ENGLEWOOD: Recent Episodes
Diana Dismus Campbell
Russell Major was a community leader. To some he was a football coach and school board president. Historical records call him an integrationist. Pamela, his daughter, remembers him as an amazing father and husband to her mother Janice Major. Neighbors on William street, before marrying, Russel and Janice Major grew up together. Each attended DMHS.
Pamela characterizes the twenty year period between late 60's and late 80's as Englewood's Camelot years. She reflects on a period of time where parents and grandparents ferociously advocated for cultural exposure, education and connectedness for their children and community.
Teachers:
Lorrain Kelly
Places:
Memorial Community Center
Families:
Tinsley
Stanard
Taylor
Jackson
Herring
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Yolanda Holmes lived on Thompson Ave and remembers her neighborhood as family. She shares a Sugar Hill Gang fun and a shout out to the all girl crew, Twice as Nice.
Dorian Butcher reflects on the influence of educators. He remembers Mr. Jones and Mr. Jones, principal and gym teacher at Lincoln School, guiding him to and through his current teaching career. The youngest of four siblings, Dorian grew up on West Palisades Avenue near Washington Place and Alston's.
Denise Alston is the grand-daughter of the owners of "Alston's", the iconic corner store on Palisades near the intersection of Englewood and Teaneck. Her father and Uncle, George and Ronnie Alston, were members of the Englewood police department. She recollects a town where work, school, youth activities, friends and family were within walking distance.
People:
Marvin Barnes
Chris Hampton
Jenny Joslin
Carrie Zwicker
Martia Healy
Sarah Cohen
Places:
Alston's Crossroads
Jet Cleaners
Mackay Park skating rink
Sharon Greene Dansby moved to Englewood in 1956 and graduated from Dwight Morrow High School in 1960. Music in school and in the community was central to her experience. She reflects on the High school Campus - before the pool and middle school - ice skating on the creek, and the overall beauty of Englewood.
Place:
DMHS Campus and creek
Oakland and Greenleaf
People
Darlene, Poppy (Jose), and Theresa Perez
Michael Brown
Mizelle brothers
Binky and Aunt Nan
Lisa's family moved from Queens, NY in 1978. Cleveland school and the influence of educators on her block greatly impacted how she instilled the value of education in her son.
Places:Cleveland School
Alston's store
The Record Shop
The Rink
Englewood Depot
People:
Pamela Roberts
Adella and Ronald Morrison
Lee Tyre
Robina
Charlotte Brown
Educators:
Janis Dismus
The Bells
Dr. Sylvia Roberts
Dr. McCloud
Englewood Recreation Cheerleading:
Leslie Taylor
Angie Standard
Nicole Tinsley Butcher
Shelly Fletcher
Tracy Lang
Celest Hampton
Diana Dismus Campbell
Pamela Roberts was born in New York and brought directly from the hospital to her home on Howell Road in Englewood. She attended St. Ceclia then attended Dwight Morrow High School, graduating in 1985. She recalls the village of educators who influenced her upbringing as well as the warmth that exist still when she visits home.
Places:
Pool
St. Cecilia's
William Roberts grew up on Howell road. He attended small private schools before arriving at DMHS. Nonetheless, his youth was filled with in community organizations, school clubs and neighborhood shenanigans. He calls Englewood the best small town in America and recollects the amazing athletes that represented Englewood professionally, collegiately and regionally.
Places:
St. Ceclia's School
Bowla Bowla
Athletes:
Basketball: Wendy and Tracy Norris, professional NBA William Willoughby
Soccer: Professional American Soccer player Elias Zurita, Jeff Williams
Swimmers: Eric Yarboro, Peggy Garn , Tracy Drakford, Jason Jenkins, Lawrence Herring, Jeff William
Leaders:
Coach Robert Herring
Nicole grew up on Coolidge Ave in the Fourth Ward. Nicole reflects on everything from and in between playing in Denning park as a child to organizing the Englewood Reunion in MacKay Park.
Places:
Coolidge Ave
Denning Park
Herbies
Groups:
Inner Pride
Serious Biz
Twice As Nice
Englewood Reunion Committee( Terri Peterson, Glen Coley, Doug Wilson, Nicole Tinsley, Kathy Eversley Moore, June Young, Curtis Caviness)
Families:
Tinsley
Wilkins
Harrisons
and more
Darleen Gillespie an her 3 siblings grew up on Mary Street in the house their parent's purchased from her grandparents. The Gillespie family are a multi generational family with a host of cousins and aunts that still live in Englewood.
Special Teacher:
Janis White
Neighborhood:
Mary Street
Jose (Poppy) Perez's Aunt, Menerva Bell was a Quarrels school teacher. She moved to the corner of Howell and Tryon Roads in 1968. Jose's family soon followed, moving just a block down the street. He reflects on the autonomy kids had to govern, organize and lead their playtime.
People:
Lawrence Herring
Jean Beauvais
Tony Livingston
Darryl and Lisa Freeman
Pamela Roberts
Cynthia and Diana Dismus
Siblings:
Stephen
Darlene
Teresa
Places:
St. Cecilia
Lincoln School
Herring Field
Jacquelynne (Jackie) Jones Modeste came to Englewood from Yonkers. Her mother, Imogene Jones, was one of several NYC broadcasting network professionals that made Englewood home. She reflects on the the arts, language and music within the school system and how that shaped the experience she sought for her children's education.
Place:
Garden street
Medowbrook Road
Lake Street
Roosevelt Elementary
People:
The Gillespie Family
Felicia Sellars
Todd Saunders
Terri Burke
Garth Hammond
Marlene Holmes Evans
Danny Rosen
Teachers:
Mr. Greenberg
Mr. O' Brien
Felicia Sellars lived on Glenbrook parkway from 1975 to 1987. While she hasn't lived in Englewood for more than 30 years, she still claims Englewood as home and regards it as a place where she feels rooted. Her experience illuminates elementary school bussing that hint at the post civil rights integration issues of the era.
Place:
Robert Herring Field and Pool
People:
Tony and Stephen Sellers
Ken Tinsley
Lisa and Darryl Freeman
Cynthia Dismus Poarch, DMHS Class of 1982, was born and raised in Englewood. She reflects on her neighborhood near the Janis E Dismus Middle school, the WIZ production and preponderance of African American leaders in schools and daily life.
Teachers
- Mr. Cope
- Ms. Burgess
Families/Leaders
- Barbara Brown
- Captain Tinsley
Places
- Roman Inn
- Baumgart's
Neighborhood
- Howell Road
- The Pool