Category: Bars and Clubs
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The Alpha Club
The Alpha Club was a social space that consisted mostly of young men from South Camden in the years prior to World War I.
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Vasco’s Cafe
713 S. 3rd Street, Camden, NJ From the late 1900s through 1920 the saloon at 713 South 3rd Street was the home and place of business of Antonio DiPaolo, who would in 1919 found the First Italian Bank in Camden. Joseph Harris operated the establishment in 1931, according the the City Directory of that year.…
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Donkey’s Place
Donkey’s Place, at 1223 Haddon Avenue, does not appear as a bar or restaurant in the 1918-1919 Camden City Directory.
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Baker’s Bar and Grill
The building at 45 York Street—Baker’s Bar—had already been built by 1887. Frederick Eitz, a blacksmith for the Camden & Amboy Railroad, resided there.
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Bert’s Cafe
From the 1950s through the early 1970s the bar at 1226 Broadway was known as Bert’s Cafe. It had formerly been known as Buradine’s, and the proprietor at that time was Michael Burgo. By 1959 the bar had changed hands, Bert Bottura being the proprietor, and, appropriately enough was called Bert’s Cafe.
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The Oasis Motel
The Oasis Club was originally known as the City Athletic Club and had many notable Camden residents as it’s members.
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Aquinas Club
The AQUINAS CLUB appears to have been a social club that existed in North Camden prior to World War I. My best guess is that it consisted mostly or entirely of young Catholic men from the Holy Name parish, although there also were a few older members. The club apparently disbanded around 1915.
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Krystal Lounge
789 Chestnut Street apparently was a bar before Prohibition. In 1887 and 1888 Philip Barr is listed in the Camden City Directory as operating a saloon at this address. The 1908 directory shows a John A. Gorman, and the 1918-1919 directory reveals that Walter D. Leonard was the proprietor at that time.
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Three-O-Three Bar
The Three-Oh-Three Bar was at, not coincidentally, 303 Kaighns Avenue, operating from the late 1930’s to the 1970’s under various names.
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6th Street Lounge
Charles F. Sattler had a liquor license for 109 North 6th Street as early as 1938. Shortly after he renewed his license in June of 1939, the bar appears to have changed hands. The 1940 Camden City Directory shows the bar as being called The Tavern, and that the proprietors were Taggart and Davis.
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Four Point Cafe, Inc.
The Four Point Bar first appears in Camden’s City Directories in 1947. The directory shows that Joseph P. Toner and Rosetta T. Jackson were involved in the ownership and/or management of the bar. Rosetta T. Jackson was the widow of James Jackson.
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Third Ward Democratic Club
The Third Ward Democratic Club was located at 438 South 3rd Street during the late 1930s and 1940s. By 1947 the club had relocated to 402 South 3rd Street. The club is not listed in the 1956 New Jersey Bell Telephone Directory.