Waterfront South

South Camden Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by Jackson, South Fourth, Chelton, and Railroad
Camden, New Jersey
Coordinates Coordinates: 39°55′16″N 75°07′21″W / 39.921198°N 75.12243°W / 39.921198; -75.12243
Area 686 acres (278 ha)
Architectural style Italianate, Classical Revival, Gothic
NRHP reference # 90001453[1]
NJRHP # 925[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 28, 1990
Designated NJRHP August 18, 1990

Waterfront South is a neighborhood in Camden, New Jersey. Located in the southern part of the city, below Central Waterfront, between the Delaware River and Interstate 676, the neighborhood has a population of 1,781.[2][3] The South Camden Historic District, bounded by Jackson St, South Fourth St, Chelton Ave, and Railroad Avenue, comprises 686 acres (278 ha) and 608 buildings,[1][4] including the headquarters of the defunct South Camden Trust Company.[1][5][6]

New York Shipbuilding Corporation, in the Port of Camden, was located many years along the waterfront on the west side of the neighborhood and once was its largest employer.[7] In July 2014, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority awarded the Holtec International a $260 million tax incentive to expand operations at the site in the Port of Camden.[8][9] The proposed Glassboro–Camden Line light rail system would stop in the neighbourhood at Ferry Avenue parallel and west of the North-South Freeway.[10]

In August 2014, ground was broken on Phoniex Park, which will provide access to the waterfront on land previously used for industry.[11][12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  2. ↑ "Waterfront South neighborhood in Camden, New Jersey (NJ), 08104 subdivision profile - real estate, apartments, condos, homes, community, population, jobs, income, streets". City-data.com. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  3. ↑ Heart of Camden Waterfront South
  4. ↑ "National Register of Historical Places - NEW JERSEY (NJ), Camden County". Nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  5. ↑ "South Camden Trust Company - Camden, NJ - Converted Bank Buildings on Waymarking.com". waymarking.com.
  6. ↑ "Significance" (PDF). South Camden HIstoric District. National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  7. ↑ "Waterfront South". www.livecamden.org. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  8. ↑ Laday, Jason (July 10, 2014). "Paulsboro port construction, Camden's Holtec manufacturing plant boosted by $260M tax break". South Jersey Times. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  9. ↑ DiStefano, Joseph N. DiStegano (July 10, 2014). "NJ approves $260M in tax breaks for Holtec Camden factory". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  10. ↑ "Stations" (PDF). www.glassborocamdenline.com. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  11. ↑ "For Camden neighborhood, park project to open up a path to the river". Philly.com.
  12. ↑ http://www.nj.com/camden/index.ssf/2015/06/phoenix_park_rises_from_crumbling_industry_to_crea.html


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.