Ringgold Street
Ringgold Street was a small street that ran from 1074 Line Street south for one block to 1131 Pine Street. It was the third street east of Haddon Avenue between Line and Pine Streets, coming after Perry Street and Jane Street.
Ringgold Street first appeared in the 1888–1889 Camden City Directory, the only listing being that of Patrick McBride, who lived and was operating a saloon at 707 Ringgold. By 1890 houses also stood at 711 and 713 Ringgold Street, and in time the lots at 709, 715, 717 and 719 were built on. Camden City Directories show that there were still homes on Ringgold Street as late as 1947. By the 1960s Ringgold Street and all of Line Street east of St. Mihiel Street, including Perry Street and Jane Street, had been razed and paved over to provide parking for Campbell Soup’s corporate headquarters.
Jane Street — 1906 Sanborn Map
1906 Sanborn Map showing the Jane Street neighborhood. Ringgold Street appears between Perry Street and Jane Street, east of Haddon Avenue.
700 Block of Ringgold Street — Occupants
City directory records, 1888–1947.
707 Ringgold Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1888–1889 | Patrick McBride, liquors |
| 1888–1889 | Patrick McBride |
| 1890–1891 | Magdalena Trost, varieties |
| 1890–1891 | Joseph Trost, laborer |
| 1890–1891 | Anton Karman, laborer (Browing & Brother) |
| 1890–1891 | Antoin Kastal, laborer (nickel works) |
| 1890–1891 | George Shuster, laborer (nickel works) |
| 1890–1891 | Magdalena Trost |
| 1890–1891 | Joseph Trost |
| 1890–1891 | Anton Karman |
| 1890–1891 | Antoin Kastal |
| 1890–1891 | George Shuster |
| 1909–1911 | Johanna Okletner, variety store |
| 1909–1911 | Johanna Okletner |
| 1924 | No listing |
| 1929 | Frank Gentile |
| 1947 | William Blakley |
709 Ringgold Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1895–1897 | Joseph G. Ray & Family |
| 1895–1897 | Joseph G. & Emily Ray |
| 1897 | Mrs. Winifred Benton |
| 1909–1911 | Max Okletner |
| 1920–1921 | Theodore Beck |
| 1921 | Robert Hambleton |
| 1922 | Sherman Butler |
| 1923–1924 | Henry Williams |
| 1929 | Vacant |
| 1940 | James Brent |
| 1943 | John Brent |
| 1943–1947 | Yancey L. Durham |
711 Ringgold Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1890–1891 | Frank Schramer, laborer (Camden Iron Works) |
| 1890–1891 | Frank Schramer |
| 1924 | Mrs. Maud Jones |
| 1929 | Charles Opperman |
| 1940–1947 | Edward T. Brent |
713 Ringgold Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1890–1891 | Harry Hanabach, laborer |
| 1890–1891 | John Shuster, laborer (nickel works) |
| 1890–1891 | F. Spanner, laborer |
| 1890–1891 | Harry Hanabach |
| 1890–1891 | John Shuster |
| 1890–1891 | F. Spanner |
| 1924 | William Rawlings |
| 1929 | Frances Williams |
| 1947 | Howard Davis |
715 Ringgold Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | No listing |
| 1929 | Mrs. Maggie Thomas |
| 1947 | Mrs. Ella L. Jackson |
717 Ringgold Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1902–1904 | Joseph Kuda & Family |
| 1902–1904 | Joseph & Magelena Kuda |
| 1902–1904 | Mary Kude |
| 1912 | Mrs. Eva Zark |
| 1924 | Stanley Kozaroski |
| 1929 | Robert Jones |
| 1947 | Orville Goldsboro Jr. |
| 1953 | Louis Lee & Family |
| 1953 | Louis & Mary Lee |
719 Ringgold Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | William Kerney |
| 1947 | Curtis Kearney |
Related: 707 & 709 Ringgold — Mark Obus, 1932 · 709 Ringgold — 1897 · 717 Ringgold — 1904, 1912, 1953
707 & 709 Ringgold Street — Mark Obus, 1932
Mark Obus, landlord at 707 & 709 Ringgold Street, 1932.
709 Ringgold Street — 1897
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Charged with attempted assault and the larceny of $3 from Mrs. Winton Benton, of 705 Ringgold street, John O’Donnell was committed to the county jail yesterday by Justice Kauffman.
717 Ringgold Street — Blew Child Into Gutter
Philadelphia Inquirer —
BLEW CHILD INTO GUTTER
Played With a Railroad Torpedo With Serious Results
Mary Kude, aged 8 years, of 717 Ringgold street, Camden, found a railroad torpedo near her home yesterday, placed it on a curbstone and dropped a piece of Belgian block on it. Pedestrians picked the child out of the gutter and sent a hurry call for the ambulance. At the Cooper Hospital eight stitches were necessary to close a gaping wound over her right eye.
717 Ringgold Street — Baby Suffocated, Mother Held
Philadelphia Inquirer —
BABY SUFFOCATED, MOTHER HELD — Prosecutor Boyle, in Camden last night, stated he had decided to hold Mrs. Eva Zark, of 717 Ringgold street, whose infant daughter was found dead beside her, until she can be examined as to her sanity. Both County Physician Jones and Coroner Saunders, who viewed the body of the infant, concluded the body had been suffocated while lying in bed.
717 Ringgold Street — Louis Lee, 1953
Camden Courier-Post —
Louis Lee, 33, of 717 Ringgold st., was committed to county jail to await grand jury action of charges of failing to support his wife and five children.
Mrs. Mary Lee, the wife, told the judge her husband has not given her any money since last March. She is presently receiving state aid.
Asked for an explanation, Lee cocked his left leg over the railing in front of the judge’s bench and started to tell his story when Dzick noticed his posture. “Stand up straight,” Dzick shot at him. “Where do you think you are, in a poolroom.”
Lee began again. He said he was sick and unable to work most of the time. When he did get money, he added, he paid the grocer’s bill. Dzick said it was a case for the grand jury, and held him without bail.