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Two firefighters exiting a two-story sided apartment building at 1016-1018 Sheridan Street

Streets

Sheridan Street

Sheridan Street is a residential street in Camden, NJ named for Civil War General Philip Sheridan. It originally ran from Warsaw Street east to Davis Street, later extended to South 10th Street.

November 3, 2026·11 min read

Newly built brick rowhouses at 935 to 943 Morton Street, Camden, under construction around 1928

Streets

Morton Street

Morton Street runs from South Ninth Street east to Haddon Avenue, two blocks south of Everett Street, in South Camden.

October 28, 2026·15 min read

Portrait of Machinist's Mate First Class Joseph J. Piotrowski

People

Joseph J. Piotrowski

Machinist's Mate First Class Joseph J. Piotrowski of 1167 Chase Street, Camden, served aboard the cruiser USS Helena (CL-50), survived the attack on Pearl Harbor, and was killed in action on July 6, 1943 when the Helena was sunk at the Battle of Kula Gulf. He is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery.

July 18, 2026·3 min read

South 2nd Street and Sycamore Street

Streets

Sycamore Street

Sycamore Street is one of Camden's "tree" streets, originally running east from Front Street to Haddon Avenue; its intersections at 7th, 8th and Louis Streets were hubs for different ethnic and cultural communities.

February 2, 2024·2 min read

Camden Grocers Exchange - Atlantic Avenue and Ferry Avenue

Streets

Atlantic Avenue

Atlantic Avenue lies three blocks south of Kaighn Avenue and runs from Front Street east to Haddon Avenue. East of 7th Street it was and remains a mix of homes and commercial properties; between 7th and 9th Streets, I-676 and the elevated rail line cross the street, and east of 9th Street it is primarily residential.

August 13, 2023·30 min read

Rich Brodowicz as a young child

Historical Accounts

A Camden Story: Reflections and Memories of Richard Brodowicz

Richard Brodowicz's personal memoir of growing up in South Camden in the 1960s and 1970s, covering Polish family life, St. Joseph's Church and School, neighborhood games, and childhood memories on Tioga and Mechanic Streets.

August 1, 2007·66 min read

Ames Held In Slaying In Camden

Anderson Ames of Atlantic City was held without bail for the grand jury in the June 11 fatal shooting of Rudolph Brown, 57, of 1975 Park Boulevard, in the home of Herbert (Midnight) Johnson.

July 20, 1967·2 min read

Courier-Post, February 1, 1966: 7 Firemen Take Oaths in Camden, new captain Robert Olesiewicz named

7 Firemen Take Oaths in Camden

Robert Olesiewicz, 47, was promoted from fireman to captain and assigned to Ladder Company 1 as Public Safety Director Keith Kauffman swore in seven new Camden firemen.

February 1, 1966·1 min read

Courier-Post front page clipping, December 5, 1957: Boy, Girl Struck on Trestle, with a photo of a child's glove.

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, 1957·1 min read

Courier-Post story, November 6, 1953: fire truck and auto collision breaks store windows at Broadway and Stevens

Fire Truck-Auto Collision Breaks Store Windows

A car driven by 19-year-old Leonard Chasey collided with Engine Co. No. 2 at Broadway and Stevens Street, mounted the sidewalk and broke two windows of Rolans Clothing Store; the engine was returning from a false alarm at 516 Pine Street.

November 6, 1953·1 min read

3 Friends Fail To Save Youth Drowned Here - Camden Courier-Post, June 2, 1938

3 Friends Fail To Save Youth Drowned Here

Front-page Camden Courier-Post account of the June 1, 1938 drowning of 18-year-old Pasquale Barbalace of 1551 Norris Street in the Delaware River near Petty's Island, while three companions — among them Joseph Piotrowski of 1167 Chase Street — tried in vain to save him.

June 2, 1938·1 min read

Newspaper clipping, "Jury Frees Motorist in Camden Auto Death," Camden Courier-Post, February 21, 1938

Jury Frees Motorist in Camden Auto Death

The Camden County Grand Jury cleared Ralph Bantivoglio of 1538 South Tenth Street in the traffic death of New York Shipbuilding Company employee Leonard Mislich.

February 21, 1938·1 min read

Camden Man Held as Holdup Suspect

Edward Markowski, 21, of 1240 Whitman Avenue was arrested at his sister's house on Norris Street on a Connecticut warrant charging him in the holdup of a gambling house. Camden Courier-Post, February 11, 1938.

February 11, 1938·1 min read

Courier-Post clipping, "2 Girls, Youth Held in Probe of Fatal Card Game Holdup," January 24, 1938.

2 Girls, Youth Held in Probe of Fatal Card Game Holdup

Luigi Tortu, 21, of 426 Line Street, and two girls, Pearl Wills of Delair and Evelyn Buffa of 810 Florence Street, were held by Camden city and county police after Angelos Malagas, a restaurant cook shot in the January 11, 1938 holdup of a card game at 725 Penn Street, died in Cooper Hospital 13 days later.

January 24, 1938·4 min read

Newspaper clipping, "Man Shot in Holdup of Card Game Dies," Camden Courier-Post, January 24, 1938.

Man Shot in Holdup of Card Game Dies

Angelo Margolis, 38, of 1112 Langham Avenue, a chef and father of 13 who was shot when two bandits held up a card game at 725 Penn Street on January 11, 1938, died in Cooper Hospital, and a murder warrant was issued for his assailant.

January 13, 1938·2 min read

Courier-Post headline about police finding no trace of a man identified as one of two card game bandits, January 12, 1938

Cops Find No Trace of Man Identified as One of Bandits

Police of four states hunted a known suspect in the holdup of a card game at 725 Penn Street in which Angelo Margolis, 38, of 1110 Langham Avenue was seriously wounded; the card players were held as material witnesses.

January 12, 1938·2 min read

Courier-Post column, October 17, 1936: Making the Rounds item thanking patrons of Nicholsons Cafe and the Three Nuts

Making the Rounds: Nicholson's Cafe

Nick of Nicholson's Cafe at Norris and Morton Streets thanks the patrons who came after the previous week's column item, names the Three Nuts, and repeats the free platters on Friday and Saturday.

October 17, 1936·1 min read

Courier-Post column, October 10, 1936: Making the Rounds item promoting Nicholsons Cafe at Norris and Morton Streets

Making the Rounds: Nicholson's Cafe

A 1936 Making the Rounds column item recommends Nicholson's Cafe at Norris and Morton Streets, with music by the Three Nuts and free platters on Friday and Saturday.

October 10, 1936·1 min read

Delay in Paying Fare for Taxicab Adds $5 to Cost

If Mr. Blazy Finch had paid his cab fare in the first place, he would be $5 richer today.

February 21, 1936·1 min read

3 Youths Accused of Intended Theft

Three Liberty Park youths, including John Malik, 15, of 1295 Everett Street, faced police court hearings on charges of loitering with intent to steal after Detective George Zeitz arrested them near a car from which 900 cigars had been stolen. Camden Courier-Post, August 9, 1933.

August 9, 1933·1 min read

Youths Peddling Radio Arrested on Suspicion

Joseph Fiume, 16, of 1349 Van Hook Street, and Stephen Stanziak were arrested after detectives found Fiume attempting to sell a radio of unknown origin to a shopkeeper.

June 25, 1933·1 min read

Sheriff's sale notice for 1272 Sheridan Street

Sheriff's Sale

Sheriff's sale notice for 1272 Sheridan Street, seized as the property of John and Pauline Baronkin at the suit of the Kosciuszko Building and Loan Association and set for sale on June 24, 1932.

June 9, 1932·2 min read

Driver of Truck Held After Beer Is Seized

John Grost of 1603 Norris Street was jailed on a federal beer-transport charge after police stopped his truck at Collings Road and the Black Horse Pike; Bruno Skalowski, 16, of 1057 Everett Street was held as a material witness. Camden Courier-Post, October 21, 1931.

October 21, 1931·1 min read

Two Alleged Gangsters Trapped by Cops in Harleigh Cemetery — Camden Courier-Post, December 1, 1930

Two Alleged Gangsters Trapped by Cops in Harleigh Cemetery

A weekend crime sweep in Camden: two alleged Philadelphia gangsters were trapped in Harleigh Cemetery by Patrolman Howard Bean and others, while a South Camden grocer routed two holdup men — four suspects held for the Grand Jury.

December 1, 1930·5 min read

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Gangster Shot During Melee In Sixth Ward

Joseph Cimini, 31, declared by police to be a Philadelphia gangster, was killed in the Sixth Ward Republican Club, 908 Broadway; Joseph "Polack Joe" Deven, who fired the shot, was held on a murder charge, declaring he had fired in self-defense.

January 14, 1928·10 min read

Camden County Transfers real estate column, Philadelphia Inquirer, November 11, 1914

Camden County Transfers

Real estate transfers in Camden County towns, including 1339 Princess Avenue, William S. Eastlack to Florence Podmore, $3000. Philadelphia Inquirer, November 11, 1914.

November 11, 1914·2 min read

Newspaper clipping, Camden County Transfers, listing four real estate sales, Philadelphia Inquirer, February 22, 1908

Camden County Transfers

Real estate transfers in Camden County, including Nos. 327 and 329 Liberty Street, William B. Stephens to Ephraim B. Fisher, $2000, and G. Hugo Ernst to Edward Geschke at Mechanic and Norris streets. Philadelphia Inquirer, February 22, 1908.

February 22, 1908·1 min read