Glendale
By: Ralph F. Brady
Series: Images of America
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Charleston, South Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9781467122306
Subjects: Buildings, structures; Social life and customs; Biography; Historic buildings; Pictorial works; History
Description: Glendale, New York, lies just six miles from the center of the bustling metropolis of New York City but has always managed to retain its rural charm since its beginning. Taking its name from Glendale, Ohio, the town began with the unlikely occurrence of a piece of land changing hands in payment of a debt in the mid-1800s. Development of the land was slow in comparison to the surrounding communities, and many of the unoccupied parcels were bought up by people interested in building picnic parks and other types of recreational areas. Around that same time, a New York state law banned the construction of any more cemeteries in Manhattan, so Glendale's available land became equally attractive for this type of development. Glendale takes a journey back in time to the picnic parks, German biergartens, and early industries that took this community far from its origins as a farming town.
Table of contents: title: Glendale is born; title: From farming to industry; title: The cemetery belt; title: Serving the community; title: Dining and recreation; title: Transportation; title: Celebrating diversity; title: Just for fun.