Buren Avenue
By Phil Cohen
Buren Avenue, which is in the Cramer Hill section of Camden NJ, was named after President Martin Van Buren. That he was named for President Van Buren is a pretty easy deduction, given that many of the other streets in the immediate vicinity were named after Presidents of the same era, Adams, Polk, Pierce, Harrison, and Tyler, to be precise. However, when Stockton Township was annexed by Camden, there already was a Van Buren Street, so the “van” was dropped and the street became simply “Buren.”
Buren Avenue runs east from North 27th Street and ends at North 30th Street, between Harrison Avenue and Adams Avenue. The old Noecker, Rickenbach and Ake shipyard was located in the 2700 block of Buren Avenue, and Jimmy’s Tavern stood at 2802 Buren for many years.
Intersection of North 27th Street & Buren Avenue
2700 Block of Buren Avenue
Address and occupant records from city directories, 1905–1947.
2701 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Smith & Sinclair Machine Co. |
| 1929–1947 | John A. Neef — machinist |
2712 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1910 | (no listing) |
2714 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1910 | Harry W. Rickenbach & Family — Harry & Eugenia Rickenbach, Lydia M. Rickenbach |
| 1924–1929 | William F. Stayton — hauling |
| 1947 | William T. Stayton |
2716 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1910 | Nathan Rickenbach |
| 1924 | George Beam |
| 1929 | Clifford Kelchner |
| 1947 | William G. Trimbach |
2718 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1910 | William Schlitz & Family — William M. & Josephine Schlitz, William C. Schlitz, Harry B. Schlitz |
| 1924–1929 | George Schenck |
| 1947 | Robert L. Trimbach |
2720 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924–1929 | Frederick Trimbach |
| 1947 | Julius Trimbach |
2724 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Charles Twelves |
| 1929 | Mrs. Lottie Laird |
| 1947 | John M. Bergman |
2726 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924–1929 | Nathan Rickenbach |
| 1947 | Alex Martin |
2731 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1910 | Frederick L. Fritz & Family |
| 1910 | Frederick L. & Isabell Fritz |
| 1910 | Nellie Fritz |
| 1910 | Dewey Fritz |
| 1910 | Susie Fritz |
| 1910 | Chester Fritz |
| 1910 | Ida Fritz |
2733 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1910 | William H. Rickenbach & Family |
| 1910 | William H. & Lydia Rickenbach |
| 1910 | Irvin Rickenbach |
2735 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1905–1908 | Noecker, Rickenbach & Ake Shipbuilding Company |
| 1908–1959 | Noecker & Ake Shipbuilding Company |
Intersection of North 28th Street & Buren Avenue
Northwest Corner of North 28th Street & Buren Avenue — 2003
2800 Block of Buren Avenue
Jimmy’s Tavern — 2802 Buren Avenue — 1947 Camden City Directory Ad
Jimmy’s Tavern — 2802 Buren Avenue — Camden Courier-Post, 1968
The Step Inn — 2802 Buren Avenue — late 1970s
John E. Lingo & Son, Inc. — Steel Flag Poles — 2814 Buren Avenue — New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages, 1955
A double garage in the rear of an East Camden home was destroyed by fire Friday afternoon while the owners of the property were vacationing in the South.
The garage was in the rear of the home of John Barry, 2836 Buren ave. Firemen prevented the flames from reaching the house.
Employes of John Lingo and Sons Inc., flag pole manufacturer, told firemen they extinguished a fire built by children the preceding day.
Firemen, in their report, said the blaze was caused “possibly by boys.”
Harry and Julia owned a two and half story block home next to Lingo’s flagpole factory on Buren Avenue. It had a large side and back yard with several garages and an outside raised ramp to work on cars from underneath. A large weeping willow tree was the centerpiece of the yard. Back in the days before inside plumbing the outhouse used to get moved around the back yard as needed. They also raised chickens and had a garden. I remember a piano that played rolls as a child and loved to pretend to play the songs. They moved to Trenton during the war, and when the moving truck pulled away from the front of the house the front steps were caught on the tailgate of the truck and separated from the house. Elmer, Helen, and Ethel used to swim in the Delaware River as youngsters which was only a block away. They remembered boatloads of people coming from Philadelphia across to be baptized on the Camden side of the river. The river used to be a clean place for all sorts of recreation back then.
— Harry C., Harry E. Strickler’s grandson
2852 Buren Avenue — August 29, 2008
George E. Brown Sr. — 2854 Buren Avenue
2868 Buren Avenue — August 29, 2008
JOHNSON — On Nov. 27, 1971, Alma S. of 2868 Buren Ave., Camden. Age 89 years. Surviving is a niece, Mrs. Agnes E. Brown. — Camden Courier-Post, November 29, 1971
Roy Hoover Rites In Haddon Heights — Services for Roy Hoover, 100, formerly of 2868 Buren Ave., Camden. Mr. Hoover died Tuesday in the Heritage House Nursing Home in Cherry Hill. — Camden Courier-Post, September 1, 1973
W. C. Hawk — Dump Trucks — 2871 Buren Avenue — New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages, 1955
SPRUILL-KING
Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Bertha King of 2872 Buren Avenue, and Henry Clifton Spruill, 3532 Farragut Avenue, which took place on June 3 in the parsonage of the Broadway M. E. Church, Pitman, with the pastor, Rev. H. J. Belting, officiating. Miss Sarah Britt and Lucas Britt of this city, were the attendants. — Camden Courier-Post, June 10, 1933
2800 Block of Buren Avenue
Address and occupant records from city directories, 1924–1947.
2802 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929 | August F. Oswald Jr. — coal |
| 1947–1970s | Jimmy's Tavern |
| late 1970s | The Step Inn |
2805 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924–1929 | Frederick Will |
| 1947 | (no listing) |
2806 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Peter McNichols |
| 1929 | (no listing) |
2808 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Harry T. Carver |
| 1929 | Harry G. Meeks |
| 1940 | Newbold Meeks |
| 1947 | (no listing) |
2810 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924–1947 | (no listing) |
2814 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929–2011 | John E. Lingo & Son Inc. — flag poles |
2819 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924–1929 | Mrs. Bertha E. King — widow of William King |
| 1947 | Richard Richardson |
2825 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Edmund Thomas |
2827 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1980s–2008 | Express Marine / Exact Boat Company |
2836 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929–1953 | John B. Barry & Family |
2839 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Edward Beideman |
| 1929 | Vacant |
2841 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Roy J. Krouse |
| 1929 | Mrs. Margaret DeHart |
2850 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| late 1910s–1942 | Harry Strickler & Family — Harry & Julia Strickler |
| 1947 | Mrs. Emily DeLaney |
2852 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Vacant |
| 1929 | Earl S. Phillips |
| 1940 | Martin Shocklin & Family — Martin & Nina Shocklin |
| 1947 | Howard G. Johnston |
2854 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Louis Greis |
| 1929 | John Kantz |
| 1940–1960s | William Ulrich & Family — William & Emma Ulrich, Edward F. Ulrich, William Ulrich, Virginia Ruth Ulrich |
| 1950s–1960s | George E. Brown Sr. & Family |
2859 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Clara V. Vandegrift |
| 1929 | Robert Brandt |
| 1947 | Mrs. Kate Mousely |
2865 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Charles T. Evans |
| 1947 | Raymond C. Vasey |
2868 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929–1957 | Alfred Nelson & Family — Alfred & Florence Nelson, A. William Nelson |
| 1969–1977 | Mrs. Agnes Brown & Family |
| 1969–1977 | Alma S. Johnson |
2870 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Mrs. Catherine Williamson |
| 1929–1947 | Harry W. Clinger & Family — Harry W. & Mary Clinger, Edith Clinger, May Clinger, Harry W. Clinger Jr. |
2871 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924–1929 | William R. Reger |
| 1947 | Mrs. Lucretia Reger |
| 1955 | W. C. Hawk — excavating |
2872 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Cecil A. Thorne |
| 1929–1947 | Mrs. Mary E. Tyler & Family — widow of Edward King & William S. Tyler — Clayton Tyler, William Tyler, Elmer Tyler, Bertha Tyler, John Dill (grandson) |
| 1933 | Miss Bertha King |
2873 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924–1947 | William C. Knoedler |
John E. Lingo & Son
I found some old pictures of John E. Lingo & Son. My Pop worked for Lingo’s. They made flagpoles, and antennas for RCA. Whenever we would go on vacation, Pop always checked the flagpoles to see if they were made at Lingo’s. The one in Cooperstown is from Lingo’s. Here is a picture of Pop (William C. O’Brien), Harry Santo, unknown, Ted Hall, boss, boss, Jackie Lingo. They are standing by an antenna made for RCA. Pop helped make the antenna’s for RCA that were on top of the World Trade Center.
— Patay O’Brien Maggiulli, January 2008
From Left: William C. O’Brien, Harry Santo, unknown, Ted Hall, unknown, unknown, and on the far right, Jackie Lingo.
Intersection of North 29th Street & Buren Avenue
This picture is looking east on North 29th Street towards Buren Avenue, in the 1950s. Left side, 1512–renters, 1510–Old Man Frye. Our house with white siding at 2901 Adams Avenue; 1356–the Shlams, 1354–the Kerbaughs. This was a twin, the two houses joined together. Last on left is 1348 North 29th Street. The last cross street is Buren Avenue. The big house on the corner of north 29th and Buren, upper right in this picture, is 2904 Buren Avenue, the Hawk family.
— Patay O’Brien Maggiulli, January 2008
2900 Block of Buren Avenue
2901 Buren Avenue — around 1928
Although this fronts onto North 29th Street, the address is 2901 Buren Avenue. This was originally built as a single family house. The house was later divided, an addition built on at the far end is visible in the picture at left. — June 24, 2011
MARRIAGE LICENSES — CAMDEN
George Albert Leary, 21, of 650 Berkley Street, and Ellen Jane Frame, 19, of 525 North Sixth Street.
Joseph C. Rapa, 25, of 606 South Fourth Street, and Margaret R. Schiave, 24, of 220 Royden Street.
Louis Doerr Jr., 22, of 810 Fern Street, and Marian Hawk, 17, of 2904 Buren Avenue.
Roman Bielicke, 20, of 1184 Lansdowne avenue, and Steffie Krystanovicz, 20, of 1077 Van Hook street.
ELKTON
Leon J. Kirk, 23, 934 Carpenter Street, and Ida V. Hope, 36, Oaklyn. — Camden Courier-Post, February 8, 1938
Private Daniel F. Hawk — 2904 Buren Avenue
William F. Large Jr. — 2906 Buren Avenue
Ray — Zacchues Ray obituary
RAY—On May 13th, 1952, Zacchues, beloved husband of Harriet Watson Ray, of 2920 Buren Ave., Camden, N.J., age 76 years. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services on Friday at 10:30 o'clock, at the Mason E. Bradley Funeral Home, 3303 Federal St., Camden, N.J. Interment at Bethel Memorial Park. Friends may call Thursday evening after 7 o'clock.
Private First Class Joseph E. Becker — 2922 Buren Avenue
2900 Block of Buren Avenue
Address and occupant records from city directories and newspapers, 1921–1981.
2901 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Walter L. Kinsey |
| 1929 | Mrs. Annie Kinsey — grocery |
| 1929 | Irwin S. Decker — confectionary |
2904 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924–1929 | John J. Barwick |
| 1938 | Emery Hawk & Family — Emery & Anna Hawk, William C. Hawk, Earl Hawk, Daniel F. Hawk, Amos Hawk, Enos Hawk, Marian Hawk, Sarah Hawk Ulrich |
| 1938 | Emery & Anna Hawk |
| 1938 | Earl Hawk |
| 1938 | Amos Hawk |
| 1938 | Enos Hawk |
| 1938 | Marian Hawk |
| 1938 | Sarah Hawk Ulrich |
| 1947 | William C. Hawk — trucking |
| 1947 | Emery A. Hawk — carpenter |
| WWII | Private Daniel F. Hawk |
2905 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1934 | Emery Hawk Jr. — died April 15, 1934, age 26 |
2906 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Robert B. Montgomery |
| 1929 | Charles Eicholtz |
| 1938 | Earl Hawk |
| 1947 | George B. Vasey |
| 1950s–1995 | William F. Large Jr. |
| WWII | Torpedoman's Mate Third Class Russell E. Vasey |
2907 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | John Mount |
| 1929–1981 | John J. Burke Family — John J. & Julia Burke, Julia Burke |
2912 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924–1929 | James M. Sherrard |
| 1947 | Albert J. Overkampf |
2914 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924–1947 | James W. Bell |
2920 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Samuel A. Hatley |
| 1935–1952 | Zacchues Ray & Family |
| 1935–1952 | Zacchues & Harriet Watson Ray |
| 1947 | Zachias Ray |
2922 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1921–1928 | James J. Slomkowski & Family |
| 1921–1928 | James & Katherine Slomkowski |
| 1930 | Charles Becker & Family |
| 1947 | Earl W. Keller |
| WWII | Private First Class Joseph E. Becker |
2933 Buren Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924–1929 | Harry J. Baker |
| 1947 | Mrs. Martha A. Baker |
Buren Avenue Remembered
The Large Family lived across the street. Also the Hawk Family lived across the street many many years ago. You’ll find members of the Hawk family all over Camden. They had a large family. The one son Bill moved up the street on 2800 block of Buren Avenue. He had a trucking company and five children. When the Hawk homestead in the 2900 block was sold, people by the name of Carr bought it and for a short time they turned a portion into a store with a bumper pool table.
When I was growing up, there was a lady at the end of Buren Avenue by the name Baker [Martha A. Baker]. She died in the 50’s or 60’s.
In the late 40’s or early 50’s the city was going to turn the end of Buren Avenue to River Road into a dump. It was a swamp [Baldwin’s Run] until they dredged the river and blew the river bottom in there. All the neighbors stood in front of the trash trucks, moms & dads and children even ones in baby coaches blocked the street.
I remember standing there while the truck kept moving closer and closer to my mom and me. We all went to city hall where the people were screaming and shouting. But, eventually we won and the city gave the land to the Cramer Hill Boys Club to build baseball and football fields instead of a dump. When my sons were growing up they played ball on the same field. The dump was moved to where it is now.
— Julia Burke, January 2008