Dudley Street
East Camden
Dudley Street in East Camden was named for Thomas Haines Dudley, lawyer and diplomat. Dudley’s estate comprised the park and much of the land surrounding the present Dudley Grange Park. Thomas H. Dudley’s home lay at the center of the park, and was used as a library for many years. Shortly after the Camden Free Public Library abandoned the building, it was destroyed in a fire in 1980. South Dudley Street was known as Alberta Street until the early 1920s when it was renamed.
At the south end of Dudley Street, the road starts at Fremont Street, with the Alberta Woods Parks on the left and the Francis X. McGraw Elementary School on the right. Traveling north on Dudley Street, in the next block one finds the Washington Park Apartments to the left and East Camden Middle School to the right.
Dudley Street continues for several blocks, with homes built approximately 100 years ago on the right hand side, until the road reaches Federal Street.
In the next block of Dudley Street, the unit block of North Dudley, that lays between Federal Street and Westfield Avenue, one sees the Dudley Park Homes, one block of townhouses built along the west side of Dudley Street, opposite Dudley Grange Park. At the end of the block, on the left, at the corner of Dudley Street and Westfield Avenue, is St. Wilfrid’s Episcopal Church. Dudley Street continues for two blocks on the other side of Westfield Avenue, with some homes built around 1890, until the road is blocked by the railroad tracks at Morrison Street.
When the Westfield Acres housing project was completed in 1938 on the other side of the railroad tracks, along Westfield Avenue between Rosedale Street and Beideman Avenue, one of the interior streets within the project was named Dudley Street. Addresses stating the 300 and 400 blocks of Dudley Street indicate apartments and Housing Authority of the City of Camden offices or facilities in these two blocks. The Westfield Acres project was demolished and rebuilt, with residents first moving in during 2003, the new neighborhood christened as Baldwin’s Run.
Do you have a Dudley Street memory or picture? Comment at the bottom of the page! — Phil Cohen
Dudley Grange
15 Dudley Street — one of the one-block row opposite Dudley Grange Park on Dudley Street, between Federal Street and Westfield Avenue.
The Library at Dudley Grange, 1928. Dudley Grange Park is located at Federal and Dudley Streets in East Camden. The park is on the remainder of the Thomas H. Dudley estate. The Dudley house was the home of the East Camden branch of the Camden Free Public Library up until the late 1970s. Neglect on the part of city government resulted in the destruction of this historic building by fire in August of 1980.
Children enjoying the splash pool at Dudley Grange — July 1926. Responsibility for the care and upkeep of Dudley Grange Park fell to Camden County in the 1990s.
Dudley Grange after the fire — October 1980
The picnic shelter in Dudley Grange Park was built in 1996. The shelter stands at the corner of Dudley and Federal Streets.
St. Wilfrid's Episcopal Church
Westfield Avenue & Dudley Street
St. Wilfrid’s Episcopal Church, Westfield Avenue & Dudley Street. Organized 1884. Incorporated 1891. Photographed December 21, 2002.
July 1940
Westfield Acres
In the summer of 1940, Westfield Acres Manager Meyer Wessel arranged to have showers installed in the outdoor play area so the younger children of the Acres could cool off and wade, at a total price of $45.02… the pictures below give evidence to the success of this idea.
View from the top of concrete platform in front of 346 Dudley Street, showing children paddling in water from showers which are out of sight to the left. A glimpse of the drain can be seen in the middle of the picture.
View from top of concrete platform in front of 346 Dudley Street, with camera focused on shower heads.
View from top of wall against corner of Building Number 8, looking down on shower platform.
View from same position as above picture, but focused on showers. One other shower is just out of sight to the left of the picture.
View from stair tower window on second floor, looking down on shower platform. Chief Maintenance Mechanic may be seen at right adjusting shower temperature.
View from third floor balcony in Building Number 9, looking down on showers.
Camden Fire Destroys Home
Camden Courier-Post —
Two other houses were damaged in the three-alarm blaze
By Tom Lounsberry, Courier-Post Staff
88 Dudley Street — January 8, 2004 and February 19, 2004
A three-alarm fire Wednesday destroyed one home and damaged two others. No injuries were reported in the blaze, which broke out about 2:30 p.m. in the first block of Dudley Street. The city fire marshal’s office is investigating the cause.
The fire started in a vacant three-story home at 88 Dudley St., Deputy Fire Chief Tom Quinn said. The structure was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived, and it quickly collapsed, Quinn said. Flames spread to 90 Dudley St., causing significant damage there, Quinn said.
A recently renovated house at 84 Dudley St. also sustained smoke and heat damage, including melted siding, Quinn said. Firefighters, who took turns fighting the blaze because of the cold weather, was declared under control about 4 p.m., Quinn said.
Richard Gross, who was watching his mother’s home at 90 Dudley St. while she has been in a nursing home, said squatters had used the vacant home at 88 Dudley St. for about three months.
Authorities do not know if they or anyone else was near the structure when the blaze began.
Camden Fire Department personnel at the 88 Dudley Street fire. From left: Mike DePascale, Joe Marini, Tom Quinn, Jim Alexander.
88 Dudley Street — February 19, 2004
Unit and 100 Block of North Dudley Street
Between Federal & Morrison Streets
North Dudley Street — Occupants (Unit and 100 Block)
City directory records, census records, and newspaper clippings, 1900s–1982.
13 North Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1950s–1960s | John Fitzgerald & Family |
15 North Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| Earl Stopfer |
47 North Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1981–1982 | Efraim 'Frank' Cintron & Family |
| 1981–1982 | Efrain & Rose Cintron |
| 1981–1982 | Danielle Cintron |
| 1981–1982 | Efraim Cintron |
63 North Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1954 | Paul J. Dwyer & Family |
| 1954 | Paul Dwyer & Family |
| 1954 | Paul J. & Mary L. Dwyer |
116 North Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1909–1916 | Garrett C. Pogue Sr. & Family |
| 1909–1916 | Garret C. & Gertrude Derrickson Pogue |
| 1909–1916 | Frederick Pogue |
| 1909–1916 | Garrett C. Pogue Jr. |
| 1909–1916 | Charles Derrickson & Family |
119 North Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1938 | Leonard Schaffer |
125 North Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| Orphia M. Whittaker |
130 North Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1956 | Curt A. Parrish Jr. |
141 North Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1900s–1910s | Lawrence Wuest Family |
| 1900s–1910s | Lawrence Boulton |
13 North Dudley Street. Easter, 1956. John Fitzgerald (left) & Ron Blizard. A Boy’s Life in East Camden. Photograph by John Fitzgerald.
Camden Courier-Post — May 2, 1982
City man murdered
CAMDEN — A 25-year-old man was found brutally murdered in his blood-splattered East Camden home yesterday.
Authorities said the bloodied body of Efraim “Frank” Cintron, of 47 N. Dudley St., was found on the living room floor near the front door by his wife, Rose, when she returned from school at about 4 p.m.
Blair M. Murphy, an investigator with the Camden County Medical Examiner’s office, said Cintron was so violently murdered that it was impossible to determine whether he had been stabbed, shot or beaten to death.
Camden County Prosecutor Dennis Wixted said a baseball bat and several knives, some of which were bent, were found throughout the house. He said all were being considered as possible murder weapons.
Camden Courier-Post — May 9, 1982
Suspect identified
CAMDEN — Camden police have issued an arrest warrant for a 29-year-old city man wanted for questioning in connection with last Friday’s murder of Efraim “Frank” Cintron.
Named in the warrant is Saint-claire Boatwright, address unknown.
Cintron, 25, was found by his wife in their blood-splattered home at 47 N. Dudley St. He had been stabbed and bludgeoned repeatedly, according to the Camden County prosecutor’s office.
Camden Courier-Post — October 1954
DWEYER [sic] — On October 6, 1954, Paul J., husband of Mary L. (nee Hall), of 63 N. Dudley Street, Camden, age 56 years. Relatives and friends of the family, also all organizations of which he was a member are invited to attend the funeral on October 9th, 11 a.m., at the Harry Leonard Funeral Home, 2850 Federal St., Camden. High Mass 12 o’clock St. Joseph’s Church, 29th & Federal Sts., Camden. Interment at Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call Friday evening.
1906 Sanborn Map showing Dudley Street from Westfield Avenue to High Street
Garrett C. Pogue Sr. — 1938. Resident at 116 North Dudley Street, 1909–1916.
Camden Courier-Post — February 26, 1938
Hospital Cases
Cooper
John Passarella, 7, of 433 Spruce street, lacerated scalp. Peter Chiodi, 14, of 337 Spruce street, lacerated hand. John Cool, Jr., 7, of 218 Burns street, lacerated thumb. Michael Bottalico, 19, of 816 South Fifth street, lacerated hand. Kenneth Bell, 40, of 754 Wright avenue, lacerated upper lip. Irving Yerks, 9, of 1134 Baring street, lacerated thumb. Theresa Joyce, 61, of 507 Haddon avenue, possible fractured hand. William Malloney, 15, of 709 Morgan street, possible fractured nose. Leonard Schaffer, 10, of 119 Dudley street, fractured wrist. Florence Melari, 60, of 808 Princeton avenue, dog bite. Theresa Tenovese, 7 months, of 221 Railroad avenue, Glassboro, burn, hand. Marie Cahill, 5, of 2168 Berwick street, brush burns, hand. Howard Cannon, 30, of 751 Cherry street, nail wound, foot. Catherine Wolfer, 14, of Lindenwold, injured ankle. Alex Maloney, 29, of 425 South Fifth street, injured shoulder.
West Jersey
James Brady, 7, of 1580 Minnesota road, lacerated wrist. Betty Antonow, 6, of 1038 street, puncture wound, foot. J.E. Walker, 46, of 222 Washington terrace, Audubon, near amputation, tip of finger. Arthur Davis, 10, of Nicholson road, West Collingswood, lacerated scalp. Ed Cachell, 35, of 612 Robert street, lacerated finger. Dolores Pfeffer, 7, of 548 Haddon avenue, Collingswood, abrasions of thigh; communuted fracture of ankle. Ida Devlin, 40, of 1337 Morton street, contusion, wrist and possible fractured arm.
300 and 400 Blocks of North Dudley Street
Westfield Acres
North Dudley Street — Occupants (300 and 400 Blocks, Westfield Acres)
City directory records and newspaper clippings, 1940–1956.
344 North Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1952 | Veneria Cinelli |
| 1956 | Kenneth M. Clark |
346 North Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1940 | Walter J.A. Stanton Sr. |
362 North Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| Wilbur Charles Keckhut |
364 North Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| William J. Kiggins (Apt. 407) |
404 North Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1943–1949 | Joseph A. Alcorn & Family |
| 1943–1949 | Joseph & Mary Ann Alcorn |
| 1943–1949 | William Alcorn |
| 1943–1949 | Joseph Alcorn |
| 1943–1949 | Ruth Alcorn |
Camden Courier-Post — April 2, 1952
Marriage Licenses
Camden
Wilfred D. Cruthers, 21, Bedford, Pa., and Valeria Dubowski, 17, of 1220 Chestnut street. Alphonse D’Alessandro, 34, of 139 Carson street, Philadelphia, and Rita Caruso, 26, of 404 Clinton street. Milford E. Layser, 24, of 416 Chambers street, and Joan Wyatt, 18, of 823 State street. Allen Gordon, 32, of 1610 Fillmore street, and Olga S. Beakley, 36, of 1615 Fillmore street. Vincent Lamonte, 21, of 354 Division street, and Dolores T. Passeri, 20, of 1261 Decatur street. George E. Scholtz, 20, of 60 Edgemont road, Bellmawr Park, and Dorothy V. Hambleton, 19, of 415 Chestnut street. LePerian English, 26, of 153 North Fifty-fifth street, Philadelphia, and Dorothy L. Mason, 27, same address. Otto Souak, 40, of 49 Woodland avenue, Clementon, and Veneria Cinelli, 29, of 344 Dudley street.
Intersection of Federal Street & Dudley Street
Looking west on Federal Street at the Dudley Street intersection — May 24, 1957. Photograph by Robert Parrish; courtesy of Curt A. Parrish Jr.
South Dudley Street
Between Federal & Fremont Streets
South Dudley Street — Occupants
City directory records, census records, and newspaper clippings, 1899–1976.
11 South Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| George A. Holmes |
15 South Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1944 | William J. Schroeder |
50 South Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1940s–1970s | Brand's Food Market |
| 1990s–2000s | Azcona Food Market |
55 South Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1967 | Andrea Coccia & Family |
| 1967 | Andrea & Filomena Coccia |
| 1967 | Connie Coccia |
| 1967 | Edith Coccia |
| 1967 | Frank Coccia |
| 1967 | Patrick Coccia |
78 South Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1950s–1976 | John F. Gaffney Sr. & Family |
| 1950s–1976 | John F. & Dorothy Gaffney Sr. |
| 1950s–1976 | John F. & Dorothea Gaffney |
| 1950s | Curt A. Parrish Jr |
| John F. Gaffney Jr. | |
| Joseph K. Gaffney |
84 South Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1915 | Charles Dahl & Family |
| 1915 | Horace H. Dahl |
| 1947–1957 | Curtis A. 'Chick' Parrish Sr. |
90 South Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1899–1910 | Adam Corkhill Sr. & Family |
| 1899–1910 | Adam & Sarah Corkhill |
| 1899–1910 | Mary Corkhill |
| 1899–1910 | John Corkhill |
| 1899–1910 | Emily Corkhill |
| 1899–1910 | Katherine Corkhill |
| 1899–1910 | Adam Corkhill Jr. |
| 1899–1910 | Dora Corkhill (daughter-in-law) |
| 1899–1910 | Dorothy Corkhill (granddaughter) |
| 1948–1957 | Curtis A. Parrish Sr. & Family |
| 1948–1957 | Curt A. Parrish Sr |
| 1948–1951 | Curt A. Parrish Jr |
164 South Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Earl V. Scott |
| 1950s–1970s | The Schreiner Family |
170 South Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Anne M. Wagner |
172 South Dudley Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| Charles Krattenmaker |
George A. Holmes — January 20, 1938. Resident at 11 South Dudley Street.
Camden Courier-Post — January 1944
William J. Schroeder
The funeral of William J. Schroeder, of 15 South Dudley street, formerly of Westmont, will be held Tuesday at 2.30 p.m., from the Foster Funeral Home, 800 Haddon avenue, Collingswood. Mr. Schroeder died suddenly Thursday. He is survived by his widow, Sofie P., six sons, William E., Carl O., Alfred E. and Harry G., of Westmont; Martin G., of Maple Shade; Ernest, of Haddonfield; four daughters, Mrs. Augusta Rose, of Collingswood; Mrs. Sophie Cheyney, of Llarnech, Pa.; Mrs. Margaret Taylor, of Collingswood; Mrs. Anne Hess, of Westmont, and 13 grandchildren.
55 South Dudley Street. 1967 — Andrea & Filomena Coccia, Connie Coccia, Edith Coccia, Frank Coccia, Patrick Coccia. Camden Courier-Post — May 2, 1967.
John F. Gaffney Sr., fireman — 78 South Dudley Street, 1950s–1976.
John F. Gaffney Jr., fireman — 78 South Dudley Street.
Camden Post-Telegram — September 14, 1915
Appendicitis Fatal to Horace H. Dahl
From an advanced attack of appendicitis, Horace H. Dahl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dahl, died yesterday in the Homeopathic Hospital. He was but 18 years of age and resided with his parents at No. 84 Alberta street.
The young man had been ill since last Thursday. He was employed by the Hoover & Smith Jewelry Company in Philadelphia and was a member of Washington Camp, P.O.S. of A., and Rescue Council, Jr. O.U.A.M.
Dahl was also active in the Sunday-school of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Because of his pleasing personality young Dahl was highly esteemed.
His death makes the fourth in the family in the past few years. Two sons and one daughter had previously passed away, the oldest being 22 years of age.
Funeral services will be held from his late residence on Thursday afternoon. Services will be held in Westminster Presbyterian Church, and interment will be made in Harleigh Cemetery under direction of Funeral Directors B.F. Schroeder & Sons.
Curtis A. “Chick” Parrish Sr., winter of 1947–48 — 84 South Dudley Street. Photograph by Robert Parrish; courtesy of Curt A. Parrish Jr.
Curtis A. “Chick” Parrish Sr., winter of 1947–48 — 84 South Dudley Street. Photograph by Robert Parrish; courtesy of Curt A. Parrish Jr.
84, 88, and 90 South Dudley Street. Left: winter of 1947–48. Right: December 5, 1957 — Elva May (Dool) Parrish. Photographs by Robert Parrish; courtesy of Curt A. Parrish Jr.
Camden Daily Courier — August 22, 1910
Arrest Follows Luring of Girl
A Nineteen-Year-Old Youth Taken Into Custody on a Serious Charge
He Tells a Different Story
Charged with the rape of a 14-year-old girl, Louis Mayer, 19 years old, who lives near Twelfth and Federal streets, was held without bail by Recorder Stackhouse in Police Court this morning, to await extradition papers from the Pennsylvania authorities, where the alleged crime was committed.
The girl in the case, as exclusively told in Saturday’s “Courier,” is Katherine Corkhill, of 90 Alberta street. The girl disappeared from her home nearly two weeks ago. Word was received that she was seen in the company of three men on several occasions. On Friday night, a letter was received by the parents that the girl was being detained in a house in Philadelphia against her will and to keep her from leaving the house, her clothes had been taken away from her by her jailers.
The Philadelphia police were notified and the girl was released. The names of her capturers were turned over to the police of both Philadelphia and Camden.
On Saturday afternoon Policeman Howard Smith accompanied by Special Policeman Russell, of the Twenty-third and Brown streets station, Philadelphia, saw Mayer, whose name ‘had been’ furnished them by the girl, at Eleventh and Market streets, Camden, and placed him under arrest.
The boy tells an entirely different story from the girl. He declares that the girl came to him and told him that she had been “tired out of the house” and asked him if he wouldn’t take her away from Camden. He says that he took her to a house on Brown street near Eighth and that she was at liberty to come and go as she pleased. Their actions, he declared, had been agreed to by both.
Camden Courier-Post — November 9, 1949
Mrs. Curtis A. Parrish and Mrs. T. Foster Proctor, of this city, entertained Saturday evening in observance of the sixty-ninth birthday anniversary of their mother, Mrs. Ada May Dool, at her home, 90 South Dudley street.
164 South Dudley Street
The Schreiner Family — 1950s–1970s
152 to 172 South Dudley Street — October 10, 2004
158 to 168 South Dudley Street — October 10, 2004
Looking northwest towards Federal Street. Cynthia, Joseph, and Linda Schreiner on an Easter morning. 164 South Dudley Street — early 1960s. Photo courtesy of Cynthia Schreiner Washington.
Looking northwest towards Federal Street. Cynthia and Linda Schreiner on an Easter morning. 164 South Dudley Street — early 1960s. Photo courtesy of Cynthia Schreiner Washington.
Cynthia Schreiner on the front patio of 164 Dudley Street, facing northwest towards Federal Street — around 1960. Photo courtesy of Cynthia Schreiner Washington.
Cynthia Schreiner on the day of graduation from Junior High School, taken in front of 164 Dudley Street. The steps go up to the front patio. This photo faces east towards East Camden Middle School, McGraw Elementary School, and Fremont Street. Photo courtesy of Cynthia Schreiner Washington.
164 South Dudley Street — October 10, 2004
I grew up at 164 South Dudley Street in a row home on the same block as McGraw school. I also worked at the Dudley Grange library for a year when I was in high school at Woodrow Wilson. I loved that place, the library was a sanctuary to me and when I left New Jersey I visited the site of the burnt remains of the building and sobbed for a long time…
…I also knew the family that lived in the home that you feature on the page which burnt down. The gentleman who owned the house offered a vacation bible school that was wildly popular with kids and parents in the summer time. I remember seeing long tables set up in the side yard filled with kids.
— Cynthia Schreiner Washington, October 2004
170 South Dudley Street
Camden Courier-Post — April 19, 1972
Wagner
On April 16, 1972, Anne M. (nee McGlade) of 170 S. Dudley St., Camden, N.J. Mother of Barbara Strasser. Also survived by brother, Thomas H. McGlade, MD, and sister, Evelyn M. O’Neil and three grandchildren. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral Thursday, 8:30 a.m., from the Robert J. Blake Funeral Home, 226 Collings Ave., Collingswood. Mass of the Resurrection 9:30 a.m., at St. Stephen’s Chapel, Pennsauken. Interment Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday evening.
Intersection of South Dudley Street & Stevens Street
East Camden Middle School was built in 1978. It lies between Woodrow Wilson High School and the Francis X. McGraw Elementary School, and adjacent to Woodrow Wilson High’s football field.
Francis X. McGraw Elementary School
Dudley Street & Fremont Avenue
Francis X. McGraw Elementary School, east side of Dudley Street, between Fremont Avenue & Washington Street. In 1953, a new school was built in East Camden, and named for Francis X. McGraw, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroism during the battle of the Hurtgen Forest in November of 1944.
A 1960s picture of the Brownie Troop at Francis X. McGraw Elementary School. Photo courtesy of Cynthia Schreiner Washington.
1960s — On the McGraw school playground facing northwest. The baseball field stretched from the edge of the playground to the 3000 block of Stevens Street, with row homes in the background. East Camden Middle School was built over the baseball field in 1978. Photo courtesy of Cynthia Schreiner Washington.
Intersection of South Dudley Street & Washington Street
Looking north on Dudley Street from Fremont Avenue — July 7, 2006
Alberta Woods was not a person! This area had many trees and was known as Alberta Woods around the turn of the century. Alberta Woods Park lies on the west side of Dudley Street between Fremont Avenue and Washington Street.
Intersection of South Dudley Street & Fremont Avenue
Intersection of South Dudley Street & Fremont Avenue — Photographs taken July 7, 2006. Looking north on South Dudley Street from Fremont Avenue. Northwest corner: Alberta Woods Park. Northeast corner: Francis X. McGraw School.