Englewood Makes History

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  • Monica, Corbett (1930–1998) was an American stand-up comedian and actor whose career flourished during the golden age of nightclub and television comedy. Born Matthew Corbett Monica in New York City, he became known for his clean, observational humor and for opening for some of…

  • Cindy Linn Mizelle is a singer and songwriter. She was born in Englewood and went to Dwight Morrow High School. Her first big job as a background singer was with Sugar Hill Records. She has provided backup vocals for many singers including Billy Ocean, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey,…
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  • Larry Mizell was a musician and record producer who worked with his brother Alphonso "Fonce" Mizell. The brothers grew up in Englewood and attended Dwight Morrow. Larry graduated from Howard University with a degree in engineering. The brothers started a company in California…
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  • Alphonso "Fonce" Mizell was a musician and record producer who worked with his brother Larry Mizell. The brothers grew up in Englewood and attended Dwight Morrow. He earned a degree in music from Howard University. In the late 1960s, he was a member of The Corporation the group…
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  • Blackface and Civic Belonging: Minstrelsy in Englewood, 1904–1958 For more than half a century, minstrel shows were among the most familiar and widely attended forms of public entertainment in Englewood. They were staged in church basements, school auditoriums, lyceums,…

  • 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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  • Robert I. Miller was a Presbyterian minister and the mayor of Englewood in 1967. He was the first democratic mayor with a democratic council majority. Miller was in the Army during World War II. He graduated from the University of Buffalo with a degree in sociology and…
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  • Memorial House stood for decades as the physical and symbolic center of organized social work in Englewood. More than simply a clubhouse, it functioned as a gathering place, training ground, educational center, and stabilizing force in the city’s working-class neighborhoods. Yet…
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  • Joan Meltzer was a longtime Englewood, New Jersey civic leader and Democratic politician who made history in the late 1970s. In 1979, she was elected to represent Englewood’s Second Ward, becoming the first Democrat to hold that seat. A Bryn Mawr College graduate, Meltzer was…

  • Councilman from the 4th ward (1929-1934)
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