The name Chevy Chase actually comes from an ancient Scottish ballad called "The Ballad of Chevy Chase". It is a two-story structure with a terracotta tile roof. They cleared a 1,200-ft. runway for the Glendale Municipal Airport. *, The tower is actually lifted above the buildings first floor, allowing the mezzanine level to be lit with natural sunlight.*. 1909)^ View showing Glendale Union High School at its second location, on Harvard Street, where the Glendale Public Library stands today. *, The DC-3 was a twin-engine metal monoplane, developed as a larger, improved 14 bed sleeper version of the Douglas DC-2. As head designer for the Bank Building and Equipment Corporation of America, Peruvian-born architect W. A. Sarmiento designed hundreds of Modern-style bank buildings all over the country. You may send a letter to LADWP to inquire about setting up an appointment. Some who were there have left stories of their admiration for this warm, friendly man, a perfectionist, interested in everything concerning his plane. City Of Los Angeles Department Of Water And Power - Van Nuys. Its entire path is located within the city of Glendale. The school dedicated that issue to Hoover. A solar module has an estimated life of 20 or more years. It had many exceptional qualities compared to previous aircraft. Pay Your Way. You will still receive a bi-monthly utility bill. (1911 vs. 2021) Brand Boulevard looking North at Broadway. . The most well know film with the depot as a background was by director Billy Wilder, "Double Indemnity" in 1944 starring Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck. In 1860, Jos Mara Verdugo's grandson, Teodoro Verdugo, built the Verdugo Adobe, which is the oldest building in Glendale. Woody Guthrie's song, "Los Angeles New Year's Flood," commemorates the natural disaster.*. Transcontinental flights consisted of four legs from New York (Newark) to Chicago, Kansas City, Albuquerque and Los Angeles. On May 1, 1923 the original Casa Verdugo Restaurant (formerly the Sepulveda adobe), located in what is now the 1200 block of North Maryland Avenue, was demolished. Lowe and Wilson in the foreground, while far to the east Mt. Security Trust & Savings Bank was founded in 1888 by J.F. Photo by William Reagh. (1930)^ View of Charles A. Lindbergh and his co-pilot/navigator, Anne Lindbergh beside their Sirius, built according to the specifications of Lindbergh, by Lockheed. www.GlendaleWaterAndPower.comor call (818) 548- 3300for more information on class dates and locations. (ca. This is Glendale's first movie & vaudeville house. It will greatly improve our services, help us develop smarter rate structures for our customers, and help our customers conserve energy and water," state Glenn Steiger, GWP General Manager. In the years between World War I and World War II, the country entered the age of the automobile, and this Art-Deco style worked particularly well in the expanding California automotive market where dealers competed fiercely for attention and for sales. Scheduling: Section 2.3.4. The Glendale Line was pioneered by L.C. By 1948, Burt and Irv had opened six stores. 1931)^*# - Plane being refueled by a tank truck labeled Union Motor Oil, at Grand Central Airport. PARTICIPATING IN GLENDALE WATER & POWER'S NET ENERGY METERING PROGRAM IN ORDER TO AUTHORIZE AGGREGATE NET ENERGY METERING WHEREAS, the City of Glendale, through . The City of Glendale bought the depot from Southern Pacific in 1989 and acquired adjacent properties to create an intermodal center. ^. *# Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields Paul Freeman, #^ Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society, +++Facebook: Vintage Glendale "The Jewel City", ^*^Nuestra Seora la Reina de los ngeles: losangelespast.com, ^^*Cinema Treasures: Palace Grand Theatre, ***PhantomLosAngeles.blogspot.com: Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad, ^x*Facebook.com: So. Casa Verdugo held on to the unique identity that emerged during this time and refused to annex to the city of Glendale for sixteen years. The airfield consisted of a 1,200' rolled dirt runway, with a white hangar at one end and a putting green on the other. The name "Glendale" had originated in the 1880s and was utilized north of Windsor Road. (1982)*^* View showing north Brand Boulevard at the Verdugo wash with the Incarnation Church at left and the Ralphs grocery store at right. This group bought the City out, and Glendale finally had an official airport. Click HERE to see menu. Just across the mostly dry Los Angeles River he could see the Griffith Park Aerodrome's grass field, built in 1912. Next he opened the Rite Spot Cafe in Pasadena, located at . Casa Verdugo quickly became an early tourist attraction in Glendale as evidenced by local ads and postcards of the restaurant. Click HERE to see more Early LA Drive-in Restaurants. Van Nuys CA 91401. 4443 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[]/Index[4433 27]/Info 4432 0 R/Length 66/Prev 424698/Root 4434 0 R/Size 4460/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream The first hangar built at Glendale Airport was for the Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation. *, The Glendale Municipal Airport was renamed "Grand Central Air Terminal" (GCAT) when it was purchased by other venture capitalists, who expanded it to 175 acres. (1984)^ - Photograph caption dated August 12, 1984 reads, "A skylight and plants brighten the Nordstrom store at Glendale Galleria shopping mall. 12 was one of four cars, nos. *^, Just across the mostly dry Los Angeles River, Brand could see the Griffith Park Aerodrome's grass field, built in 1912. Two small aircraft are parked directly in front of the terminal, and hundreds of automobiles are parked in a lot behind the terminal. Currently the City consists of 30.5 square miles with a population of over 200,000. Speak with a customer service representative and inform them that you would like to have a spotter visit your location to take an electric usage measurement. The area was long inhabited by the Tongva people (or "People of the Earth"), who were later renamed the Gabrieleos by the Spanish missionaries, after the nearby Mission San Gabriel Arcngel. The Inter-Urban streetcar route began at the Huntington Building (aka Pacific Electric Building) in downtown Los Angeles, passing Central Park, traversing Figueroa Street, Lake Shore Drive (today, Glendale Blvd. In the distance at left, a neatly arranged neighborhood is visible, while railroad tracks can be seen in the foreground at right. (1918)^ - View of E. Broadway looking west at Orange in Glendale. This is near where the Glendale Galleria is today. Note the ornate streetlights. Several people died, several bridges were washed out, and erosion and sedimentation damaged property.^, Wildfires above the Crescenta Valley in November 1933 and subsequent heavy rain in December 1933 produced the perfect conditions for a massive flood. Those choosing indoor seating had their choice of a series of charming spaces, each with its own unique name and personality such as the Indian, the Red or the Green Room. Although its setting was charming in the extreme, Casa Verdugos true success was the result of its exceptional proprietress, Piedad Yorba de Sowl, whom Huntington and Brand had wisely granted a five-year lease to run the property upon its opening in 1905. Please enable JavaScript in your browser for a better user experience. Yes! looking north at an intersection of Los Feliz Blvd. Burbank Water and Power P.O. (ca. Guide to apply for PV Interconnection & NEM for Commercial & 15+ kW CEC-AC Residential Systems. The Glendale Sears features large sign towers, glass brick window panels and a long series of display windows covered by an awning along the street. There are also LACWD Boundary Maps available to verify if the subject property is within our service area. Refer to the following sections in the Natural Gas Service Guidebook to understand what you'll need to know for your next residential new construction project: Project Checklist: Appendix A. Timelines: Sections 2.3, 2.4, and Figure 2. Piedad Yoba de Sowls new Casa Verdugo brought the same charms that were so successful to Casa Verdugo vieja. *^, Today, the Verdugo Wash is entirely encased in a concrete flood control channel with the exception of the free-flowing stream inside the Verdugo Wash Debris Basin Dam.*^. The buildings many windows are shaded by distinctive blue enameled steel louvers which use solar power to pivot throughout the day. 1920)^ - Looking south at an intersection of Los Feliz Blvd. Casa Verdugo was originally a part of the Rancho San Rafael land grant that was given to Jose Maria Verdugo in 1784. "Glendale Water & Power is keyed up to start the installations of our new Smart Meters. This record was broken in another PCA-2 by Lewis Yancey who flew to 21,500 ft on 25 September 1932. In 1964 the chain opened its 87th store, in North Hollywood. Flights left at 4:00 p.m. and arrived at 7:00 a.m. the next day. . When motels became popular in the late 40s and thereafter, popularity of the California Hotel began to fade. The hotel was demolished in 1966 and replaced with a Bank of America building.. (ca. The closed airport was then used as a private heliport for the Los Angeles Police Department's fleet of police helicopters, some Bell 47's ("recips") and some Bell 206's ("Jet Rangers"), until the hew LAPD Hooper Heliport opened on top of the Piper Tech Building in downtown Los Angeles in 1983. The supplier has 26 industrial accounts, 76,757 residential customer accounts and 13,296 commercial customers. Some parts of Chevy Chase Drive were originally named Park Avenue and Sycamore Canyon, but in the mid 1920's a real estate agent named E.R. Photo caption reads: Capt. Restoration of the historic building and the construction of other elements of the intermodal center cost approximately $6 million.^, The depot (now known as Glendale Amtrak/Metrolink Station) was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 1997 - #97000376, and has undergone an extensive renovation since then. Just three years later he decided to build his own grass airstrip below his mansion (Brand Field). (1924)^ - View of the NE corner of Brand and Broadway in Glendale where the 1923-built Security Trust and Savings Bank stands. The first Nash engine introduced in 1917 by Wahlberg had overhead valves, which Nash had learned about while working for Buick. 338 S Hill St. 105 spots. (1924)^ - View looking north on Brand Boulevard from Broadway showing passengers boarding a Pacific Electric streetcar heading toward downtown Los Angeles. Shortly thereafter, the town began distancing itself from the rest of Glendale. Glendale, the Casa Verdugo community, and surrounding area experienced a significant growth spurt beginning around 1904, due in large part to the arrival of the Pacific Electric line. In the 80s it was House of Fabrics, and then Joann's fabrics after that. The Glendale Press building is on the left. Jeffery's best-known automobile was the Rambler whose mass production from a plant in Kenosha, Wisconsin began in 1902. Intense precipitation on New Years Eve, 1933 occurred locally in the La Canada Flintridge area, causing the Verdugo Wash to swell and overflow its then natural channel. The only requirement was that guests had to arrive in their own planes and bring passengers. This marked the first departure of wooden school houses in Glendale. In 1918, the neighborhood formally succeeded in becoming an independent entity for a short time. Glendale Federal founder and president J. E. Hoeft wanted an ambitious design for his banks new headquarters, something not only representative of West Coast Modernism, but of his burgeoning hometown. The runway is at center and borders a large dirt field. Tropico was the name of the southern portion of Glendale, south of Windsor Road, between the late 1800s and 1918. Others, seeing Glendale's successful example of home rule, wanted to be part of Glendale, which had incorporated in 1906.^. Customers in the designated areas have received notification of their installations. (1940s)^^* View looking northeast showing the Glendale Theater located at 122 S. Brand Blvd. The Glendale Music Co. is seen just to the north of the theater. On the buildings fire brick red corner tower, a vertical sign proudly displayed its name for all to see as this was the citys tallest building for many years. The corner tower functions as fire escape and elevator tower. The main cube structure is framed by concrete and glass with windows framed in aluminum, forming a grid of blue and white colors during the day, and glowing light with the louvers open at night.. Cucamongas dome and the other snow-capped peaks of the San Bernardino mountains rising eight thousand and nine thousand feet are discovered. The flight along the borders of Griffith Park, over the trestles spanning Los Angeles River, and through Tropico to the fine depot at Brand Boulevard and Fourth Street (today, Broadway), Glendale occupies but ten minutes., Here, midway the broad valley, its beauties and surpassing advantages are fully realized. But five minutes are required for the remainder of the trip down the center of Brand Boulevard, a thoroughfare 130 feet in width, flanked by seventy-two monoliths, eleven and one-half feet high, capped by electric lights, with the space between the broad cement walks and curbs filled by graceful palms, on to Mountain Avenue. Here at the end of the line is found the choicest residential portion of the valley, at the foothills. This is not a picture of a dissolving view, but one as eternal as the everlasting hills.^*. (1919)^ - View of Brand and Lexington and the surrounding area. In 1910 Weston opened his own business, called "The Little Studio", in Tropico. Also visible are a newspaper rack, dictionary stand, shelving behind the information desk, magazine rack, wooden file cabinet, and tables and chairs. 1940s)^ - Exterior view of the surprisingly empty railroad station at Glendale. Developed by Glendale Associates, a partnership between J.S. hbbd``b`>$ H & $dAZ@PQH9C' . 1 on Broadway between Louise and Kenwood Streets. (1940s)^*^ - A shining DC-3 parked in front of the Grand Central Airport terminal as night falls. The Glendale Theatre was twinned on June 13, 1980 and later closed, last operated by Mann Theatres. In 1936, after separating from his brother, Charles E. Carpenter opened three Carpenter's Cafes. Today, the building on the SE corner of Brand and Harvard is occupied by a BevMo! Designed by architects Charles R. Selkirk and Arthur G. Lindley with an emphasis on Greek and Egyptian themes, the Alex Theatre (originally known as the Alexander) opened its doors as a Vaudeville and motion picture house in 1925. Instead, Tropico incorporated as its own city, with Elkanah W. Richardson, son of Tropico's founder, W.C.B. (1930)* - View showing North Central Avenue in Glendale. A smaller sign hangs below encouraging one to fly the American Airlines Sleeper Flagships. 1920)^ - View of El Miradero and estate grounds, once home to Leslie C. Brand. This is the "back" portion of the station, where travelers wait for their trains to arrive and/or depart. **, On Easter, 1930, Colonel Lindbergh and his wife, Anne, took off from Glendale (Calif.), bundled up in their bulky, electrically heated flying suits, to test the advantages of weather at high altitudes, and to set new transcontinental records. 1910)^^ View looking north in the 400 block of Brand Boulevard, Glendale. Railway tracks and electric wires run up the middle of the dirt road. In 1990, due to continual and anticipated growth in the number of students entering Hoover, a 33-classroom facility was built and completed in 1992.^. He had it dragged back into the hanger and forgot about it. The second was the former Southern Pacific 4449, a large 4-8-4 steam locomotive that is still operating in special excursion service today. This commercial building is still standing, but its faade has been greatly modified. The "chase" refers to a hunting party, and the "Chevy" is from the Cheviot Hills, which are located along the English/Scottish border. Glendale Water and Power. Note the steep terrain obviously takeoffs to the north wouldn't be advisable. *, Dec. 19, 1929- Thomas Benton-Slate was an entrepreneur who invented dry-ice. There were other improvements as well. Brand's friend and business partner, Dan Campbell, served as the bank's vice president and manager. 1963)* - Candlelite Inn located at 6100 San Fernando Road, NW corner of Grandview and San Fernando Rd. (ca. Large residential homes can be seen on the left. de Sowl, however, had both trademarked and copyrighted the name Casa Verdugo and now claimed infringement. (2019)^^ View looking west at the Glendale Federal Savings Building, 401 N. Brand Boulevard. *, The Freedom Train toured the country in 197576 to commemorate the United States Bicentennial. Security-First National Bank is on the left (originally the Security Trust and Savings Bank). In 1904, a nearly 454 foot long bridge, the Fletcher Viaduct, was built by Pacific Electric over Fletcher Drive, which ran forty feet below. *#*#, Brand built his first hangar in 1916 and put together a fleet of planes, and held fly-in parties. Nash enjoyed decades of success by focusing its efforts to build cars "embodying honest worth [at] a price level which held out possibilities of a very wide market. Any amount paid over your balance will be credited to . A crowd stands between the Grand Central Air Terminal building and the hangars. The Sewer Service Charge (SSC) is applied to metered water use to obtain money for constructing and maintaining sewers and sewage treatment plants, and for treating sewage which is discharged into the sewer system. 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