Photos: North Camden murals place the neighborhood among the most colorful in South Jersey

Photos: Maybe the most colorful streets in Camden – and South Jersey?

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A student walks past a colorful mural on the 800 block of North 6th Street.

A student walks past a colorful mural on the 800 block of North 6th Street.

Jim Walsh/Courier-Post

A patch of exposed brick offers an unexpected counterpoint to a purple flower on a building at North 10th and Elm streets.

A patch of exposed brick offers an unexpected counterpoint to a purple flower on a building at North 10th and Elm streets.

Jim Walsh/Courier-Post

It's ice cream for the taste buds and murals for the soul on the 400 block of Vine Street in North Camden.

It’s ice cream for the taste buds and murals for the soul on the 400 block of Vine Street in North Camden.

Jim Walsh/Courier-Post

Looking for a fight? You'll find one, and more, on the wall of a mini-market at North 5th and Erie streets in North Camden.

Looking for a fight? You’ll find one, and more, on the wall of a mini-market at North 5th and Erie streets in North Camden.

Jim Walsh/Courier-Post

A mural appears to cast a spell from the wall of a house on the 900 block of North 5th Street in North Camden.

A mural appears to cast a spell from the wall of a house on the 900 block of North 5th Street in North Camden.

Jim Walsh/Courier-Post

An angel blows its horn on the 400 block of Vine Street in North Camden.

An angel blows its horn on the 400 block of Vine Street in North Camden.

Jim Walsh/Courier-Post

Painted flowers blossom on the walls of a building at North 10th and Elm streets.

Painted flowers blossom on the walls of a building at North 10th and Elm streets.

Jim Walsh/Courier-Post

Easy to know you're in North Camden at 5th and York streets.

Easy to know you’re in North Camden at 5th and York streets.

Jim Walsh/Courier-Post

Two colorful houses vie for attention on the 500 block of Erie Street in North Camden.

Two colorful houses vie for attention on the 500 block of Erie Street in North Camden.

Jim Walsh/Courier-Post

A mural on a brick wall near North 10th and Elm streets carries this message in Spanish: Art is life.

A mural on a brick wall near North 10th and Elm streets carries this message in Spanish: Art is life.

Jim Walsh/Courier-Post

An exterminator might be unnerved by this creature on a wall on the 500 block of Erie Street.

An exterminator might be unnerved by this creature on a wall on the 500 block of Erie Street.

Jim Walsh/Courier-Post

A block-long mural puts blooming flowers along the side of a building at 10th and Elm streets.

A block-long mural puts blooming flowers along the side of a building at 10th and Elm streets.

Jim Walsh/Courier-Post

Street art: Phat Kapz sells graffiti supplies on the 800 block of North 4th Street.

Street art: Phat Kapz sells graffiti supplies on the 800 block of North 4th Street.

Jim Walsh/Courier-Post

This mural's on a wall in the 600 block of Grant Street in North Camden.

This mural’s on a wall in the 600 block of Grant Street in North Camden.

Jim Walsh/Courier-Post

Paintwork brightens an abandoned home, one of many in North Camden.

Paintwork brightens an abandoned home, one of many in North Camden.

Jim Walsh/Courier-Post

A muralist's advice on a mini-mart wall at 5th and Erie streets.

A muralist’s advice on a mini-mart wall at 5th and Erie streets.

Jim Walsh/Courier-Post

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