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William Street

Camden Street

Introduction

William Street ran south from Benson Street until it came to an end opposite 519 Line Street. The street dates back to at least 1850. Construction that began around 2010 closed William Street to through traffic between Benson and Clinton Streets. William Street for the time being is now only two blocks long, beginning at Clinton Street, crossing Royden Street, and ending at Line Street.

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1891 Map

1891 map of William Street area

1891 map of the William Street area.

1885 Sanborn Map

1885 Sanborn fire insurance map showing William Street

1885 Sanborn fire insurance map showing William Street.

1891 Sanborn Map

1891 Sanborn fire insurance map showing William Street 1891 Sanborn fire insurance map showing William Street, continued

1891 Sanborn fire insurance map showing William Street.

1906 Sanborn Map

1906 Sanborn fire insurance map showing William Street 1906 Sanborn fire insurance map showing William Street, continued 1906 Sanborn fire insurance map showing William Street, continued

1906 Sanborn fire insurance map showing William Street.

400 Block of William Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1887–1955.

408 William Street

408 William Street — 400 Block of William Street — Occupants
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1923No information available

409 William Street

409 William Street — 400 Block of William Street — Occupants
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1923No information available

411 William Street

411 William Street — 400 Block of William Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1887–1906 Henry W. 'Harry' Davis Livery
1923Service Garage — Harry A. Hansen, proprietor
1955Federal Aluminum Foundry

412 William Street

412 William Street — 400 Block of William Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1923No information available

418 William Street

418 William Street — 400 Block of William Street — Occupants
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1923No information available

419 William Street

419 William Street — 400 Block of William Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1923No information available

420 William Street

420 William Street — 400 Block of William Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1911–1913James Keenan
1923No information available

421 William Street

421 William Street — 400 Block of William Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1923No information available

422 William Street

422 William Street — 400 Block of William Street — Occupants
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1923No information available

423 William Street

423 William Street — 400 Block of William Street — Occupants
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1923No information available

424 William Street

424 William Street — 400 Block of William Street — Occupants
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1923No information available

425 William Street

425 William Street — 400 Block of William Street — Occupants
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1923No information available

426 William Street

426 William Street — 400 Block of William Street — Occupants
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1923No information available

428 William Street

428 William Street — 400 Block of William Street — Occupants
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1923No information available

430 William Street

430 William Street — 400 Block of William Street — Occupants
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1923No information available

432 William Street

432 William Street — 400 Block of William Street — Occupants
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1923No information available

434 William Street

434 William Street — 400 Block of William Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1907Frank A. Smith

436 William Street

436 William Street — 400 Block of William Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1923No information available

446 William Street

446 William Street — 400 Block of William Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1923No information available

Related: Frank A. Smith, Obituary, 434 William Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, May 1, 1907.

Related: Cases Treated at the Homeopathic — James Keenan, 420 William Street area, Camden Daily Courier, June 23, 1913.

Federal Aluminum Foundry, 411 William Street, 1955

Federal Aluminum Foundry, 411 William Street — New Jersey Bell 1955 Yellow Pages advertisement

Federal Aluminum Foundry, 411 William St, Camden — New Jersey Bell 1955 Yellow Pages advertisement. Phone: WOodlawn 6-3415.

Frank A. Smith, Obituary, 434 William Street

Philadelphia Inquirer —

Obituary notice for Frank A. Smith, 434 William Street, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 1, 1907

SMITH.—On April 30, 1907. FRANK A. husband of the late Adaline Smith, aged 61 years. The relatives and friends of the family, also comrades of the G. A. R. and the Sons of Veterans, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral on Thursday, May 2, at 2 o’clock from his late residence, 434 William st, Camden. Funeral services at Post 37 Hall at 2:30 P. M. Interment at New Camden. Friends may view the remains on Wednesday evening after 7 P. M.

Cases Treated at the Homeopathic

Camden Daily Courier —

Cases Treated at the Homeopathic - Camden Daily Courier, June 23, 1913

James Keenan, aged 48 years, of 426 Williams street, tripped and sprained a knee.

William Hornsy, aged 12 years, of 328 Mickle street, injury of chin.

Helene Mayor, aged 6 years, of 528 Taylor avenue, dog bite of right wrist.

Ella Matis, aged 27 years, of 199 Broadway, foreign body removed from right eye.

Rocco Giordani, aged 2 years, of 813 Clare street, lacarated [sic] scalp, from being hit by a bike.

Frank Jones, aged 3 years, of 607 Avon street, stone removed from left nostril.

500 Block of William Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1880–1973.

512 William Street

512 William Street — 500 Block of William Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1900Harry Barnett & Family
1900Joseph Barnett
1900John Barnett & Family
1900 Benjamin Barnett
1923No information available

514 William Street

514 William Street — 500 Block of William Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1923No information available

522 William Street

522 William Street — 500 Block of William Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1923No information available

523 William Street

523 William Street — 500 Block of William Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1959–1973Rev. Clarence Smith & Family
1959–1973Clarence & Lillian Smith
1959–1973William Smith
1959–1973St. James Apostolic Temple Church

524 William Street

524 William Street — 500 Block of William Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1923No information available

525 William Street

525 William Street — 500 Block of William Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1923–1930sWalter McClyment & Family
1923–1930sWalter & Myrtle McClyment
1923–1930sJames McClyment
1923–1930s Mary McClyment

526 William Street

526 William Street — 500 Block of William Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1921–1930William Robinson & Family
1921–1930Margaret Robinson
1923No information available

527 William Street

527 William Street — 500 Block of William Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1923No information available

529 William Street

529 William Street — 500 Block of William Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1880James G. Boone & Family
1880Janes & Anna Boone
1880Walter Boone
1880J. Frank Boone
1880Emma Boone
1880 George C. Boone
1923No information available

Related: Funeral Rites For Mrs. Smith, Evangelist, 74 — 523 William Street, Camden Courier-Post, July 20, 1973.

Related: James Lamar Sentenced, 526 William Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, October 2, 1921.

Funeral Rites For Mrs. Smith, Evangelist, 74

Camden Courier-Post —

Funeral Rites For Mrs. Lillian Smith, Evangelist, 74, Camden Courier-Post, July 20, 1973

Services for Mrs. Lillian Smith, 74, evangelist and wife of the late Bishop Clarence Smith of the St. James Apostolic Temple Church, Broadway and Walnut Street, Camden, will be tomorrow at 11 a.m. in the temple, where friends may call tonight. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, Pennsauken.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Waples Funeral Home, 822 Kaighns Avenue, Camden.

Mrs. Smith, a Camden resident for 40 years, died Tuesday in Cooper Hospital after a short illness.

Surviving are a son, William, Camden; a sister, and two grandchildren.

James Lamar Sentenced, 526 William Street

Philadelphia Inquirer —

James Lamar sentenced, 526 William Street, Philadelphia Inquirer, October 2, 1921

Alleged to have thrown his arms around Margaret Robinson, 12 years old, of 526 William street, James Lamar, 21 years old, was sentenced to 30 days in jail by Recorder Stackhouse in Camden Police Court yesterday. Lamar appeared in court with both eyes blackened. His injuries were inflicted by William Malan, Frederick Moll and William McGinnis, who told the court they saw him embrace and kiss the child while she was playing on a lot near Battery Armory.

Fire Destroys Toy Shop, 2 South Camden Homes

Camden Courier-Post —

Fire Destroys Toy Shop, 2 South Camden Homes - Camden Courier-Post, March 8, 1967 Fire Destroys Toy Shop, 2 South Camden Homes - Camden Courier-Post, March 8, 1967

Blaze Rages 4 Hours

By JAMES RIGGIO

Courier-Post Staff

—Courier-Post Photo by James Stewart

GENERAL ALARM FIRE sweeps out of control in the 600 block of S. Broadway. Six firemen were injured battling wind-whipped flames which engulfed a warehouse and threatened entire block.

A general-alarm fire swept through a Camden warehouse and showroom for four hours last night and destroyed two nearby residences before almost 100 firemen brought it under control.

The blaze destroyed the L-shaped building at 613 Broadway which housed Anthony Corradetti Sales Enterprises, distributors of toys, novelties and household goods. No estimate of the loss was available.

A second-story apartment atop the firm also was destroyed, and an adjoining house at 527 Line Street was damaged badly by the flames.

Left Homeless

Mrs. Rose Young, 26, who lived in the apartment at 529 Line Street with her three small children, escaped the blaze which left them homeless and took shelter with nearby friends.

Louis Iatarola, 57, who lived in the house at 527 Line Street with his two sisters, Carolyn and Lena, said his family would take refuge with relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. John Luciani were ordered by firemen to evacuate their home at 525 Line Street because of the danger from the heavy smoke.

The Luciani house, separated from the burning building by a narrow alley, was not touched by the flames.

Spotted by Cops

The first call was sounded at 4:42 p.m. when Ptl. Richard Hailey and Thomas Penn spotted smoke coming from the building. Hailey, a former employe of the Corradetti firm, radioed the alarm from the patrol wagon then he and Penn rushed inside to warn the occupants of the building.

Clar Puke, the store manager, said he noticed the smoke rising from the basement through a floor hatch. He said he was almost overcome by the thick smoke when he entered the basement, but managed to warn six other employes who ran from the building.

The first call brought two engine companies and a ladder company and the heavy duty rescue squad under Battalion Chief Anthony Saponare.

Second Alarm

The second call, sounded several minutes later, was responded to by two additional engine companies and another ladder company under Battalion Chief Theodore Primas, according to Fire Chief Edward V. Michalak, who also had arrived on the scene.

By 6:32 p.m., all the city’s nine engine companies and three ladder companies were thrown into action against the blaze, according to Michalak.

He said about 100 firemen including 35 off-duty members were on hand to fight the flames, which sent billows of black smoke into the sky above Broadway.

Michalak also issued a mutual assistance call which brought fire fighting equipment from other nearby communities to man Camden’s firehouse while the city’s men and equipment were tied up.

4 Firemen Treated

Four city firemen were taken to Cooper Hospital where they were treated and released for injuries and smoke inhalation. All reported back to the fire and continued work in fighting the blaze.

Michalak said firemen had extreme difficulty in reaching the blaze, which started in the basement, because of ceiling-high piles of merchandise which blocked passage and prevented good ventilation.

He said there will be an investigation into the manner in which the materials were stored in the building.

Goods Feed Fire

Large quantities of paper goods, plastic and rubber products, chemical charcoal fire starters and other highly flammable substances fed the fire and gave off heavy smoke and poisonous fumes, according to Michalak.

Exploding aerosol cans sounded like Fourth of July fireworks as firemen poured thousands of gallons of water onto the flames.

Hoses sprayed the fire from Broadway, Line Street on the east side, and Williams Street in the rear of the building.

Break Through Roof

As firemen battled the blaze, flames broke through the roof of the structure at several points, lighting up the early evening sky.

Flood light units from the Camden Electrical Bureau and the Gloucester City Rescue Squad aided firemen as darkness fell.

Angelo Errochetti [sic], director of public works, was at the scene and said he ordered the city’s water system opened full force to maintain a 48-pound pressure in the hydrants which fed the fire hoses.

Michalak declared the fire under control at 8:40 p.m., but said several companies would remain at the scene throughout the night to prevent a further flareup.

Related Fire Stories, Photo on Page 17

—Courier-Post Photo by James Stewart

SEA OF SMOKE engulfs fireman manning hoseline high above general alarm blaze in S. Broadway warehouse. But he’s on an aerial ladder—not floating on a space platform.

600 Block of William Street — Occupants

City directory records, 1923.

607 William Street

607 William Street — 600 Block of William Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1923John W. Voll

609 William Street

609 William Street — 600 Block of William Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1923Lucy Skain

611 William Street

611 William Street — 600 Block of William Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1923Rico Bulitino

613 William Street

613 William Street — 600 Block of William Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1923Thomas Boswell (gold beater)
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