His most important contributions to Glendale, though, was when he partnered with Henry E. Huntington to bring the Pacific Electric Railway, or the "Red Cars," to the area also in 1904. Updates of the ongoing Smart Metering project will be available on the utility's website www.GlendaleWaterAndPower.com and GWP will continue to send out bi-monthly updates to customers via its From the Source newsletter. and Riverside Drive. It is located in a city park and is now furnished with furniture, cooking utensils and other relics of its time. F. E. Ressegieu inspecting the completed basin. (1927)*# View showing three biplanes and one monoplane in front of the Wilson Aero Corporation hangar, with the Slate Aircraft Corporation dirigible hangar also visible on the left. A flurry of developers, companies, and individuals participated in the purchase and subdivision of tracts in Casa Verdugo. (1927)*# Aerial view looking southeast showing the Glendale Airport field in an early configuration with a smaller border (bottom of photo). Note the peach orchard forming the northern border at lower-right. The Slate Aircraft Corporation dirigible hangar is visible on the south side of the field (center) and Griffith Park Airport is visible across the river. In March of 1926, a vote for annexation passed and Casa Verdugo also became a part of the city of Glendale. After the war, geographic constraints hindered the airports ability to accommodate newand largercommercial aircraft. This damaged section was near the former Grand Central Airport. Photo date: March 5, 1938. *^, Brand established a grassy, well-manicured airfield in front of the mansion. 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. With NEM, solar customers are eligible to receive a bill credit for any excess generation produced by their solar system and have the credit automatically applied to their account when it is needed. (ca. (1938)#* View showing a large Eucalyptus tree on the corner in front of the Glendale YMCA building. The building still houses YMCA today, but the Eucalyptus tree is no longer standing. Click. The customer valve typically looks like a brass handle located on the houseline side of the water meter. (\!pW`G6yA}#%ccWW#uD 7 Lm Baskin-Robbins started out as Snowbird Ice Cream. This photo was taken in 1948 at the Glendale, California store, where their ice-cream empire first started. The building was a two-story, pressed brick building facing Harvard. (ca. Brand and associates starting in October, 1902, through their corporation, "The Los Angeles & Glendale Electric Railway". (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. It combined a style consisting of Spanish Colonial Revival with Zig-zag Moderne influences (Art Deco). (1928)#* - Men refuel a biplane at the Glendale Airport. Brand was an important civic booster who built an estate in 1904 called El Miradero featuring an eye-catching mansion whose architecture combined characteristics of Spanish, Moorish, and Indian styles (todays Brand Library and Art Center). 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. G lendale Water and Power is a municipally owned entity serving Glendale, California and other areas of Los Angeles County. Los Feliz Boulevard in Glendale was formerly called Tropico Boulevard.^. Two stationary freight cars can be seen at the rear of the building. (ca. In 1940 by S. Charles Lee added the 100 foot tall Art Deco tower. Programs range from classical and contemporary concerts, theatre, dance, comedy, fundraising and special events as well as TV and film productions and industry related award presentations. (ca. This brought the area of the City to 15,140 acres or 23.6 square miles. Mrs. Mary Louise Brand retained rights of the residence from 1925, when Mr. (1910)^ - View of East Broadway in Glendale, looking west from Glendale Avenue. Street railway track and power lines are seen. Just three years later he decided to build his own grass airstrip below his mansion. Fitch Revises Glendale Water and Power, CA's Water Revs Outlook to (1930)^ - View of the southwest corner of Brand and Colorado, in Glendale. The above photo is labeled North Hollywood, but the area shown is actually the southwestern portion of Glendale. It is said that he developed a "quintessentially American, and especially Californian, approach to modern photography" because of his focus on the people and places of the American West. In 1904, a nearly 454 foot long bridge, the Fletcher Viaduct, was built by Pacific Electric over Fletcher Drive, which ran forty feet below. Erected in 1908, Glendale Union High School was located on Harvard Street in Glendale. They completely restored the buildings exterior and significant interior spaces. CITY HALL In the next step in the city's $28.5-million project to equip customers with smart meters that track real-time water and electricity usage, the City Council on Tuesday is set to . (1977)*^* View showing Henrys Restaurant located on the SE corner of Colorado Street and Glendale Avenue. It serves over 33,700 water and 85,300 electric customers and is owned by the City of Glendale. Click HERE to see more Early LA Drive-in Restaurants. Box 631 Burbank, CA 91503-0631. City Of Los Angeles Department Of Water And Power - Van Nuys Named after Herbert Hoover, the school was built to serve the northern foothill area of Glendale, which had experienced a lot of development in the 1920s. Worked with networking/hardware staff on installation, maintenance and support of applications. Pay My Bill - Glendale, California Henry's was known for its "Chicken in the Rough" meal. (606 E. Colorado) combined a Rite Spot Cafe and Carpenter's Drive-in (seen above). (ca. Others, seeing Glendale's successful example of home rule, wanted to be part of Glendale, which had incorporated in 1906. They felt that since the two communities were adjacent and in the same valley, they should be affiliated.