Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California in the United States. It is at the junction of two large valleys, the San Fernando Valley and San Gabriel Valley, near the beginning of the Los Angeles River. As of 2020, 196,543 people live in Glendale.[9] Glendale is known for its low crime rate and being one of the safest cities in the United States.
Aerial view of Glendale with the Verdugo Mountains in the background Highrises in Downtown Glendale | |
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| Coordinates: 34°08′46″N 118°15′18″W / 34.14611°N 118.25500°WCoordinates: 34°08′46″N 118°15′18″W / 34.14611°N 118.25500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Incorporated | February 15, 1906[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Dan Brotman |
| • City Council | Ardy Kassakhian Paula Devine Ara Najarian Elen Asatryan |
| • City Treasurer | Rafi Manoukian[2] |
| • City Manager | Roubik Golanian[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.60 sq mi (79.25 km2) |
| • Land | 30.47 sq mi (78.92 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2) 0.43% |
| Elevation | 522 ft (159 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 196,543 |
| • Rank | 4th in Los Angeles County 24th in California 126th in the United States |
| • Density | 6,450.4/sq mi (2,519.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes[7] | 91201–91210, 91214, 91221, 91222, 91224–91226 |
| FIPS code | 06-30000 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660679, 2410597 |
| Website | glendaleca |
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Glendale, California Media
The Catalina Verdugo Adobe is the city's oldest building. It was built on Rancho San Rafael, granted to José María Verdugo in 1784, which included all of modern-day Glendale.
View of Glendale in the 1870s
Brand Street in Glendale – a Glendale–Burbank Line streetcar stops to pick up and drop off passengers in 1915.
The historic Hotel Glendale was built in the 1920s.
View of Glendale with the San Gabriel Mountains and the Verdugo Mountains in the background
Armenian genocide memorial
Neon sign from La Fonda Mexican restaurant (1940s)
Another Art Deco landmark, 1925 and 1939 by Charles Selkirk and Arthur Lindley. *This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 96000102.
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References
- ↑ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ "City Treasurer". City of Glendale. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Office Of The City Manager". City Of Glendale. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Glendale". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ↑ "QuickFacts : Glendale city, California". Census.gov. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ↑ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Census.gov. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Glendale city, California". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
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