Glendale City
- WHAT'S HERE
- Catlin Court Historic District
- Monarch Point
- Arrowhead
- Arrowhead Ranch
- Arroyo Springs
- Autumn Ridge
- Beacon Heights
- Bellair
- Bethany Heights
- Bethany Meadows
- Bethany Point
- Braemar Estates
- Braemar Glen
- Braewood Verdes
- Brighton Manor
- Cactus Flats
- Camelback Greens
- Camelback Park
- Camino Estates
- Capistrano
- Capistrano Estates
- Capistrano North
- Capistrano South
- Carmel Park
- Casa Acoma Estates
- Casa Linda
- Cavalier Dale
- Cavalier West
- Chaparral Country
- Chaparral Ranch
- Chapparal
- Chelsea Village
- Cobblefield
- Concept 80
- Continental at Arrowhead
- Continental North
- Coppercrest
- Cortina
- Country Hollow
- Country Meadows
- Courtland Village
- Cove at Thunderbird
- Coventry Estates
- Crystal Creek
- Daybreak
- Daybreak at North Canyon
- Deerview
- Desert Mirage Estates
- Desert Pines
- Dysart Village
- Eagle Pass
- Eagle Ridge
- Emerald Point
- Entrada
- Estates at Marshall Ranch
- Fairview Crossing
- Glen Condominiums
- Glendale Springs
- Glendale Springs Condomin
- Golden Palms Estates
- Greenbrier
- Hallcraft Villas Glendale
- Hallcraft Westside Estate
- Hamilton Arrowhead Ranch
- Happy Valley Estates
- Hickory Shadows
- Hidden Manor
- Highlands at Arrowhead
- Hillcrest
- Hillcrest Ranch
- Horizons West
- Independence Heights
- Knoell North
- La Buena Vida
- La Casita Mia
- La Fontana Heights
- La Paloma
- Larissa
- Laurel Cove
- Longhorn Ranch
- Manistee Ranch
- Marbrisa Ranch
- Marlborough Country
- Marlborough Country Metro
- Maryland Heights
- Maryland Lakes
- Maryland Manor
- Maryland Trails
- Maryvale Terrace
- Meadows
- Meadows at Independence
- Mediterranean Gardens
- Mission Groves
- Mission Groves at Marshal
- Mission Ranch
- Missouri Estates
- Missouri Park
- Missouri Ranch
- Montana Del Mar
- Montara
- Montebello Estates
- Morningstar Estates
- Mountain View Meadows
- Mountain View Meadows Fou
- New World Glendale
- Newcastle Estates
- North Canyon Ranch
- North Valley Estates
- Northern Manor West
- Northern Palms
- Northwood Glen
- Oakdale
- Oakhollow
- Olive Glen Condominiums
- Olive Green Villas
- Olive West
- Orangewood Estates
- Orangewood Grove
- Orangewood Townhouse Park
- Orangewood Vista Views
- Overland Hills
- Overland Trail
- Pace Rosewood
- Pace West
- Palm Estates
- Paradise Views
- Paradise Vistas
- Parkview North
- Parkview West
- Parkwood
- Paseo Place
- Patio Homes North
- Patrick Ranch
- Pinnacle Heights
- Pinnacle Hill
- Quail Thunderbird Meadow
- Rancho Viejo
- Randolph Ranch
- Roadrunner Estates
- Romero Estates
- Rovey Farm Estates
- Royal Estates West
- Royal Oaks
- Saddle Ranch Estates
- Saddleback Estates
- Saddleback Foothills
- Saddleback Meadows
- San Gabriel
- San Miguel
- Sands Oasis
- Sands West
- Shadow Oak
- Sienna
- Sierra Verde
- Skyview North
- Skyview West
- Spyglass
- Starair Estates
- Stetson Court
- Stetson Hills
- Stetson Valley
- Summerfield Place
- Sunburst Farms
- Sunset Estates
- Sunset Estates Condominiu
- Sunset Vista
- Tanita Farms
- Tarrington Place
- The Meadows
- The Quarter at Westgate
- The Reserve at Eagle Heig
- The Village at North Cany
- Thunderbird Estates
- Thunderbird Palms
- Thunderbird Paseo Condo
- Topaz
- Touchstone
- Tuscany Hills
- Tuscany Point
- Union Hills Manor
- Upland Hills
- Valencia
- Villa Contessa
- Villa Cortez
- Village Greens
- Village Rose
- Village Sereno
- Village Square
- Villas West
- Vintage West
- Warranteed West
- West Camelback Village
- West Glenn Estates
- West Plaza
- Westerra
- Westglen Villas
- Westminster Village
- Willow Creek
- Willowbrook
- Windsor Square Estates
- Woodglen Village
- Woodridge
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phone 215-295-6555
Glendale City Hall is located at 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale AZ 85301; phone: 623-930-2252.
Beginnings [1]
Early Settlement, 1880-1890
- Construction of the Arizona Canal enabled agricultural development northwest of Phoenix
- Desert Lands Act of 1879 opened irrigable lands in the Salt River Valley to homesteading.
- Promotional efforts of Phoenix capitalist and land developer W. J. Murphy.
- "Colonization" of Glendale/Peoria area with ranches by settlers from around Chicago.
- Construction of Grand Avenue in 1888 from Phoenix to Peoria (through Glendale site).
Town site Development, 1891-1906
- Establishment of the "Temperance Colony of Glendale" by B. A. Hadsell and members of the Church of the Bretheren from Illinois.
- Plating of the Glendale Town site in November 1892.
- Completion of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway in 1895 through Glendale.
- Flood of 1895 followed by three years of drought devastated Glendale farmers.
Development Trends, 1907-1929
- Completion of Roosevelt Dam in 1910 assured a stable irrigation water supply.
- First building boom of housing and businesses for new agricultural workers.
- Town of Glendale incorporated 18 June 1910 with a population of 1,000.
- Extension to Glendale of Phoenix Street Railway System operated 1911-1928.
- Russian colonists arrived in 1911 to cultivate sugar beets.
- Catlin Court residential subdivision platted in 1915 as first cohesive neighborhood.
- Cotton boom during WW-I collapsed in postwar depression.
Depression and the New Deal, 1930-1940
- Effects of depression were most severe in Glendale in 1931-1933.
- New Deal programs help housing and farming.
World War-II and the Postwar Boom, 1941-1950
- Thunderbird Field and Luke Field established by U.S. Army Air Corps in 1941.
- Aluminum defense plant established south of Glendale.
- American Institute of Foreign Trade established at former Thunderbird Field in 1946.
- Airmen and defense workers settle in Glendale after WW-II.
- City of Glendale Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Preservation Plan for the City of Glendale Arizona, Final Report, 2003
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