Beach Street
By Phil Cohen
Beach Street is a little street in North Camden, that runs, or rather ran, from York to Erie Street, just west of Point Street. The street is listed in the 1878 City Directory, however, houses first appear in City Directories in 1890. In 1947 there were only three houses listed on Beach Street, 930, 932, and 934.
Around 2000 Beach Street was ‘disconnected’ from Erie Street when Delaware Avenue was extended to Erie. While street signs still remain for “York & Beach” and “Erie & Beach,” the street itself was made impassable. There are no houses that remain standing on Beach Street, only the house at 8 York Street, which stands opposite the intersection of York and Beach.
Photos
Beach Street from York Street (left) and Erie Street (right) — June 2004
Beach & York Streets — June 6, 2004. Beach Street formerly ran north along the fence to Erie Street.
900 Block of Beach Street
Camden Fire Alarms
Midnight Wednesday to Midnight Thursday
5.06 a. m., 210 Kaighns ave., oil burner.
5.52 a. m., 1742 Broadway, oil burner.
9.37 a. m., 715 New st., person locked out.
1.26 p. m., Dudley Park, part of interior and exterior.
10.25 p. m., 800 block Dauphin st., street light.
11.07 p. m., 930 Beach st., part of interior and exterior and contents.
900 Block of Beach Street
Address and occupant records from city directories, 1890–1947.
Corner of Beach Street & York Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1890–1891 | Frank Lee Dickinson & Charles G. Dickinson — grocer's supplies |
Corner of Beach Street & North Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1890–1891 | Joseph Baymore — sparmaker |
924 Beach Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1890–1891 | Charles J. Keller — grocer |
| 1900 | William H. Posh |
| 1912 | Albert W. Miller |
926 Beach Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1890–1891 | Charles E. Bulman — engineer |
| 1890–1891 | William McClain — driver |
| 1890–1891 | Mrs. Alice Williams — widow of Edward Williams |
| 1900 | Abraham L. Cappon |
| 1924 | Mrs. Carrie Gross |
928 Beach Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1900 | Isaac Broadwater |
| 1924–1929 | Walter DeFord |
| 1933 | Martha M. DeFord |
930 Beach Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1890–1891 | Emil Schott — machinist |
| 1900 | John C. Hinkle |
| 1924 | Peter W. Kane |
| 1940–1947 | Gustav Hartman |
| 1957 | Damaged by fire, December 12, 1957 |
932 Beach Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1890–1891 | Albert Miller — junk |
| 1890–1891 | Isaac Miller |
| 1890–1891 | Albert Miller |
| 1900 | Harry B. Hale |
| 1924 | Helen Megill |
| 1940 | Walter Blake |
| 1947 | Walter Blechniak |
934 Beach Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1890–1891 | Jacob Canning — shoemaker |
| 1890–1891 | Thomas Foster — gardener |
| 1890–1891 | Jacob Canning |
| 1890–1891 | Thomas Foster |
| 1924 | Harry Smith |
| 1940 | Harry Burke |
| 1947 | William C. Long |
| 1960s–1970s | The Stevenson Family |
Corner of Beach Street & Erie Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | No information available |
Mrs. Martha M. De Ford
Camden Courier-Post —
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha M. De Ford, 59, of 928 Beach Street, who died Monday, will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Schroeder funeral chapel, Broadway and Royden Street. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Beach Street Memories
I had a friend named Billy Stevenson who lived in the first house on Beach Street from Erie Street (934). Well he was upstairs sitting on the toilet when the house next door blew up from a gas leak. The walls on his house were blown away too. The whole upstairs to his house was gone except the bathroom and him still sitting on the toilet (in shock) but not even a scratch on him. The Fire Department had to rescue him.
— Floyd Miller Jr., June 2004