Yorkship Village

1. Left house is 2902 NW Octagon, northern side (Miller House 1950s-1960s). House on right end is 2910 NW Octagon (Ford House 1950s-1960s).

2. West Octagon from the Wasp-Octagon intersection (Wasp runs to the photographer's left). The house in the distant is at the corner of Idaho and Octagon (Fagan House 1960s). Idaho slants off to the left of the distant home. In the house next to the corner one lived the "squirrel lady" in the 1960s, a lady that fed peanuts to squirrels that learned to gather on her porch.

3. Intersection of W. Octagon and Wasp Road taken from Wasp Road, facing the southeastern side of W. Octagon.

4. Left: 2916 Wasp Road. Center: 2914 Wasp Road (McGee House 1950s-1960s).

5. View down Wasp Road from W. Octagon, looking in a western direction (in the direction of the Delaware River which is far beyond).

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7. Left Address: 2859 Tuckahoe Road (Boone Home 1950s-1960s).

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9. Address: 2967 Tuckahoe Road (Asher Home 1950s-1960s).

10. Home at Tuckahoe and Trent (Gerald Kelly Home 1960s).

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12. Tuckahoe Road looking north near Trent.

13. Tuckahoe and Trent intersection.

14. Left: 1022 Monitor Road (Colangelo Home 1950s-1960s). Right: 1020 Monitor Road.

15. Address: 2829-2839 East Yorkship Road.

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17. Address: 2829-2839 West Yorkship Road.

18. Address: Again 2829-2839 West Yorkship Road. The commons in the foreground.

19. Center House: 2777 North Congress (Videtto House 1950s-1960s). Right: 2775 N. Congress.

20. Left to Right: 2779, 2777, 2775 North Congress.

21. Another photo of 2779, 2777, 2775 N. Congress.

22. Left house (white) is 3023 North Congress Road (former home of Bill Robertson from December 1980 to December 1995).

23. Two homes. Left house is 3023 North Congress Road (see previous photo).

24. Address (?): 2976 N. Congress (Waters Home 1950s-1960s).

25. Address (?): 2976 N. Congress (Waters Home 1950s-1960s).

26. Address: 2873 North Congress.

27. Address: 2773 North Constitution (Dolan Home 1950s-1960s).

28. Turning onto Republic Road from Congress, heading toward Cushing Road.

29. Photo down alley between Cushing and Constitution, taken from passenger window in car driving on Republic toward Cushing.

30. The alley between Cushing and Constitution. View of rear of homes on Cushing Road.

31. Cushing Road.

32. House on corner: 2851 Cushing Road.

33. House at far right is 2852 Cushing Road. During the 1960s, the end house was the Ioscas' grandmother, the next one was the Dodds, the next Mr. Romoser (info from Michael McDowell, formerly 2854 Cushing Road).

34. Northern side of Cushing Road.

35. Looking down Cushing Road in an eastern direction.

36. Far right is 2853 Cushing Road, southern side of Cushing Road.

37. Northern side of Cushing Road. House left of center with dark door is 2854 Cushing Road (McDowell Home 1960s). Former resisdent Michael McDowell (also Michael P. Kube-McDowell) is a well-published science fiction author. He graduated from Yorkship School in 1968. His neighbors in the right two homes were the Iosca family and Cammerota family (1960s).

38. Southern side of Cushing Road.

39. Driving in an eastern direction down Cushing Road (in direction towards Collingswood which is far beyond).

40. Looking back from where we have come, i.e., looking in a western direction (towards the Delaware River which is far beyond).

41. Northern side of Cushing Road.

42. Left house with flag: 2894 Cushing Road. Right house with green awning: 2892 Cushing Road.

43. Minnesota Road with St. Joan of Arc School at the far end.

44. Address: 3148 South Atlanta Road (Ahearn House 1960s).

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46. Address: 3166 South Atlanta Road (McBride House 1960s).

47. Address: 3048 S. Atlanta Road (Paprzycki House 1960s).

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49. Looking at a steak and pizza establishment at end of Collings Road. Photo taken from the intersection of S. Atlanta Raod and S. Collings.

50. House on corner of S. Collings and S. Atlanta.

51. At the building seen here at the end of Collings was Shorty's (newstand, coffee shop, and magazine sales) in the 1950s-1960s. It also served as the destination/starting point for the No. 3 Bus that went to Camden via Broadway Avenue and on to Philadelphia.

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53. Looking along Collings Road towards the Collings and Mt. Ephraim intersection ahead.

54. Looking along Collings Road where cars enter from Mt. Ephraim Avenue. This is one of the entrances to Historic Fairview Village (Yorkship Village).

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58. Sheehan Veterinary Center, 1594 Collings Road. Dr. Ed Sheehan (formerly from Sommerdale) carpooled with the photographer as they attended St. Joseph's College (now university) from 1968 to 1972. Ed majored in biology; the photographer majored in physics.

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60. Address: 1567 N. Collings Road (Chiumento House 1960s).

61. Address: 1144 S. Collings Road (Sekula House 1960s). Left?

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63. Home at corner of Kearsarge and Collings (Acquesta House 1960s).

64. Address: 1021 Monitor Road (Mealey House 1950s-1960s).

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66. Looking towards Yorkship Square from Kearsarge Road. The Kearsarge-Octagon intersection is just ahead. One can taka a right on Octagon and arrive at Yorkship School.

67. Looking back down Kearsarge towards Collings Road.

68. Octagon-Kearsarge intersection northern side.

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70. Octagon-Kearsarge intersection southern side.

71. Kearsarge Road looking towards Collings Road.

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75. Address: 1330 Argus Road (Connelly House 1950s-1960s).

76. Address: 1340 Argus Road (Brennan House 1950s-1960s).

77. Address: 2965 Hartford Road (Nolan House 1950s-1960s).

78. Address: 2968 Hartford Road (DiCamillo House late 1950s-1970s). The Honorable Angelo DiCamillo (SJOA Graduate 1964) is a Superior Court Camden Judge.

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81. View of alley that joins Roanoke Road. Roanoke Road connects to Hartford Road to the right of the photo (from where we just came) and Alabama Road to the left of the photo (where we are headed).

82. Large intersection of Alabama and Collings Road as viewed from the end of Alabama Road. The building at the left is the St. Joan of Arc Rectory. In the distant right is Merrimac Road.

83. Corner of Collings and Mt. Ephraim

84. Former location of Chubby's Restaurant.

85. Collings Road and Mt. Ephraim intersection, looking along Collings Road towards Collingswood.

86. Collings and Mt. Ephraim intersection, where Mt. Ephraim continues to the left up towards the City of Camden.

87. After turning north on to Mt. Ephraim. Note the WKDN radio station. Broadcasting tower appears in a later photo.

88. Mt. Ephraim Avenue.

89. The Pathmark on Mt. Ephraim. Fairview is behind the Pathmark. The WKDN radio tower is seen at the right.

90. Liquorama at left end of shopping center. Pathmark is outside the photo to the right.

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92. WKDN Radio Tower to the right of Pathmark.

93. Looking along Mt. Ephraim towards Collingswood Heights, opposite direction of Camden City.

94. Looking along Mt. Ephraim in the direction of Camden City (northern direction).

95. Looking along Mt. Ephraim in a southern direction.

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97. The tour driver, the late Den Ruiz (1952-2002), brother of the photographer. Both lived at 2848 Idaho Road (1950s-1960s). Den is responsible for many of the address identifications and labeling of the photos appearing here. He died a year into our Fairview photo project.

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102. Address: 2992 Mt. Ephraim Avenue, American Legion Post 71.

103. Address: 2992 Mt. Ephraim Avenue, American Legion Post 71.

104. Address: 2999 Mt. Ephraim Avenue. Delmonte's News Shop. Years ago Shorty's Newstand (Shorty's phone number from the 1959 Telephone Book: WO-3-5449).