Englewood Makes History

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  • Actors Fund Home.jpg

    The Actors' Fund Home is an assisted living facility operated by the Actors Fund. It is a location for retired entertainers to live. The Fund opened a retirement home in Staten Island which moved to Englewood in 1928. The home added Lillian Booth's name to the home in 2003 after she pledged two million dollars.
  • King Gardens.jpg

    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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  • Rock Creek Terrace.jpg

    Rock Creek Terrace Apartments is a series of units which the Englewood Housing Authority administered Project Based Vouchers in 2014.
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  • Parkview Terrace.jpg

    Parkview Terrace Apartments is a series of units which the Englewood Housing Authority administered Project Based Vouchers in 2014. 
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  • Forest Park Gardens.jpg

    Forest Park Gardens is a series of apartments built in 1962.
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  • Vincente K. Tibbs Senior Center.jpg

    The Englewood Housing Authority opened the Vincente K. Tibbs Senior Housing Center in 1976. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funded it. As of 2017, the building was converted into a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) project.
  • Westmoor Gardens.jpg

    Westmoor Gardens was built in 1981 as a Section 8 New Construction project under the Englewood Housing Authority. 
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  • Roman Inn.jpg

    Roman Inn is a pizza place in Englewood. It was founded in 1967
  • Crispy Crust Pizza.jpg

    Crispy Crust Pizza is a pizzeria in Englewood. It was opened around 1980. Due to sanitation issues, it was sold to George Pappahem in 1982 who effectively met sanitation standards. 
  • Baumgart's.jpg

    Baumgart's was a Chinese-American restaurant in Englewood. The cafe opened in 1944 and in 1988 began adding Chinese-American fusion to their menu.