Knox Gelatin Site
| Type: |
Brownfields Area |
| Name: |
Knox Gelatin |
| Location: |
Erie St, between 3rd St. and 6th St. |
| Municipality: |
Camden |
| Zip Code: |
08102 |
| Acreage: |
33 |
| Status: |
Available |
| Redevelopment Area: |
Yes |
| Ownership: |
Public & Private |
Description:
The former site of a large gelatin manufacturing plant, North Camden's Knox Gelatin was also a shipyard and a disposal site for demolition debris and used roofing materials. The site is located on the Delaware River, near the mouth of the Cooper River, just west of Pyne Poynt Park. This park is the beginning of the Cooper River Greenway, which Camden City and Camden County are extending eastward to Route 130. BPUM's Poets Row Industrial Park lies to the west of the site, and the Pyne Poynt residential neighborhood sits south of Erie Street. The City has improved the western end of Erie Street and Delaware Avenue along the river into an industrial boulevard to facilitate traffic movements in the area.