Berwick Street
By Phil Cohen
Berwick Street is in East Camden. Prior to 1954, when the McGuire Gardens public housing project was built, the street began at Rand Street, with a block of homes in the 2000 block between Boyd and Morse Streets, and another block of homes in the 2100 Block between Morse Street and Marlton Pike, where it terminates. When McGuire was built, Berwick was extended all the way to South 20th Street.
Berwick Street — Map published in 1946
McGuire Gardens
Looking south on Morse Street to the intersection at Berwick Street — February 14, 1951
Plat Showing Proposed Site, Project No. N.J.-10-4, Camden, N. J.
Plat —
SCALE 1″ = 300′
[street names lettered along the streets on the plat:] Bank St.; Westminster; Pike; Marlton; Berwick; Morse; Watson St.; Boyd; Carman St.; Federal St.; Rand; Pfeiffer Ave.; Raritan; 20th St.; Randolph St.
Wm. T. Harker & Associates. Consulting Engineers. 307 Market St. Camden, N. J. [initials at the lower right:] H.R.S.
2000 Block of Berwick Street
Irvin F. Bishop, 62, of 2012 Berwick st., a retired city fireman, died Wednesday in Cooper Hospital. He was a lifetime resident of Camden and retired as a fireman five years ago after serving 34 years. He was a member of the Police and Firemen’s Benevolent Association.
Surviving are his wife, Mabel M.; three daughters, Mrs. Margaret Williams, of Albany, N. Y.; Mrs. Joan Cranmer, of Audubon Park, and Miss Mary Bishop, at home; a son, Edwin, of Albany; four grandchildren; a brother, Harry, of Blackwood, and a stepson, Paul Marquardt, of Mantua.
Services will be held Monday at 11 a. m. in the Frank J. Leonard Funeral Home, 1451 Broadway, where friends may call Sunday night. Burial will be in Berlin Cemetery.
Irvin F. Bishop — 2012 Berwick Street
Irvin F. Bishop, 62, of 2012 Berwick st., a retired city fireman, died Wednesday in Cooper Hospital. He was a lifetime resident of Camden and retired as a fireman five years ago after serving 34 years. He was a member of the Police and Firemen's Benevolent Association. — Camden Courier-Post, June 12, 1958
2029 Berwick Street — Edwin Cortes
Camden County Prosecutor's Office
Vincent P. Sarubbi, Camden County Prosecutor
MEDIA INFORMATION
November 23, 2004
Camden County Prosecutor Vincent P. Sarubbi and Camden Police Chief Edwin J. Figueroa reported today that Edwin Cortes, M/45, died on Nov. 22, 2004, at Cooper University Hospital from injuries he sustained in an alleged assault on Nov. 7 in Camden, N.J.
Investigation indicates that at approximately 6:35 p.m. on Nov. 7, family members of Cortes called police and emergency medical service personnel to his home in the 2000 block of Berwick Street in Camden. He stated to police that he had been beaten by his nephew, Eric Plaza, M/21, of the 2000 block of Westminster Avenue in Camden. Cortes complained of pain in his side. Emergency medical personnel transported Cortes to Cooper University Hospital to be evaluated.
Cortes’ condition rapidly deteriorated and he underwent emergency surgery for internal injuries. His condition deteriorated further and he fell into a coma and was placed on life support. He remained in a coma until yesterday when his family decided to remove him from life support. Cortes was pronounced dead at 2:45 p.m. yesterday.
Plaza was arrested yesterday and charged with Murder for allegedly causing his uncle’s death by beating the victim with his fists. Plaza remains in the Camden County Correctional Facility in lieu of $300,000 bail set by Superior Court Judge David G. Eynon.
2000 Block of Berwick Street
Address and occupant records from city directories and newspapers, 1958–2004.
2012 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1958 | Irvin F. Bishop & Family (retired fireman) |
| 1958 | Irvin F. & Mabel M. Bishop |
| 1958 | Mary Bishop |
| 1958 | Margaret Bishop Williams |
| 1958 | Joan Bishop Cranmer |
| 1958 | Edwin Bishop |
2029 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Edwin Cortes |
2075 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1970 | Alfred E. Green |
2100 Block of Berwick Street
CAMDEN
Louis to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Aldi of 1024 Lois Avenue.
Isaac to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Berrios of 412 Front Street.
Carlos to Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Caraballo of 409 2nd Street.
Michael Thomas to Mr. and Mrs. David Clark of 2105 Berwick Street.
Virginia Doreen to Mr. and Mrs. William Cooper of 318 Federal Street.
Elsie Denise to Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Davis of 629 N. 8th Street.
Deborah Dee to Mr. and Mrs. David Lavender of 128 Boyd Street.
Clarice Lynn to Mr. and Mrs. John Little of 141 N. 34th Street.
Indian in Court Was on Warpath Neighbor Avers
Camden Daily Courier —
William May, an Indian, 32 years old, 2110 Berwick street, was held in $200 bail by Recorder Stackhouse today on a charge of threatening to kill Edward Guinness, 2106 Berwick street, with an axe.
Guinness testified the Indian, his neighbor, had called him bad names and threatened he would kill him with an axe.
“I’ll get you yet,” Guinness testified the Indian said to him in the presence of his wife. According to the evidence, however, May made no effort to carry out the threat.
Lewis Liberman, representing the Indian, a small-featured man with long hair, said the incident was nothing more than a squabble among neighbors.
Husband Faces Charge of Beating Wife Daily
Camden Courier-Post —
Because he is alleged to have beaten her daily, Mrs. Margaret Ptris, 320 Morse street, yesterday caused the arrest of her husband, William. She told Justice of the Peace William E. Laird that her husband laid in wait for her every day for one week as she was about to report for duty at a chain grocery store as cashier and gave her a beating.
Ptris, who lives at 2109 Berwick street, was arrested by Constable William Burtis. Laird held the man under $300 bail for court.
Authority Acquires 1st Parcel Toward Housing Project
Camden Courier-Post —
Courier-Post Photo
FIRST CHECK for property to be acquired by the Camden Housing Authority for its proposed East Camden housing development, was presented to Mrs. John Dyer, of 2120 Berwick street, who is shown receiving the check from Joseph McComb, authority chairman.
The Camden Housing Authority on Monday acquired the first parcel of land on the tract where a 368-unit low-rent housing development in East Camden will be constructed at a cost of more than $4,492,000.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dyer were presented with a check by Joseph McComb, authority chairman, for their home at 2120 Berwick street.
Present in the Market Street Title Co. office on Cooper street, where the sale was consumated [sic], were Raymond Osborn, authority solicitor; William Barnett, authority secretary; George Adkins, assistant secretary for development, and Thomas McGraw, representing the title company.
Osborn said that he is preparing for the purchase of 12 other tracts on the site, where the owners have agreed on the price offered by the authority.
Osborn said that it will be necessary to proceed with condemnation proceedings against 12 other parcels on the tract. He said that some of the owners have not been able to agree on a sale price; other owners can’t be located, and title is not clear to other sections of the land.
In addition to these parcels, Osborn said, 12 other parcels are owned by the city. He said negotiations are being made with the city for their purchase.
McComb said he expects that construction on the project, which is to be one block south of Federal street and Marlton pike, will be started in early fall. The tract is bounded by Morse and Randolph streets, and Bank and Watson streets, and cuts on a rectangle to Twentieth street.
Samuel “Buddy” Croge (L) and Joe Acquaro in front of 2114 Berwick Street — May 19, 1947. The boys had just been Confirmed and are wearing confirmation ribbons awarded at St. Joseph’s Pro Cathedral Roman Catholic Church on Federal Street.
Private Raymond Price — 2116 Berwick Street
2nd Lieutenant Jacob C. Attone — 2121 Berwick Street
2100 Block of Berwick Street — July 31, 2006
McCann — Isabella McCann obituary notice
McCANN.—27th inst. ISABELLA, wife of James McCann (nee Higgins), aged 50. Relatives and friends invited to funeral. Wed. 8.30 A M, residence of son-in-law, Joseph H Baker, 2156 Berwick st, Camden, N J. High mass Church of the Immaculate Conception, 10 A M. Interment Calvary.
RAHWAY GETS MAN FOR THEFT OF $20
Defendant at Pennsauken Found Guilty by Jury in 3-Year-Old Robbery
James Brody, 22, of 4341 Forty-third Street, Pennsauken Township, yesterday was sentenced to serve an indefinite term in Rahway Reformatory today in Criminal Court.
A jury found him guilty of participation in a $20 robbery three years ago. The jury deliberated for one hour and a half. The state charged that Brody, in company with Harry Schultz, 2162 Berwick Street, and William Dempsey, 2271 Mickle Street, went to the candy store of Mrs. Celia Schulman, 2902 High Street, threatened her with a pistol and took the money on Oct. 23, 1930.
Schultz and Dempsey were subsequently arrested, tried and sentenced to two years each. Brody was indicted and declared a fugitive.
In court yesterday Brody denied that he had made an attempt to evade arrest and said he had been working as a hand on a dredge in the Delaware River. He said if there was a holdup he knew nothing about it for on the day in question he was intoxicated and merely took a ride with the two convicted bandits.
“I was so drunk I don’t remember anything,” he declared. “If there was a holdup, I had nothing to do with it.”
A fatal automobile accident resulted in Brody’s arrest on the holdup charge. On the 28th of last month William Urban, 60, 109 Allen’s Court, a passenger in Brody’s car, was killed when the machine collided with a bus. During the subsequent investigation of the crash, Detective William Lehman remembered that a fugitive warrant had never been served on Brody and placed him under arrest. — Camden Courier-Post, June 21, 1933
FATHER HELD ON CHARGE MADE BY DAUGHTER
Charles Hellings, 52, of 2164 Berwick Street, was held without bail yesterday on a statutory charge by Police Judge Garfield Pancoast after he heard testimony from the man’s daughter, 14, and a granddaughter, 12.
The children made their complaint to Detective Edwin Mills and Hellings was arrested at his home by Detective Louis Schlam. Hellings said he had been drinking regularly. — Camden Courier-Post, June 10, 1933
Motorist, 24, Held On Tipsy Charge
Gerald M. Miller, 24, of the 2100 block Berwick st., was held in $250 bail Sunday night on charges of passing a red traffic light, reckless and drunken driving for a hearing Thursday in Camden Municipal Court. Ptl. John E. Taylor said Miller passed a traffic light at Broadway and Clinton st. and he halted him at Carman st. Miller was examined by Dr. Lee J. Hammett. — Camden Courier-Post, December 3, 1956
2156, 2154 & 2150 Berwick Street — July 31, 2006
2000 Block of Berwick Street — July 31, 2006
2100 Block of Berwick Street
Address and occupant records from city directories and newspapers, 1912–2006.
2100 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Frank Heisler |
| 1947 | Vacant |
2102 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Henry Brill |
| 1947 | Wilfred C. Clements |
2104 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | George Papp |
| 1947 | Anthony LeTorre |
2105 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1913 | William May & Family |
| 1913 | William & Anna Dowell May |
| 1924 | William Holliday |
| 1947 | Mrs. Mollie Holliday |
| 1967 | David Clark & Family |
| 1967 | Michael Thomas Clark |
2106 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1921 | Edward Guinness |
| 1924 | James Jones |
| 1947 | Roland H. Plum |
2107 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Thomas McElhenney |
| 1947 | Davis B. Haines |
2108 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | William G. Reed |
| 1947 | Samuel F. Bunnell |
2109 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924–1930 | William J. Petris & Family |
| 1930 | Edward Menzies & Family |
| 1947 | Mrs. Frances V. Anderson |
| 1947 | Winifred McDonald |
| 1959 | William Petris Sr. |
2110 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1917–1923 | William May & Family |
| 1917–1923 | William & Anna Dowell May |
| 1917–1923 | Myrtle May |
| 1917–1923 | Evelyn May |
| 1917–1923 | Naomi May |
| 1917–1923 | William H. May |
| 1917–1923 | Anna May |
| 1917–1923 | Frank May |
| 1917–1923 | Dolores May |
| 1917–1923 | Frank P. Dowell Sr. (father-in-law) |
| 1917–1923 | Frank P. Dowell Jr. (brother-in-law) |
| 1917–1923 | George Dowell (brother-in-law) |
| 1924 | Walter Giffins |
| 1947 | Monroe Cooper |
2111 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Mrs. Minnie Kelley |
| 1947 | William J. Kinsey |
2112 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Daniel B. Miller |
| 1947 | Luigi Tassi |
2113 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Harry G. Jetter |
| 1947 | Maltier F. Brown |
2114 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Charles Eicholtz |
| 1943–1949 | Biagio 'Benny' Acquaro & Family |
| 1943–1949 | Benny & Frances Acquaro |
| 1943–1949 | Joseph "Joe" Acquaro |
| 1943–1949 | Anna Cquarao |
2115 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Charles Harrington |
| 1947 | Mrs. Pauline Kelley |
2116 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Seaman Price |
| 1947 | Mrs. Anna Petrella |
| WWII | Private Raymond Price |
2117 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Milton Stellman |
| 1947 | Mrs. Catherine V. Dunne |
2118 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Walter A. Yates |
| 1931–1932 | William May & Family |
| 1931–1932 | William & Anna Dowell May |
| 1931–1932 | Myrtle May |
| 1931–1932 | Evelyn May |
| 1931–1932 | Naomi May |
| 1931–1932 | William H. May |
| 1931–1932 | Anna May |
| 1931–1932 | Frank May |
| 1931–1932 | Dolores May |
| 1931–1932 | George May |
| 1931–1932 | Claire May |
| 1947 | Roy C. Newkirk |
2119 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | William Blair |
| 1930s–1947 | Samuel Croge Sr. & Family |
2120 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | William Toole |
| 1947–1952 | John J. Dyer |
2121 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Frank Attone |
| 1924–1947 | Frank Attone |
| 1929 | Anthony Farsaci |
| 1947 | Frank Attone |
| WWII | 2nd Lt. Jacob C. Attone |
2122 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1918 | Joseph Bacon & Family |
| 1918 | Joseph & Sarah Bacon |
| 1918 | Alfred Bacon |
| 1918 | Gertrude Bacon |
| 1918 | Nora Bacon |
| 1924 | Mrs. Mary Blair |
| 1947 | Frank Doyle |
2124 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | George Johnson |
| 1947 | Mrs. Lillie M. Brown |
2126 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | William Sweeney & Alfred Lewis — shoemaker |
| 1924 | William Sweeney |
| 1924 | Alfred Lewis |
| 1947 | Gone |
2150 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Meyer Teitelman — grocery |
| 1924 | Meyer Teitelman |
| 1933 | Joseph Epstein |
| 1947 | Berwick Food Market — Morton Schwartz |
| 1947 | Berwick Food Market |
| 1947 | Morton Schwartz |
| 2003 | Gardens Grocery |
2154 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Jacob Michael |
| 1947 | William H. May — florists supplies |
| 1947 | William H. May |
2156 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1912 | James McCann & Family |
| 1912 | James & Isabella Higgins McCann |
| 1924 | Jacob Reiss |
| 1947 | William J. Simons |
2158 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Ner Haines |
| 1947 | George J. Daly |
2160 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Frank Stone |
| 1947 | James Withers |
2162 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Edward B. Walker |
| 1932 | Harry Schultz |
| 1947 | Mrs. Goldie W. Phillips |
2164 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Charles Hellings |
| 1933 | Charles T. Hellings |
| 1947 | George Eason |
| 1956–1959 | Gerald M. Miller |
2166 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | William P. Hanley |
| 1947 | George P. Mulholland — contractor |
| 1947 | George P. Mulholland |
2168 Berwick Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | William May & Family |
| 1924 | William & Anna Dowell May |
| 1924 | Myrtle May |
| 1924 | Evelyn May |
| 1924 | Naomi May |
| 1924 | William H. May |
| 1924 | Anna May |
| 1924 | Frank May |
| 1924 | Dolores May |
| 1924 | Frank P. Dowell Sr. (father-in-law) |
| 1924 | Frank P. Dowell Jr. (brother-in-law) |
| 1924 | George Dowell (brother-in-law) |
| 1938 | Marie Cahill |
| 1947 | Mrs. Loretta E. Morgenweck |
Cooper Hospital Cases
Camden Courier-Post —
Frances Burk, 21, of 604 North Sixth street, dog bite of arm.
Jacob Martin, 17, of 1113 Cooper street; dog bite of arm.
Lloyd Small, 18, of 84 South Dudley street; crushed finger between two cars.
Mrs. Mary Blub, 53, of 525 Kaighn avenue; injured back in fall at home.
William May, 48, of 2118 Berwick street; bruises of chest and ribs; fell down stairs.
Hospital Cases
Camden Courier-Post —
COOPER
John Passarella, 7, of 433 Spruce street, lacerated scalp.
Peter Chiodi, 14, of 337 Spruce street, lacerated hand.
John Cool, Jr., 7, of 218 Burns street, lacerated thumb.
Michael Bottalico, 19, of 816 South Fifth street, lacerated hand.
Kenneth Bell, 40, of 754 Wright avenue, lacerated upper lip.
Irving Yerks, 9, of 1134 Baring street, lacerated thumb.
Theresa Joyce, 61, of 507 Haddon avenue, possible fractured hand.
William Malloney, 15, of 709 Morgan street, possible fractured nose
Leonard Schaffer, 10, of 119 Dudley street, fractured wrist.
Florence Melari, 60, of 808 Princeton avenue, dog bite.
Theresa Tenovese, 7 months, of 221 Railroad avenue, Glassboro, burn, hand.
Marie Cahill, 5, of 2168 Berwick street, brush burns, hand.
Howard Cannon, 30, of 751 Cherry street, nail wound, foot.
Catherine Wolfer, 14, of Lindenwold, injured ankle.
Alex Maloney, 29, of 425 South Fifth street, injured shoulder.
WEST JERSEY
James Brady, 7, of 1580 Minnesota road, lacerated wrist.
Betty Antonow, 6, of 1038 street, puncture wound, foot.
J. E. Walker, 46, of 222 Washington terrace, Audubon, near amputation, tip of finger.
Arthur Davis, 10, of Nicholson road, West Collingswood, lacerated scalp.
Ed Cachell, 35, of 612 Robert street, lacerated finger.
Dolores Pfeffer, 7, of 548 Haddon avenue, Collingswood, abrasions of thigh; communuted [sic] fracture of ankle.
Ida Devlin, 40, of 1337 Morton street, contusion, wrist and possible fractured arm.
Marriage Licenses
Camden Post-Telegram —
These marriage licenses have been issued by the City Clerk:
Augustus J. Paulson, of 3112 Chatham street, Philadelphia, and Madeline Brion, of 656 Grant street.
Robert A. L. Chester, of Greenwich, N. J., and Eva Blake, of 760 Line street.
William May, of 2105 Berwick street, and Anna Dowell, of same address.
George J. Leivy, of 1233 North Nineteenth street, and Lucy M. Patton, of same address.
W. J. Schmetter, of 1134 Everett street, and Henrietta Schindler, of 513 Madison street, Wilmington, Del.
Intersection of Marlton Avenue & Berwick Street
Marlton Avenue toward Berwick Street — July 2004
Looking southeast on Marlton Avenue towards Berwick Street — July 21, 2004
Marlton Avenue & Berwick Street — June 10, 2006 — Estevez Grocery
Camden County Prosecutor's Office
James P. Lynch, Acting Camden County Prosecutor
MEDIA INFORMATION
June 10, 2006
Acting Camden County Prosecutor James P. Lynch and Camden Police Executive Robert L. Stewart reported today that a 27-year-old Camden man was shot to death last night outside a corner store in Camden, N.J.
The victim, Andres Camacho Jr., suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was dead at the scene, on Berwick Street near Marlton Pike in East Camden.
Investigation indicates:
Camacho entered a corner store at Marlton Pike and Berwick Street at approximately 9:50 p.m. last night, Friday, June 9, 2006. He made a purchase, left the store and walked a short distance south on Berwick Street. The victim was standing on the sidewalk beside the store when a lone shooter approached on foot from the direction of Marlton Pike, shot Camacho from close range, and fled on foot back toward Marlton Pike.
Images of the shooter were captured on surveillance video as he approached the victim and as he fled. Authorities are urging citizens who believe that may recognize the suspect to contact investigators.
Court Postpones Case of Indian Husband
Camden Courier-Post —
Hearing of William May, 54, an Indian, of 2218 Berwick street, on a charge of disorderly conduct preferred by his wife, Anna, has been postponed by Police Judge Pancoast until today.
May was committed to jail pending the hearing after he is alleged to have attempted to choke his wife during a quarrel. He had thrown her to the floor, she said, when their daughter, Myrtle, 16, struck him on the head with a glass.
May was arrested by Policeman William Turner. He was treated at Cooper Hospital for cuts on the head. His hearing was postponed yesterday when his wife was unable to appear because of the illness of two children.
Indian Held in Jail After Beating Wife
Camden Courier-Post —
William May, 54, Indian, of 2218 Berwick street, was committed to jail on a charge of disorderly conduct preferred last night by his wife, Anna.
May is alleged to have choked her during a quarrel in their home. He had thrown her to the floor, she said, when their daughter, Myrtle, 16, struck him on the head with a glass. Sounds of the fight were heard by Policeman William Turner, who arrested May. He was treated at Cooper hospital for cuts on the head.