Camden Streets - State Street

STATE STREET was laid out in 1856, extending from the Delaware River to Cooper’s Creek (known today as the Cooper River) in North Camden. As at this time the only bridge over the Cooper was at Federal Street, causing farmers and residents in the lands east and north along the Delaware to have to travel miles out of their way to reach the markets on Vine Street and the ferry across the Delaware River. The State Legislature and County Freeholders responded to the petitions of these citizens by authorizing the construction of a bridge and extending State Street to the point where it joined Federal Street, which at this time was outside of Camden’s city limits, and was called the “Moorestown and Mount Holly Road”. The road was built so it joined the already existing Ellisburg-Marlton Road, which had been laid out in 1796. This explains why the road is known as State Street on one side of Federal and Marlton Avenue on the other.

There had been considerable opposition from the owners of the Federal and Market street ferries, who feared a loss of business if this bridge and road were constructed, and in fact, a ferry eventually ran from Vine Street to Philadelphia for many years. In spite of this opposition, a wooden drawbridge was authorized in 1857, and the road was completed. The wooden bridge was replaced with a steel drawbridge in 1892.

When the 1947 Camden City Directory was compiled, State Street began at Delaware Avenue.

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Phil Cohen

49, 51, 53, 55, 69, & 73 State Street
	49 State Street 1920s-1930s Sadie Reid Family Mrs. Sadie Reid Donald Reid Maud Reid
	51 State Street 1920s-1930s Elizabeth Dioszegi Family
	53 State Street 1920s-1930s Max Dowhy Family Max & Agnes Downy Mary Dowhy John Dowhy Walter Dowhy Stephanie Dowhy Joseph Dowhy
	55 State Street Harry C. Sharp 1870s-1880s
	55 State Street Seaman Second Class Leo James Kelly
	55 State Street John Kelly Family John and Mary Kelly William E. Kelly Sr. Cornelius Kelly Jeremiah Kelly Leo James Kelly Julia Kelly Jane Catherine Kelly
	69 State Street 1887-1888 John H. Heaton
	69 State Street 1910-1947 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.
	69 State Street mid 1950s - Late 1970s Kelly's Cafe From the mid 1950s through the early 1970s, 69 State Street was the home of Kelly's Cafe. The Kelly family had lived at 55 State Street for many years before acquiring the bar. 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. Click on Images to Enlarge
	71-73 State Street Late 1950s - Mid 1970s M. Bolletino & Sons Junk Dealer From 1970s Bolletino Brothers Inc. The one-story building at right of Kelly's
	71 State Street November 30, 1965 M. Bolletino & Sons Junk Dealer
	73 State Street 1947 Mrs. Elizabeth T. Stefanko Victor Stefanko 1970-

Intersection of Front Street and State Street

Camden Courier-Post - July 8, 1950

Boy Sees Accident, Asks Traffic Light
by WILBUR MORSE JR.

Petitions for highway safety measures or improvements usually come from adult individuals or organizations.

But there Is an 11-yearold North Camden boy whose horror at seeing a car drag a 4-yearold neighbor 40 feet. near an unlighted intersection, today spurred a one-man safety campaign that carried a bigger wallop than the table thumping of many of his elders.

Into the Courier-Post editorial rooms came William McQuade, 11, of 47 York Street; his dark brow furrowed with a serious frown.

"I want to see the editor of the Mail Bag" said William with the assurance that a sincere crusade brings.

'Tragic Scene'

When queried as to the aim of his visit, William pulled out of the pocket of his denim trousers a wrinkled and many times folded piece of ruled paper.

In pencil he had written:

'The tragic scene I saw July 6. makes me believe that some traffic improvements should be made on Front and State Street and Front and York Street, so that many people or kids will not be in danger from cars."

"At 4:00 PM when work is out, cars speed up to Front and State Streets. I personally think that some zones and traffic lights should be put up there on State and York Street. Would you find room for this letter, please?"

William McQuade wasn't speaking just for himself, he explained, after an editor had read his letter and praised his purposefulness.

"There are a lot of us kids who are in danger from the cars that speed along Front street, as work lets out at the two shipyards and the leather plant in the neighborhood."

"They all seem to be trying to get home first."

"I'll never forget the sight of that accident Thursday when the cars were streaming from the yards."

Young McQuade, a seventh grader at the Cooper school was referring to the misfortune that befell his neighbor, Dennis Taggart, 4, of 935 Point Street, who was struck by a car while playing near the Intersection of Front and State.

Could Be Avoided

"If there had been a light to slow the cars down at that corner, that accident never would have happened," William insisted.

Dennis, his skull fractured, is still in a critical condition at Cooper Hospital.

With his nephew Marvin McQuade, 8, of 707 North Sixth Street. son of his older half-brother, William brought his plea for safety measures to the Courier, because, he said: "Your paper always is trying to help people".

William, Marvin and another playmate, pretty, blonde Catherine Wilczynski, 10, of 929 Point Street, who also had seen Dennis injured, later stood at the comer of Front and State and pointed to the comers where they believed stop signs or traffic lights should be erected.

"It wouldn't cost much to put up a light here, where it's so badly needed," urged William.

"Why. I bet it wouldn't cost as much as the hospital bills and doctor bills for Dennis Taggart. And he's just one boy who's been hurt. There have been others."

"We kids rate a break."

100 Block of State Street
	101 State Street Looking East from SW corner of Front & State Streets Click on Images to Enlarge
	101 to 141 State Street Looking East from SW corner of Front & State Streets Click on Images to Enlarge
	106, 108, & 110 State Street Camden Courier-Post June 4, 1933 Click on Image to Enlarge
	110 State Street Edward Maxwell Camden Courier-Post June 25, 1933
	118 State Street 1942-1947 David J. & Leta B. Baxter 1947 James & Leta E. Baxter Schoener 1947 George P. Baxter & Dorothy Baxter
	120, 118, 116, 114, 112 State Street Looking South from Howard Street 1st house on right: 112 State Street Click on Image to Enlarge
	122 to 112 State Street Looking South from Howard Street 1st house on right: 112 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	124-122 & 120 State Street Looking South from Howard Street 1st house on right: 120 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	124-122 State Street Looking South from Howard Street 1st house on right: 122 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	126, 124-122, 120-118 State Street Looking South from Howard Street 1st house on right: 118 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	128-126 State Street Looking South from Howard Street 1st house on right: 118 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	128-126 & 124-122 State Street Looking West from N 2nd Street 1st house on right: 122 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge

	107 to 117 State Street Looking West from N 2nd Street 1st house on right: 117 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	117 State Street Looking North on Howard Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	117 & 131 State Street Looking North on Howard Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	131-141 State Street Looking East on State Street 1st house on right: 224 State St Click on Images to Enlarge
	131-141 State Street Looking West from N 2nd Street 1st house on right: 141 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
Adams-Smith Mrs. Nellie Smith of 132 State Street, has announced the marriage of her daughter, Miss Edna Mae Smith to Alfred Thomas Adams of 2930 Cramer Street, which took place on Saturday, at four o'clock in the chapel of St. Paul's Episcopal church this city. Miss Nellie Smith, sister of the bride and Willard Stover of this city were the attendants. Mr. Adams and his bride will take up their residence at the State Street address on their return from a trip to New York	132 State Street Mrs. Nellie Smith 1930s-1940s
	134 State Street
	135 State Street Sergeant Albert Boyer
	107 to 141 State Street Looking West from N 2nd Street 1st house on right: 141 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge

200 Block of State Street

The 200 Block of State Street
mid 1930s
as seen from the north

Roofs of houses on Grant Street at bottom. Large building is the Cassady School is in foreground. Vine and Main Streets at top of picture. 3rd Street at left, 2nd Street at right.

201
State Street

202
State Street

203
State Street
William T. Bailey

204
State Street

206
State Street

208
State Street

210
State Street

Lieutenant Franklin C. Crain

214-212
State Street

Looking South from N. 3rd Street
1st house on right: 212 State Street
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214-212
State Street

Looking South
1st house on right: 212 State Street
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214-212
State Street

Looking South from N. 2nd Street
1st house on right: 212 State Street
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222-220 & 218-216
State Street
June 1974
Razed early 2004

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223
State Street

James M. Cassady
Public School

223
State Street

Cooper's Poynt School
(Then known as Cooper Point School)
1976 Graduation

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Photograph Courtesy of Floyd Miller Jr.

226
State Street

Frank W. Garrison

226-224
State Street

The State Bar
226 State Street

Looking SW from N. 3rd Street|
1st house on right: 224 State Street
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226-224, 218-216,
& 214-212
State Street

Looking SW from N. 3rd Street|
1st house on right: 212 State Street
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312-310, 304-302,
&
226-224
State Street

The State Bar
226 State Street

Looking SE from Howard Street
1st house on right: 224 State Street
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300 Block of State Street
	301 State Street (301-305) Augustus Reeve
	304-302 State Street House on the right is 302 State Street 302 State Street 1900s-1910s James F. Walton Jr. Click on Images to Enlarge
	304-302 State Street House on left is 304 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	306 State Street
	307 State Street William G. Bonstedt & Family 1920s
	308 State Street
	310 State Street Arthur M. Gill
	310 State Street Technical Sergeant Malcolm Gill
	312-310 State Street 1st house on right: 310 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	313 State Street George T. Moore & Family 1920s-1930s Camden Courier-Post June 29, 1933
	322-314 State Street
	315 State Street 1914 Lorigan-Hurley Builders William L. Hurley William Henry Lorigan
	315-317 State Street On right: 317 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	319 State Street
	321 State Street Camden Courier-Post August 10, 1936
	325 State Street 1935-1936 First Ward Democratic Club 1936 North Camden Athletic Association
	326 State Street John J. Burleigh
	327 State Street May 2004 Click on Images to Enlarge
	327 State Street May 2004 Click on Images to Enlarge
	327, 337, 339, & 341 State Street May 2004 Click on Images to Enlarge
	328 State Street Camden Courier-Post March 21, 1932 Allen Hearn
	337, 339, & 341 State Street January 13, 2006 Click on Images to Enlarge On January 13, 2006 at 12:10 Engine 6, Engine 1, Ladder 1, Ladder 3, Rescue 1, and Battalion 2 were dispatched for a reported dwelling fire at 337 State St. Police arrived on location confirming people trapped on the 2nd floor. All victims were able to self extricate prior to Fire Dept arrival. Battalion 2 arrived with smoke showing from a 2 story end of the row duplex. Battalion 2 struck the all hands bringing in Engine 9 and Battalion 1. Squad and medics treated to the 3 victims. 2 victims had minor burns and 1 was treated on scene for smoke inhalation. The fire was believed to be a bedroom fire. Crews contained the blaze without extension. Photos & Story by Ted Aurig

	337 State Street Police Arson Unit on duty after fire on January 13, 2006 Click on Images to Enlarge
	341, 401-409 State Street 1st house on left: 341 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge

400 Block of State Street
	408 State Street Grace Lutheran Church
	401-439 State Street NE corner of N 4th & State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	419 State Street Margaret Anderson
	420 State Street Private First Class Joseph C. Fournier
	427 State Street 1960s Bob Gilbert
On October 10, 1976 Captain John F. Gaffney Jr. of the Camden Fire Department was cited by the Camden Fire Department for discovering a booby-trap before entering a building at 431 State Street in North Camden.	431 State Street
	433 State Street Commodore Herbert Hartley
	437 State Street Vernon Cramer Camden Courier-Post April 5, 1928
	401-439 State Street NW corner of N 5th & State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	439 State Street NW corner of N 5th & State Street Click on Images to Enlarge

500 Block of State Street
	500 State Street Dr. Paul Cohen Click on Images to Enlarge
	501-503 State Street Dr. Ernest G. Hummel Click on Images to Enlarge
	501-503 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	501-503 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	501-509 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	504 State Street William Lawson & Family William & Hattie Lawson Camden Courier-Post December 7, 1957
	505 State Street Charles A. Wolverton Click on Images to Enlarge
	505 State Street Charles A. Wolverton Click on Images to Enlarge
	507 & 509 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	507, 509-511, & 513 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	509-511 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	509-511 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	509-511, 513-515, & 517 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	513 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	513 State Street Home of Samuel T.J. French Sr. Samuel T.J. French Jr. Nelson G. French Click on Images to Enlarge
	513-515 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	513-515 & 517-519 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	517-519 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge At 519 State Street 1900s to mid-1950s The Clow Family Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Clow Sr. Miss Irena Clow Robert D. Clow Jr.
	521 State Street
	530-532 State Street Camden Courier-Post Ad July 17, 1967
	535 State Street
	537 State Street 1940s Curtis & Margaret Kaufman Camden Courier-Post November 6, 1947
	539 State Street Samuel Edwards 1910s-1920s 1936
	539-541 & 543 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	539-541 & 543 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	539-41 & 543 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	543 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge 1920s-1930s Michael & Margaret Carroll
	543 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge 1920s-1930s Michael & Margaret Carroll
	State Street Methodist Church NW Corner of North 6th & State Streets Click on Images to Enlarge
	State Street Methodist Church Postcard from about 1905
	546 State Street 1940s-1967 Margaret Carroll & Familyl
	552 State Street Chek-In Food Market Owner, Jerry Mangel 1969-1991 Looters stealing from the Chek-In Food Market 1971 Click on Images to Enlarge
	Looking West on State Street Towards Intersection of North 6th Street & State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	Looking West on State Street Towards Intersection of North 6th Street & State Street Click on Images to Enlarge

600 Block of State Street
	601-611 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	601 State Street Charles S. Wolverton Charles A. Wolverton Walter P. Wolverton Click on Images to Enlarge
	Looking East at 600 Block of State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	601-631 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
CYCLIST GETS 5 DAYS FOR 'DRUNKEN RIDING' A one-time professional bicycle rider was arrested yesterday for drunken driving on Black Horse Pike, Blenheim. He is Thomas Batson, 63, of 608 State Street, Camden. He was sentenced to five days in the county jail by Justice of the Peace Frank Timmons, Mt. Ephraim. State Trooper John Hanley, Mt. Ephraim barracks, said the man was zigzagging in traffic on the pike. Batson was riding a bicycle with which he won races in the past.	608 State Street 1933 Thomas Batson Camden Courier-Post June 19, 1933
	610 State Street 1900s-1910 Ralph T. Githens
	612 State Street 1920s-1958 Ralph T. Githens
	618 State Street Clifford K. Deacon Sr.
James M. Gardner, who died January 19 leaves a $2100 estate to his wife, Anna M. Gardner, of 619 State Street.	619 State Street 1938 James Gardner Camden Courier-Post February 8, 1938
	618 State Street Technician 5th Class Robert P. Smith
	624 State Street Cullis B. Errickson 1910s-1920s
	629 State Street Elisha A. Gravenor 1910s-1930s
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Powers and son, C. Herbert Powers, of 630 State Street, have opened their Summer home in Ocean City, where they will remain until September.	630 State Street 1933 Mr. & Mrs. Edward Powers Camden Courier-Post June 4, 1933
	631 State Street 1910s-1920s William P. Partenheimer Click on Images to Enlarge
Mrs. Clarence Bennett of 631 State Street is entertaining at two tables of bridge at her home, this evening for the members of her club. Members of Mrs. Clarence Bennett's bridge club were guests at her home, 631 State Street, last evening.	631 State Street 1933 Mrs. Clarence Bennett Camden Courier-Post June 20, 1933 June 21, 1933
	638 State Street Samuel S. Elfreth Click on Images to Enlarge
	638 State Street Rollo Jones
	638 State Street 1929 John A. Dodd Family 1929 Elmer M. Dodd
	648 State Street 1938 Samuel E.F. Saunders
	652-650 State Street Click on Images to Enlarge

700 Block of State Street
	701-721 State Street C. Howard Hunt Pen Co. Click on Images to Enlarge
	714 State Street 1956-1960s Anthony T. Orme Click on Images to Enlarge
	725 State Street Factory Sales November 30, 1965 Click on Images to Enlarge
	740 State Street Frank J. Hartmann Sr. Click on Images to Enlarge
	740 State Street Frank J. Hartmann Jr. Click on Images to Enlarge
	740 State Street PFC F rank J. Hartmann III Click on Images to Enlarge

Camden Courier-Post - October 21, 1931

Crossing Where One Was Injured In Train-Bus Crash

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TRAIN HITS SCHOOL BUS

One man was seriously injured last night when a passenger train and a school bus crashed at the East State Street crossing of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

The injured man is Samuel Phillips, 45, of Blackwood, driver of the bus. He is in Cooper Hospital, having suffered cuts and bruises on the arms and legs, possible fracture of several ribs on the left side and shock.

Pennsylvania Railroad crossing on East State street where a bus driver was seriously injured last night is shown below with the wrecked vehicle in the upper photo. The driver, Samuel Phillips, of Blackwood, declares a crossing watchman waved him across while a second guard closed the gates in front of him when he was halfway across. The passenger train striking the bus was uninjured.

800 Block of State Street
	800 State Street William B. Sullender Click on Images to Enlarge
	820 State Street James H. Carey Click on Images to Enlarge
	826 State Street Chief Machinist Mate Irwin Ritter Clarke

	North 6th Street South of State Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	North 6th Street North of State Street Click on Images to Enlarge

900 Block of State Street
	Highland Worsted Mills 1915 818 North 9th Street Click on Images to Enlarge