Englewood Makes History

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  • An advertisement booklet describing the Brownstones at Englewood South.
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  • The Avons were an R&B group from Englewood, New Jersey. In 1954 brothers Bob, Bill, and Wendel Lea joined with friends Curtis Norris and Ervin Watson. They originally called themselves The Robins before renaming themselves The Avons. They worked with Bea Caslon of Hull Records…
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  • The Fourth Ward Fires and the Crisis of Urban Renewal The fire epidemic that swept through Englewood's Fourth Ward during the fall and winter of 1970 unfolded against a backdrop of racial tension, housing insecurity, and a controversial urban renewal program. Between November…
  • In 1900, Englewood, New Jersey, had a population of 6,253. African Americans made up six percent of the population, totaling 383 residents. Of those, 58 percent lived in the 4th Ward, primarily in its northeast section—between Jay Street and Palisade Avenue (north to south), and…
  • founder of first lodge in eastern bergen was a confederate war veteran Abraham A Phillips.
  • The Tenafly Board of Education serves the Tenafly school district which consists of Tenafly High School, Tenafly Middle School, Malcolm S Mackay Elementary, Ralph S. Maugham Elementary, J. Spencer Smith Elementary, and Walter Stillman Elementary. The Board is comprised of nine…
  • Temple Emanu-El of Englewood was founded in 1927 as a Conservative Jewish congregation at a moment when Englewood’s Jewish population was expanding and seeking a religious institution that balanced tradition with modern communal life. The idea for the Temple was initiated by…
  • Teaneck High School is a public school. In 1922 the land was purchased to build the high school and students from grades seven through tenth began attending in 1929. The building was constructed in the Collegiate Gothic style, leading to students giving the school the nickname…
  • Walter Scott Taylor (1916–1984) was a minister, civil-rights leader, publisher, and politician whose career bridged the pulpit, the streets, and City Hall during one of Englewood’s most turbulent eras of racial change. Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Taylor was educated…
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