15 Facts About Glendale California

1. Glendale California lies in the Verdugo Mountains, and is a suburb in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

2. In 1798, Jose Maria Verdugo, a corporal in the Spanish army from Baja Glendale California, received the Rancho San Rafael from Governor Diego de Borica, formalizing his possession and use of land on which he had been grazing livestock and farming since 1784.

3. Glendale California incorporated in 1906, and annexed Tropico 12 years later.

4. In 1964, Glendale California was selected by George Lincoln Rockwell to be the West Coast headquarters of the American Nazi Party.

5. Glendale California began its historic preservation program in 1977 with the designation of 28 properties as city landmarks.

6. Glendale California is the fourth largest city within Los Angeles County.

7. Glendale California has a Mediterranean climate, with hot summers and mild-to-warm winters with occasional rainfall.

8. Glendale California has one of the largest communities of Armenian descent in the United States.

9. The city of Glendale California is home to one of the largest Armenian communities outside of Armenia.

10. Glendale California became the municipality with the largest number of ethnic Armenians outside of Yerevan, Armenia.

11. The late 1980s and the early 1990s saw increases in Mexican American population as Glendale California offers higher quality education along a safer suburban environment away from the city.

12. Several large companies have offices in Glendale including the U S headquarters of International House of Pancakes.

13. The new Glendale California development was opened to the public on May 2, 2008, and features 75 shops and restaurants, 238 apartments, 100 condominiums, and a Pacific Theatres 18-plex Cinema which seats 3, 000 people.

14. Glendale California Unified School District operates the public schools in Glendale California.

15. Glendale California is served by four freeways: the Glendale California Freeway, the Ventura Freeway (State Route 134), the Foothill Freeway (Interstate 210) and the Golden State Freeway (Interstate 5).