POSTCARD IMAGES of CAMDEN

	I've always been interested in Postcards. Here are some Camden Postcards, some dating back to the 19th Century. Left- Probably my all-time favorite Postcard. The optimism in Camden's future jumps right out of the card! If you have any images to share, please contact me. Phil Cohen E-mail comments to Phil552@comcast.net
As the postcard image collection has grown to over 470 postcards, the time for the page to load had grown to the point that it has become very difficult for people who lack high speed access to the Internet to view the cards. For that reason, I am splitting up this web-page by topic. Some postcards fit into multiple topics, and will end up being on multiple pages. This is an on-going process, I added a new "City Hall & Courthouse" page today. Thank You for your patience, support, suggestions, and help with this website! Phil Cohen, Camden NJ - May 1, 2004
AERIAL VIEWS OF CAMDEN ARMORY & CONVENTION HALL BANKS BEN FRANKLIN BRIDGE BUSINESSES CAR DEALERS CENTRAL AIRPORT CHURCHES CITY HALL & COUNTY COURT HOUSE COOPER STREET FARNHAM PARK FERRIES FIRE DEPARTMENT HARLEIGH CEMETERY HOSPITALS HOTELS J.B. VAN SCIVER LIBRARIES LINDEN STREET NEW YORK SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION NORTH CAMDEN CYCLONE of 1912 POST OFFICES PYNE POINT SCHOOLS THEATERS VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY THE WALT WHITMAN HOUSE WOOD LYNNE PARK
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June 8, 2003- Thanks to Benedict Tisa for contributing many images now on this page


Broadway looking North from Mickle Street About 1930	Left: Garden Hotel South 6th & Mickle Street

Broadway looking North from Stevens Street About 1906	NE corner of Broadway and Stevens Street Popularly known as the Holl Block Photo taken around 1910

Stevens Street, West of Broadway 1909	SE corner of Broadway and Benson Street Photo taken around 1910

Broadway looking South from Benson Street	Broadway looking South from Benson Street

Trolley Cars at Washington Park	400 Block of Chambers Avenue Facing North from Berkeley Street

Broadway looking North from Clinton Street Postcard mailed in 1907	Broadway & Clinton Street Postcard from about 1916

Broadway looking North from Clinton Street Looking North from Royden Street Broadway Elementary School on right side	Broadway & Clinton Street Looking North from Royden Street Broadway Elementary School on right side

Broadway looking North from Royden Street	Broadway looking North from Royden Street

Broadway looking North from Line Street	Broadway looking North from Line Street

Broadway looking North from Pine Street The Towers Theater - 1917	Broadway looking North from Pine Street The Towers Theater - 1920s

Broadway looking North from Kaighn Avenue circa 1900

Northwest Corner of Broadway & Kaighn Avenue circa 1900	Broadway & Kaighn Avenue Looking North from Amber Street circa 1920

Kaighn Avenue West of Broadway circa 1900 Card Mailed 1906	Kaighn Avenue West of Broadway circa 1900 Card Mailed 1906

"Entrance to Forest Hill Park and Boulevard" Park Boulevard & Haddon Avenue - about 1915	The Camden Home for Friendless Children 915 Haddon Avenue - 1907


3rd Regiment Armory & Soldier's Monument	Soldier's Monument

3rd Regiment Armory & Soldier's Monument	Camden Convention Hall 1926-1954

Broadway looking south from the Bridge Plaza	Broadway looking south from Federal Street

Camden's YMCA - 1906	Elks Building Federal Street East of Broadway

Elks Building Federal Street East of Broadway	Elks Building Federal Street East of Broadway

YMCA & Elks Buildings Federal Street East of Broadway	YMCA & Elks Buildings Federal Street East of Broadway

YMCA & Elks Buildings Federal Street East of Broadway	YMCA & Elks Buildings Federal Street East of Broadway

YMCA Federal Street East of Broadway	YMCA Federal Street East of Broadway

Chapel of the YMCA Federal Street East of Broadway

The Elks Home on Cooper Street - 1920s	The Elks Home on Cooper Street - 1920s

"Masonic Building Fourth Street, Below Market Street, Camden N.J."	Public Service Corporation Building

Federal Street Bridge	Federal Street Bridge, 1911
Cooper Park circa 1905 Looking East towards 2nd Street

Robeson Apartments aka Hotel Camden 2nd & Penn Street - circa 1905	"View of Hotel Camden showing corner of Cooper Park Second & Penn Streets, Camden N.J." 1920s

Penn Street East from 4th Street - 1904 This street was razed to make room for Rutgers	Penn Street East from 4th Street - 1904 This street was razed to make room for Rutgers

Vine Street West of 5th, North Side after tornado of April 2, 1912	Penn Street West from 7th Street - 1904 This street fell victim to the Ben Franklin Bridge

NW Corner of North 6th & State Streets	Broadway looking North from SW Corner of Broadway & Federal Street 1930s

"Federal Street, West From Broadway"	"Federal Street, West From Broadway"

"Federal and Arch Streets, from Broadway & Federal Street, Camden NJ" Circa 1904	Looking East on Federal Street from the "point" of Federal and Arch Streets Circa 1916

Munger & Long Department Store Broadway & Federal Street As Seen from the Catholic LyceumA	Munger & Long Department Store Broadway & Federal Street

"Federal Street, Looking East From Fourth Street"	Federal Street, Looking Towards Fourth Street at left: 327, 329, & 331 Federal circa 1906

"Market Street, Looking East Camden" Photo taken From West of 3rd Street	"Market Street at Third Street"

"Market Street, Looking East From 3rd Street"	"Market Street, Looking East From 3rd Street"

"Market Street, East From 3rd Street" 1908

Market Street Looking West from 6th Tall building on right side of street is the Temple Theater	Market Street Looking West from 6th Postcard from 1890s or early 1900s

Market Street looking west from 6th Street	Market Street looking west from 6th Street
	The Stanley Theater at Broadway & Market St. Early 1920s

Cooper River looking NW from Forest Hill From about 1910	"First Drill for the Artesian Water Supply of Camden, N.J."

Camden County Historical Society	Camden County Historical Society

	Collings Road in Fairview Around 1920

21st Street & River Road, Camden NJ From about 1920	North 27th Street below of Arthur Avenue Around 1900

High Street East of 29th Street From about 1908	Kaighn Avenue East of South 2nd Street - 1908 The Victoria Hotel

MORE CAMDEN POSTCARDS

Moose Lodge Federal Street 1907	415 Market Street

Wilson Building aka West Jersey Trust Building	Otto's Beauty Salon 580 Carman Street
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POSTCARD IMAGES OF CAMDEN 1960s & 1970s

The Walt Whitman Bridge	The Soldiers Monument, with City Hall in the background, 1960s

New Jersey State Aquarium	DOWNTOWN CAMDEN AROUND 1961

CAMDEN POSTCARD - 1906		*Camden Views - 1906* Linden Terrace City Hall Fire Department Headquarters Post Office High School Security Trust Cooper Hospital East Side Fire House Kaighn Avenue Fire House Water Plant Central Trust
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CAMDEN POSTCARD FOLDER 1930s


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POSTCARD IMAGES OF CAMDEN- 1950s



1> The Cooper Branch Library, now known as the Walt Whitman Poetry Center 2> The Soldiers Monument, Camden Convention Hall is visible behind the trees! 3> Camden High School, as seen from Park Boulevard, east of Baird Boulevard. 4> Center City Camden NJ- Note the elevated railway, known as "The Chinese Wall" along the Mickle Street, at the bottom of the photo; and the Stanley Theater in the lower right corner, at the present sire of the Transportation center at Broadway and Mickle; the Woolworth Store on Broadway; Lit Brothers on Broadway, whose building is now used by the County government; and the Parkade building, to the left of City Hall.

BENEDICT TISA
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