Englewood Makes History

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  • Charles Kipps was a songwriter, author, and screenwriter. Some of his work includes Exiled: A Law & Order Movie, his books The Conor Bard Mysteries, and McCoy-Kipps Production Inc.
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  • Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses is a Christian church in Englewood. The first Kingdom Hall opened in 1939 on North Van Brunt Street. By 1948, it had moved to Engle Street and then moved again in 1963 to West Palisade Avenue.
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  • Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and one of the most influential leaders of the modern civil rights movement. His national leadership began in December 1955 during the Montgomery Bus Boycott and continued until his assassination in April 1968. King is best known for…
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  • King Gardens is a group of townhouses built in the 1970s. It was named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and is located in the fourth ward.
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  • Alicia Keys (born Alicia Augello Cook in 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, producer, and actress whose blend of R&B, soul, jazz, and classical influences made her one of the most successful recording artists of the 21st century. She rose to international…

  • Kelly was the Secretary of the New Jersey Association of Motion Pictures and chair of the contact bureau of the Motion Picture Association. Kelly owned the Englewood Theater and Realty Corp, which owned the Plaza Theater on Van Brunt Street. He also owned the Palisade Theater…
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  • Clara Kellogg was the featured performer at the opening of the Athenaeum in Englewood in 1870. Clara Louise Kellogg (1842–1916) was one of the first American-born opera singers to achieve international fame. Born in Sumterville, South Carolina, and raised in New York, she…

  • Kehilat Kesher is an Orthodox synagogue in Englewood. Residents from both Englewood and Tenafly attend service. The synagogue was founded in 2000. Starting in 2010, Rabbi Akiva Block has served the synagogue.
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  • Ulysses S. Kay was a prolific American classical composer whose work bridged music, history, and the Black freedom struggle. He was born into a distinguished musical family: his uncle was King Oliver, the legendary New Orleans jazz cornetist and bandleader who played a pivotal…
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