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Levine, Pearl (?-1996)
Pearl Levine was the longtime owner of Dave's Luncheonette. Generations of Englewood youth bought candy and comic books at Dave's.Tags Businesses -
White, Winton J. , Sr. (1883?-1974)
Winton J. White was an educator in Englewood. He began as a mathematics teacher at Englewood High School when he moved to Englewood in 1907. In 1918 he became the superintendent of the Englewood School System. He was also an athletic coach and the Winton J. White stadium was…Tags Education -
Yang, Paul J. C. (?-?)
Paul Yang was an urban planner who served as the executive director of Englewood Redevelopment Agency in the 1970s. -
Miller, Robert I. (1922?-2009)
Robert I. Miller was a Presbyterian minister and the mayor of Englewood in 1967. He was the first democratic mayor with a democratic council majority. Miller was in the Army during World War II. He graduated from the University of Buffalo with a degree in sociology and… -
Barroso-Bernier, Adalberto (1905-1971)
Adalberto Barroso-Bernier was the first Latino doctor on staff at the Englewood Hospital. He was also the first Colombian-born resident of Englewood. He graduated from Cornell Medical School in 1931. He was a surgeon and a urologist. He lived in Englewood between 1933 to 1939.… -
O'Brien, Joseph (1937-?)
Joseph O'Brien was a pastor at St. Cecilia. He attended Mt. Carmel College, St. Bonaventure University, and Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. He was ordained on August 18, 1963. He served at numerous other churches globally and nationally including Parroquia Santo…Tags Religion -
Wright, John T. (1926?-1976)
John T. Wright was a trailblazing figure in the civic and political life of Englewood, New Jersey, during the mid-twentieth century. He is best remembered as the first Black councilman in Englewood—and in all of Bergen County—marking a major milestone in the region’s history and… -
Wright, Barbara E. (1927-2021)
Barbara E. Wright business owner. She had two restaurants, Black and White Taxi and Wright's Luncheonette. She was known for feeding neighbors in Englewood including impoverished families. She graduated from Dwight Morrow High School in 1947 and worked in the administrative and… -
Parlin, Charles C. (1898?-1981)
Charles C. Parlin was a lawyer. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1919 and Harvard in 1922. He was a senior partner at Shearman and Sterling from 1953 to 1964. From 1966 to 1969 he was the chairman of Celanese Corp. In 1940 he represented the United States on a…