Iconic scenes from the 1800s and beyond. The past comes alive in pictures.
Evan's Pond was created when a dam was built near the Croft and Munn farms and a flour and gristmill was constructed in 1819. These pictures are from the archives of the Historical Society of Haddonfield. They were submitted by the society's Cliff Brunker, who also provided the captions.
In this Article:
Ever hear about the car that floated like a boat on Hopkins Pond before the driver got out and walked over the water? You will today in Lost Haddonfield.
Ever hear about the car that floated like a boat on Hopkins Pond before the driver got out and walked over the water? You will today in Lost Haddonfield.
In 1789, a stream now known as Hopkins Mill Branch was dammed to provide waterpower for Hopkins Grist Mill. The stream originates near the southwest corner of Chestnut Street, and is now piped underground, and emerges at Grove Street. Over the years, the pond was also known as Silver Lake.
2:49 pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Truly a hidden treasure where I taught my son to fish, and I still steal away for an hour or two on nice Sunday afternoons to catch and release a fish or two. more ›
The past comes alive in pictures.
These pictures are from the archives of the Historical Society of Haddonfield.
In this Article:
6:39 am on Tuesday, April 23, 2013
.Love the photos/comments Kathy. My home was built in 1910, it's interesting to see some folks who were Haddonfield residents of that era. Also to see grass....not turf! :) more ›
Remember Thor's and Sunray? We do. The past comes alive in pictures.
Here are some more pharmacies that have come and gone over the last century. These photos are from the archives of the Historical Society of Haddonfield.
In this Article:
7:25 pm on Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The building is still there behind and underneath many additions and modifications. Some of the original building is visible if you look at the 2nd & 3rd stories from Kings Highway The sycamore in the photo is the one that was removed in 1977. If you enter "the buttonwoods" in the Patch search, you can read more in my piece from January. more ›
Remember Thor's drug store? We do.
"During the 20th century, there were usually several drug stores in town at any given time. About a hundred years ago, Druggist C. S. Braddock Jr. operated a store at the corner of Kings Highway and Haddon Avenue where the Happy Hippo is now located," according to Cliff Brunker of the Historical Society of Haddonfield. "In the 1940s, Thor's was on the corner of Kings Highway and Tanner Street followed by Sunray in the '50s and '60s." Don't miss any Haddonfield or Haddon Township news. Sign up for Patch's free daily newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
9:18 pm on Tuesday, April 2, 2013
I have a picture of Estates at 417 Haddon Ave. It looks like a sequel may be in the works more ›
The past comes alive in pictures.
"Tanner Street was named after a leather tannery that was located on the south side of the street between what are now numbers 30 and 74," according to Cliff Brunker or the Historical Society of Haddonfield. "It was called the Tanyard and it extended back almost to where the PATCO station is now located. The earliest mention of the tannery was in a document from 1724."
9:39 am on Sunday, March 24, 2013
I look forward to the Sunday Patch "Lost Haddonfield" article...This one is particularly interesting...It;s fun to see the intersection change...Thanks, Cliff Brunker and the Historical Society for sharing every week! more ›
The past comes alive in pictures.
"The borough passed a resolution on Feb. 7, 1894, which allowed a private company, the West Jersey Traction Company, to operate an electric street railway," according to Cliff Brunker of the Historical Society of Haddonfield. "Two years later, trolleys were running from the ferry in Camden, down Haddon Avenue (Ferry Street), onto Kings Highway (then called Main Street but changed by a 1913 ordinance), up to the railroad." Don't miss any Haddonfield or Haddon Township news. Sign up for Patch's free daily newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
7:30 pm on Monday, March 11, 2013
My Dad (RIP) told me that when he was a young guy in Philly, he drove a coal wagon and the wheels got caught in the trolley tracks, spooked the horse who bolted and ran right into the back of the trolley....through the glass. Somehow, the mare only suffered a small cut on her head and no one else was hurt, but my Dad said it scared the ----- out of him! I love the trolley operators' uniforms....… more ›
The past comes alive in pictures.
These pictures are from the archives of the Historical Society of Haddonfield. Don't miss any Haddonfield or Haddon Township news. Sign up for Patch's free daily newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
In this Article:
10:24 am on Monday, March 4, 2013
Stretch changed to Stretch, Evans and is now Kain, Murphy. more ›
Cynthia S Byers
5:17 pm on Sunday, May 5, 2013
We are trying to make it as pretty as possible! We love living here. Cynthia S Byers and Scott Dunzik, MD more ›