Glendale Business District - Glendale, Arizona
N 33° 32.385 W 112° 11.014
12S E 390110 N 3711753
This plaque, at the southeast corner of 58th Avenue and Glenn Drive, briefly describes the history of the historic downtown area.
Waymark Code: WMKJ77
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 04/20/2014
Views: 2
GLENDALE
BUSINESS
DISTRICT
DEVELOPED 1896 - 1921
SETTLED IN 1892, GLENDALE DEVELOPED ITS OWN "DOWNTOWN"
WHERE RESIDENTS OBTAINED THE GOODS AND SERVICES THEY NEEDED.
IT WAS ALSO WHERE LOCAL FARMERS SHIPPED THEIR FRUITS, VEGETABLES,
AND LIVESTOCK THEY RAISED TO NATIONAL MARKETS. GLENDALE
BLOSSOMED INTO THE LARGEST TOWN IN THE NORTHWEST SALT RIVER
VALLEY. SEPARATED FROM PHOENIX BY MILES OF OPEN SPACE,
GLENDALE'S DOWNTOWN HAD BANKS, GROCERIES, THEATERS,
DEPARTMENT STORES AND OTHER BUSINESSES. THE ROLE OF THE
DOWNTOWN CHANGED BY THE 1960S AS THE AREA GREW AND THE
AUTOMOBILE PROVIDED OTHER SHOPPING OPTIONS. YET GLENDALE
BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT WORKED TOGETHER SINCE THE 1980S
TO AGAIN MAKE THE AREA A REGIONAL DESTINATION.
Marker Name: Glendale Business District
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Maricopa
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Glendale Historical Society
Year placed: Unknown
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