Louis Street

October 26, 2026 · Updated November 14, 2026 · 18 min read · Streets

Louis Street runs between Haddon Avenue and Mount Ephraim Avenue. It begins at the southern border of Old Camden Cemetery, which is Mount Vernon Street, and runs south to Chestnut Street, where it bears to the right and continues across Kaighn Avenue all the way to Sheridan Street. It is, and was, primarily a residential street, which at one time had many corner businesses, groceries, bars, and other retail establishments.

Louis Street also has Whitman Park, a large park dominated by a water tower, which lies on Louis Street between Whitman Avenue and Everett Street. The park also gave the neighborhood one of its names; the other was Polack Town, as there were many Polish residents there for many, many years. Not surprisingly, given the low quality of human being that passes for political leadership in Camden, when a park at Davis and Copewood Streets, near the Ferry Avenue speedline station, was rehabilitated in the mid-2000s, it was renamed Whitman Park. So in modern-day Camden, "Whitman Park" is no longer in the Whitman Park neighborhood.

The crack epidemic of the 1980s devastated Louis Street and the Whitman Park neighborhood, and the area has never recovered. For the past 25-plus years the Louis Street corridor has been one of the most dangerous areas of the city, with many shootings, murders, and arsons, mostly drug-related.

Maps

Louis Street from Mount Vernon Street to Sycamore Street — Map published in 1946

1946 map of the Louis Street area — Louis Street from Mount Vernon Street to Sycamore Street — Map published in 1946

Intersection of Mount Vernon Street & Louis Street

Southwest Corner — 1176 Mount Vernon Street — August 2, 2006

Southwest corner of Louis and Mount Vernon Streets, 1176 Mount Vernon Street, August 2, 2006 — Southwest Corner — 1176 Mount Vernon Street — August 2, 2006

Southwest Corner — 1176 Mount Vernon Street — Looking South on Louis Street to Ross Street and beyond — August 2, 2006

1176 Mount Vernon Street, looking south on Louis Street, August 2006 — Southwest Corner — 1176 Mount Vernon Street — Looking South on Louis Street to Ross Street and beyond — August 2, 2006

1000 Block of Louis Street

1035 Louis Street

1035 Louis Street — 1000 Block of Louis Street
year	name	source
1955	Bucci & Gorczynski (Landscaping)	1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

1037 Louis Street

1037 Louis Street — 1000 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1928	Anthony Szwak

1039 Louis Street

1039 Louis Street — 1000 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1922	Isaac Benus (butcher)
1922	Edward Billick
1922	John B. Kates
1933	Dominic Kasilowski

1046–1048–1050 Louis Street

1046–1048–1050 Louis Street — 1000 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1924–1930s	L.L. Poloniak Meat Market / Leon's Grocery
1924–1930s	Leon & Rose Polniak
1924–1930s	Ludwig Polniak
1924–1930s	Theodore Polniak

1047 Louis Street

1047 Louis Street — 1000 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1900	John Kupperwich
1932	John Gaisor

1051 Louis Street

1051 Louis Street — 1000 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1928	Edward Luczkiewicz
1928	Jess Luczkiewicz
1928	August Fortune
1928	Elmer Woods
1928	Stanley Barcycki
1928	Victor Bielicki
1928	John Jankowski
1928	John Lenkowski
1928	Stanley Szwak
1928	Camden Storage Battery

1064 Louis Street

1064 Louis Street — 1000 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1947	Edward Broadwater
1949	Elizabeth Hill

1066 Louis Street

1066 Louis Street — 1000 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1906	Emma Jones

1035 Louis Street — Bucci & Gorczynski Landscaping — 1955 NJ Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

1035 Louis Street, Bucci & Gorczynski Landscaping, 1955 NJ Bell Yellow Pages ad — 1035 Louis Street — Bucci & Gorczynski Landscaping — 1955 NJ Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

1046–1048–1050 Louis Street — L.L. Poloniak Meat Market / Leon's Grocery — Leon & Rose Polniak — Ludwig Polniak — Theodore Polniak — 1920s–1930s

1046–1048–1050 Louis Street, L.L. Poloniak Meat Market and Leon's Grocery, 1920s–1930s — 1046–1048–1050 Louis Street — L.L. Poloniak Meat Market / Leon's Grocery — Leon & Rose Polniak — Ludwig Polniak — Theodore Polniak — 1920s–1930s

1046 Louis Street — 1947

Hospital Cases

Camden Courier-Post, November 20, 1949

Read the article: Hospital Cases

Camden News Notes

Philadelphia Inquirer, March 1, 1906

Read the article: Camden News Notes

Three Youths Arrested in Stolen Automobile

Camden Courier-Post, June 6, 1932

Read the article: Three Youths Arrested in Stolen Automobile

Camden Police Instructed on Nude Bathing

Philadelphia Inquirer, July 21, 1900

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, July 21, 1900: John Kupperwich of 1047 Lewis Street jailed after threatening his family. — Philadelphia Inquirer, July 21, 1900

Read the article: Camden Police Instructed on Nude Bathing

Eight Boys Are Held, Colored Fagin Sought

Camden Courier-Post, February 27, 1928

Read the article: Eight Boys Are Held, Colored Fagin Sought

1100 Block of Louis Street

1105 Louis Street

1105 Louis Street — 1100 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1940	Mrs. Mary Wojcik

1107 Louis Street

1107 Louis Street — 1100 Block of Louis Street
year	name	source
1955	Frank Stefanski & Son (Hardwood & Linoleum floors)	1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

1114 Louis Street

1114 Louis Street — 1100 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1928	George Washkruz

1131 Louis Street

1131 Louis Street — 1100 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1890s–1906	Ignatius Kowalczyk & Family
1890s–1906	Ignatius & Michalena Michalak Kowalczyk
1890s–1906	John F. Kowalczyk aka John 'Happy' Kowal
1890s–1906	Frank Kowalczyk
1890s–1906	Walter Kowalczyk
1890s–1906	Joseph Kowalczyk
1890s–1906	William Kowalczyk
1890s–1906	Anna Kowalczyk
1890s–1906	Helen Catherine Kowalczyk
1917	Vita Kriski
1917	O. Glen Stackhouse

1133 Louis Street

1133 Louis Street — 1100 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1915–1919	Jacob Reichert & Family
1915–1919	Matilda Rausch
1915–1919	Jacob & Catherine Reichert
1915–1919	Samuel J. Reichert aka 'Reichard'
1915–1919	Adolph Reichert
1915–1919	John Rausch & Matilda Reichert Rausch

1140 Louis Street

1140 Louis Street — 1100 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1940	R & M Amusement Company (vending machines)

1144 Louis Street

1144 Louis Street — 1100 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1940–1948	Elias Howell & Family
1940–1948	Elias & Kathryn Howell
1940–1948	Rae Howell
1940–1948	Louis W. Howell (Private First Class)
1940–1948	William Howell
1940–1948	Kenneth Howell
1940–1948	Raymond Howell

1150 Louis Street

1150 Louis Street — 1100 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1931	Frank Struzynski
1935	Walter Strauss

1152 Louis Street

1152 Louis Street — 1100 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1932	Thomas Meehan

1153 Louis Street

1153 Louis Street — 1100 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1952	Peter Laird & Family
1952	Peter & Amelia Laird
1952	George E. Laird

1155 Louis Street

1155 Louis Street — 1100 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1930s	Casmier Wojtkowiak & Family
1930s	Casmier & Lillian Wojtkowiak (County Detective)
1940	Edmund Kincher

1107 Louis Street — Frank Stefanski & Son (Hardwood & Linoleum floors) — 1955 NJ Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

1107 Louis Street, Frank Stefanski & Son hardwood and linoleum floors, 1955 NJ Bell Yellow Pages ad — 1107 Louis Street — Frank Stefanski & Son (Hardwood & Linoleum floors) — 1955 NJ Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

1133 Louis Street — Private Samuel J. Reichard

Suit Over Fallen Boiler

Philadelphia Inquirer, April 30, 1922

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, April 30, 1922: Frances Waters sues a Louis Street grocer over a fallen boiler. — Philadelphia Inquirer, April 30, 1922

Read the article: Suit Over Fallen Boiler

Overflowing 'Bowl' Put 3 Here in Jail

Camden Courier-Post, January 2, 1928

Courier-Post clipping, January 2, 1928, on three Camden men jailed or fined after New Year's celebrations — Camden Courier-Post, January 2, 1928

Read the article: Overflowing 'Bowl' Put 3 Here in Jail

Camden Courier-Post, January 2, 1928

Second crop of the Courier-Post clipping of January 2, 1928, on three Camden men jailed or fined after New Year's — Camden Courier-Post, January 2, 1928

Beer Seller Is Fined for Lack of License

Camden Courier-Post, July 12, 1933

Read the article: Beer Seller Is Fined for Lack of License

Intersection of Sycamore Street & Louis Street

Southeast Corner — Looking South on Louis Street towards intersection of Louis & Sycamore Streets — 1947 — Photograph Taken August 26, 2001

Looking south on Louis Street toward the intersection with Sycamore Street, August 26, 2001 — Southeast Corner — Looking South on Louis Street towards intersection of Louis & Sycamore Streets — 1947 — Photograph Taken August 26, 2001

Northeast Corner — 1251–1253 Sycamore Street — Building erected after 1928 — Photo taken June 10, 2011

1251–1253 Sycamore Street, northeast corner of Louis and Sycamore Streets, June 10, 2011 — Northeast Corner — 1251–1253 Sycamore Street — Building erected after 1928 — Photo taken June 10, 2011

Northeast Corner — 1251–1253 Sycamore Street — 1934–1943: George M. Beringer Inc. (Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Chemists) — Letter to Stockholders, March 9, 1936

George M. Beringer, Inc., Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Chemists, 1251–53 Sycamore Street, letterhead, 1936 — Northeast Corner — 1251–1253 Sycamore Street — 1934–1943: George M. Beringer Inc. (Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Chemists) — Letter to Stockholders, March 9, 1936

George M. Beringer, Inc. — Letter to Stockholders, March 9, 1936 (PDF)

Northeast Corner — 1251–1253 Sycamore Street — 1955: Jersey Supply Company — 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

1251 Sycamore Street, Jersey Supply Company, 1955 New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages ad — Northeast Corner — 1251–1253 Sycamore Street — 1955: Jersey Supply Company — 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

1140 Louis Street — 1940: R & M Amusement Company (vending machines) — Photograph Taken August 26, 2001

1140 Louis Street, August 26, 2001 — 1140 Louis Street — 1940: R & M Amusement Company (vending machines) — Photograph Taken August 26, 2001

1140, 1142 & 1144 Louis Street — 1947 — Photograph Taken August 26, 2001

1140, 1142 and 1144 Louis Street, August 26, 2001 — 1140, 1142 & 1144 Louis Street — 1947 — Photograph Taken August 26, 2001

1144 Louis Street — Private First Class Louis W. Howell

Camden Gang Fighters Are Held for Trial

Philadelphia Inquirer, August 3, 1913

Read the article: Camden Gang Fighters Are Held for Trial

Intersection of Kaighn Avenue & Louis Street

Southeast Corner — Photo Taken August 9, 2011

Southeast corner of Louis Street and Kaighn Avenue, 2011 — Southeast Corner — Photo Taken August 9, 2011

Looking North at Intersection of Louis Street & Kaighn Avenue from Liberty Street — Photo Taken May 6, 2012

Looking north at Louis Street and Kaighn Avenue from Liberty Street, May 6, 2012 — Looking North at Intersection of Louis Street & Kaighn Avenue from Liberty Street — Photo Taken May 6, 2012

Southwest Corner of Louis Street & Kaighn Avenue — 1188 Kaighn Avenue — Photo Taken August 9, 2011

Southwest corner of Louis Street and Kaighn Avenue, 1188 Kaighn Avenue, August 9, 2011 — Southwest Corner of Louis Street & Kaighn Avenue — 1188 Kaighn Avenue — Photo Taken August 9, 2011

1200 Block of Louis Street

1208 Louis Street

1208 Louis Street — 1200 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1919–1920	Jacob Reichert & Family
1919–1920	Matilda Rausch
1919–1920	Jacob & Catherine Reichert
1919–1920	Adolph Reichert
1919–1920	John Rausch & Matilda Reichert Rausch

1211 Louis Street

1211 Louis Street — 1200 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1906	George Amme
1906	Thomas Cunningham

1212 Louis Street

1212 Louis Street — 1200 Block of Louis Street
year	name
WWII	Private Joseph F. Murawski

1213 Louis Street

1213 Louis Street — 1200 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1935	Leon Grenkwicz

1200 Louis Street — 1947 — Photograph Taken June 25, 2011

1200 Louis Street, June 25, 2011 — 1200 Louis Street — 1947 — Photograph Taken June 25, 2011

1202 Louis Street — 1947 — Photograph Taken June 25, 2011

1202 Louis Street, June 25, 2011 — 1202 Louis Street — 1947 — Photograph Taken June 25, 2011

1211, 1213 & 1215 Louis Street — Photographs Taken May 6, 2004

1211, 1213 and 1215 Louis Street, May 6, 2004 — 1211, 1213 & 1215 Louis Street — Photographs Taken May 6, 2004

1211, 1213 & 1215 Louis Street — Photographs Taken May 6, 2004

1212 Louis Street — Private Joseph F. Murawski

Leon Grenkwicz — 1469 Louis Street

Leon Grenkwicz of 1469 Louis Street — Leon Grenkwicz — 1469 Louis Street

Mad Dog Shot by Policeman Cunningham

Philadelphia Inquirer, August 29, 1906

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, August 29, 1906: George Amme of Louis Street attacked by his rabid terrier. — Philadelphia Inquirer, August 29, 1906

Read the article: Mad Dog Shot by Policeman Cunningham

Read the article: Pair Held for Jury in Theft of Liquor

Intersection of Liberty Street & Louis Street

Northwest Corner — 1191 Liberty Street — Photograph Taken May 5, 2004

Northwest corner of Louis and Liberty Streets, 1191 Liberty Street, May 5, 2004 — Northwest Corner — 1191 Liberty Street — Photograph Taken May 5, 2004

Northwest Corner — 1201 Liberty Street — Mr. Wiggles Aquarius Lounge — also known as Rudolph Stumm's Saloon & Pouche's Lounge — September 9, 2003

1201 Liberty Street, Mr. Wiggles Aquarius Lounge, September 9, 2003 — Northwest Corner — 1201 Liberty Street — Mr. Wiggles Aquarius Lounge — also known as Rudolph Stumm's Saloon & Pouche's Lounge — September 9, 2003

Northwest Corner — 1201 Liberty Street — Mr. Wiggles Aquarius Lounge — also known as Rudolph Stumm's Saloon & Pouche's Lounge — September 9, 2003

Intersection of Bannard Alley & Louis Street

Looking Northwest down Louis Street. Vacant building in the foreground is 1201 Bannard Alley, on the northeast corner of Louis Street and Bannard Alley. This and other photos taken March 15, 2012. This building had been scheduled for demolition shortly before these photos were taken.

Looking northwest down Louis Street, 1201 Bannard Alley at the northeast corner, March 15, 2012 — Looking Northwest down Louis Street. Vacant building in the foreground is 1201 Bannard Alley, on the northeast corner of Louis Street and Bannard Alley. This and other photos taken March 15, 2012. This building had been scheduled for demolition shortly before these photos were taken.

Northeast corner of Louis Street and Bannard Alley

Northeast corner of Louis Street and Bannard Alley, as seen from west side of Louis Street

Northeast corner of Louis Street and Bannard Alley seen from the west side of Louis Street — Northeast corner of Louis Street and Bannard Alley, as seen from west side of Louis Street

Northeast corner of Louis Street and Bannard Alley, as seen from west side of Louis Street

Looking Southeast down Louis Street as seen from west side of Louis Street. Building center of photograph is 1201 Bannard Alley, on the northeast corner of Louis Street and Bannard Alley

Looking southeast down Louis Street, 1201 Bannard Alley at the northeast corner — Looking Southeast down Louis Street as seen from west side of Louis Street. Building center of photograph is 1201 Bannard Alley, on the northeast corner of Louis Street and Bannard Alley

1400 Block of Louis Street

1417 Louis Street

1417 Louis Street — 1400 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1930	Gordon Feltz

1418 Louis Street

1418 Louis Street — 1400 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1922	Mrs. Margaret Jenkins
1959	Stanley Bicharski

1438 Louis Street

1438 Louis Street — 1400 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1938	Joseph Dadich & Family
1938	Joseph & Emma Dadich

1450 Louis Street

1450 Louis Street — 1400 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1933	M. Cupyrs

1462 Louis Street

1462 Louis Street — 1400 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1933	Joseph Putek

1469 Louis Street

1469 Louis Street — 1400 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1919–1930s	Konstanty Grinkiewicz & Family
1919–1930s	Konstanty & Blanche Grinkiewicz
1919–1930s	Constantine Grinkiewicz
1919–1930s	Jessie Grinkiewicz
1919–1930s	Sigmund Grinkiewicz
1919–1930s	Leon Grenkwicz (Grinkiewicz)

1475 Louis Street

1475 Louis Street — 1400 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1933	Stephen Burzynski

1476 Louis Street

1476 Louis Street — 1400 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1922–1940s	Constanty Dziengowski & Family
1922–1940s	Konstanty & Stella Dziengowski
1922–1940s	Gustave Dziengowski
1922–1940s	John Dziengowski
1922–1940s	Mary Dziengowski
1922–1940s	Wanda Dziengowski
WWII	Technical Sergeant Gustave Dziengowski

1480 Louis Street

1480 Louis Street — 1400 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1938	Frank Kasprzak & Family
1938	Frank & Stella Kasprzak
1938	Frank Kasprzak Jr.
1938	Dolores Kasprzak

1494 Louis Street

1494 Louis Street — 1400 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1930	Charles Romanowski & Family
1930	Charles & Eva Romanowski
1930	Joseph Romanowski
1942	Bernard Sienkewicz

1496 Louis Street

1496 Louis Street — 1400 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1930–1947	John Marchlik & Family
1930–1947	John & Mary Marchlik
1930–1947	Clara Marchlik
1930–1947	Helen Marchlik
1930–1947	Joseph Marchlik
1930–1947	Stephen Krajewski & Family
1930–1947	Stephen & Sophie Krajewski
1930–1947	George Krajewski
1930–1947	Dorothy Krajewski
1930–1947	Theresa Krajewski
1930–1947	Sophie Krajewski

1502 Louis Street

1502 Louis Street — 1400 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1922–1947	Morris Schwartz & Family
1922–1947	Morris & Mary Schwartz
1922–1947	Sidney Schwartz
1922–1947	Charlotte Schwartz
1922–1947	Carlton Schwartz

1476 Louis Street — 1947 — Photograph Taken September 25, 2011

1476 Louis Street, September 25, 2011 — 1476 Louis Street — 1947 — Photograph Taken September 25, 2011

1476 Louis Street — Private Gustave Dziengowski, 469th Flying Training Squadron, U.S. Army Air Forces (archive label: Technical Sergeant Gustave Dziengowski)

Portrait of Gustave Dziengowski — 1476 Louis Street — Private Gustave Dziengowski, 469th Flying Training Squadron, U.S. Army Air Forces (archive label: Technical Sergeant Gustave Dziengowski)

1476 & 1478 Louis Street — Photograph Taken September 25, 2011

1476 and 1478 Louis Street, September 25, 2011 — 1476 & 1478 Louis Street — Photograph Taken September 25, 2011

1480 & 1482 Louis Street — Photograph Taken September 25, 2011

1480 and 1482 Louis Street, September 25, 2011 — 1480 & 1482 Louis Street — Photograph Taken September 25, 2011

1484 & 1486 Louis Street — Photograph Taken September 25, 2011

1484 and 1486 Louis Street, September 25, 2011 — 1484 & 1486 Louis Street — Photograph Taken September 25, 2011

1488 & 1490 Louis Street — Photograph Taken September 25, 2011

1488 and 1490 Louis Street, September 25, 2011 — 1488 & 1490 Louis Street — Photograph Taken September 25, 2011

1492, 1494 & 1496 Louis Street — Photograph Taken September 25, 2011

1492, 1494 and 1496 Louis Street, September 25, 2011 — 1492, 1494 & 1496 Louis Street — Photograph Taken September 25, 2011

1498, 1500 & 1502 Louis Street — Photograph Taken September 25, 2011

1498, 1500 and 1502 Louis Street, September 25, 2011 — 1498, 1500 & 1502 Louis Street — Photograph Taken September 25, 2011

Everett & Louis Streets, northeast corner, September 25, 2011 (archive label: 1502 Louis Street)

Northeast corner of Louis Street and Everett Street, September 25, 2011 — Everett & Louis Streets, northeast corner, September 25, 2011 (archive label: 1502 Louis Street)

Whitman Park Boys in U. S. Uniform

Camden Courier-Post, 1942

Torn 1942 Courier-Post clipping, Whitman Park Youths in Army and Navy, with six portraits of local servicemen. — Camden Courier-Post, 1942

Read the article: Whitman Park Boys in U. S. Uniform

Frank Kasprzak

Camden Courier-Post, February 28, 1938

Read the article: Frank Kasprzak

Youth Is Killed As Three 'Skip' School to Hunt

Camden Courier-Post, November 27, 1930

Read the article: Youth Is Killed As Three 'Skip' School to Hunt

2 Bandits Face Death As Manager of Store Dies of Holdup Wound

Camden Courier-Post, December 1, 1930

Read the article: 2 Bandits Face Death As Manager of Store Dies of Holdup Wound

Camden Is Warned Against Fireworks

Camden Daily Courier, June 11, 1922

Read the article: Camden Is Warned Against Fireworks

Read the article: Would-Be Suicide Sentenced for 'Cure'

Intersection of Lansdowne Avenue & Louis Street

Northwest Corner — 1197 Lansdowne Avenue — 1947: Briggs Cafe — late 1960s–early 1970s: Walt's Cafe — 1980s–1990s: Camelot Lounge — Photograph Taken March 19, 2012

1197 Lansdowne Avenue, northwest corner of Louis Street and Lansdowne Avenue, March 19, 2012 — Northwest Corner — 1197 Lansdowne Avenue — 1947: Briggs Cafe — late 1960s–early 1970s: Walt's Cafe — 1980s–1990s: Camelot Lounge — Photograph Taken March 19, 2012

Intersection of Whitman Avenue & Louis Street

1475 Louis Street — Northwest Corner — September 25, 2011

1475 Louis Street, northwest corner of Louis Street and Whitman Avenue, September 25, 2011 — 1475 Louis Street — Northwest Corner — September 25, 2011

1201 Whitman Avenue — Northeast Corner — September 25, 2011

1201 Whitman Avenue, northeast corner of Louis Street and Whitman Avenue, September 25, 2011 — 1201 Whitman Avenue — Northeast Corner — September 25, 2011

Southeast Corner — September 25, 2011

Southeast corner of Louis Street and Whitman Avenue, September 25, 2011 — Southeast Corner — September 25, 2011

Looking at the Northwest Corner of Whitman Avenue and Louis Street — November 27, 2011

Connie's Athletics Get 1400 Child Rooters from Camden

Camden Courier-Post, July 30, 1941

Newspaper photo of hundreds of Camden children waving beside a line of buses bound for Shibe Park, July 1941. — Camden Courier-Post, July 30, 1941

Read the article: Connie's Athletics Get 1400 Child Rooters from Camden

Intersection of Everett Street & Louis Street

Street sign at Louis Street & Everett Street

Street sign at Louis Street and Everett Street — Street sign at Louis Street & Everett Street

Northeast Corner — Photograph Taken September 25, 2011

Southwest Corner — Photograph Taken September 25, 2011

Southwest corner of Louis Street and Everett Street, September 25, 2011 — Southwest Corner — Photograph Taken September 25, 2011

1500 Block of Louis Street

1510 Louis Street

1510 Louis Street — 1500 Block of Louis Street
year	name
2010s	Vacant
2015	Razed January 20, 2015

1537 Louis Street

1537 Louis Street — 1500 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1940	William Bogucki

1538 Louis Street

1538 Louis Street — 1500 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1947	Barto Zanic

1539 Louis Street

1539 Louis Street — 1500 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1915	Dorothy Penney
1940	John Sorbicki

1540 Louis Street

1540 Louis Street — 1500 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1940	Leon Szmelc

1541 Louis Street

1541 Louis Street — 1500 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1928	Anthony Cojaro
1928	John Walker
1928	John Radonski
1928	Bernard Bertman
1940	Anthony Kozieja

1542 Louis Street

1542 Louis Street — 1500 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1940–1947	Frank Smurlo & Family
1940–1947	Frank & Stella Smurlo
1940–1947	Frank Smurlo (Jr.)
1940–1947	Raymond Smurlo
1940–1947	Edward Smurlo
WWII	Private First Class Chester Smurlo

1543 Louis Street

1543 Louis Street — 1500 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1940–1949	Nicholas Kimakovich & Family
1940–1949	Nicholas & Rose Kimakovich
1940–1949	Walter Kimakovich
1940–1949	Richard Kimakovich
1940–1949	Anna Kimakovich
1940–1949	Dolores Kimakovich

1544 Louis Street

1544 Louis Street — 1500 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1926–1940	William Krawczyk & Family
1926–1940	William & Mary Talkowski Krawczyk
1926–1940	Beatrice Krawczyk
1926–1940	Florence Zazecki
1940	Mrs. Mary E. Stokowski
1948	Stanley Poduszczak & Family
1948	Stanley & Antoinette Poduszczak
1975	Mrs. Mary Talkowski Krawczyk & Family
1975	Beatrice Krawczyk Poremba
1975	Robert Poremba

1545 Louis Street

1545 Louis Street — 1500 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1940	Herman Bauer

1546 Louis Street

1546 Louis Street — 1500 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1940	Charles R. Leyman

1547 Louis Street

1547 Louis Street — 1500 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1940	Cashmera Piearocci

1548 Louis Street

1548 Louis Street — 1500 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1940	Stephen R. Heigh

1549 Louis Street

1549 Louis Street — 1500 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1940	Harry H. Miller

1550 Louis Street

1550 Louis Street — 1500 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1940	Joseph Zawisa (confectionary)

1562 Louis Street

1562 Louis Street — 1500 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1992	Gloria E. Ball

1564 Louis Street

1564 Louis Street — 1500 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1938	John Pawela

1570 Louis Street

1570 Louis Street — 1500 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1940	Joseph Wojtkowiak & Family
1940	Joseph & Julia Wojtkowiak
1940	Lawrence Wojtkowiak

1572 Louis Street

1572 Louis Street — 1500 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1927–1930	Joseph Ward (policeman)

1575 Louis Street

1575 Louis Street — 1500 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1933	Joseph Przedpelski
1958	Alfred Numella

1581 Louis Street

1581 Louis Street — 1500 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1929–1947	Walter E. Laskowski Sr. & Family
1929–1947	Leon Laskowski
1929–1947	Thomas Laskowski
1929–1947	Eleanore Laskowski
1929–1947	Margaret Laskowski
1929–1947	Betty Laskowski
1929–1947	Dorothy Laskowski
WWII	Technician Fifth Class Walter E. Laskowski Jr.

1510 Louis Street — 2010s: Vacant — Photo: July 2010 — RAZED January 20, 2015

1510 Louis Street, vacant, July 2010 — 1510 Louis Street — 2010s: Vacant — Photo: July 2010 — RAZED January 20, 2015

1542 Louis Street — Private First Class Chester Smurlo

1581 Louis Street — Technician Fifth Class Walter E. Laskowski Jr.

1572 Louis Street — 1927–1930: Joseph Ward (policeman)

Joseph Ward, Camden policeman, of 1572 Louis Street — 1572 Louis Street — 1927–1930: Joseph Ward (policeman)

Hospital Cases

Camden Courier-Post, November 8, 1958

Read the article: Hospital Cases

Ball

Camden Courier-Post, June 5, 1992

Read the article: Ball

Krawczyk

Camden Courier-Post, January 3, 1975

Read the article: Krawczyk

Stanley Poduszczak

Camden Courier-Post, October 31, 1949

Read the article: Stanley Poduszczak

Poduszczak

Camden Courier-Post, October 31, 1949

Read the article: Poduszczak

War! Russian and Pole Clash As Mariano Fails as Arbiter

Camden Courier-Post, February 28, 1940

Courier-Post story from February 1940: a Russian and a Pole clash in Camden Police Court over Stalin. — Camden Courier-Post, February 28, 1940

Read the article: War! Russian and Pole Clash As Mariano Fails as Arbiter

Nicholas Kimakovich

Camden Courier-Post, September 9, 1949

Read the article: Nicholas Kimakovich

Rough 3 A. M. Visits Land Romeos in Toils

Camden Courier-Post, April 20, 1928

Read the article: Rough 3 A. M. Visits Land Romeos in Toils

Read the article: Woman and 2 Men Seized in Numbers

City Policeman Drowns in Lake at Blackwood

Camden Courier-Post, May 5, 1930

Read the article: City Policeman Drowns in Lake at Blackwood

Intersection of Chase Street & Louis Street

Northwest Corner of Chase Street & Louis Street — 1199 Chase Street — This was a bar as early as 1924 into the early 1990s — 1918–1921: Joseph Brzozowski — 1924–1929: Simon Sochanski — 1939–1967: Stanley's Cafe aka Zibby's (Stanley Zbikowski) — 1973–1977: John S. Tureck — 1980s: La Copa Del Oro — 1980s–1990s: Time & Place Lounge

1199 Chase Street, northwest corner of Chase and Louis Streets, a bar location from the 1920s to the 1990s — Northwest Corner of Chase Street & Louis Street — 1199 Chase Street — This was a bar as early as 1924 into the early 1990s — 1918–1921: Joseph Brzozowski — 1924–1929: Simon Sochanski — 1939–1967: Stanley's Cafe aka Zibby's (Stanley Zbikowski) — 1973–1977: John S. Tureck — 1980s: La Copa Del Oro — 1980s–1990s: Time & Place Lounge

1600 Block of Louis Street

1603 Louis Street

1603 Louis Street — 1600 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1933	Edwin Kelly

1605 Louis Street

1605 Louis Street — 1600 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1919–1926	William E. Brickner & Family (policeman)
1919–1926	William & Ethel Brickner
1919–1926	Howard Brickner
1919–1926	William Brickner Jr.
1919–1926	Elmer Brickner
1919–1926	Helen Brickner

1623 Louis Street

1623 Louis Street — 1600 Block of Louis Street
year	name
1926	Joseph Ward (policeman)

1628 Louis Street

1628 Louis Street — 1600 Block of Louis Street
year	name	source
1955–1964	Romeo's Hair & Scalp Clinic	1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

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1601 Louis Street — 1947 — Photograph by Gabriel Angemi, 2012

1601 Louis Street, photograph by Gabriel Angemi, 2012 — 1601 Louis Street — 1947 — Photograph by Gabriel Angemi, 2012

1607 Louis Street — 1947 (HOLC listing card dated 5/22/39)

Home Owners Loan Corporation property listing card for 1607 Louis Street, dated May 22, 1939 — 1607 Louis Street — 1947 (HOLC listing card dated 5/22/39)

1628 Louis Street — 1955–1964: Romeo's Hair & Scalp Clinic — 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

1628 Louis Street, Romeo's Hair & Scalp Clinic, 1955 NJ Bell Yellow Pages ad — 1628 Louis Street — 1955–1964: Romeo's Hair & Scalp Clinic — 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Yellow Pages Ad

1628 Louis Street — 1955–1964: Romeo's Hair & Scalp Clinic — Camden Courier-Post, May 19, 1964

Romeo's Hair and Scalp Clinic advertisement, Camden Courier-Post, May 19, 1964 — 1628 Louis Street — 1955–1964: Romeo's Hair & Scalp Clinic — Camden Courier-Post, May 19, 1964

Mrs. Kobus Names 3 Cops, 4 Firemen

Camden Courier-Post, November 16, 1940

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In Cafe Holdup

Camden Courier-Post, November 21, 1947

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Camden Courier-Post, November 21, 1947

Three newspaper portraits of the Briggs Cafe holdup victims under the headline Gunmen Robbed Them of $1020 and Car. — Camden Courier-Post, November 21, 1947

City Court Scene: Judge Holds Engineer in Child Deaths

Camden Courier-Post, December 19, 1957

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Boy, Girl Struck on Trestle

Camden Courier-Post, December 5, 1957

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Slate Hearing In Two Deaths On RR Trestle

Camden Courier-Post, December 12, 1957

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Rites Slated Tuesday for Train Victims

Camden Courier-Post, December 6, 1957

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Player-Piano Looting Lands Youths in Jail

Camden Courier-Post, December 21, 1928

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Camden Man Arrested for 'Crashing' Party

Camden Courier-Post, May 1, 1933

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Burns Mail in Letter Box

Philadelphia Inquirer, October 27, 1916

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News Articles

Camden Police Instructed on Nude Bathing

Camden police items from the Philadelphia Inquirer of July 21, 1900: nude bathers to be arrested, disorderly-house and whisker-pulling cases before Recorder Nowrey, and John Kupperwich of 1047 Louis Street jailed after threatening his family with a knife.

July 21, 1900

Camden News Notes

A Philadelphia Inquirer column of Camden items from March 1, 1906: a railroad power house going up at Seventh and Vanhook streets, bids for a lift bridge over Cooper Creek, and six-year-old Emma Jones of 1066 Louis Street badly burned in a bonfire.

March 1, 1906

Mad Dog Shot by Policeman Cunningham

George Amme of Louis Street, Camden, was badly bitten in August 1906 when his pet fox terrier suddenly went mad; Policeman Cunningham shot the dog.

August 29, 1906

Camden Gang Fighters Are Held for Trial

A fight between rival gangs at Louis and Sycamore streets in August 1913 drew about fifty participants; several men were held in bail or jailed for disorderly conduct, and Policeman Cornog lost his badge in the melee.

August 3, 1913

530–544 Fairview Street

Building Inspector Day issued permits for eight dwellings by T.G. Coulter from 530 to 544 Fairview Street, and for six dwellings by Martin Bergen Stone from 1486 to 1498 Louis Street.

March 27, 1915

Burns Mail in Letter Box

Frank Thompson, 15, of 1140 Lansdowne Avenue, was committed to jail in October 1916 after confessing to Detective Brothers that he set fire to the letters in a mail box at Louis and Everett streets "just for fun."

October 27, 1916

Suit Over Fallen Boiler

Mrs. Frances Waters sued Jacob Barag, a grocer at 1121 Louis Street, Camden, for $10,000 in April 1922 over head injuries from a boiler that fell from a hook; her husband William sued for $5000.

April 30, 1922

Camden Is Warned Against Fireworks

Mayor Van Hart's June 1922 proclamation for a safe and sane Fourth of July, with Camden news of the ferryboat Millville, a Masonic funeral for William P. Weiser, and a divorce advised for Mrs. Margaret Jenkins of 1418 Louis Street.

June 11, 1922

Overflowing ‘Bowl’ Put 3 Here in Jail

Three Camden men paid for their New Year's celebrating in 1928: one jailed for beating his wife, one fined after motorcycle officer George Frost arrested him outside the Stanley Theatre at Broadway and Market streets, and one jailed for tipping over chairs and tables in a restaurant.

January 2, 1928

Eight Boys Are Held, Colored Fagin Sought

Eight Camden boys, including Edward and Jess Luczkiewicz of 1051 Louis Street, were committed to the detention home in February 1928 for stealing copper wire and battery plates; police sought the junk dealer said to have bought the goods.

February 27, 1928

Rough 3 A. M. Visits Land Romeos in Toils

Three 18-year-old youths were arrested in April 1928 on their third attempt at 3 a.m. to break into a house at 1541 Louis Street after a girl living there broke an engagement; Police Judge Bertman released them when they promised to pay for the door.

April 20, 1928

Player-Piano Looting Lands Youths in Jail

Stanley Powell and Anthony Sarstick, both 20, were jailed for four months in December 1928 after pleading guilty to looting a player-piano in a pool room at Louis and Mt. Vernon streets.

December 21, 1928

City Policeman Drowns in Lake at Blackwood

Camden motorcycle policeman Joseph G. Ward, 34, of 1572 Louis Street, drowned in Blackwood lake in May 1930 when his canoe overturned after a Moonlight Social Club outing; Gloucester Township police opened an investigation.

May 5, 1930

Courier-Post clipping, Nov. 27, 1930: youth killed as three boys skip school to hunt in Pennsauken Township

Youth Is Killed As Three 'Skip' School to Hunt

Theodore Jakucki, 14, of 1207 Whitman Avenue, was killed in Pennsauken Township when Meyer Albert, 16, of 1186 Kaighn Avenue, fired a shotgun at a rising quail during a hunting trip the boys took instead of going to school; Leon Grenkwicz, 15, was with them.

November 27, 1930

2 Bandits Face Death As Manager of Store Dies of Holdup Wound

John Cullen, manager of the American Store at 1201 Lansdowne Avenue, died December 1, 1930 of a bullet wound suffered in a holdup; two Camden youths faced murder charges in his death.

December 1, 1930

Democrats to Stage Meetings Tonight

Camden Courier-Post - October 20, 1931 Six meetings, three in the city and three in the county, will be conducted by Democrats tonight in the interest of A. Harry Moore, gubernatorial candidate, and local candidates on the Democratic ticket.

October 20, 1931

Three Youths Arrested in Stolen Automobile

Theodore Hyk, Charles Di Ciano of 1909 Kossuth Street and John Gaisor of 1047 Louis Street were held for the grand jury in June 1932 after a Haddon Township police sergeant stopped the stolen car they were riding in on Crescent Boulevard.

June 6, 1932

Sheriff's Sale

Legal notice of a Sheriff's Sale on June 17, 1932, of 1242 Morton Street, seized from William J. Shepp, Pauline V. Shepp and Leonhard Mueller at the suit of the Kazimier Pulaski Building and Loan Association.

June 9, 1932

Camden Man Injured as Car Turns Turtle

Harry Katz, 25, of 1100 Baring Street suffered cuts to his legs and hands when his car turned over in a collision at Eighth Street and Atlantic Avenue.

February 1, 1933

Courier-Post clipping, May 1, 1933: Camden man arrested for crashing a party

Camden Man Arrested for 'Crashing' Party

Edward Stone, 21, of 1024 Federal Street, was arrested after striking at the host of a party he tried to "crash"; Judge Pancoast suspended sentence and told him to go to parties only when invited.

May 1, 1933

Beer Seller Is Fined for Lack of License

Judge Pancoast fined Herbert Reuben $25 in July 1933 for selling beer without a license at 925 Liberty Street, but freed Frank Tomiczwicz of 1111 Louis Street with a warning after testimony that he was destitute.

July 12, 1933

Pair Held for Jury in Theft of Liquor

Charged with possession of stolen goods, Leon Grenkwicz, 21, of 1213 Louis Street, and George Sanders, 22, of 307 Walnut street, Haddonfield, yesterday were held without bail for the grand jury by Police Judge Lewis Liberman.

October 29, 1935

Would-Be Suicide Sentenced for 'Cure'

Judge Gene R. Mariano sent Joseph Dadich of 1438 Louis Street to jail for 60 days in February 1938 after a suicide attempt, at his wife's request for a "cure," and suspended sentence for Joseph Grochowski of Mechanic Street.

February 8, 1938

First Camden National Bank and Trust Co - Dec 2002

Tax Title Liens Net $112,311 in Month

Liquidation of tax title liens produced $112,311.70 for Camden's treasury during January, Mayor Brunner announced yesterday.

February 11, 1938

Woman and 2 Men Seized in Numbers

City detectives raided a house at 1039 Jackson Street in February 1938, seizing numbers slips representing $138 in play and arresting Joseph Orlowski, Mary Stanska and John Pawela of 1564 Louis Street.

February 25, 1938

Frank Kasprzak

Funeral notice for Frank Kasprzak, 32, of 1478 Louis Street, Camden, with services at St. Joseph's Polish Church and burial in Calvary Cemetery, February 1938.

February 28, 1938

War! Russian and Pole Clash As Mariano Fails as Arbiter

A twenty-year friendship between neighbors Pete Rademow and William Krawczyk of 1544 Louis Street ended in Camden Police Court in February 1940 over Russia's invasion of Poland; Judge Gene R. Mariano's call for an armistice failed.

February 28, 1940

Mrs. Kobus Names 3 Cops, 4 Firemen

Commissioner Mary W. Kobus announced the appointment of three Camden policemen and four firemen in November 1940; among the new firefighters was John Gryckiewicz of 810 North Front Street.

November 16, 1940

Mrs. Kobus to Ask More Cops, Firemen for City Next Year

Camden Public Safety Commissioner Mary W. Kobus announced in December 1940 that her appointment of 22 patrolmen and 10 firemen had restored the public safety department to 1938 strength, and said she would seek money for more officers because of defense needs; John Gryckiewicz of 810 North Front Street was among the fire appointees.

December 4, 1940

Connie's Athletics Get 1400 Child Rooters from Camden

Some 1400 Thirteenth Ward children boarded buses at Louis Street and Whitman Avenue in July 1941 for Republican committeeman Edward Garrity's annual outing to see the Athletics play the Chicago White Sox at Shibe Park.

July 30, 1941

Whitman Park Boys in U. S. Uniform

A torn 1942 Courier-Post clipping on six young men from around Louis Street and Whitman Avenue, boyhood friends from the Bonsall School, who joined the Army and Navy, with portraits of each.

January 1, 1942

Camden Man Killed with 10 in Air Crash

A January 1943 Camden Courier-Post report that Sgt. Gus Dzingoski, 31, of 1476 Louis Street was one of 11 army men killed when a bomber crashed at White City, Kansas, while returning to its base at Topeka.

January 8, 1943

Funeral Tomorrow for Sgt. Dzingoski

A January 1943 Camden Courier-Post notice that Sgt. Gus Dzingoski — the first World War II casualty of St. Joseph's Catholic Church — would be buried with full military honors, with an American Legion ritual in his mother's home and a Solemn High Mass of Requiem at the church.

January 13, 1943

Service flag unfurled by St. Joseph's Church, Tenth and Mechanic Streets, Camden, August 31, 1943

1150 Camden Poles In Service Honored

A service flag honoring 1,150 St. Joseph's Parish men and women in the armed forces was unfurled at Tenth and Mechanic Streets, where Mayor Brunner pinned gold stars on the mothers and a brother of parishioners killed or missing in World War II. Courier-Post, August 31, 1943.

August 31, 1943

St. Joseph's Church Keeps in Touch with Men and Women in Armed Forces

A 1944 Camden Courier-Post feature by Frank Sheridan on St. Joseph's Church (the Polish parish at Tenth and Mechanic Streets), whose 1,154 mothers gave sons and daughters to the war — four killed, two missing, one a prisoner — among them Joseph Piotrowski, lost when the cruiser Helena was sunk at Kula Gulf.

January 1, 1944

In Cafe Holdup

Two armed bandits robbed Briggs Cafe at Lansdowne Avenue and Louis Street of about $1000 in November 1947, then took a car, cash and a watch from two men who chased them; Camden police held three men for questioning.

November 21, 1947

Nicholas Kimakovich

Obituary of Nicholas Kimakovich, 52, of 1543 Louis Street, a Camden resident of 25 years who worked for a Philadelphia tailoring firm, who died in September 1949 after a long illness.

September 9, 1949

Poduszczak

Paid death notice for Stanley Poduszczak, 55, of 1544 Louis Street, Camden, who died suddenly October 29, 1949, inviting RCA, union and Polish organization members to his funeral.

October 31, 1949

Stanley Poduszczak

Obituary of Stanley Poduszczak, 55, an RCA toolmaker for 18 years, who died of a heart attack at his home at 1544 Louis Street, Camden, in October 1949.

October 31, 1949

Hospital Cases

A Camden Courier-Post hospital admissions list of November 20, 1949, recording injuries treated at Cooper and West Jersey hospitals, including Mary Dickinson, 74, of 57 North Twenty-second Street, with an injured hip.

November 20, 1949

Boy, Girl Struck on Trestle

John Wawrzyniak Jr., 14, and his sister Karen, 9, of 1121 Orchard Street were killed in December 1957 by a Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines train on the trestle over Mechanic and Louis streets; witnesses said the boy died trying to pull his sister off the tracks.

December 5, 1957

Rites Slated Tuesday for Train Victims

A requiem high Mass at St. Joseph's Church was set for John Wawrzyniak Jr., 14, and his sister Karen, 9, killed in December 1957 by a train on the trestle over Louis and Mechanic streets near their Orchard Street home.

December 6, 1957

Slate Hearing In Two Deaths On RR Trestle

The PRSL engineer whose train killed John and Karen Wawrzyniak on the trestle at Louis and Mechanic streets was released in his own recognizance in December 1957 after a clerical error postponed his hearing.

December 12, 1957

City Court Scene: Judge Holds Engineer in Child Deaths

Municipal Judge Marino held PRSL engineer John C. Gillon for the grand jury in December 1957 on a manslaughter charge in the deaths of John and Karen Wawrzyniak on the trestle at Mechanic and Louis streets, along with a motorist in a separate death.

December 19, 1957

Hospital Cases

Hospital cases from Camden on November 8, 1958, including Joseph Kelly of 67 South 28th Street (cut scalp) and Raymond Ross of 1223 North 28th Street (cut arm) treated at Cooper Hospital.

November 8, 1958

Krawczyk

Death notice for Mary Krawczyk (nee Talkowski), widow of William Krawczyk of 1544 Louis Street, Camden, who died January 1, 1975; funeral from the Zembruski Funeral Home with Mass at St. Joseph's Church.

January 3, 1975

Ball

Death notice for Gloria E. Ball, 51, of 1562 Louis Street, Camden, who died June 1, 1992, with services at the Carl Miller Funeral Home and interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

June 5, 1992

People

Gustave Dziengowski

Private Gustave Dziengowski of 1476 Louis Street, Camden, served with the 469th Flying Training Squadron, U.S. Army Air Forces. A Camden High School athlete who worked twelve years for Public Service before his induction in April 1942, he was killed on January 6, 1943 when his B-24D broke up and crashed near White City, Kansas.

September 14, 2026

Walter Trynski

Walter Trynski of Camden, NJ served as a Technician 5th Class in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. He died on July 6, 1947, while still serving, and is buried at St. Joseph Cemetery in Gloucester Township, NJ.

July 18, 2026