Streets
of
Camden, NJ

Hyde Park
Street


HYDE PARK STREET is as one block street  that runs south from Kaighn Avenue between Pavonia Street and South 3rd Street for one block. It first appeared in Camden's City Directories in the 1888-1889 edition. 

In September of 1932, Courier-Post reporter E. Allen Hughes wrote a three part series of articles about the small streets, alleys, courts and places of Camden, including Hyde Park Street.

As recently as 1947 there were 21 houses on Hyde Park Street, as of 2011 there is nothing standing. 

Do you have a Hyde Park Street memory or picture. Let me know by e-mail so it can be included here.

 Phil Cohen


1914 Map


Hyde Park Street
as seen from
Kaighn Avenue

Camden Courier-Post
September 26, 1932

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the
Complete News Article

 


1946 Map of Camden

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Intersection of Kaighn Avenue and Hyde Park Street
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Looking South from Kaighn Avenue - Photograph Taken December 22, 2001
Southwest Corner
of
Kaighn Avenue
&
Hyde Park Street

Photograph
Taken
December 22, 2001

Looking South from Kaighn Avenue - Photograph Taken August 24, 2011

   

1200 block of Hyde Park Street
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1210 Hyde Park Street

1905 James McKlane

Philadelphia Inquirer
September 24, 1905

  1210 Hyde Park Street

1924
1931 Charles A. Bieri
1947

1210 Hyde Park Street

1954
Thomas S. Gamble & Family
Thomas S. & Mildred E. Helverson Gamble

Camden Courier-Post
January 20, 1954

2011 Gone

1211 Hyde Park Street

1893-1894
Joseph Gunter Savage

Camden Post
October 13, 1893

 

1211 Hyde Park Street

1915
William Harris & Family
William & Elizabeth Harris
Robert Harris - Joseph Harris - Violet Harris

Philadelphia Inquirer
August 1, 1915

O. Glen Stackhouse

  1211 Hyde Park Street

1931 Mrs. Margaret Walters

"Bring your knitting or sewing and hear the candidates."

That invitation was issued yesterday by Mrs. Flora Hyatt, Republican county committeewoman, to  Fifth Ward women to attend cottage meetings tomorrow. The meetings are scheduled at 2.30 p. m. at  1064 South Second street, Mrs. W. Lorwtt, hostess; 1212 Hyde Park, Mrs. Hyatt, hostess, and First  Italian Republican League, 813 South Fourth street, Mrs. Louis Hunt and Mrs. Antonio Mecca,  hostesses.

1212 Hyde Park Street

1924
1931 Mrs. Gertrude Penny

1935 Mrs. Flora Hyatt

Camden Courier-Post
October 29, 1935

1212 Hyde Park Street

1972
Pell Gibbs Sr. & Family
Pell Gibbs Jr.
Kirk Gibbs
Jerry Gibbs
Mamie Gibbs

Camden Courier-Post
March 3, 1972

Mamie Gibbs died when shot on Arlington Street. Albert Jerome Harris was charged with the killing, however, was not indicted as the incident was deemed an accident.

2011 Gone

  1213 Hyde Park Street

1924
1931 Charles P.C. WIlson
1947
2011 Gone

  1214 Hyde Park Street

1924
1931 Vacant
1947
2011 Gone

  1215 Hyde Park Street

1924
1931 Philip Commorato
hauling
1947
2011 Gone

  1216 Hyde Park Street

1924
1931 Vacant
1947
2011 Gone

  1217 Hyde Park Street

1924
1931 Mrs. Sarah E. Mills

1217 Hyde Park Street

1941
Givoanni Cirillo & Family
Giovanni & Maria Cirillo
Anthony Cirillo
Daniel Cirillo
Angelina Cirillo Mastrando
Mildred Cirillo Conway
Mrs. Daniel Auletto

Camden Courier-Post
March 12, 1941

2011 Gone

  1218 Hyde Park Street

1924
1931 Vacant
1947
2011 Gone

  1219 Hyde Park Street

1924
1931 Louis Mason

1927
Rogers T. Pylant & Family
Rogers T. & Elizabeth Hughes Pylant
Franklin Pylant
Anna Pylant

1940
James Ford & Family
James & Catherine Ford
Ida Ford - Joan Ford

1947
2011 Gone

1220 Hyde Park Street

1891
Rev. J. Livingston Allen

Philadelphia Inquirer
August 12, 1891

Kaighn Avenue Methodist Church

  1220 Hyde Park Street

1924
1931 Alfred Truland
1947
2011 Gone

  1221 Hyde Park Street

1892-1893 & 1894-1895
Joseph Gunter Savage

  1221 Hyde Park Street

1924
1931 Samuel Finley
1947
2011 Gone

  1222 Hyde Park Street

1924
1931 John J. Flanagan
1947
2011 Gone

  1223 Hyde Park Street

1924
1931 Charles Kinzler
1947

1223 Hyde Park Street

1964
George A. Bowe

Camden Courier-Post
January 17, 1964








  1224 Hyde Park Street

1924
1931 John F. Young
1947
2011 Gone

  1225 Hyde Park Street

1924
1931 Peter Blair
1947
2011 Gone

  1226 Hyde Park Street

1924
1931 Harry T. Pierce
1947 William McCandless
2011 Gone

1226 Hyde Park Street

1972
Mrs. Juana Sanchez & Family
Miguel Sanchez

Camden Courier-Post
August 8, 1972

Miguel Sanchez was stabbed to death at South 3rd & Berkley Streets on August 6, 1972. On August 17, 1972, two people were charged with murder. Julio Martinez was sentenced to six to eight years in prison for the homicide and five to seven years for assault and battery. Charges against Isabel Ruiz were dropped.

2011 Gone

  1227 Hyde Park Street

1924
1931 Harry V. Horner
1947 Edward Strojan
2011 Gone

  1228 Hyde Park Street

1924
1931 Vacant
1947
2011 Gone

1229 Hyde Park Street

1891 Rev. J. Livingston Allen

Philadelphia Inquirer
August 12, 1891

  1229 Hyde Park Street

1924
1931 Walter Hyatt
1947

1984 Abandoned, condemned, razed

1230 Hyde Park Street

1924
1931 Vacant

1947-1949
James Ford & Family
James & Catherine Ford
Ida Ford - Joan Ford

2011 Gone

Camden Courier-Post
November 20, 1949

   

Camden Courier-Post
January 24, 1975

Vincent Wall - Lawrence Bethea - Ella C. Thomas-Bethea


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