Downtown Lucky 7 - Camden, NJ
N 39° 56.830 W 075° 07.424
18S E 489430 N 4421900
The collection of waymarks is centered around an NRHP historic district in downtown Camden, NJ. Be careful when visiting, if you dare, death and mayhem lurk around every corner!
Waymark Code: WM82WW
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 01/17/2010
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Banks, business and huge commercial interests paved the way for this once magnificent city expansion into the 20th century. Once proud, now sad but on the verge of a rebirth with the waterfront completely rebuilt. Many waymarks in this area are connected or related to a NRHP site. The reason there are dozens of these "historic" sites was due to the wholesale razing of Cooper Street, Broadway Turnpike and Market Street. In 1990, a few dozen of these huge stone edifices were protected from the wrecking ball with the NRHP protected status. Thus, the city re-grew around these obsolete yet beautiful buildings. Look closely at the pictures to catch a glimpse of once what proudly was and might yet be again.
Without further ado, here are the title of my waymarks, arranged in ascending order with departments numbers and hot links to boot.
02. City Hall Reliefs - Camden, NJ
04. 1929 - Camden City Hall - Camden, NJ
06. Walt Whitman House - Camden, NJ
07. Smith--Austermuhl Insurance Company - Camden, NJ
08. Roosevelt Plaza War Memorial - Camden, NJ
14. Camden City Hall Clock Tower - Camden, NJ
15. United States Post Office (1931-2009) - Camden, NJ