Englewood Makes History

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  • Cepha Pasek devoted more than three decades to youth and family services in Englewood, New Jersey, becoming one of the central figures in the city’s Community House and Social Service Federation during the mid-twentieth century. Born in Wisconsin, Pasek graduated from college in…

  • Charles C. Parlin was a lawyer. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1919 and Harvard in 1922. He was a senior partner at Shearman and Sterling from 1953 to 1964. From 1966 to 1969 he was the chairman of Celanese Corp. In 1940 he represented the United States on a…
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  • Sarah Jessica Parker (born March 25, 1965) is an award-winning American actress, producer, and fashion entrepreneur best known for her portrayal of Carrie Bradshaw in the HBO series Sex and the City. Over a career spanning more than five decades, she has earned multiple Emmy and…

  • KRS-One (born Lawrence Parker on August 20, 1965) is one of hip-hop’s most influential MCs, educators, and cultural theorists, best known as the philosophical force behind the pioneering group Boogie Down Productions. Rising to prominence in the mid-1980s, KRS-One helped…

  • Parkview Terrace Apartments is a series of units which the Englewood Housing Authority administered Project Based Vouchers in 2014. 
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  • Pandora’s Book Peddlers was a distinctive, community-rooted independent bookstore that played an outsized cultural role in Englewood and northern New Jersey beginning in the early 1980s. Founded in October 1983 by partners Pamela Sheldrick and Vivian Scheinmann, the shop was…
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  • Betsy Palmer was an American actress. Her first television appearance was in 1951 on Miss Susan. She is well-known for her part as Pamela Voorhees on Friday the 13th. She also starred in multiple Broadway shows and was a member of the Actors Studio in Hell's Kitchen. She lived…
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  • Palisades Avenue or "The Ave" is the main street that cuts directly through Englewood.

  • Rick Overton (born 1954) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and improvisational performer whose career has spanned stand-up comedy, television, film, and voice acting. Known for his quick wit, political satire, and improvisational style, he has appeared in numerous…

  • Nancy Overton (1926–2009) was an American singer best known as a member of the popular 1950s vocal group The Chordettes, whose hits included “Lollipop” and “Mr. Sandman.” Born Anne Swain in Port Washington, New York, she joined The Chordettes in 1958, the same year “Lollipop”…
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