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Santa Barbara Grocery Store
Santa Barbara Grocery store on Slocum Avenue. The grocery store was one of the first to serve the growing Latino community emerging in the third ward. Arely Rincon gained possession of the store in 2012.Tags Businesses -
Sampson, Edgar "Lamb"
Edgar Sampson (1907–1973) was an influential American jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, and violinist whose work helped shape the sound of the swing era. Born in New York City, he gained recognition in the early 1930s as a member of Chick Webb’s orchestra, where he composed… -
Runaway Truck Crash Palisade Ave July 27, 1933
On the afternoon of July 27, 1933, a runaway truck lost control on East Palisade Avenue in Englewood, New Jersey, after the driver failed in two attempts to steer the vehicle off the road. Facing what police described as a “Hobson’s choice,” the driver deliberately turned the… -
Ruiz, Pepe
Pepe Ruiz (1914–1993) was a key figure in the history of animation labor organizing in both Hollywood and New York. Born in Cuba, Ruiz began his career as an assistant animator at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in Los Angeles, where he played an important role in helping organize the… -
Ruch, Valentine (1875-1941)
Dr. Valentine Ruch was a prominent physician, civic leader, and political figure in early twentieth-century Englewood. A graduate of Cornell University Medical School in 1903, Ruch devoted his professional life to public service. He began his medical career as Englewood… -
Roundtree, Irwin William Langston "Dominie" (1855?-1948)
Irwin William Langston “Dominie” Roundtree was born into slavery in Georgia sometime in the mid-1850s, though the precise year of his birth remains uncertain. Census records, seminary files, and Roundtree’s own recollections offer conflicting dates, ranging from 1855 to 1860.… -
Rothman, Leonard
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Rothman, Harry F.
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Rothman, George Private First Class
Along with Englewood resident Stanley Wides, Rothman was the first Englewood man to cross into Paris in 1944. Bernard Turteltaub offered a $25 war bond to the first Englewood man to enter Paris. -
Rotary Club of Englewood
The Rotary Club is an international service organization. The Englewood branch was founded in 1923. The Englewood branch focuses a lot of its work on local youth. The club also supported many local humanitarian organizations.