbs in 1963. To the best of my knowledge there were never any other stores or businesses on Princess Avenue which runs from Chestnut Street to Euclid Avenue.

Another fond memory of Princess Avenue for me was selling “Yum Yum” on the island of Park Boulevard and Princess Avenue from Johnny’s or Leo’s Yum Yum. Johnny stopped selling the creamy type of water ice in the early 60’s while Leo still sells his terrific Yum Yum in Medford next door to “Donkey’s Two”, another Parkside favorite that started on Haddon Avenue and Liberty Street.

Returning small soda bottles for a $.02 deposit while larger empties brought a nickel, (a nice score for a little kid). Pimple balls were a dime and were needed to play “stickball” at Parkside School. When they broke we played “half ball”. Once a year the custodian at Parkside School would climb up onto the roof of the school and throw down all of the “roofed” pimple balls that accumulated during the year. The kids that were lucky enough to be around on those days screamed with delight as the shower of free treasures came tumbling down.

Ah, they were surely the “good old days”.