Glendale, Arizona Glendale, Arizona Downtown Glendale, Arizona as viewed from the intersections of Glendale Ave.
Downtown Glendale, Arizona as viewed from the intersections of Glendale Ave.
Official seal of Glendale, Arizona Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Glendale, Arizona is positioned in the US Glendale, Arizona - Glendale, Arizona State Arizona Glendale / l nde l/ is a town/city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, positioned about nine miles (14 km) northwest from Downtown Phoenix.
In the late 1800s what is now known as Glendale, Arizona, was all desert.
William John Murphy, a native of New Hartford, New York who resided in the town of Flagstaff in what was then known as the territory of Arizona, was in charge of building a 40-mile long Arizona Canal from Granite Reef to New River for the Arizona Canal Company.
In 1885, he instead of the canal, which would bring water to the desert land. Murphy was deep in debt, since he had agreed to be paid in Arizona Canal Company stock and bonds and territory freshwater cash. William John Murphy - Founder of Glendale In 1887, Murphy formed the Arizona Improvement Company.
In order to precarious and interest potential investors and pioneer in this new town, Murphy decided to furnish a better way of access from Phoenix to Glendale and ending in the town of Peoria by building an 18 mile long diagonal road which he titled Grand Avenue.
In 1891, Burgess Hadsell worked with Murphy to bring 70 Brethren and River Brethren families to Glendale to form a temperance colony.
It was bounded by Lamar Road on the south, 55th Avenue on the east, Myrtle Avenue on the north, and 59th Avenue on the west. The assembly of a barns from Prescott to Phoenix was made possible with an exchange of the right-of-way made by Murphy along Grand Avenue. The barns allowed Glendale pioneer to transport goods to the north and easily receive building materials.
The assembly and commercial applications of the Beet Sugar Factory in 1906, also contributed to the expansion of Glendale.
City Attorney Craig Tindall resigned his town/city post in 2013 upon request of the mayor and council.
Tindall was later the subject of an ethics complaint regarding his purported conflict of interest between his work for Ice - Arizona and his Glendale post.
The complaint was filed by former town/city councilmember Phil Lieberman. After Tindall resigned from the City of Glendale, a press release announced that he had joined the well-known Phoenix law firm Fennemore Craig. Glendale is positioned at 33 32 19 N 112 11 11 W (33.538654, -112.186261). Climate data for Phoenix Int'l, Arizona (1981 2010 normals, extremes 1895 present) According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 55.8 square miles (145 km2), of which, 55.7 square miles (144 km2) of it is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.13%) is water.
Downtown Glendale with Glendale Glitters around Christmas Glendale Chocolate Festival (every February) Glendale Folk & Heritage Festival Glendale Glitters (every December) Glendale Jazz and Blues Festival Downtown Glendale featuring antique shops and restaurants Glendale is the site of two primary sports venues: University of Phoenix Stadium and Gila River Arena.
Both venues are part of the Glendale Sports and Entertainment District evolution plan, meant to spur expansion in the sparsely inhabited Yucca district.
Both venues are owned by the City of Glendale.
University of Phoenix Stadium is the home field of the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL.
The team formerly played at Sun Devil Stadium on the ground of Arizona State University in close-by Tempe, until they moved in 2006.
The BCS National Championship college football championship game also circulates to Glendale.
The 2011 BCS National Championship Game was held in Glendale on January 10, 2011.
Gila River Arena (formerly Glendale Arena, then Jobing.com Arena) and Westgate City Center is adjoining to University of Phoenix Stadium, and is the home of the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The inaugural Street League Skateboarding event was held in the summer of 2010 in Glendale at the Gila River Arena.
This street skateboarding competition returns to Glendale annually.
In 2009, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball began to share the new Camelback Ranch-Glendale spring training complex and stadium in Phoenix owned and directed by the City of Glendale.
This 1917 Nash Fire Truck was the first motorized fire truck of the Glendale Fire Department.
The truck was produced by the Nash Motors Company and is on exhibit at the Glendale Training Center positioned at 11330 W.
Glendale Ave.
In Glendale, Arizona.
There are a number of college studies campuses in Glendale.
Glendale Community College and Glendale Community College North, just athwart the border in northwestern Phoenix, are members of the Maricopa County Community College District, while Arizona State University has its Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale and its West ground just athwart the border from Glendale in west Phoenix.
Midwestern University is a graduate college of medicine positioned in Glendale.
Many school districts serve the town/city of Glendale.
The following school districts serve the city: Glendale Union High School District Phoenix Union High School District Glendale Elementary School District Job for a Cowboy - death metal band formed in Glendale in 2003 Glendale bills itself as "Arizona's Antique Capital", with support for its claim from both Sunset periodical (2004) and a 1998 article in USA Today.
Glendale is home to the prominent Arrowhead Towne Center mall in the northwest part of the city.
Glendale also is home to Midwestern University, urbane Phoenix's first medical school, as well as a primary post-graduate global company school: the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
An extension of Valley Metro Rail service is prepared to serve the city, opening in 2026, reprising a part played by the Phoenix Street Railway between 1911 and 1926.
There are various properties in the town/city of Glendale which are considered to be historical and have been encompassed either in the National Register of Historic Places or the listings of the Glendale Arizona Historical Society.
Further information: List of historic properties in Glendale, Arizona Historical Glendale, Arizona (GAHS=Glendale Arizona Historical Society-listed) First National Bank of Glendale, assembled in 1906 (NRHP) Glendale Woman's Club, structure assembled in 1912 (NRHP) Glendale Grammar School One-Room Class Building, assembled in 1920 (NRHP) Glendale High School Auditorium, assembled 1939 (NRHP) The turn of the century town clock (pictured) was dedicated in 1987 to the memory of Thelma Renick Heatwole (1912-1991), who veiled life in the Glendale improve for more than 40 years as a journal reporter.
The park is positioned at 58th & Glendale Avenues and has a enhance library.
The Forney House, assembled in 1893, is the second earliest home in Glendale, Arizona.
The earliest home in Glendale is the Adobe home positioned in Saguaro Ranch.
The historic William John Murphy House was assembled in 1895 and is positioned at 7514 N.
In Phoenix, Arizona.
Even though the home is not positioned in Glendale, it served as the residence of William J.
Murphy who created the Arizona Improvement Company in 1887 and bought territory in areas that would eventually turn into the suburbs of Peoria and Glendale.
The home is listed as historic by the Phoenix Historic Property Register The historic Thunderbird Control Tower was assembled in 1941 and served as the Air Control Tower and Officers' quarters amid the operation of the Thunderbird 1 Army Air Field, in Glendale.
The air field was deactivated in 1945 and is now occupied by the Thunderbird School of Global Management which is positioned southeast of the intersection of West Greenway Road & North 59th Avenue in Glendale, Arizona (GAHS).
The fortress and officer quarters were assembled in 1941 and served the Thunderbird 1 Army Air Field, in Glendale amid WW II (GAHS).
The historic Thunderbird 1 Army Air Field Airplane Hangar was assembled in 1941 (GAHS).
Glendale has one sister city.: List of historic properties in Glendale, Arizona William John Murphy - Founder of Glendale Glendale Memorial Park Cemeter - Founder of Glendale Industry Came to Glendale "Monthly Averages for Phoenix, AZ Temperature and Precipitation".
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