1. Click on each photo for a super size. Photo from 2848 Idaho Road, second floor, bathroom. Detached garage of 2848 in foreground. Beyond garage is an alley and then houses on Yorkship Road.
2. House directly across is rear of 2905 Yorkship Road, former home of W. A. O'Donnell and family (c. 1960). House to the right is rear of 2853 Yorkship Road, fomer home of Arthur and Marie Amme (c. 1960) and family.
3. Beyond the center of the two homes on Yorkship Road is the Yorkship Road Commons. Later in this series (Photo 94) you will see a view from the commons, looking back to where we are now.
4. Shot of Good Humor truck from our vehicle traveling along Trent Road. Good Humor is proceeding along Sumter Road at the Trent-Sumter intersection. Driver is Den Ruiz (1952-2002), brother of the photographer. We are out cruising 1 pm, Saturday afternoon, October 13, 2001, in order to take more photos of Fairview (Yorkship Village). We need to completie the landmarks that appear in the Fairview Historic Society Tour Map & Brochure, which is posted at this website under Landmarks.
5. Niagara Road looking West (towards Philadelphia) from the Niagara-Sumter intersection.
6. House on corner of Sumter and Niagara (just out of view to the left).
7. House on corner of Sumter and Niagara. Address is 3067 Sumter Road. Former home of the photographer's Uncle George.
8. Looking along Sumter Road to the Baptist Church on North Commons. Camera is at the Niagara-Sumter intersection.
9. Walkway from Sumter sidewalk (foreground) to Essex Road in distance.
10. View of commons from Sumter-South Common intersection.
11. Looking East (toward Yorkship Square) along South Common Road from Sumter Road.
12. View of commons between North Common Road (left) and South Common Road (right), looking West toward Yorkship Square.
13. Commons from Sumter Road viewing North Common Road at left.
14. Commons from Sumter Road viewing South Common Road at right.
15. Driving along North Congress Road on our way to Cushing Road. Section of Congress is between the Congress-Constitution intersection (behind us) and Congress-Hornet intersection ahead.
16. Now another curve along Congress Road with the Congress-Hornet intersection behind us and the Congress-Republic intersection ahead.
17. Congress Road (north side).
18. Congress Road (south side).
19. Congress Road (north side) nearing the Republic Road intersection.
20. A view of Cushing Road after turning north on Republic Road. Boarded window with air conditioner replaced with new window pair (left of door under dark overhang). For unaltered photo of 2854 Cushing Road and more photos of Cushing Road, refer to the October 11, 2001 afternoon series.
21. A view of Cushing Road from corner of Republic Road and Cushing Road. Boarded window with air conditioner replaced with new window pair (left of door under dark overhang). For unaltered photo of 2854 Cushing Road and more photos of Cushing Road refer to the October 11, 2001 afternoon series.
22. Corner intersection of Republic Road and Cushing Road. Cushing Road is to the right.
23. Again, the corner intersection of Republic Road and Cushing Road.
24. Southern side of Cushing Road. House with gate open is 2855 Cushing Road.
25. Looking along Cushing Road toward Hull Road. The Gramercy Apartments lie ahead.
26. After turning right at the end of Cushing to get on Hull Road, a left put us back on Congress Road. This home is an original 1918 stucco house, rennovated in 1990. The address is 2952 Congress Road.
27. Another photo of the historic 2952 Congress Road.
28. Commons near Congress and Hull.
29. Three homes in semicircle on Olympia Road, looking North (towards Camden City Hall).
30. Left side of semicircle.
31. Olmpia Road looking toward Mt. Ephraim Avenue. Semicircle at left.
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33. View from intersection of Olympia Road and Congress Road. Olympia is just outside the left edge of the photo and Congress is just outside the right edge.
34. Beyond the semicircle on Olympia Road.
35. Wide-angle view from vantage point of previous photo.
36. Homes in middle of semicircle, Olympia Road.
37. Homes to right of semicircle, Olympia Road.
38. Across the street from the right end of the Olympia Road semicircle of the previous photos. Home seen here is at the end of lawn area separating Olympia Road (left side of lawn) and Congress Road (right side of home).
39. Open area on Olympia Road beyond the previous photo. North Atlanta Road joins Olympia Road from the right just beyond the field of view.
40. Olympia Road with North Atlanta Road coming in from the right. Straight ahead in the distance is the traffic light at the intersection of Olympia Road and Mt. Ephraim Avenue.
41. Olympia Road (north side looking back). Mt. Ephraim Road is nearby and beyond to the right.
42. Olympia Road (north side), just about at the traffic light (to the right) at Mt. Eprhaim Avenue.
43. Looking back towards the West (away from Mt. Ephraim). The homes are across the street from the house in the previous photo. Left home is 1676 Olympia Road.
44. Stoplight at Olympia Road and Mt. Ephraim Avenue intersection.
45. Last house on south side of Olympia Road before traffic light at Mt. Ephraim Avenue (beyond the left of the photo). Note the same picket fence in this photo and the last photo.
46. Having turned right onto Mt. Ephraim Avenue heading south, away from the center city of Camden.
47. Mt. Ephraim Avenue and Minnesota Road intersection ahead. Traffic flow on Minnesota Road is to the right. Instead of turning onto Minnesota Road, we continue on to Crescent Gardens.
48. The boundary of Yorkship Village at the right is between the Minnesota Road intersection (behind us) and the Alabama Road intersection (ahead).
49. Crescent Gardens, just beyond the Alabama Road intersection with Mt. Ephraim Avenue.
50. Extreme southwest section of Yorkship Village, aka Fairview, Camden, NJ.
51. Looking back. Alabama Road comes from the left and joins Mt. Ephraim Avenue. Traffic flows both ways on Alabama Road. At this stage, Mt. Ephraim Avenue is also called Black Horse Pike (Route 168). Crescent Boulevard (Route 130), above Mt. Ephraim Avenue in the photo, comes from the northeast and crosses Black Horse Pike at this large intersection.
52. Crescent Boulevard (also Route 130) at the left. The sign indicates "Entering City of Camden," but this is the southern end of Camden. Camden City Hall is about 3 miles north (to the right). Fairview (aka Yorkship Village) lies at the southern tip of Camden.
53. Crescent Gardens with Crescent Drive and then Crescent Boulevard both outside of photo to the left.
54. Crescent Boulevard (Route 130).
55. Crescent Gardens with Crescent Drive at the left. Crescent Drive shoots off Crescent Boulevard taking one into the Crescent Gardens section of Yorkship Village. Green sign ahead is on Crescent Boulevard granting access to the Walt Whitman Bridge. Crescent Boulevard, also Route 130, continues on to Westville.
56. Homes on north side of Alabama Road. The parked blue car is on Alabama Road and facing toward Mt. Ephraim Avenue (Black Horse Pike).
57. Homes on Alabama Road. This unit of several homes is to the right of the building structure of the previous photo. Note that the red car behind the tree appears in both photos. There is a unit of two homes beyond the photo at the right, which takes one to the edge of Mt. Ephraim Avenue.
58. Looking northwest up Alabama Road in the direction of Philadelphia. Note the same light blue car pictured in an earlier photo with the homes at the far right of this photo. Beyond the home with the two window structures on the roof is the corner house at the Alabama Road and Atlanta Road intersection. We will be there shortly.
59. On Alabama Road looking in a western direction toward the intersection at Mt. Ephraim Avenue (Black Horse Pike).
60. Home at 3214 Alabama Road on west corner of the Alabama Road and Atlanta Road intersection. Original Home for Shipyard Management Family built in 1918.
61. Neighboring home to the one in previous photo. This address is 3157 Atlanta Road. It is the former home of Judge Angelo Malandra. Malandra Hall is named after the Judge.
62. Another view of 3157 Atlanta Road, former home of Judge Angelo Malandra.
63. A third view of 3157 Atlanta Road, former home of Judge Angelo Malandra. This section of Atlanta Road, south of Collings Road, is also called South Atlanta Road.
64. Home at 3166 South Atlanta Road, former home of J. F. McBride and family c. 1960.
65. Side of Yorkship School facing Collings Road.
66. Old Movie House. Location: 1276 Collings Road. Built in 1918 as a gymnasium for school. Later served as a movie house, bowling alley, then skating rink.
67. View of old skating rink as seen from the sidewalk near the playground of Yorkship School.
68. Looking along Collings Road toward Mt. Ephraim Avenue from the sidewalk near Yorkship School. Note the "Wawa" red-orange on white sign. The Wawa Food Market at 1310 South Collings Road was open for 25 years from 1980 to 2005. It closed in Spring 2005.
69. Southeast section of Yorkship School parking lot. Houses in distance are on South Octagon Road, across the street from the other side of Yorkship School.
70. The old skating rink building as seen from the parking lot of Yorkship School.
71. I.C.A.C. Social Club. Independent Citizens Athletic Club (ICAC), 1250 Collings Road, founded 1928. Road to right of the club is New Jersey Road. Foreground is the parking lot of Yorkship School.
72. Photo of Yorkship School gate facing Collings Road. Note the Halloween decorations. The black band at the lower left is the camera strap that got in the way.
73. Halloween decorations on Yorkship School gate. Photo was taken on Saturday, October 13, 2001, two and a half weeks before Halloween, Wednesday, October 31, 2001.
74. View of 1200 South Collings Road, former Suburban Auto Supply and Service.
75. Auto Repair Building. Corner of Collings and Tennessee Roads. Original maintenance garage, 1918. It was Suburban Auto at the time of the photo.
76. Another view of the auto repair building. Note blue sign with "Suburban" on it.
77. The road to the right of the auto building is Tennessee Road.
78. South side of Collings Road looking in a western direction (towards the Delaware River and Philadelphia).
79. World War II Houses on South Collings Road, built during and after World War II for shipyard workers and WWII veterans.
80. South Collings Road, where traffic flows to the left, straight to Mt. Ephraim Avenue.
81. Facing west (towards Philadelphia) on the commons between South Collings Road (left) and North Collings Road (right).
82. Facing east (towards Mt. Ephraim Avenue) on the commons between North Collings Road (left) and South Collings Road (right).
83. South Collngs Road.
84. South side of Yorkship Square shot from car near the southwest corner where Kearsarge Road joins the Square. The Village Market building is straight ahead.
85. Houses 2829-2839 (?) Yorkship Road (west side). View is from the east side of Yorkship Road, where traffic flows out of Yorkship Village to the bridge over Newton Creek. Traffic on the west side flows into Yorkship Square. The common seperates the two sections of Yorkship Road.
86. Similar view as previous photo. Note the Halloween decorations.
87. Looking south to Yorkship Square from the Yorkship Road commons. Click on the image to see the supersize version, where the Yorkship Square Memorial Monument can be seen in the distance. The monument was installed in 1946 for World War II veterans. A plaque was later added for Korean and Vietnam veterans.
88. Looking north to the Newton Creek Bridge from the Yorkship Road commons.
89. Houses on Yorkship Road (East side).
90. East side of Yorkship Road near the north entrance to Fairview, which entrance is beyond the left of the photo.
91. Looking down the sidewalk on the west side of Yorkship Road. The Memorial Monument in the Square can be seen near the center of the photo.
92. Another view of the east side of Yorkship Road.
93. Halloween decorations on 2827 Yorkship Road, a home on the west side of Yorkship Road.
94. Home at 2953 (?) Yorkship Road. The house in the background is the rear of 2848 Idaho Road, situated across the alley (the home of the photographer from November 1950 - August 1972). The window on the second floor of the distant house locates my old bedroom. An earlier photo in this series (Photo 3) was taken from the bathroom window obscured by the trees, aiming the camera at where we are now. Also refer to Photo 1.
95. Traveling south on Yorkship Road approaching the North Octagon intersection.
96. After turing right on North Octagon and then turning right again to enter the alley between Idaho Road and Yorkship Road. The garage visible on the left side is behind 2848 Idaho Road.
97. Approaching the 2848 Idaho Road garage.
98. The section of the alley beyond the garage in the previous photo. The view is north in the direction of Camden City Hall.
99. Driving north in the alley between Idaho Road (left houses) and Yorkship Road (right properties).
100. Farther north along the alley.
101. Alley between Idaho Road (left side) and Yorkship Road (right side) with Tuckahoe Road at the end of the alley.
102. Approaching Tuckahoe Road at the end of the alley.
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104. The Pastor Residence and Lutheran Church complex across Tuckahoe Road.
105. The Pastor Residence and Lutheran Church complex.
106. A view of Tuckahoe Road looking toward Yorkship Road. Vantage point is the Idaho-Yorkship alley where it leads into Tuckahoe Road. Homes in distance are on Congress Road. These, built during the 1940s, are similar to the homes seen earlier on Collings Road for shipyard workers and World War II veterans. The large intersection marks the northern entrance to Yorkship Village.
