1 10 5 https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/494e437d703d6675128dc7d5d64a14cb.jpg 0608b53bd30d188d9720f51e20350625 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 Organizations and Institutions Organizations and Institutions A group of individuals cooperating under similar beliefs to reach an agreed-upon goal. Metadata for organizations and institutions provides information for the basis of an investigation into the creation, purpose, beliefs, and actors involved in an organization and institution. Type of Institution Educational Source of File Attached "Bergenpac's Performing Arts School." Facebook. 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 BergenPAC Performing Arts School Subject The topic of the resource Theater Music, Production Description An account of the resource The BergenPAC Performing Arts School is a dance, acting, visual arts, and music school run by the Bergen Performing Arts Center. Programs serve students from the age of three months to adults. The school is located down the street from the theater at 1 Depot Square where Bennett Studios used to be located. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived McGrath, Matthew. "BergenPAC Pupil earn college credit." The Record, 30 Aug. 2016, p. L-1, L-6. "<a href="https://www.bergenpac.org/education/performing-arts-school">Performing Arts School.</a>" BergenPAC. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ludder, Rachelle Education Entertainment Music https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/bf6dc04bc3af8bf7c09f37aa3b2d0b5a.png bb82303225d838eb34448a278b83b9da 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 People People An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure. Birth Date 1939-12-27 Birthplace Newark, New Jersey, USA Occupation Actor Athlete Source of File Attached “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Amos">John Amos</a>.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 1 Aug. 2024. <div></div> 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 Amos, John Allen, Jr. (1939-?) Description An account of the resource John Allen Amos Jr. is an actor. Before his acting career, he did social work and played football. His first major work was on The Mary Tyler Moore Show from 1970 to 1973. He is most well-known for his part in Good Times from 1974 to 1976. Amos served as artistic director of John Harms Theater. He married twice, first to Noel Mickelson from 1965 to 1975. He had two children, Shannon and Kelly "K.C." His second marriage was to Lillian Lehman from 1978 to 1979. Mann, Virginia. "From script to stage to TV with a master." The Record, 11 Apr. 1994, p. A-1, A-15. Subject The topic of the resource Movies Theater Sports, American Football Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Ludder, Rachelle Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Telfair H. Brown Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available wikipedia Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 8, 2001. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain Entertainment Sports https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/6f9ff0dd064e5cfe29a591eecb8df4e2.jpg 2f14c628829e71c6406986f89b428124 https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/8991c46fbbfa4451fffa8b48a2147b1c.jpg e64f9c5d6443c6d6fbd0ad1f4bf6e5d2 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 People People An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure. Birth Date 1887-11-27 Occupation Businessman Source of File Attached "Legitimate Shows and Musical Plays Coming to Plaza." The Record, 7 Mar. 1928, p.6. 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 Backer, Franklyn Edmund (1887-?) Description An account of the resource Franklyn E. Backer was an early twentieth-century theater entrepreneur, film producer, and cultural booster whose work helped place Englewood on the regional entertainment map during the silent-film era. Born in Newark, New Jersey, on November 27, 1887, Backer was raised and educated in that city, graduating from Newark High School with honors. Rather than follow a single profession, he moved quickly through a variety of business roles, gaining experience that would later prove essential in the rapidly changing world of motion pictures and theatrical exhibition. Backer arrived in Englewood in 1914, drawn by what he saw as an untapped opportunity. At the time, the city’s entertainment options were limited, and he believed Englewood deserved a modern, first-class theater comparable to those in larger urban centers. Acting on this conviction, he negotiated for property on Palisade Avenue and oversaw the excavation and construction of what became the Englewood Theatre. Despite setbacks—including a serious construction accident that temporarily halted progress—the theater was completed later that year and quickly became a focal point of local cultural life. After operating the Englewood Theatre for several years, Backer sold the property in 1916 and turned his attention westward. By early 1917 he was on the Pacific Coast, where he financed and managed his own motion-picture production company. This venture eventually became known as East Coast Studios, an unusual name that reflected his intention to bring East Coast sensibilities into a film industry increasingly dominated by Hollywood. Under his direction, the studio produced a number of films and worked with prominent actors of the era, giving Backer firsthand experience as both a producer and distributor. Between the late 1910s and early 1920s, Backer’s career took him across the country as he personally promoted and marketed his films, blending showmanship with business acumen. His producing work included popular adventure and dramatic pictures, and his years in film were among the most financially successful of his career. Yet despite his national reach, he retained a strong attachment to theater buildings themselves—the physical spaces where audiences gathered. That attachment ultimately drew him back to Englewood. After years of planning and negotiation, Backer spearheaded the construction of the Plaza Theatre on North Van Brunt Street. Designed as a modern entertainment venue, the Plaza reflected both his experience in film production and his belief that suburban communities deserved cultural institutions of the highest quality. The opening of the Plaza coincided with his forty-first birthday, a symbolic milestone in a life marked by relentless ambition and reinvention. By the mid-1920s, Franklyn E. Backer was recognized not only as a theater owner but as a figure who bridged local entertainment and the national motion-picture industry. His career illustrated the entrepreneurial spirit of the silent-film era, when individual vision and risk-taking could shape the cultural landscape of an entire community. In Englewood, his theaters left a lasting imprint, helping establish the city as a center of popular entertainment during a formative period in American film history. "Legitimate Shows and Musical Plays Coming to Plaza." The Record, 7 Mar. 1928, p.6. "Plaza Theatre Has Met With Success." The Record, 19 Jan. 1927, p.17. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Ludder, Rachelle Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Record Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available newspaper.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 19, 1927 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain Entertainment 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 People People An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure. Birth Date 1910-08-10 Birthplace Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Death Date 1979-03-15 Occupation Philathropist Civic Leader Source of File Attached Moore, Brenda. "Janet Upjohn Stearns." The Record, 16 Mar. 1979. 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 Stearns, Janet Upjohn (1910-1979) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Moore, Brenda. "Janet Upjohn Stearns." The Record, 16 Mar. 1979. "<a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30713737/janet-stearns">Janet Upjohn Stearns</a>." Find A Grave. Subject The topic of the resource Englewood New Jersey, Fourth Ward Medical Services Activism, Social Welfare Affordable Housing Description An account of the resource Janet Upjohn Stearns was a philanthropist and civic leader. Stearns moved to Englewood in the mid-1960s. She served on the Englewood Hospital board beginning in 1968. She was the first vice president of the Englewood Community Chest. She was a director of the Northern Valley Chapter of the Red Cross, a trustee of the Social Service Federal, and a member of the Bergen County United Fund, the Bergen County Mental Health Association, and the Bergen County Heart Association. Stearns bought land in the Fourth Ward and donated it to the Mount Caramel Guild for a renewal project. She helped funde the Englewood Rock Creek Parkview public housing project, the Englewood public swimming pool, the Englewood Library, and the John Harms Center. She also donated to St. Vincent's Hospital and the Leonard Johnson Day Nursery in Englewood. She married Peter Aymar Embury in 1934. After he died in 1947, she married Frederic Alexander Ley in 1948. She had four daughters, Janet Wallace, Ley Alkiewicz, Janet Embury Beck, and Grace Embury Eisenhardt. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Ludder, Rachelle Community Work Housing Philanthropy Social Work https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/07d61b13df35f50034acec5f3e6b9a88.jpg d8ac06f7ee5178a0b0ad8e78b2c2cb0f 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 Organizations and Institutions Organizations and Institutions A group of individuals cooperating under similar beliefs to reach an agreed-upon goal. Metadata for organizations and institutions provides information for the basis of an investigation into the creation, purpose, beliefs, and actors involved in an organization and institution. Date Started 1906? Date Ended 1933? Type of Institution Labor Source of File Attached "Social News of Englewood." The Record, 3 Nov. 1931, p. 6. 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 Englewood Local 814 Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ludder, Rachelle Colman, David Subject The topic of the resource Labor Unions Description An account of the resource Englewood Local 814 Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers was a labor union that met semi-monthly in the Plaza Theater. Labor