Friends Avenue

Friends Avenue was in existence as far back as 1863. The avenue then ran north from 209 Cooper Street until reaching its end at Pearl Street. In later years Friends Avenue began at Pearl Street. There were still at least three occupied homes on Friends Avenue as late as 1980. All were gone not long afterward; however, in 2005 a new business, housing the Friends Café, a restaurant catering to Rutgers students and staff, was built.

— Phil Cohen

Police Seize 2 Decks of Cards, Pair of Dice; Miss Cash

Seven men were arrested last night when police raided a private home after receiving a “tip” that a card game was in progress.

William J. Stephan, 29, of 403 Friends avenue, the scene of the raid, was arrested as the alleged proprietor and held in $2000 bail for a hearing today before Judge Lewis Liberman.

Others arrested are John H. Ridge, 42, of 418 North Third Street; Ernest Ridge, of Milner Hotel, Delaware avenue and Market street; Nat Green, 34, of 562 Carman Street; John Podhar, 31, of 1944 Bristol street, Philadelphia; Charles Luffy, 32, of 1418 Erie avenue, Philadelphia, and Robert Ramsey, 23, of the Camden Y. M. C. A. All were held in $100 bail as material witnesses.

Detectives John Trout, John Kaighn and Patrolmen Marshall Thompson and Earl Hamby conducted the raid and said they confiscated two decks of cards and a pair of dice. They said a quantity of money on the table was scooped up by the players before they reached the playing room.