Englewood Makes History

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  • Forest Park Gardens is a series of apartments built in 1962.
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  • The Grand Avenue Diner was a restaurant located on Grand Avenue in Englewood.
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  • An area of Englewood centered on Jay street stretching from the railroad tracks on the east to MacKay Park on the west. The housing in this area had deteriorated greatly by the early 1960s and most of this area's residents lived below the povery line. The area had become known…
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  • King Gardens is a group of townhouses built in the 1970s. It was named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and is located in the fourth ward.
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  • Poor Johns Lincoln Tavern was a bar operated by One West Englewood Corp. The bar was located in the fourth ward.
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  • Built in 1890 - The Lyceum was a building at the corner of Engle Street and Palisade Avenue. It housed the Citizens National Bank, the men's club, a concert hall, and the library.
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  • Mackay Park is 28.60 Acres which includes the John T. Wright ice skating rink, swimming pool, tennis courts, basketball courts, soccer field, baseball field, softball field, and playground. Mayor Donald Mackay donated the land on which the park was built. The Park was the first…
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  • Millers Pond is a body of water near Liberty Road and Dwight Morrow High School. Historically there have been pollution issues with the pond.
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  • The National Federation of Post Office Clerks (NFPOC) was a labor union for United States postal clerks. NFPOC was a break-off group from the United National Association of Post Office Clerks. At the beginning of the 1900s, differing opinions caused the NFPOC to form on August…
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  • The New Englewood Hotel opened on May 1, 1893. The building was owned by Eliza McGrath Sanderson and was leased by S. C. Stafford. The building burned down in November of the same year.
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