Camden Streets - Cope Street

COPE STREET is a two block street that rusns south from 1246 Sheridan Street across Van Hook Street until it ends at 1236 Decatur Street. The street was laid out in 1896, and first appeared in City Directories in 1897.

Nine homes were built on Cope Street, all of which are still standing as of January 2014.

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Phil Cohen

Intersection of Cope Street & Sheridan Street Click on Image to Enlarge


Camden County Prosecutor Vincent P. Sarubbi announced that Sherron Rolax, M/23, pleaded guilty today to Possession with the Intent to Distribute a Controlled Dangerous Substance Within 1,000 feet of a School. Assistant Prosecutor Timothy Chatten will recommend that Rolax, of Oak Avenue in Lawnside, receive a sentence of five years in New Jersey State Prison, including three years without parole eligibility, when he is sentenced Feb. 28, 2003. New Jersey State Police Officers arrested Rolax at approximately 12:25 a.m. on May 31, 2002, at Sheridan and Cope streets, after observing him conduct multiple drug sales. He was charged with possession with the intent to distribute heroin. He is being held in the Camden County Correctional Facility in lieu of $35,000 bail. Rolax was the subject of a search conducted by then-Gov. Christie Whitman during the 1990s. Rolax filed a civil lawsuit alleging the search violated his civil rights. The suit was dismissed.	CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE VINCENT P. SARUBBI, CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR MEDIA INFORMATION January 27, 2003

1600 Block of Cope Street
	1676 Cope Street 1929 John McGettigan
	1678 Cope Street 1929 Joseph Zaremba Photo from 1940

1700 Block of Cope Street
	1714 Cope Street 1929 Vacant
	1716 Cope Street 1929 Paul N. Stone
	1718 Cope Street 1929 John J. Schuda
	1720 Cope Street 1929 Joseph Cybulski
	1722 Cope Street 1929 Joseph A. Bentley
	1724 Cope Street 1929 Paul H. King
	1726 Cope Street 1929-1943 Paul Stypa-Starzynski Dry Goods Camden Courier-Post August 10, 1943 Polish National Socialist Union Polish Defense Committee Polish Relief Council Colonial Land Sea League

Camden Courier-Post - June 6, 1933

FOURTH EVENT, PLANNED BY DAYTON COMMUNITY

A parade for children, races for women and other features were in cluded in the plans for a Fourth of July celebration adopted last night at a meeting of the Dayton Community Association.

The parade, to be held in the morning, will be made up of deco rated coaches, bicycles and express wagons.

It was announced five women judges will be appointed. Races will be run on Sayrs Avenue between nor ris and Pershing Streets by children, women and men in the afternoon. There will be dancing in the evening. A committee will make a house-to-house canvass, to obtain funds for expenses.

Many men of the community em braced by Van Hook Street, Decatur Street, Dayton Street, browning street, Sayrs Avenue , Mt. Ephraim Avenue, Cope Street, nor ris Street and Pershing Street attended last night's meeting held at 1240 Browning Street. Herbert C. Vennell is president of the association.

Intersection of Cope Street & Van Hook Street Click on Image to Enlarge

Intersection of Cope Street & Decatur Street Click on Image to Enlarge