Introduction
Cope Street is a two-block street that runs 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.
Cope Street, 2014
Cope Street, 2014.
Drug Arrest at Cope and Sheridan Streets
Camden County Prosecutor’s Office —
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.
1600 Block of Cope Street — Occupants
City directory records, 1929.
1676 Cope Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929 | John McGettigan |
1678 Cope Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Joseph Zaremba |
Related: Exterior, 1678 Cope Street, 1940 — Joseph Zaremba residence.
Exterior, 1678 Cope Street, 1940
1678 Cope Street, c. 1940. Joseph Zaremba residence.
1700 Block of Cope Street — Occupants
City directory records, 1929.
1714 Cope Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Vacant |
1716 Cope Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Paul N. Stone |
1718 Cope Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929 | John J. Schuda |
1720 Cope Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Joseph Cybulski |
1722 Cope Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Joseph A. Bentley |
1724 Cope Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Paul H. King |
1726 Cope Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929–1943 | Paul Stypa-Starzynski (Dry Goods) |
Paul Stypa-Starzynski
Camden Courier-Post —
PAUL STYPA-STARZYNSKI
Services for Paul Stypa-Starzynski, 50 Polish patriot, who died Friday in West Jersey hospital, will be held today at 2 p.m., at the home, 1726 Cope street. Mr. Stypa-Starzynski came to America in 1913. He was a member of the Polish National Socialist Union, Young Men of Poland, Polish Defense Committee, Polish Relief Council and Colonial and Sea League.
Fourth Event, Planned by Dayton Community
Camden Courier-Post —
A parade for children, races for women and other features were included 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 decorated coaches, bicycles and express wagons.
It was announced five women judges will be appointed. Races will be run on Sayrs Avenue between Norris 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 embraced by Van Hook Street, Decatur Street, Dayton Street, Browning Street, Sayrs Avenue, Mt. Ephraim Avenue, Cope Street, Norris Street and Pershing Street attended last night’s meeting held at 1240 Browning Street. Herbert C. Vennell is president of the association.