Glendale Development Svc Dept history

Sappington Road is one of the county’s oldest roads, originally serving to carry traffic to the tannery established in 1815 by John Sappington on land now part of the South County community bearing the Sappington name.

A simple log cabin serving as a home for a farm family, the structure was remodeled for the first time in 1836, when an addition was made to its original two rooms.

Prior, the family found it hard to keep their land around 1850 because, the American population was rapidly growing.

George E. Leighton, had come to St Louis in 1858, and had but shortly afterward distinguished himself as an officer in the Union Army under General H. W. Halleck, successor to John Charles Fremont as Commander of the Army of the West.

In 1882, however, the name Glendale served not only the railroad station and the surrounding neighborhood, but also a first-class boarding school for boys.

In late 1884, with the goal of attracting settlers, Murphy approached Burgess A. Hadsell, a well-known colonizer for the German Reformed Church.

In 1885 with the job finished, he watched the first water flowing through the canal.

One of the settlements was the town sites of Glendale which started forming in 1887.

In 1888 Murphy built Grand Avenue on a straight diagonal from Phoenix to Peoria, Arizona.

Early development in the city began as early as 1890 with the establishment of churches and school.

In 1906, the Beet Sugar Factory was built.

Encouraged by W. J. Murphy’s gift of land for a city park, the community incorporated as a town June 18, 1910.

The Crystal open air picture show began its run in 1911 and The Rainbow Theatre soon followed.

Glendale had its first newspaper by 1912, The Glendale News and Arizona saw statehood the same year.

The City of Glendale, incorporated in 1916 as an exclusively residential city, has always been known for its gracious homes and its desirable qualities as a family community.

In April, 1920, residents voted to exclude from Glendale the portion lying south of Lockwood Boulevard; in July of that same year, by an overwhelming majority of 32 to 2, they voted to reinstate the area.

Consequently, the growth had called for the establishment of a new form of government, and in 1921, voters endorsed a new city charter.

The sanitarium, founded in 1923 to serve a female clientele, is a rare extant example.

Glendale residents raised a record $275,000 in 1924 for this four-story Spanish Colonial Revival building.

In 1929, Glendale produced its first promotional film on the efficiency of its government called the Glendale on Parade.

The organization is so strong that the 1930 census higher percentage growth in the city as compared to other areas.

Limits of the city were firmly established by 1932 and have remained settled ever since with boundaries of Manchester Road on the north, a line just south of Lockwood Boulevard on the south, and the city limits of Webster Groves and Kirkwood on the east and west.

By 1940, the population had grown to nearly 5,000.

It has served as Glendale's City Hall since its official opening in 1942.

Founded in 1946 on the grounds of the deactivated airbase Thunderbird Field I, Thunderbird (a.k.a.

Glendale’s expansion gathered momentum in the 1950’s.

In 1951, construction topped $1 million.

Glendale Community College has played a significant role in the development of our surrounding communities since our dedication in 1965.

Founded in 1973, the Glendale Arizona Historical Society is a highly visible force in historic preservation in Glendale, Arizona.

Designed by Arthur G. Lindley and Charles Selkirk, the City of Glendale bought this building in 1993 to become a venue for performing arts and films.