Post by ForeverThere on Feb 3, 2014 14:32:45 GMT -5
There are lots of photos with captions at site:
www.courierpostonline.com/article/20140203/NEWS01/302030011/Remember-When-South-Camden-great-place-kid
Remember When: South Camden was a great place to be a kid
Feb. 3, 2014 11:06 AM
Remember When invites readers to recall special times in South Jersey. Today, a woman takes a trip down memory lane in South Camden.
Living in our South Camden home in the 1940s and ’50s was exciting for a youngster like me. There were always long walks to neighboring areas.
I remember so well how exciting it was when the carnival came each summer down our street to the large area of the Camden Brewery. That was the highlight of our summer. We didn’t have much money to spend, but we rode the merry-go-round until we became very dizzy.
Sacred Heart Church held dances for the youth, as did the Episcopalian church at Broadway and Viola.
Of course we also had the Star Theatre. For about a quarter, you could view a double feature and have money left over for candy.
Those times were great growing up in South Camden.
Dominica Kronberger
Franklinville
ON THE WEB
• Some bygone South Jersey landmarks now exist in only two places: our memories and the Courier-Post archives. That's why we're putting our best old photographs online. You can check them out at cpsj.com/historic.
SHARE YOUR MEMORIES
• Remember When appears occasionally in the Courier-Post and every day at courierpostonline.com.
• Send your special memories to remember@courierpostonline.com. You can also mail them to M.J. Fine, Courier-Post, P.O. Box 5300, Cherry Hill, N.J. 08034.
www.courierpostonline.com/article/20140203/NEWS01/302030011/Remember-When-South-Camden-great-place-kid
Remember When: South Camden was a great place to be a kid
Feb. 3, 2014 11:06 AM
Remember When invites readers to recall special times in South Jersey. Today, a woman takes a trip down memory lane in South Camden.
Living in our South Camden home in the 1940s and ’50s was exciting for a youngster like me. There were always long walks to neighboring areas.
I remember so well how exciting it was when the carnival came each summer down our street to the large area of the Camden Brewery. That was the highlight of our summer. We didn’t have much money to spend, but we rode the merry-go-round until we became very dizzy.
Sacred Heart Church held dances for the youth, as did the Episcopalian church at Broadway and Viola.
Of course we also had the Star Theatre. For about a quarter, you could view a double feature and have money left over for candy.
Those times were great growing up in South Camden.
Dominica Kronberger
Franklinville
ON THE WEB
• Some bygone South Jersey landmarks now exist in only two places: our memories and the Courier-Post archives. That's why we're putting our best old photographs online. You can check them out at cpsj.com/historic.
SHARE YOUR MEMORIES
• Remember When appears occasionally in the Courier-Post and every day at courierpostonline.com.
• Send your special memories to remember@courierpostonline.com. You can also mail them to M.J. Fine, Courier-Post, P.O. Box 5300, Cherry Hill, N.J. 08034.