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 Glendale Forklift Masts - Glendale is the third biggest city in Los Angeles County, with a population of 208,000. In the state of California, the city is the 17th biggest, situated by the Verdugo Mountains in the San Fernando Valley.
The median income for people within Glendale is $57,112, that is around average for Los Angeles County. Records collected by the City state the top companies (in no particular order) are Acco engineering Systems and Diagnostic Laboratories, City of Glendale, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale Community College, Glendale Unifield School District, Glendale Memorial Medical Center, Nestle, Public Storage, and Walt Disney Imagineering.
The largest employer for several years was Grand Central Airport, that was constructed in the year 1923. It was the first official terminal for the Los Angeles area and contributed to aviation development in the US. Charles Lindbergh began the very first west to east transcontinental flight from Glendale Central Airport. Built from inspiration of Spanish style architectural elements and Art Deco themes, the main terminal building still stands and is an important element of Glendale's history. Up until the year 1959, The Grand Central Business park used to be the Grand Central Air Terminal Building. All through WWII, the building was camouflaged so as to protect it from enemy attacks.
The city has a "Special Collections" section within the Glendale Public Library, which has various original documents and records on Glendale history. During 1950, the Jewel City Cat Fanciers Club donated over 20,000 volumes to the library, making it the largest collection of books concerning cats in the globe. It is a special collection and will be kept permanently on view for those who are part of the club.
There are two notable restaurants which started within the city of Glendale. In 1945, Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlors began in Adams Square, while during 1936, Bob's Big Boy hamburger restaurants was established on East Colorado.
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