Early Glendale

by Juliet M. Arroyo

Book Overview

The ridges and ranchlands that once covered the expanse between Burbank and Pasadena became the 16th city in Los Angeles County to incorporate. This 1906 act formalized the Township of Glendale, which had grown from the Rancho San Rafael of the Verdugo family through the Spanish, Mexican, and American colonial eras. In the 20th century, some of the oldest film studios called Glendale home, as did their royalty, including Marion Michael Morrison, who graduated from Glendale High in 1925, yet a few years away from his notoriety as John Wayne. Seven movie theaters operated in the city in the 1920s and so did the first airport offering cross-country flight, Grand Central. In
this book, nearly 200 vintage photographs provide a window to the city's bygone days, focusing on the era up to the Second World War, when Glendale's pleasant neighborhoods were evolving together to form one of the county's most populous and ethnically diverse cities.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738529907
• ISBN13: 9780738529905
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Eye-opener

I grew up in Glendale in the 1960's-70's and was interested in its history. It has changed so much in my life, it's amazing what changes occured before I came along. I was completely unaware of the existence of Tropico as a separate town now part of Glendale. There's not much text to this book, though it is informative. The photos are the real eye-opener: amazing images of a time long gone. So sad so many of these buildings and homes are gone. I only wish there had been more about the correlation between then and now: do any of these places still exist? Where, in current terms, are these photos taken? A current map overlay with the old would be nice. Still, I can figure out a lot. I only wish that current Glendale was as careful of its development to retain some of its old charm.