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Lester Terrace

South Camden Street

Lester Terrace

LESTER TERRACE ran east from Broadway for one block, to South 6th Street, opposite the New York Shipbuilding Corporation shipyards, north of Morgan Street. Lester Terrace was one of the blocks in what was known as “The Terraces,” four blocks of row houses built that included the 500 blocks of Woodland Avenue, Gordon Terrace, and Fairview Street. Many of these homes had been abandoned by 1990, and were all for the most part razed by the end of the decade. The balance of the homes, perhaps a dozen or so, were acquired by local government had been taken down by the end of 2008.

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500 Block of Lester Terrace

500 Block of Lester Terrace

505 Lester Terrace

505 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947James J. Reynolds

506 Lester Terrace

506 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Paul Paleas

507 Lester Terrace

507 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Doris Corbin

508 Lester Terrace

508 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Stephen J. Budesa

509 Lester Terrace

509 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Albertus B. Jones

510 Lester Terrace

510 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Bernard Kennedy

511 Lester Terrace

511 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947George W. Pyffer

512 Lester Terrace

512 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Edward J. Sears

513 Lester Terrace

513 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Horace C. Royster

514 Lester Terrace

514 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947George Elicic

515 Lester Terrace

515 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1915Eva Sadtler
1947Harry F. Myers

516 Lester Terrace

516 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1944–1947Allen Edward Van Deventer & Family

517 Lester Terrace

517 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Angelo Bello

518 Lester Terrace

518 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Marko Kordich

519 Lester Terrace

519 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1932John Uboldi

520 Lester Terrace

520 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947John H. Herrmann

521 Lester Terrace

521 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Thomas J. Waters

522 Lester Terrace

522 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947George H. Goslin

523 Lester Terrace

523 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1932Mrs. Mary Bandaruk

524 Lester Terrace

524 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Simon A, Jacob

525 Lester Terrace

525 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Vincent A. Welsh

526 Lester Terrace

526 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Netter Higgenbotham

527 Lester Terrace

527 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947John W. Monk

529 Lester Terrace

529 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Mrs. Marie B. Doyle

530 Lester Terrace

530 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947George A. Wyatt
1964Raymond F. McClintock

531 Lester Terrace

531 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947George R. Esler

532 Lester Terrace

532 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1935Charles Veit & Family
1935Charles & Nancy Veit
1947Mrs. Olga Rey

533 Lester Terrace

533 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947William H. Fisk

534 Lester Terrace

534 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947James T. Kennedy

535 Lester Terrace

535 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Charles Merritt Jr

536 Lester Terrace

536 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Mrs. Bessie M. Veach

537 Lester Terrace

537 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947John H. Flynn

538 Lester Terrace

538 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Mrs. Minnie Strunk

539 Lester Terrace

539 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1915David Proctor
1933John Campbell
1947Herman Kehler

540 Lester Terrace

540 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1914Joseph Robinson & Family
1914Joseph & Harriet Rovinson
1916William Dawson & Family
1916William & Retta Dawson
1917–1920Mrs. Carrie Bauer Devine & Family
1917–1920Mark James "Marty" Devine
1917–1920James J. Devine
1921–1922Alfred C. Sockwell & Family
1921–1922Alfred G. & Gladys Sockwell
1924James P. Green & Family
1924James P. & Jennie Green
1928James K. Lewis Jr. & Family
1928James K. & Hilda M. Lewis
1943–1947Charles Banke & Family
1943–1947Charles & Mary Banke

541 Lester Terrace

541 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Peter E. Fascenda

542 Lester Terrace

542 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Edwin C. Chamberlin

543 Lester Terrace

543 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Mrs. Myrtle M. Finke

544 Lester Terrace

544 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Mitchell Green

545 Lester Terrace

545 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Herbert Williams

546 Lester Terrace

546 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1921Mary Kelly
1947Alfred L. Fean

547 Lester Terrace

547 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Thomas Roddy

548 Lester Terrace

548 Lester Terrace — 500 Block of Lester Terrace
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1947Edward H. Ortluff

Cure Paralysis Victims

Philadelphia Inquirer —

Cure Paralysis Victims — Philadelphia Inquirer, June 6, 1915

515 Lester Terrace — 1915: Eva Sadtler

Two more children, victims of infantile paralysis, have been discharged from the Camden Municipal Hospital. Cures have been effected in both instances. The patients are Eva Sadtler, three years old, of 515 Lester terrace, and Anna M. Percival, one year old, of 2013 South Tenth street. There have been eleven children discharged as cured from the institution since September 15. Twelve little ones passed away in the hospital, and ten at their homes.

519 Lester Terrace

519 Lester Terrace — 1947: Alexander Slowey Sr. & Family

Private First Class Alexander Slowey Jr. served in World War II.

Pvt. Alexander Slowey, Jr.

Pvt. Alexander Slowey, Jr. — 519 Lester Terrace

Furniture Dispute Aired

Camden Courier-Post —

Furniture Dispute Aired — Camden Courier-Post, June 7, 1932

523 Lester Terrace — 1932: Mrs. Mary Bandaruk

Arrested on complaint of Mrs. Mary Bandaruk, 523 Lester terrace, John Uboldi, 519 Lester terrace, was discharged by Judge Samuel M. Shay in Criminal Court yesterday. Mrs. Bandaruk testified she gave Uboldi furniture valued at $40 to hold for her and that he sold it. Uboldi declared the furniture was worth only $8.50. He said he frequently had told Mrs. Bandaruk to take back her goods, and when she refused, he chopped the furniture into firewood.

Woman Drinks Iodine After Family Quarrel

Camden Courier-Post —

532 Lester Terrace — 1935: Charles Veit & Family (Charles & Nancy Veit)

Mrs. Nancy Veit, 20, of 532 Lester Terrace, was admitted to West Jersey Hospital last night after a family row allegedly led her to drink iodine in an attempt to take her life.

Detective Joseph Carpani lodged a detainer against the woman and said she would be charged with attempted suicide, when her husband, Charles, 22, said she drank the iodine after an argument. Hospital officials said Mrs. Veit’s condition was not serious.

536, 540, 544 & 546 Lester Terrace

536, 540, 544 and 546 Lester Terrace — February 7, 2004 536, 540, 544 and 546 Lester Terrace — February 7, 2004 (alternate view)

536, 540, 544 & 546 Lester Terrace — Photo taken February 7, 2004

Injured at Shipyard

Philadelphia Inquirer —

Injured at Shipyard — Philadelphia Inquirer, January 31, 1915

539 Lester Terrace — 1915: David Proctor

As a result of a fall down a manhole at the New York Shipbuilding plant yesterday, David Proctor, aged 41 years, of 539 Lester terrace, dislocated his right shoulder. He was taken to Cooper Hospital.

BABIES BORN IN APRIL GET B. & L. STOCK SHARES

539 Lester Terrace — 1933: John Campbell — Camden Courier-Post, June 10, 1933

The first payment on one share of stock in the Kearsarge Building and Loan Association has been offered to parents of the following children born in the Fourteenth ward during the month of April:

Norman Turner, 824 Bulson Street; Kathryn Jeanette Mahoney, 709 Morgan Street; Anna Mae Hollowell, 550 Grant Avenue; Janice Fem Crossett, 551 Woodland Avenue; Thomas Joseph Dorsey, Jr., 2929 Constitution Road; June Lonkert, 1515 Collings Road; Donald Embley Corson, 2512 Morgan Boulevard; Eileen Francis Patton, 1212 Yorkship Square; Philip Edward Gruber, Jr., 1232 America Road; Jean Marie Fanslow, 1659 Alabama Road; John Campbell, 539 Lester Terrace; William Richard Hook, 1677 Alabama Road; Carole Marie Davis, 2788 Yorkship Square, and Earl Purnell Lewin, 1228 America Road.

540 Lester Terrace

Mrs. C. Devine — Tobacco, Gloves, Candy — 540 Lester Terrace

540 Lester Terrace — 1917–1920: Mrs. Carrie Bauer Devine & Family

MRS. C. DEVINE — All Kinds of Tobacco, Gloves, Candy — 540 LESTER TERRACE

World War I Draft Registration Card — Mark James Devine, 540 Lester Terrace

540 Lester Terrace — 1917–1920: Mark James “Marty” Devine

World War I Draft Registration Card — Mark James Devine, September 12, 1918

Serial Number: 1041 — Order Number: A 1370

Name: Mark James Devine. Permanent Home Address: 540 Lester Terrace, Camden, N.J. Age in Years: 18. Date of Birth: December 16, 1899. Race: White (citizen). U.S. Citizen: Native Born. Present Occupation: Machine Driller’s Helper. Employer’s Name: N.Y. Ship Co. Place of Employment: N.Y. Ship Yard, Camden. Nearest Relative (Name): Carrie Devine (mother). Address: 540 Lester Terrace, Camden. Signature: Mark J. Devine.

REGISTRAR’S REPORT: Height: Medium. Build: Stout. Color of Eyes: Blue. Color of Hair: Light. Has person lost arm, leg, hand, eye, or is he obviously physically disqualified: No defects. Date of Registration: SEP 12 1918. Local Board No. 3, City of Camden, N.J.

Wedding Bells of June

Camden Daily Courier —

Wedding Bells of June — Camden Daily Courier, June 29, 1921

546 Lester Terrace — 1921: Mary Kelly

Mid-week marriages, when June wedding bells cease to chime with the dawn of July, announced to take place in South Camden are as follows:

Miss Mary Kelly, of 546 Lester Terrace, and Henry Hauske, of 431 Winslow street; Miss Cornelia Kearney and Bennie Jones, of Kaighn avenue; Mrs. Anna Bogaski, formerly of Williamstown, and Egnic Rathchovcke, of 1297 Morton street.

Photos

Looking West from South 6th Street — Lester Terrace, February 7, 2004 Looking Northwest from South 6th Street — Lester Terrace, February 7, 2004

Intersection of South 6th Street & Lester Terrace — Looking West and Northwest, February 7, 2004

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