APOCALYPSE, NEW JERSEY.

URBAN poor; URBAN violence; DRUG traffic; CHRISTIE, Chris, 1962-; CAMPBELL Soup Co.; RCA Victor (Company); SOCIAL history; ECONOMIC history

CAMDEN (N.J.); NEW Jersey

The article reports on Camden, New Jersey and suggests the city is filled with poverty and violence as of 2013. Economic and social problems reported include no supermarket, a plummeting population, and an increasing murder rate. A brief historical overview of the city is presented with references to Camden's shipyards, Campbell's soup, and Victor Talking Machine Company, which later became RCA Victor. Other topics include open-air drug markets, New Jersey governor Chris Christie, and Abbott v. Burke.