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Taylor, Jacob (1904?-1964)
Jacob Taylor was a resident of Englewood and owner of Jake Taylor's Store. Taylor was also director of the Retail Tobacco Dealers of America and executive secretary of the Bergen County Newsdealers and Stationers' Association. Taylor was active in sports and was the former high school football team captain. He was a member of the Congregation Ahavath Torah.
He was married to Judith Levine. He had a son Fred, and a daughter Lynn. -
Jake Taylor's Store
Jake Taylor's Store was opened by Jacob Taylor in 1928. The store began as a sporting goods business, but also carried novelties and cigars. -
Kelly, E. Thornton (1891?-?)
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 Corp, which owned the Grant Lee theater at Palisade Junction and Westwood Theater Company, which owned the Westwood Theater.Tags Theater -
Peters, Benjamin "Ben" (?-2018)
Benjamin "Ben" Peters was a barber in Englewood and the owner of Ben's Barbershop.
He moved to Englewood in the 1950s from South Carolina and after serving in the army opened his own store. He had many famous clientele including Roosevelt Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Murphy, Wilson Pickett, George Benson, J. J. Johnson, and George Powell. He also cut hair for inmates at Bergen County Jail. He retired in April 2002 and moved to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
He married Laura A. Benson in 1962.