Englewood Makes History

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  • The Englewood Hospital School of Nursing was a training school. The first graduating class was that of 1887/1898.
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  • The Englewood Housing Authority was created in 1976 with Michael Terrace as the first Executive Director. The organization is made of a seven-member board. The director appoints five, the mayor appoints one, and the Department of Community Affairs appoints one. Originally…
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  • Englewood Junior High School taught grades seven through nine. It was founded in 1917. 
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  • Englewood Local 814 Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers was a labor union that met semi-monthly in the Plaza Theater. 
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  • Early Resistance and the Frist School Crisis (1878-1884)The Englewood Movement of the 1960s did not arise suddenly in response to Brown v. Board of Education. Rather, it represented the culmination of nearly a century of resistance by Black parents who repeatedly confronted…
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  • Englewood Police Fourth Platoon was a squad created in May 1970 to patrol "trouble-prone areas" between six p.m. and two a.m. There was public debate over the usefulness of the Platoon and its effect on the relationship between the Fourth Ward and Englewood Police
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  • The Englewood Library is a public library. The library provides numerous services and programs such as ESL classes, Notary Public Services, and Book Groups. The library also houses the Leonard J. Hansen Gallery as of 2024 and preserves historical documents in its archives.
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  • The Englewood Redevelopment Agency was an organization that planned an urban renewal program for the fourth ward. This included a rehabilitation program for residential properties and the construction of industrial buildings. One of their projects was the Humphery-William Street…
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  • The Englewood Teachers Association acts as a representative for educators within the Englewood school system.
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  • Englewood Tenants Association was developed in the late 1960s. The president was John Carter. This organization was a gathering of tenants who called for action due to poor housing conditions including a lack of sanitation, inadequate utilities, and high rent prices.
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