Introduction
Warsaw Street is a short thoroughfare that runs south from Thurman Street, west of Mount Ephraim Avenue, to Sheridan Street, in what was at one time a predominantly Polish neighborhood. Warsaw Street is best remembered as the home of the Polish American Citizens Club’s building, at the corner of Warsaw and Lowell Streets.
Intersection of Thurman Street & Warsaw Street
Intersection of Thurman Street & Warsaw Street. Looking south on Warsaw Street from Thurman Street — July 1, 2012.
1500 Block of Warsaw Street — Occupants
City directory records, 1947.
1530 Warsaw Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| c. 1947 | Occupied |
1532 Warsaw Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| c. 1947 | Occupied |
1551-A Warsaw Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| c. 1947 | Occupied |
1551-B Warsaw Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| c. 1947 | Occupied |
| 2012 | Damaged by Fire March 23, 2012; razed shortly afterwards |
1551-A and 1551-B Warsaw Street — March 19, 2012. The buildings were damaged by fire on March 23, 2012, and razed shortly afterwards.
Intersection of Warsaw Street & Morton Street
Intersection of Warsaw Street & Morton Street — March 19, 2012.
Intersection of Lowell Street & Warsaw Street
Intersection of Lowell Street & Warsaw Street. Looking west on Lowell Street towards Warsaw Street, showing the Polish American Citizens Club building — 1990s. Additional photographs — March 19, 2012.
1600 Block of Warsaw Street — Occupants
City directory records, 1924–1947.
1609 Warsaw Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| c. 1947 | Occupied |
1611 Warsaw Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Occupied |
| c. 1947 | Occupied |
1615 Warsaw Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Occupied |
| c. 1947 | Occupied |
1617 Warsaw Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Occupied |
| c. 1947 | Occupied |
Polish American Community Hall Opens Tonight
Camden Courier-Post —
A banquet tonight will mark the official opening of the new $130,000 community hall of the Polish American Citizens club, Warsaw and Lowell streets.
Congressman Wolverton, Mayor Brunner and the Rt. Rev. Arthur B. Strenski, pastor of St. Joseph’s R. C. Church, will be principal speakers. Stanley J. Jaskolski, president of the club, will present a check for $500 to Monsignor Strenski toward the fund being raised for erection of St. Joseph’s new high school.
The club voted to contribute $1000 toward the new school and the second payment will be made at a ball on May 13 according to Jaskolski. During the past year the club raised $101,000 toward the erection of the community hall and its members pledged $29,000 toward equipping it.
Plans for the erection of the building were launched by Jaskolski four years ago. He and more than 40 other members, who served on the campaign committee, which raised the needed money, have been honored with life memberships. A group of photographs of the group will be unveiled in the banquet room tonight.
Other speakers at tonight’s banquet include City Commissioners Rhone, Aaron, Gotshalk and Abbott, Postmaster Edward Praiss and S. Morawski, editor of the Nowy Swiant, the Polish Morning World, N. Y.
Joseph A. Dynakowski, treasurer of the club, will be toastmaster at the dinner which begins at 8.30 p.m. Watson Burdalski is chairman of the entertainment committee and Stephen Blelicki heads the banquet committee. Members of the Polish American Women’s Citizens club, of which Mrs. Jules B. Derowski is president, will be guests.
The club was formed in 1914 by seven citizens interested in aiding Polish emigrants to become American citizens. Josef Zbieratski, first president, will be among the honored guests tonight.
Classes in naturalization were established by Daniel Hoyt, of the Camden YMCA, and Edward L. Canning county president of the Patriotic Order Sons of America. Classes in this work have been continued by the club since then with all tuition free. The club met at 1559-Mt. Ephraim avenue for years before the new building was completed in December.