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 Forklift Attachments Glendale - Glendale is the third biggest city within Los Angeles County, with a population of 208,000. Within the state of California, the city is the 17th biggest, located by the Verdugo Mountains within the San Fernando Valley.
The median income for people in Glendale is $57,112, which is about 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 Community College, Glendale Adventist Medical center, Glendale Memorial Medical Center, Glendale Unified School District, Walt Disney Imagineering, Nestle and Public Storage.
The biggest employer for several years was Grand Central Airport, that was constructed during 1923. It was the first official terminal for the Los Angeles area and contributed to aviation development in the United States. Charles Lindbergh started the 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. 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, that has a lot of original documents and records on Glendale history. In the year 1950, the Jewel City Cat Fanciers Club donated over 20,000 volumes to the library, making it the largest collection of books on cats in the world. It is a unique collection and would be kept permanently on view for individuals who are part of the club.
There are a couple of notable restaurants that began in the city of Glendale. In 1945, Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlors started in Adams Square, while in 1936, Bob's Big Boy hamburger restaurants was established on East Colorado.
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