Introduction
Carteret Street, in Camden’s old Ninth Ward, ran just two blocks, from the old Armory (later Convention Hall) in the 700 block of Mickle Street southeast, crossing Wright Avenue, to its end at Newton Avenue. It was laid out and houses were built along it after 1891, a stone’s throw from Camden’s old City Hall at Haddon and Wright Avenues. The street ran parallel to Haddon Avenue to the west, and Warren Avenue to the east.
Carteret Street fell victim to “progress,” that progress being the construction of Interstate 676 that in some ways was more devastating to Camden than the building of the Ben Franklin Bridge. There were still people living on Carteret Street as late as 1969 and Carteret Street was still there into the mid-1970s. Today Carteret Street is no more, having been erased at the Mickle Street end by the parking lot that lies adjacent to the “3 Cooper Plaza” medical building and at the Newton Avenue end by the highway.
Map Published in 1914
Look for Carteret Street in the 9th Ward
Map published in 1914. Look for Carteret Street in the 9th Ward.
1946 Map of Camden
1946 Map of Camden. Carteret Street runs diagonally northwest to southeast in the upper right-hand corner of the map.
Carteret Street — 1961
This aerial photo, cropped from a larger photograph showing the dismantlement of the railroad that had run from the old ferry terminal through the heart of Camden, shows Carteret Street from its “head” at the end of Mickle Street by the old armory, known as “Convention Hall” when this picture was taken. 1961.
300 Block of Carteret Street — Occupants
City directory records.
300 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1900 | Frank G. & Emma Hogan Hitchner |
306 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Joseph H. Mounce & Family; Miss Vera H. Mounce |
308 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1900–1901 | Rev. John H. & Mary F. Hutchinson |
| 1915 | Mrs. Mary F. Hutchinson; Miss Hannah Heisler |
314 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1917–1924 | Henry L. Barroway |
320 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1966 | Joseph A. Marks Jr. |
326 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1962 | Mrs. Ida M. Garrison |
332 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1960 | John G. Cline |
336 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1927–1941 | Daniel M. Stanton (Funeral Director) |
| 1927–1941 | Mrs. Mary Stanton & Carroll J. Stanton |
| 1927–1941 | Mrs. Mary E. & Carroll J. Stanton |
344 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1964 | Frank Youker (elevator operator) |
346 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | Frederick B. & Pauline T. Caperoon |
Related: Frank G. Hitchner — 300 Carteret Street, 1900.
Related: Joseph H. Mounce — 306 Carteret Street, 1933.
Related: Rev. John H. Hutchinson & Hannah Heisler — 308 Carteret Street.
Related: Henry L. Barroway — 314 Carteret Street, 1917–1924.
Related: Joseph A. Marks Jr. — 320 Carteret Street, 1966.
Related: Mrs. Ida M. Garrison — 326 Carteret Street, 1962.
Related: John G. Cline — 332 Carteret Street, 1960.
Related: Stanton’s Funeral Home — 336 Carteret Street, 1927–1941.
Related: Frank Youker — 344 Carteret Street, 1964.
Frank G. Hitchner — 300 Carteret Street
Frank G. Hitchner & Family, 300 Carteret Street. Frank G. & Emma Hogan Hitchner. 1900.
Joseph H. Mounce — 306 Carteret Street
Camden Courier-Post –
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Mounce of 306 Carteret Street, entertained on Tuesday evening in honor of their daughter, Miss Vera H. Mounce.
Guests were Miss Louise Yost, Samuel McDonald of Merchantville; Miss Kathleen Ashton of Maple Shade; Miss Emily Smith, Miss Christina Simpson, Miss Cecelia Dixon, Miss Martha Hentschel, Miss Mildred de la Reintrie, Miss Lorraine Moore, Miss Artemesia DePugh, Miss Genevieve Brady, James Hahs, Ford Smith, Milton Story, James Brooks of Camden; Thomas H. Walker, Collingswood; Peter Sharle, Albert C. Carter, John C. Kile, Charles E. Canning of Haddon Heights; George Hambreght of New York and Leslie Justice of Germantown.
Rev. John H. Hutchinson — 308 Carteret Street
Philadelphia Inquirer –
HUTCHINSON — Suddenly, on the morning of Sept. 25, 1901, Rev. John H. Hutchinson, aged 67 years, member of the New Jersey M.E. Conference. Funeral services on Friday evening, Sept. 27, 1901, at 8 o’clock, at his late residence, 308 Carteret st., Camden, N.J. Interment at Mt. Holly, N.J., Saturday morning. Train leaves Haddon Avenue Station, Camden, at 9:20 A.M.
Hannah Heisler Found Dead
Miss Hannah Heisler was found dead in bed at her home, 308 Carteret street. She was a sister of the late Rev. John S. Heisler and lived with her sister, Mrs. Mary F. Hutchinson, widow of Rev. J.H. Hutchinson. She resided in Camden for half a century and formerly operated a hotel at Ocean City.
Henry L. Barroway — 314 Carteret Street
Henry L. Barroway, 314 Carteret Street. 1917–1924.
Joseph A. Marks Jr.
Camden Courier-Post –
JOSEPH A. MARKS JR.
Services for Joseph A. Marks Jr., 27, of 320 Carteret Street, electrocuted Tuesday while installing a TV antenna in Allentown, Pa., will be tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the David F. Harrigan Funeral Home, 1451 Broadway. There will be no viewing. Burial will be in New Camden Cemetery.
He was a carpenter for Tony DePaul Construction Company, Philadelphia.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Marks Sr. of Camden; four children, two brothers and a sister.
Mrs. Ida M. Garrison
Camden Courier-Post –
MRS. IDA M. GARRISON
Mrs. Ida M. Garrison, 71, of 326 Carteret st., died Monday in Cooper Hospital. She was a resident of Gloucester City for many years before moving to Camden four years ago.
Surviving are a son, Clarence B. Jr., of Gloucester; four daughters, Mrs. Margaret Lee, Mrs. Bertha Bevan, Mrs. Hilda Horenzo and Mrs. Vera Ratkowiak, all of Camden; a brother, Joseph Mick of Glassboro; twenty-three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Etherington Funeral Home. [sic] 700 Powell st., Gloucester City, where friends may call tonight. Burial will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Gloucester City.
John G. Cline
Camden Courier-Post –
JOHN G. CLINE
John G. Cline, 40, of 332 Carteret st., died Friday at the Veterans Hospital in Philadelphia. He was a private detective. Born in Gloucester, he had been a resident of Camden for 18 years.
Surviving are a brother, Herbert, of Camden, and two sisters, Mrs. Rebecca Vautier and Mrs. Dorothy Porcelli, both of Camden.
Services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Robert J. Blake funeral home, Haddon ave. and Division st., where friends may call Monday evening. Funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. Robert K. Hill. Burial will be in the U.S. National Cemetery, Beverly.
Stanton’s Funeral Home — 336 Carteret Street
Daniel M. Stanton, Funeral Director
DANIEL M. STANTON, Funeral Director — Business continued by Mrs. Mary E. Stanton. Established 20 years. 336 Carteret St., Camden; 577 Haddon Ave., Collingswood. Ph. Bell, Camden 2887; Collingswood 1366.
MRS. D.M. STANTON & SON, CARROLL J. STANTON, 336 Carteret St. Funeral Directors directory listing, 1932.
McCABE — Suddenly on July 20, 1941, at Pittsburgh, Pa., John Francis, beloved husband of Ida McCabe (nee Hoyt), formerly of Camden, N.J. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral on Thursday morning, July 24th at 8 o’clock at Stanton’s Funeral Home, 336 Carteret St., Camden. High Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at 9 a.m. Interment at Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday evening after 7 o’clock. Camden Courier-Post, July 24, 1941.
Says Del Grande Party Was Tops
Camden Courier-Post –
I went to a Christmas party which is unprecedented in the history of city hall, given by Peter DelGrande, out of his own money. Open house for all, and don’t you think they weren’t there, both workers and drones. Even reporters were there. I have been to a lot of parties in my time, but never have I seen a better layout, all you could eat, and drink plus the best decor. This man DelGrande deserves a vote for the good work he has done on the City Hall and for its personnel.
FRANK YOUKER, Elevator operator, 344 Carteret st.
400 Block of Carteret Street — Occupants
City directory records.
412 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s–1946 | Gustav Schwoeri Jr. |
413 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | Laura Veatch |
| 1947–1955 | William W. Dowdney & Family |
| 1947–1955 | William & Margaret Dowdney |
| 1947–1955 | Charles Dowdney |
| 1947–1955 | William J. Dowdney |
| 1947–1955 | Albert Dowdney |
| 1947–1955 | Margaret Dowdney Evridge |
414 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947–1955 | William W. & Margaret Dowdney |
| 1947–1955 | William J., Charles & Albert Dowdney; Margaret Dowdney Evridge |
416 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1910s–1920s | Joseph Ellis |
417 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1900–1923 | William B. & Annie Slacum; H. Claire Slacum |
| 1923–1936 | Jacob & Minnie Mutzer & Family |
| 1957–1962 | C. Hobart Corson |
421 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | A. Lincoln Ogden |
422 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1955 | Joseph G. Barnett (plumbing & heating contractor) |
426 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | Wendela E. Jones |
428 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1916–1941 | Charles H. & Sarah Halpern Auerbach |
| 1916–1941 | Yetta, Bessie, Freda, Frances Auerbach |
| 1916–1941 | Mair Auerbach |
| 1916–1941 | Teresa, Isabel & Flora Auerbach |
430 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | L.M. Pruyn; Mrs. Clara Gravenstein |
439 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1906–1942 | John & Elsie Prentice |
445 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | Thomas Flaherty |
448–450 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1931 | George Thompson (448) |
| 1947–1950 | Frank S. Cornell (448) |
| — | Frank B. Hanna (450) |
451 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924–1960s | Frank B. & Louise Oppecker Sr. |
| 1924–1960s | Frank B. Oppecker Jr. |
| 1924–1960s | Joseph & Evelyn Oppecker |
457 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1930s–1950s | Walter J.A. Stanton Jr. |
| 1954 | Ann G. Burke |
460 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1930s–1940s | Richard S. Everett (candy store) |
| 1938 | Joseph F. Markley Jr. |
| 1955 | Capitol Heating Co. |
461 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1912–1934 | Randolph W. & Florence Shaffer Rudderow |
| 1912–1934 | Mrs. Annie Rudderow |
| — | T. Yorke Smith |
463 Carteret Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1959 | Esther Edmonds; Charles Kelly |
Related: Gustav Schwoeri Jr. — 412 Carteret Street.
Related: William W. Dowdney — 414 Carteret Street, 1955.
Related: William B. Slacum — 417 Carteret Street, 1902.
Related: Jacob Mutzer — 417 Carteret Street, 1936.
Related: A. Lincoln Ogden — 421 Carteret Street, 1933.
Related: Joseph G. Barnett — 422 Carteret Street, 1955.
Related: Charles H. Auerbach & Family — 428 Carteret Street.
Related: L.M. Pruyn — 430 Carteret Street, 1933.
Related: John Prentice — 439 Carteret Street.
Related: Child Hit by Car — George Thompson, 450 Carteret Street, 1931.
Related: Frank B. Hanna — 450 Carteret Street.
Related: Frank B. Oppecker Sr. — 451 Carteret Street.
Related: Ann G. Burke — 457 Carteret Street, 1954.
Related: Richard S. Everett — 460 Carteret Street, 1936.
Related: Capitol Heating Co. — 460 Carteret Street, 1955.
Related: Randolph W. Rudderow — 461 Carteret Street, 1934.
Related: Esther Edmonds — 463 Carteret Street, 1959.
Gustav Schwoeri Jr. — 412 Carteret Street
Gustav Schwoeri Jr., 412 Carteret Street. 1920s–1946.
William W. Dowdney
Camden Courier-Post –
WILLIAM W. DOWDNEY
William W. Dowdney, 64, of 414 Carteret st., died in the West Jersey Hospital Friday after a short illness. He was born in Trenton and had lived most of his life in Camden.
He was a veteran of War I, a member of the First Methodist Church and had been employed at RCA Victor 23 years.
Surviving are his widow, Margaret; a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Evridge, of Camden; three sons, William J., of Mays Landing, and Charles and Albert, both of Camden; a sister, Mrs. Mary Miller, of Camden, and six grandchildren.
Services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in his home, where friends may call Tuesday night. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery, Pennsauken.
William B. Slacum — 417 Carteret Street
Camden Post-Telegram –
NOTICE.
To the stockholders of the Perfect Thrift Building Association, No. 2. All members or persons holding passbooks of this association are asked to send or bring them at once to the office of the association at Fifth and Federal streets, Camden, if they have not already done so. WILLIAM B. SLACUM, Secretary, 417 Carteret street.
Third Suspect Seized in Holdup at Cemetery
Camden Courier-Post –
THIRD SUSPECT SEIZED IN HOLDUP AT CEMETERY
Chester Mignogna, 23, of 429 Stevens street, was arrested Saturday for complicity in a holdup of Jacob Mutzer, 62, of 417 Carteret street, on June 16. He will be arraigned in police court today.
Patrolman George Getley made the arrest on complaint of Detective Clifford Carr, investigating the case. Two others were arrested recently and held for grand jury action for the robbery. They are Michael Meloni, 22, of 312 South Fourth street, and Dominic Vizzone, 25, of 316 South Fifth street.
Mutzer said three men offered to give him a ride home late one night as he was standing at Broadway and Benson street. He said they took him to Evergreen Cemetery where they beat him and stole his watch and $60 in cash. Meloni was arrested first and Vizzone a few days later.
A. Lincoln Ogden — 421 Carteret Street
Camden Courier-Post –
Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Locke, of 3080 Mickle Street, have announced the birth of a daughter, Dorothy Virginia Locke, on Saturday, May 11. Mrs. Locke was formerly Miss Grace Ogden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Lincoln Ogden of 421 Carteret Street.
Joseph G. Barnett — 422 Carteret Street
New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages – 1955
Joseph G. Barnett, Plumbing & Heating Contractor, 422 Carteret Street. New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages, 1955.
Charles H. Auerbach & Family — 428 Carteret Street
Mair Auerbach, 428 Carteret Street. 1916–1941.
At age 81 I am the eldest grand daughter of Charles and Sarah Auerbach and can remember staying with my aunt Yetta in the family home on Carteret St. An outhouse was in the backyard but then removed. An indoor bathroom was installed on the 2nd floor. I can remember the gas lamps being lit on the street. A park was nearby that we could walk to. Train tracks were behind the property and it was very noisy but it was fun watching the trains and learning to spell the names of the states that were printed on the boxcars. Yetta lived alone there for several years after her siblings moved away. Bessie, Freda and Frances moved to Philadelphia where Freda worked as a secretary to the president of Kuhn and Blum curtain manufactures located in Kensington. Frances worked at Warner Brothers Cement in Philly. Bessie was ill with TB and had spent time in a sanitarium as a child and never held a job but stayed home to keep house and cook for the other two. In the early 60’s these three moved to Miami when both Freda and Frances retired. They bought a house at 3120 NW 5th St. Tres (Teresa) and her husband, Joe Mazer, had moved to Miami after WWII. I moved to Miami in 1956 to go to school. Yetta sold the house on Carteret St. and bought a smaller one in East Camden where she lived until her death of uterine cancer in 1950. Sarah, my grandmother whom I am named after, also had died of the same disease. Charles passed away from pneumonia. I never knew either as they were gone by the time I was born. Issy (Isabel), before her marriage to Joe Wachtel was a grade school teacher at Garfield School in East Camden. She lived with my mother, Flora Hazel, and father, Tanfield Kotlikoff. — Sarah Fiori, March 2019
L.M. Pruyn — 430 Carteret Street
Camden Courier-Post –
Mr. and Mrs. L.M. Pruyn and Mrs. Clara Gravenstein of 430 Carteret Street have opened their Pitman cottage for the summer.
John Prentice — 439 Carteret Street
John Prentice & Family, 439 Carteret Street. John & Elsie Prentice. 1906–1942.
Child Hit by Car
Camden Courier-Post –
Pushing his express wagon between a bus and private machine, Walter Derengowski, 4, of 1197 Lansdowne Avenue, was struck by a car driven by George Thompson, 450 Carteret Street, and taken to the West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital late Saturday night. He suffered cuts and bruises. The accident occurred at Haddon and Bradley avenues, where a bus was discharging passengers.
Frank B. Hanna — 450 Carteret Street
Frank B. Hanna, 450 Carteret Street.
Mrs. Frank B. Hanna and daughter, Miss Betty Hanna of 450 Carteret street, leave today for Ocean City where they will spend the Summer. They will be joined over the weekends by City Commissioner Hanna. — Camden Courier-Post, June 23, 1933.
Frank B. Oppecker — 451 Carteret Street
FRANK B. OPPECKER, Teacher of Violin. Formerly 10 years a member of the faculty of the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music. Careful attention given beginners as well as advanced pupils. Studio — 451 Carteret St., Camden. Frank B. Oppecker Sr. 1924–1960s.
Ann G. Burke
Camden Courier-Post –
BURKE — On June 9, 1954, Ann G., daughter of the late Thomas and Anna Burke (nee Moran). Relatives and friends of the family, also members of B.V.M. Sodality of the Cathedral are invited to attend the funeral services on Monday morning at 8:30 o’clock from her late residence, 457 Carteret St., Camden, N.J. Solemn Mass of requiem Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at 9:30 a.m. Interment at Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday evening. Funeral under the direction of Robert J. Blake.
Cops Nab Store Owner in Horse Betting Raid
Camden Courier-Post –
COPS NAB STORE OWNER IN HORSE BETTING RAID
City detectives late yesterday raided a cigar store at 460 Carteret street and seized alleged horse racing sheets and gambling paraphernalia, they said.
Richard Everett, 59, said to be the proprietor of the store, was arrested and posted $200 security for a hearing today before Police Judge Lewis Liberman for violation of a city ordinance prohibiting gambling.
City Detectives Joseph Mardino, Benjamin Simon, George Weber, and Vernon Jones conducted the raid.
Capitol Heating Co. — 460 Carteret Street
New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages – 1955
FLUID HEAT OIL BURNERS — Capitol Heating Co., 460 Carteret, Camden. WOodlwn 4-6696. New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages, 1955.
Randolph W. Rudderow
Camden Courier-Post –
RANDOLPH W. RUDDEROW
Randolph W. Rudderow, 62, of 461 Carteret street, a life-long resident of Camden, is dead after a year’s illness.
Rudderow was engaged in the real estate business for many years, being connected with the office of T. Yorke Smith. He was secretary of the official board of the Broadway M.E. church, and president of its social committee.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Florence E. Ruderow [sic], and the mother, Mrs. Annie Rudderow, of the Carteret street address.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. from his late residence, with burial at Blackwood Presbyterian cemetery.
Esther Edmonds — 463 Carteret Street
Camden Courier-Post –
Leroy Snyder, 28, of the 300 block Penn st., was held for the grand jury on charges of attempted armed robbery and threat to do bodily harm with a knife. He was arrested early Saturday after a police chase near Armor Park, where Charles Kelly, 514 Edmond st., and Esther Edmonds, of 463 Carteret st., reported mugging attempts.
Intersection of Carteret Street & Newton Avenue
Philadelphia Inquirer –
Railway Men Investigate Supposed Attempt to Dynamite Train
Taken to the office of Chief of Police Gravenor in Camden yesterday John Daly, of 219 Elm street, who says he saw a man acting suspiciously about the elevated tracks of the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad at Newton avenue and Carteret street Wednesday night after which a 4-inch tunnel, 8 feet long was found alongside one of the girders, declared he had made no mistake. Railroad officials were inclined to scout the idea that an attempt had been made to plant some dynamite to blow up the powder train that passes through Camden to Communipaw every night, but Daly was positive that he had seen the mysterious individual at work and that he carried beneath his arm a bundle of cylindrical objects wrapped in paper.
The railroad men who made a thorough investigation yesterday said the hole might have been caused by recent rains, although an official said it might also have been bored by some tool. The railroad is being closely guarded by special officers of the company who took charge after a squad of the Second Regiment, N.G.N.J., had spent the night in vigil.