Englewood Makes History

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  • Harlem-on-the-Hudson was a popular black-owned nightclub in Englewood Cliffs.
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  • John Harms was a musician, conductor, and cultural entrepreneur whose vision helped shape Bergen County’s performing arts landscape in the mid-to-late twentieth century. Known for his tireless advocacy for live music and his ability to build audiences beyond traditional concert…
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  • Harper, Vaughn was a longtime New York radio personality best known for his calm, late-night presence on WBLS, where his program Quiet Storm became a defining soundtrack for generations of listeners. Joining the station in 1976, Harper helped shape a format that blended jazz,…

  • Edward Harris is an acclaimed American actor, director, and producer whose distinguished career has spanned more than four decades. Born at Englewood Hospital in Englewood on November 28, 1950, Harris spent his early years in nearby Tenafly before pursuing a career in acting. He…

  • Gary Juan Harris was a visionary music executive, A&R man, DJ, and cultural connector whose career traced the rise of hip-hop from New York’s underground to the center of American popular culture. Known for his instinctive ear, deep cultural literacy, and uncommon ability to…

  • Daughter Ruler of the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World

  • Rev. Dr. Thomas J. B. Harris was a Presbyterian minister, educator, civil-rights organizer, military chaplain, and political strategist whose life and leadership shaped Englewood and Bergen County’s Black civic institutions for more than seventy years. Widely regarded as an…
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  • Willie Mae Bowers Harris (1886–1986) was a longtime educator, community leader, and civic volunteer whose life spanned nearly a century of service. A resident of Englewood, New Jersey, Harris devoted much of her life to education, faith, and community work. Before retiring after…
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