Glendale is the third largest city within Los Angeles County, with a population of 208,000. Within the state of California, the city is the 17th biggest, situated by the Verdugo Mountains within the San Fernando Valley.
The median income for individuals in Glendale is $57,112, that is around average for Los Angeles County. Records collected by the City state the top businesses (in no particular order) are Acco engineering Systems and Diagnostic Laboratories, City of Glendale, Glendale Community College, Glendale Adventist Medical center, Glendale Memorial Medical Center, Glendale Unified School District, Nestle, Public Storage, and Walt Disney Imagineering.
Built in the year 1923, the Grand Central Airport has been the biggest employer for a lot of years. For the Los Angeles are, it was the first official terminal and contributed the development of aviation in the US. Charles Lindbergh started the first west to east transcontinental flight from Glendale Central Airport. Made from inspiration of Spanish style architectural elements and Art Deco themes, the main terminal building still stands and is an essential element of Glendale's history. Up until the year 1959, The Grand Central Business park used to be the Grand Central Air Terminal Building. Through World War 2, the building was camouflaged to protect it from enemy attacks.
The city has a "Special Collections" section within the Glendale Public Library, which has lots of original records and documents on Glendale history. In 1950, the Jewel City Cat Fanciers Club donated over 20,000 volumes to the library, making it the biggest collection of books about cats in the globe. It is a special collection and will be kept permanently on view for people who are part of the club.
There are a couple of notable restaurants which began within the city of Glendale. In the year 1945, Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlors started in Adams Square, while in 1936, Bob's Big Boy hamburger restaurants was established on East Colorado.