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McGUIRE GARDENS
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Welcome to the un-official McGuire Gardens Web page. Here you will find a web-page dedicated to the history of McGuire Gardens, the times in which it was first built, and images and text covering life at McGuire since it was built in 1954. McGuire Gardens was named in honor of labor leader Peter J. McGuire, who spent a great deal of time in Camden. Before McGuire Gardens was built, public housing was segregated in Camden. You will find on this page actual documents from the times. The English language constantly evolves, please remember that some of the documents were written using standard vocabulary and grammar in use in the 1940s and 1950s. If you have any stories or images you would like to share about life at McGuire Gardens over the last 50+ years, please e-mail me. Phil Cohen |
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| The Proposed Site of Project 10-4 - McGuire Gardens - February 1951 |
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| The Proposed Site of Project 10-4 - McGuire Gardens - February 14, 1951 |
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Looking South from Berwick & Watson Streets |
| The Proposed Site of McGuire Gardens - February 14, 1951 |
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Looking South from Boyd & Watson Streets |
| The Proposed Site of McGuire Gardens - February 14, 1951 |
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Looking East from South 20th Street |
| The Proposed Site of McGuire Gardens - February 14, 1951 |
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Looking South along Bank Street |
| The Proposed Site of McGuire Gardens - February 14, 1951 |
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Looking East on Morse Street - Intersection of Morse & Berwick Streets |
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Camden Courier-Post June 3, 1951 Click on Image to Enlarge |
| Cleanup Day - May 1974 |
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2045 Westminster |
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Al Ashley |
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Residents at Work |
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McGuire Gardens Reborn
Work on completely rebuilding McGuire had begun in the early 1990s, but stalled due to mismanagement. The project was completed by the administration of Dr. Maria Marquez, who was appointed Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the City of Camden in the summer of 1999. The event mentioned below took place a year or two afterwards. |
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Bank Street & Raritan Street August 2, 2002 |
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Southwest Corner of Bank Street & Morse Street 191 Morse Street July 21, 2004 Click on Image to Enlarge |
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Looking West on Morse Street from Bank Street July 21, 2004 Click on Image to Enlarge |
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Looking South on Bank Street from Morse Street July 21, 2004 Click on Image to Enlarge |
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