1 10 25 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Events Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Date Started 1970-05-31 Date Ended 1971-03-29 Source of File Attached Walsh, William. "Bergen Grand Jury Indicts Three Englewood Patrolmen." <em>The Herald-News</em>, 5 Jun. 1970, p. 18. Type of Event Court Hearing Crime Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Police Brutality Case of Thomas E. Salmon (1970) Subject The topic of the resource Police Brutality Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived De Picciotto, Victor and Frank Lombardi. "Policemen Cleared of Brutality." <em>The Record</em>, 30 Mar. 1970, p. A-1, A-2. De Picciotto, Victor. "Policeman Beat Prisoner, Colleague Testifies." <em>The Record</em>, 25 Mar. 1971, P. 26. Walsh, William. "Bergen Grand Jury Indicts Three Englewood Patrolmen." <em>The Herald-News</em>, 5 Jun. 1970, p. 18. Description An account of the resource Three Englewood police officers were accused of beating Thomas E. Salmon, who was arrested at Blue Moon Tavern, while in their custody on May 31st, 1970. The officers, George Howe, Warren Lewis, and Timothy Toine were members of the Fourth Platoon. They were indicted before a Grand Jury on June 5th, 1970. They went to trial in March 1971 and were found not guilty on March 29th, 1971. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Ludder, Rachelle Courts Crime Police Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Events Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Date Started 1970-06-07 Date Ended 1970-06-07 Source of File Attached Holster, Daniel R. "Bombing Victim Clears Police." <em>The Record</em>, 7 Jun. 1970, p. A-1, A-4. Type of Event Crime Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Firebombing of Julius Smith's "Smith-Mays Electronics" Store (1970) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Holster, Daniel R. "Bombing Victim Clears Police." <em>The Record</em>, 7 Jun. 1970, p. A-1, A-4. Schlieben, Dan. "City Moves To Ease Political Relations." <em>The Record</em>, 8 Jun. 1970, p. A-26. Subject The topic of the resource Businesses, Local Police Brutality Political Violence Description An account of the resource On June 6, 1970, Smith and Mays Electronic Store was bombed by Julius Smith. This was twelve hours before Smith was set to testify before a Grand Jury where policemen  Warren Lewis, George Howe, and Timothy Toine were accused of beating a man in their custody, Thomas E. Salmon. Smith believed that outsiders of Englewood did the bombing to cause tension between the police and the community. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Ludder, Rachelle Crime Police Politics Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Events Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Date Started 1934-09-26 1935-01-03 Date Ended 1935-02-13 1936-04-03 Source of File Attached "Bruno Goes To Stand For All-Day Grilling On Kidnap, Ransom Tales." <em>The Record</em>, 25 Jan. 1935, p.1,4. Type of Event Court Hearing Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Charles Lindbergh Jr. Murder Trial (1934) Subject The topic of the resource Courts, Criminal Description An account of the resource German immigrant Bruno Richard Hauptmann was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree extortion to which he pleaded not guilty on September 26th and October 8th, 1934. He was suspected of using a $10 gold certificate at a gas station that matched one of the bills given with the 50,000-dollar ransom. The trial for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. began on January 3rd, 1935.  Charles and Anne Lindbergh testified. John F. Condon also identified Hauptmann while on the stand. During the trial, evidence was produced claiming that Hauptmann had tools matching marks at the crime scene, Condon's telephone number and address were found inside Hauptmann's house, and Hauptmann's writing matched that of the ransom notes. <br /><br />Hauptmann was found guilty on February 13th, 1935, and was executed via electric chair on April 3, 1936. Later U.S. Congress passed the Lindbergh Law which made crossing state lines while committing a kidnapping a federal felony. The trial was extremely public and covered extensively by the media.<br /><br />Decades later the case and the verdict were questioned. Numerous people who have studied the case claim that Hauptmann was innocent and that evidence was planted by the police.  In 1985 documents from the garage of Governor Harold Giles Hoffman were discovered however none of the papers have been revealed to the public. For decades, Hauptmann's wife, Anna fought to clear her husband's name. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <span>“</span><a href="http://www.mnhs.org/lindbergh/learn/kidnapping#:~:text=The%20Lindbergh%20kidnapping%20case%20led,pursue%20kidnappers%20across%20state%20jurisdictions.%20Accessed%2015%20Aug.%202024.">Kidnapping and Trial</a><span>.” </span><i>Minnesota Historical Society.</i> <span>“</span><a href="http://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/lindbergh-kidnapping">Lindbergh Kidnapping</a><span>.” </span><i>FBI</i><span>, 18 May 2016.</span> <p>“<a href="http://www.fbi.gov/history/artifacts/lindbergh-kidnapping-gas-can">Lindbergh Kidnapping Gas Can</a>.” <i>FBI</i>, 1 Dec. 2017.</p> <div></div> <p></p> <span>“</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hauptmann">Richard Hauptmann</a><span>.” </span><i>Wikipedia</i><span>, Wikimedia Foundation, 17 July 2024.</span> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ludder, Rachelle Crime https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/396885f368dc35ad1679955298ed3737.jpg 8e200096731c61c296bb325b765b11a4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Events Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Date Started 1934-03-01 Date Ended 1934-06-12 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Charles Augustus Lindbergh Kidnapping (1932) Description An account of the resource Twenty-month-old Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. was kidnapped from his second-floor nursery room around 9:00 pm on March 1, 1932. He was discovered missing around an hour later and a police report was given. A ransom note was found demanding 50,000 dollars. On March 6th, his father Charles Lindbergh Sr. received another ransom note demanding 70,000 dollars and the Lindberghs hired Private Investigators.<br /><br />A third note was sent on March 8th requesting different intermediaries and the cash. Dr. John F. Condon, a retired educator offered to act as the intermediary, and a fourth note sent on March 9th by the kidnapper agreed to Condon acting as the intermediary. On March 10th Condon received the money and began trying to set up a meeting through newspaper columns. On March 12th an in-person meeting was set up to further discuss the ransom and proof of the child's identity. Condon received baby clothes as proof of identity on March 16th. <br /><br />An eighth note was sent on March 21st demanding fulfillment of the demands. The ninth note was sent on the 30th threatening to increase the ransom to $100,000. The tenth note was received on April 1st and told Condon to ready the money by the next night. The eleventh note was given to Condon by a taxi-man which led him to the twelfth note. $50,000 was given to a stranger and Condon was given the thirteenth note giving instructions on how to find the child. The search was unsuccessful until the body of Charles Lindbergh Jr. was found accidentally on May 12th four miles away from the Lindbergh estate. He was killed by blunt force trauma to the skull and likely died the night he was kidnapped. <br /><br />Two years later Bruno Richard Hauptmann was charged for the crime. He was found guilty and sentenced to death. He was executed on April 3, 1936. Later the Lindberg Law was passed, making kidnapping while crossing state lines a federal felony. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <div class="element"> <div class="element-text five columns offset-by-two"> <p>"Kidnapper's Note All Betray Same Spelling Errors; Promised Child Was Safe, Directed Ransom Dealings." <em>The Record</em>, 25 Sep. 1934, p.4.</p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <div class="field two columns alpha"></div> </div> “<a href="http://www.mnhs.org/lindbergh/learn/kidnapping#:~:text=The%20Lindbergh%20kidnapping%20case%20led,pursue%20kidnappers%20across%20state%20jurisdictions.%20Accessed%2015%20Aug.%202024.">Kidnapping and Trial</a>.” <i>Minnesota Historical Society.</i><br /> <p></p> <p>“<a href="http://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/lindbergh-kidnapping">Lindbergh Kidnapping</a>.” <i>FBI</i>, 18 May 2016.</p> <div></div> <p></p> Children Crime Death https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/e34c0e177a819f7b30dbddf8d8827745.jpg e231daf729d6c86abe3b28bced04f3dd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Events Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Date Started 1886-05-05 Date Ended 1886-05-05 Source of File Attached "Trying to Trap A Burglar." <em>The New York Times, </em>7 May 1886, p.1. Type of Event Crime Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource George Coe Shooting (1886) Description An account of the resource While on a walk home, George S. Coe, his brother Louis Coe, and a male friend encountered a burglar after investigating a suspicious light in a schoolhouse they passed. While investigating they came across John Baum who shot George. Louis and the male friend disarmed Baum and incapacitated him. Louis and the friend then carried George to their home for medical assistance. Baum fled and was later apprehended. George was believed to have been wounded fatally but recovered. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "<span>A Bad Burglar." </span><em>The Morning Call</em><span>, 7 May 1886, p.7.</span> "Trying to Trap A Burglar." <em>The New York Times, </em>7 May 1886, p.1. "'Dutch John' Confesses." <em>The Daily Item</em>, 12 May 1886, p.1. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ludder, Rachelle Crime Violence Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Events Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Date Started 2004 Source of File Attached Glazer, Andrew. "Raids on Latino homes assailed." <em>The Record</em>, 1 July 2004, p.L-1, L-4. Type of Event Controversy Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Street Raids (2004) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Glazer, Andrew. "Raids on Latino homes assailed." <em>The Record</em>, 1 July 2004, p.L-1, L-4. Glazer, Andrew. "New Inquiry into home inspections." <em>The Record</em>, 29 Apr. 2004, p.L-3. Glazer, Andrew. "Immigrants fear housing code raids." <em>The Record, </em>26 Jan. 2004, p.L-1. Perez, Miguel. "N.J.'s fight over laborers could have wide impact." <em>The Record</em>, 2 Jan. 2004, p. A-1, A-10. Subject The topic of the resource Racial Discrimination Activism, Latinx Immigrants, Latinx Description An account of the resource In 2004 an investigation was opened due to accusations that the homes of Latinx citizens and immigrants were being inspected in a manner that was intrusive and in violation of civil rights. The residents involved were the most Columbian neighborhood on West Charles and James Street. Immigration Latinx Race https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/feaccdd05ee4ffd26741a5198635f7c6.jpg 1fc336c69a6df77d18010831a576f06e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Events Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Date Started 1893-11-03 Date Ended 1893-11-03 Source of File Attached <div class="element"> <div class="element-text five columns offset-by-two"> <p>"Englewood Hotel in Ruins." <em>Yonkers Statesman</em>, 4 Nov. 1893, p.3. </p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <div class="field two columns alpha"></div> </div> Type of Event Fires Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The New Englewood Hotel Fire (1893) Subject The topic of the resource Fires Description An account of the resource The New Englewood Hotel burned down on November 4, 1893, only seven months after it opened. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <div class="element"> <div class="element-text five columns offset-by-two"> <p>"Englewood Hotel in Ruins." <em>Yonkers Statesman</em>, 4 Nov. 1893, p.3. </p> </div> </div> <div class="element"> <div class="field two columns alpha"></div> </div> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ludder, Rachelle Disasters https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/f7320bb1977b65d04a881bd8de6c0b41.jpg cba272ad7bd07eaa8ea733affea07253 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Events Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Date Started 1958-01-18 Date Ended 1958-01-18 Source of File Attached "Churchless Congregation Has Services in Memorial House." <em>The Record</em>, January 20, 1958, p.17.  Type of Event Fires Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Galilee Methodist Church Fire Subject The topic of the resource Fires Religion, Christianity Description An account of the resource In 1958 the Galilee Methodist Church burned down. The building was built in 1916. It was estimated that the damage was equivalent to 25,000 dollars. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Churchless Congregation Has Services in Memorial House." <em>The Record</em>, January 20, 1958, p.17.  Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ludder, Rachelle Disasters Religion https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/bdbb42be9ecfa1533ef15becba45c8e8.jpg bf3a47114c844e7e49a8cc2d7170c5e2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Events Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Date Started 1926-02-20 Date Ended 1926-02-21 Source of File Attached "Boys' Conference at Baptist Church." <em>The Record</em>, 19 Feb. 1926, p.6. Type of Event Conference Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brooklyn Boys' Work Council Conference (1926) Subject The topic of the resource Activism, Education Activist, Children’s Welfare Description An account of the resource The Brooklyn Boys' Work Council sponsored a conference from February 20th to the 21st in Englewood, New Jersey. It was held in the First Baptist Church of Englewood. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Boys' Conference at Baptist Church." <em>The Record</em>, 19 Feb. 1926, p.6. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ludder, Rachelle Children Meetings Religion Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Events Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Type of Event Protest Date Started 1970-01 Date Ended 1970-01 Source of File Attached "Tenants Get The Word." <em>The Record</em>, 19 Jan. 1970, p. B-1. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Forest Park Gardens Rent Strike (1970) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <p>In late 1969, tenants at the Forest Park Gardens apartment complex in Englewood, New Jersey launched a coordinated rent strike that became one of the most significant housing protests in the city’s history. The complex, consisting of 93 units, had long been plagued by complaints that residents said were ignored or inadequately addressed by management and city authorities.</p> <p>Tenants reported chronic problems that directly affected daily life: inadequate or inconsistent heat, limited access to hot water, frequent sewage backups—particularly in first-floor apartments—leaking sinks and radiators, broken appliances, improper garbage storage, and poorly maintained or unpainted interiors. These conditions persisted through the winter months, heightening frustration and prompting residents to organize collectively rather than continue filing individual complaints.</p> <p>By December 1969, more than 70 households agreed to withhold rent until repairs were made and management agreed to meet directly with tenants to resolve grievances. The strike was structured and deliberate: residents emphasized that rent was being withheld, not abandoned, and later arranged for payments to be collected by a tenant committee and held in escrow through legal counsel. This strategy was intended to protect tenants from eviction while underscoring their demand for accountability.</p> <p>As the strike continued into January 1970, the landlord issued eviction threats, but tenants voted unanimously to extend the action. Roughly 45 households remained active participants. About 15 tenants appeared at a special City Hall meeting to publicly affirm their commitment, bringing the dispute squarely into the civic arena. City officials, building inspectors, and attorneys attended, signaling the growing visibility of the conflict.</p> <p>At these meetings, tenants directly challenged official explanations for unresolved problems. City inspectors acknowledged difficulty identifying the causes of repeated sewage backups and heating failures, while tenants disputed suggestions that issues such as poor heat were the result of furniture placement or window coverings. The absence of a Board of Health representative at key meetings further fueled tenant skepticism about the city’s enforcement efforts.</p> <p>Although management and city officials claimed that many code violations—particularly safety issues in boiler rooms—had been corrected, tenants maintained that fundamental problems inside apartments remained unresolved. A verbal agreement was eventually reached promising additional inspections and repairs, with city officials warning that property owners could face prosecution for continued violations regardless of whether the rent strike ended.</p> <p>After approximately one month, tenants released the withheld rent checks following commitments by management to address several major complaints. While not all issues were immediately resolved, the strike succeeded in forcing inspections, repairs, and sustained public scrutiny of conditions at Forest Park Gardens.</p> <p>The impact of the strike extended beyond the complex itself. It helped strengthen tenant organization in Englewood, contributed to greater use of the city’s Landlord–Tenant Relations Board, and demonstrated that suburban renters—often assumed to be less organized than their urban counterparts—could successfully use collective action to demand safe and habitable housing.</p> <p>The Forest Park Gardens rent strike stands as a clear example of late-1960s tenant activism at the local level: a case in which ordinary residents, facing persistent neglect, used coordinated action to transform private grievances into a public issue—and in doing so, reshaped how housing complaints were handled in Englewood.</p> <br />"Tenants Get The Word." <em>The Record</em>, 19 Jan. 1970, p. B-1.<br /><br />"Board measures up." <em>The Record</em>, July 5, 1972.<br /><br />Bruce Brackett, "Tenant Group Seeks Funds for Office." <em>The Record</em>, December 1, 1970.<br /><br />"Fixup Goal of Tenants' Rent Strike." <em>The Record</em>, December 18, 1969.<br /> <div class="resource-meta media-object-section"> <div class="description full"><br />Partly written by OpenAI. (2026, January, 27). ChatGPT (GPT-5.2.) [Large Language Model] https://chat.openai.com/chat</div> </div> Schlieben, Dan. "A New Ordeal For Cheif Nets Tenants Assist." <em>The Record</em>, 3 Feb. 1970, p. B-1. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Ludder, Rachelle Subject The topic of the resource Strikes Housing Protests