The chain is best known for its trademark chubby boy in red-and-white checkered overalls holding a Big Boy sandwich (double-decker cheeseburger). *, Dec. 19, 1929- Thomas Benton-Slate was an entrepreneur who invented dry-ice. During its heyday, Casa Verdugo regularly entertained hundreds and sometimes even thousands of visitors at a time including a memorable 1907 Shriners outing that brought 5,000 visiting potentates to the old adobe.^, Within a few years of the restaurant opening a small community had developed and called itself Casa Verdugo after the restaurant. A commercial district grew along Brand Boulevard and Central Avenue, including a department store, groceries, a meat market, hardware store, drug store, the Mission Theatre and a post office where tourists could have their picture postcards of the restaurant postmarked Casa Verdugo, California. The droves of tourists, and the postcards they mailed home, helped make Casa Verdugo a well-known destination throughout the country; visitors had to see the missions, the Mt. 1915)^ - Panoramic view of the Glendale as seen from Bee Rock in Griffith Park. There are also two original hangars leftone very modified into a cold storage facility and the other is now used by Disney Imagineering for special effects mock-ups.+##. 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.. This caused minor flooding that affected only a few buildings in isolated canyons and some low-lying areas along rivers. Glendale Water & Power is the City of Glendale's utility. It was constructed by Security Trust and Savings Bank in 1923. Mrs. Mary Louise Brand retained rights of the residence from 1925, when Mr. PAY BY PHONE - (623) 930-3639 KIOSK - We have a brand-new cash kiosk located just outside the first-floor lobby of City Hall. When the home was owned by Dr. and Mrs. Ernest G. Bashor, they named it "El Roble de la Paz" ('The Oak of Peace'). In 2015, the unstaffed depot served 10 Pacific Surfliners, 54 Metrolinks trains weekdays, and 12 Antelope Valley Line trains Weekends and was the 37th busiest Amtrak station in the state with 100 passengers daily*. Stephen Kim, MPA - Sr. IT Applications Specialist - Glendale Water This commercial building is still standing, but its faade has been greatly modified. But within a few short years, the wood-frame buildings were replaced with brick, business boomed and the community became vibrant. The Googie-style building located at 600 E. Colorado Street was designed by John Lautner. (1928)#* - Men refuel a biplane at the Glendale Airport. 1931)^##- Downtown Glendale, looking south on Brand Boulevard toward Broadway. There are also LACWD Boundary Maps available to verify if the subject property is within our service area. *^, In 1947 the runway was cut back to 3,800' (southeast of Sonora Ave) due to pressure from local government. The school dedicated that issue to Hoover. And to make sure diners didnt have to rely on the hated Pacific Electric to visit the Casa, de Sowl had a beautiful garage constructed, that housed any number of visiting machines in Mission-styled splendor. In 1910, because of a disagreement with de Sowl, the Pacific Electric would not renew her lease and hired another proprietor. The airfield consisted of a 1,200' rolled dirt runway, with a white hangar at one end and a putting green on the other. (1921)^*# Several airplanes and guests arriving at Brand's fly-in luncheon party on April 1, 1921. Completed in 1959, the Glendale Federal Savings Building features a vertical, dramatically angled red stair/elevator tower fronting the main volume, which is a rectangular ten story high-rise. The entire block on which it stood has long since been redeveloped. Though the structure is long gone, a medical clinic still occupies the lot just south of the Sears today. . Inform them of your request for having a spotter visit the location where you would like to have a measurement taken. Here was drafted the Treaty of Cahuenga on January 12, 1847, signed the following day in Cahuenga Pass. Click. A portion of the property was sold to clergyman George Baugh in 1886 who subdivided the tract and lived in the Sepulveda Adobe with his family. Weston photographed many of the early buildings and local events in Glendale. The supplier has 26 industrial accounts, 76,757 residential customer accounts and 13,296 commercial customers. Other notable early drive-in markets included: Mandarin Market (Hollywood), Plaza Market (LA), and the Sunset Clock Market (Beverly Hills). (1934)^ - A young woman watches a man shovel mud off the sidewalk outside of Alexander Pharmacy, located at 251 N. Brand Boulevard in Glendale, after the flood on January 1, 1934. This is the area where Glendale, Burbank, and the City of Los Angeles all come together. Account information, changes and transfers Billing or credit questions Payment information Electric and water service turn-on/turn-off Meter reading questions Electric and water . He brought it out two days ago and it immediately began to pop rivets in the heat and fall apart. Box 631 Burbank, CA 91503-0631. The first franchise covering the sale of ice cream was executed May 20, 1948, for the store at 1130 South Adams in Glendale (Store #1). 12 was one of four cars, nos. There are businesses on right side of the street some include: "Geo. ***^, From 1913 to 1918, the Glendale police and fire departments operated as a single entity out of Fire House No. They cleared a 1,200-ft. runway for the Glendale Municipal Airport. With a readership of more than 10,000, it is now published twice-weekly, instead of daily. 1937)^ - Interior view of the Alex Theatre showing the decorative stage curtain, done in a Grecian motif, and enclosed by column on both sides of the stage. Real estate investor James Wyvell played an active role in the subdivision and development of the neighborhood. It serves over 33,700 water and 85,300 electric customers and is owned by the City of Glendale. Historic Arrchitecture, Metropolitan Transportation Library and Archive, Facebook.com: West San Fernando Valley Then And Now, Facebook.com: Classic Hollywood-Los Angeles-SFV, Positions on Owens Valley and the City of Los Angeles Issues. Piedad Yoba de Sowls new Casa Verdugo brought the same charms that were so successful to Casa Verdugo vieja. The 3 Ms: metering, monitoring and maintenance will be part of the decisions that must be made during the solar system decision process. **, Largely retaining its architectural integrity, Glendale Federal Savings is the embodiment of distinguished mid-century modern architecture with enduring significance by retaining its central form and character. Viewed from any elevation, Glendale Federal Savings became the symbol of the new downtown through its design, color, size, and dynamic presence, which is unlike any other architecture in the region.**. Just north of the drugstore is the Alexander Theatre (later the Alex Theatre) before the S. Charles Lee remodel (1940) and the addition of a 100 foot Art Deco tower.