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May 4, 2020 · In its earliest years, Englewood was settled by German and Irish immigrants working on rail roads and at the Union Stock Yard. The area was annexed by the City of Chicago in 1889, and in more recent history, fueled by declining property values, densely built apartments, and a rapidly expanding Black Belt from the east, Englewood became a ...
1903. Englewood was incorporated and the name was changed from Orchard Place. J.C. Jones was elected mayor over Thomas Skerritt by a slim margin. Jones first act as new mayor was to clean up the disreputable establishments.
Oct 26, 2015 · Englewood: Like many Chicago neighborhoods, South Side Englewood stole its name from an East Coast city. In 1868, local wool merchant and Board of Education member Henry B. Lewis...
Apr 21, 2022 · Before the city’s official incorporation and the adoption of the name “Englewood,” the town we call home had a variety of names. Let’s take a step back...
- Englewood's Beginnings
- Transportation
- Englewood Becomes A City
- Education
- Health Care
- Entertainment
- Progress
- Parks
- Englewood Today
Englewood’s beginnings are traced to gold. In the mid-1800s, prospectors on their way to California stopped in Colorado to pan its streams. One of these prospectors was a man from Georgia named William Green Russell. He and 12 other miners found gold in the South Platte River, and established a Placer Camp near the confluence of Little Dry Creek an...
With increased accessibility, the area continued to grow. The rich and beautiful land, plentiful water supply, and a growing transportation network drew new settlers. In the 1890s a rail line served five different rail systems: the Rock Island, the Midland, the Missouri Pacific, the Santa Fe, and the Rio Grande. Early residents said that Tom Skerri...
With continued growth, the area had much promise. However, in the late-1800s, the community developed a saucy reputation when gamblers built saloons and roadhouses along South Broadway in the area known as Orchard Place. The community was described as seven saloons, a grocery store, and two sporting houses. Shootings and knifings were common, and t...
Even in the early days, the area’s residents placed an emphasis on education. Before there were any schools, classes were held for area children in the log cabin of John McBroom, an early settler in the area. The cabin was located near the South Platte River and Union Avenue. A pioneer mother worked for free as the “schoolmarm” because the early se...
In 1905, a young doctor named Charles A. Bundsen established an institution to offer treatment to Swedish immigrants with tuberculosis. Dr. Bundsen founded the Swedish Consumptive Sanatorium and with funds raised by local businesses, church groups, and Swedish charities, he purchased five acres of land in 1906. Initially, patients lived in tents, b...
In 1906, the old Fiske Gardens was transformed into the renowned Tuileries Amusement Park. The Tuileries was located in the 3400 block of South Broadway, and the grounds included apple orchards and a beautiful lake. The park offered popular amusements such as a roller-rink, a Japanese Tea Garden, a ballpark, and two motorcycle tracks. There was als...
Englewood saw major progress in the 1920s. Broadway was paved, a Chamber of Commerce was formed in 1921, and General Iron Works came to Englewood in 1924. In the mid 1920s, Englewood fought to maintain its identity. Two separate elections were held after some 300 local residents requested annexation to Denver. Loyal citizens voted to reject Denver ...
When Cinderella City was built on Englewood’s only city park, City officials took advantage of federal funding to purchase additional open space. After the 23.4 acre City Park was sold, Englewood used these federal grants to increase its open space to 123.8 acres of park land spread throughout the community. Neighborhood parks were built in every s...
Today’s Englewood is a distinct reflection of its colorful history. There is still a focus on transportation, education, and the arts. Developments are rising from the ground to help boost the area’s economy and transportation remains an important aspect of planning for Englewood’s future. CityCenter Englewood, built on the old Cinderella City site...
Sep 21, 2018 · Englewood became a city in 1903. Cherrelyn, Orchard place and Fiske Gardens west of Broadway was included, “ A man named Jacob Jones owned that area. He said we need to make a city here. Lots of potential in 1903, Tom Skerritt, the father of Englewood, he built the first house, he was running for mayor.
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In 1868 Henry B. Lewis, a wool merchant in the Loop and Board of Education member, suggested a new name, Englewood, deriving from his association with Englewood, New Jersey.
