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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. -
Forbes, Bertie Charles (1880-1954)
Bertie Charles Forbes founded Forbes Magazine, a business and finance publication. B.C. Forbes was appointed to the Englewood Board of Education in 1938.
He married Adelaide Mary Stevenson. He had five sons, Bruce, Malcolm, Duncan, Gordon, and Wallace. After Forbes' death, his son Bruce took over. Bruce died in 1964 and Malcolm then took over. Stevenson "Steve" Forbes Jr. succeded his father Malcolm after his death in 1990. -
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Cut to Retirement
A newspaper article announcing the retirement of Ben Peters.
The article describes how Peters founded Ben's Barbershop, the many famous clientele he served, and his upcoming plans after retirement. The article also quotes his many clientele and describes how Peters' shop was a community center for local men. -
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. -
Butler, Margaret (1908?-1976)
Margaret Butler was an economics teacher in Englewood. She taught the fifth grade in Harlem and home economics at Dwight Morrow High School.
Butler became blind in 1945 and was an instructor at the Community House Social Service Federation in Englewood, teaching braille. She also founded Shining Light, an organization to help the blind community.
She was a member of numerous organizations, including the American Foundation of the Blind, the National Council of Negro Women of Bergen County, W.C. Handy Foundation of the Blind, and the New Jersey Commission of the Blind. She was awarded the Lydia Hayes Foundation Achievement Award in 1951. Butler attended St. Cecilia's Roman Catholic Church.