(ca. City Of Los Angeles Department Of Water And Power - Van Nuys We are excited to get these meters out there and reap the benefits of this new technology. A solar module has an estimated life of 20 or more years. This is the area where Glendale, Burbank, and the City of Los Angeles all come together. (torn down and replaced at one time with the Flynt Building).^, The Glendale Theatre opened on October 28, 1920. (1925)^ - View looking north on Glendale's Brand Boulevard, when power poles were still located in the middle of the street. The sliding canopies, covering both formerly open cockpits, were suggested by Mrs. Lindbergh, who set a women's record for coast to coast flights on this first Lockheed Sirius. The DC-1 was specifically designed for TWA. The receipt of this grant provides a significant portion of the $70M cost of the City-wide Smart Grid project. The solar inverter typically has a shorter estimated life and often is the system component to fail first. Painted on one side of the Hut is a life-sized portrait of James Dean, and on the other side is a portrait of Marilyn Monroe. In the 1930s Buster Keaton filmed "College" at depot, "Horse Shoes" was another. Click HERE to see menu. GWP, you have me by my nuggets and you know it. (ca. The above building is still there. Click HERE for contemporary view. 2023 Endeavor Business Media, LLC. It became the city's largest employer. Diners could enjoy their peppery selections in a variety of inviting locations, from the fireplace-warmed main sala with its thick adobe walls and old beamed ceiling festooned with strings of red peppers to al fresco settings under venerable pepper trees or vine-covered bowers. All equipment must carry a 10 year warranty. Some parts of Chevy Chase Drive were originally named Park Avenue and Sycamore Canyon, but in the mid 1920's a real estate agent named E.R. In case of questions please contact the GWP Solar Team by sending an email to GWPSolarSolutions@glendaleca.gov or by calling 818-548-2750. There were other improvements as well. PDF 2008 Energy Efficiency Program Evaluation 2009 Energy Efficiency He had it dragged back into the hanger and forgot about it. Completed in 1959, the Glendale Federal Savings Building features a vertical, dramatically angled red stair/elevator tower fronting the main volume, which is a rectangular ten story high-rise. By 1920, the City had grown through nine annexations to over 7,000 acres. Her first restaurant, El Famoso, also served authentic dishes of Mexican origin. (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. Smart water meters help users, agencies gauge usage Utility bill payments how, where, and when you prefer. City of Glendale Water & Power Electrical Services Customer Service Engineering 141 N. Glendale Ave., 4th Level Glendale, CA 91206 Customer Service Engineering Switchgear and Meter Panel Approval (818)548-3921 Fax (818)240-4754 Tropico was the name of the southern portion of Glendale, south of Windsor Road, between the late 1800s and 1918. *, The Freedom Train toured the country in 197576 to commemorate the United States Bicentennial. However, Brand apparently bought many war surplus Jennies, some to tinker with and fly as a sport, although most languished in storage buildings. (ca. Disney has stated their intention to rework the old terminal by the year 2015 to its original look. ++#, Popularly called the "Shoebox Ford" for its slab-sided, "ponton" design, the 1949 Ford is credited both with saving Ford and ushering in modern streamlined car design with changes such as integrated fenders and more. He seemed happy and relaxed working quietly along with the mechanics. WEBSITE DESIGN BY GRANICUS - Connecting People and Government. (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. Young ran for a second term but lost to Frank Merriam, and left office on January 6, 1931. In evicting de Sowl, the Pacific Electric had naively thought people had come to Casa Verdugo to see a building. Riverside Drive runs from center-left to lower-right corner. The street that ends at the river is Western Avenue. Weston photographed many of the early buildings and local events in Glendale. He called for the completion of a flood-control system. The Sewer Service Charge (SSC) is applied to metered water use to obtain money for constructing and maintaining sewers and sewage treatment plants, and for treating sewage which is discharged into the sewer system. The film "Star Trek" is advertised on the sign. Today, the building on the SE corner of Brand and Harvard is occupied by a BevMo! Just after midnight on January 1, 1934, millions of tons of mud and debris traveled from the mountains down to the Verdugo Wash, killing many people and destroying about 400 homes in the communities of La Caada, La Crescenta, Montrose and Tujunga. The Glendale Press building is on the left. Huntington and his development syndicate expended thousands not only on the adobe itself, but in transforming the surrounding acres into a lush park with meandering pathways winding their way around exotic plantings including varieties of cacti and a fragrant grove of oranges that was intended to represent the type of gardens found in the old California days.^. The closed airport was then used as a private heliport for the Los Angeles Police Department's fleet of police helicopters, some Bell 47's ("recips") and some Bell 206's ("Jet Rangers"), until the hew LAPD Hooper Heliport opened on top of the Piper Tech Building in downtown Los Angeles in 1983. There are also two original hangars leftone very modified into a cold storage facility and the other is now used by Disney Imagineering for special effects mock-ups.+##. *^, Just across the mostly dry Los Angeles River, Brand could see the Griffith Park Aerodrome's grass field, built in 1912. Pay My Bill - City of Glendale As the nation's largest natural gas distribution utility, we deliver clean, safe and reliable energy to 21.1 million consumers in more than 500 communities. This building was lost to the 1971 Sylmar Earthquake. Many people are lined up near the aircraft. (ca. In 1949, the companys production facility opened in Burbank. Wian said, "Hello, Big Boy" to Woodruff, and the name stuck.*^. *#*#, It was stated in Brand's will that El Miradero would be bequeathed to the city upon his wife's death, on the condition that the property be used exclusively for a public park and library. Nash Motors was founded in 1916 by former General Motors president Charles W. Nash who acquired the Thomas B. Jeffery Company. The Palace Grand Theatre is seen on the right at 131 N. Brand Blvd. The railroad train, "Los Angeles line" makes its way up Brand. Additionally, Fitch has assessed GWP's water system (the system) Standalone Credit Profile . Fitch Revises Glendale Water and Power, CA's Water Revs Outlook to Project: City of Glendale | SmartGrid.gov He brought it out two days ago and it immediately began to pop rivets in the heat and fall apart. The inspiration for Big Boy's name, as well as the model for its mascot, was Richard Woodruff (19361986), of Glendale, California. (ca. 12 was one of four cars, nos. One member of this Glendale football team, Marion Morrison, seated in the front row, third from the right, nicknamed "Duke", was a star football player, Senior class president, and sports editor of the school newspaper. 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. This marked the first departure of wooden school houses in Glendale. $10 2 hours. (ca. This latter feat was attempted by Amelia Earhart, flying for the Beech-Nut food company, but was actually accomplished by John M Miller who completed his flight nine days before Earhart on 28 May 1931, in his PCA-2 named Missing Link. This church building no longer exists, however, the corner lot is still occupied by the Glendale Presbyterian Church. 1940s)#^^ - Postcard view of the entrance to El Miradero, the estate of Leslie C. Brand, located in Brand Park. . Just across the mostly dry Los Angeles River he could see the Griffith Park Aerodrome's grass field, built in 1912. The sliding canopies were later put into common use. The two tallest buildings in view are the Security-First National Bank (NE corner of Brand and Broadway) and, (ca. My|GWP - Glendale, California There are also LACWD Boundary Maps available to verify if the subject property is within our service area. Brand and associates starting in October, 1902, through their corporation, "The Los Angeles & Glendale Electric Railway". looking north at an intersection of Los Feliz Blvd. He also manufactured the first government-certified aircraft engine in 1928. 1904)^ - View of El Miradero, the estate of Leslie C. Brand, as seen from the entrance gates of the property. And, planning for routine maintenance for continued energy production and safe operation of your new solar system must be considered. It combined a style consisting of Spanish Colonial Revival with Zig-zag Moderne influences (Art Deco). Finally, in 1903 Leslie Brand, who would become a civic leader in Glendale, purchased Bliss Ranch and 175 acres of surrounding land. Originally, the property was occupied by First National Bank of Glendale. In the distance at left, a neatly arranged neighborhood is visible, while railroad tracks can be seen in the foreground at right. The new city government immediately embarked on a badly needed improvement of the roads, but the annexation issue didn't go away. Petition after petition was filed, each one eventually failing, until finally, in 1918, the annexation proposal passed. The upper half of Tropico voted to go with Glendale, and the lower half voted to merge with Los Angeles. Page Group Publishing, who had just bought the Orange Coast Daily Pilot and the Huntington Beach Independent, acquired the paper from Ingersoll in 1989. Much of the original metal work, railings and lights have been stripped away over the years, but the Disney representative feels that their company can easily reproduce replacement pieces. *^^. Glendale Water & Power is the City of Glendale's utility. It was demolished in 1995-1996.*. (ca. Two stationary freight cars can be seen at the rear of the building. TWA advertised Coast-to-Coast service in a 200 mph luxury airliner called the Sky Chief. An electric car is seen descending the street. The Tropico Art Tile Works stood just west of the railroad tracks, employing many people, and Tropico also became the shipping center for the strawberries raised in the area. It is a two-story structure with a terracotta tile roof. Baskin-Robbins started out as Snowbird Ice Cream. Several people died, several bridges were washed out, and erosion and sedimentation damaged property.^, Wildfires above the Crescenta Valley in November 1933 and subsequent heavy rain in December 1933 produced the perfect conditions for a massive flood. and Central Ave. Completed in 1935, this was the first Sears store in the world to be custom-built as such. (Early 1900s)^## View showing two PE cars of the LA-Glendale Interurban Railway (owned by Pacific Electric) on top of the Fletcher Drive timber bridge. The school has been the setting for several television programs and movies, most notably "Because They're Young", which was filmed at the campus during the summer recess in 1959. 1905)^ - Early panoramic view looking north on Brand Boulevard at Fourth Street (later Broadway) with the First National Bank of Glendale seen at right. Rail tracks run north and south on Brand with electric power poles in the middle of the street. To the far right (N/E corner) stands the Pacific Eelctric station. The most severe flood recorded in Glendale occurred in 1934. It was decided then to move the Grade 10, 11 and 12 classes to a new campus at the corner of the present-day Broadway Avenue and Verdugo Road. *^, Designed by Leslie C. Brand's brother-in-law Nathaniel Dryden, the mansion was completed in 1904 and is similar in style to that of the East Indian Pavilion built for the 1893 Columbian World Exposition held in Chicago. 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. When the separate companies merged in 1953, the number of flavors was expanded to 31 flavors. Calif. The Alex Film Society regularly schedules classic films, often accompanied with special guests (e.g., the annual Thanksgiving weekend tradition "Three Stooges Big Screen Event," which children, grandchildren, and other relatives of the Stooges often attend), live musical performances of the film's soundtrack and vintage photos.*^. www.GlendaleWaterAndPower.comor call (818) 548- 3300for more information on class dates and locations. ^^, Within a few years of the Casa Verdugo restaurant opening a small community had developed and called itself Casa Verdugo after the restaurant. A commercial district grew along Brand Boulevard and Central Avenue, including a department store, groceries, a meat market, hardware store, drug store, the Mission Theatre and a post office where tourists could have their picture postcards of the restaurant postmarked Casa Verdugo, California. The droves of tourists, and the postcards they mailed home, helped make Casa Verdugo a well-known destination throughout the country; visitors had to see the missions, the Mt. 1920)^ - Looking south at an intersection of Los Feliz Blvd. Van Nuys CA 91401. *, Dec. 19, 1929- Thomas Benton-Slate was an entrepreneur who invented dry-ice. Others, seeing Glendale's successful example of home rule, wanted to be part of Glendale, which had incorporated in 1906.^. 1963)* - Candlelite Inn located at 6100 San Fernando Road, NW corner of Grandview and San Fernando Rd. The City of Glendale bought the depot from Southern Pacific in 1989 and acquired adjacent properties to create an intermodal center. 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G lendale Water and Power is a municipally owned entity serving Glendale, California and other areas of Los Angeles County. The Grand Central Airport Terminal was designed by Henry L. Gogerty in 1928 blending the Spanish Colonial Revival style with Art Deco influences. Between 1949 and 1962, the corporate firm was Huntington Ice Cream Company. Glendale Memorial Park Cemetery Library Parks, Facilities, & Trails Aquatics Recreation Centers/Programs Visit Glendale City Services City Court Code Compliance Environmental Protection Fire Department Neighborhood & Family Services Police Department Public Records Requests Public Transportation Street Maintenance Services The exterior of The Hedy Shop, a clothing store for women and children, is visible on the right. The "chase" refers to a hunting party, and the "Chevy" is from the Cheviot Hills, which are located along the English/Scottish border. Stephen Kim, MPA - Sr. IT Applications Specialist - Glendale Water Scott's Furniture (seen on the left) is in the space where the California Theatre was once located (1928-1957). Historic Arrchitecture, ^*#California State Library Image Archive, ^##Metropolitan Transportation Library and Archive, +##Airport Journals: Grand Central Aiport, #*#^Brand Park and Studios: glendale.ca.us, #+++Facebook.com: West San Fernando Valley Then And Now, ##^*Facebook.com: Classic Hollywood-Los Angeles-SFV, Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields Paul Freeman, Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society, Facebook: Vintage Glendale "The Jewel City", Nuestra Seora la Reina de los ngeles: losangelespast.com, PhantomLosAngeles.blogspot.com: Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad, Facebook.com: So. In February 1940 the California Theatre was taken over by Fox West Coast Theatres as a District 2 house. The name "Glendale" had originated in the 1880s and was utilized north of Windsor Road. The terminal is a City of Glendale registered landmark. LACWD Standard Plans can be downloaded here . The solar system installation will offset energy use but will not eliminate your receipt of a monthly electric bill from the utility. Security Trust & Savings Bank was founded in 1888 by J.F. The area received almost constant rain totaling 4.4 inches from February 27-March 1. After WWII they sold it to the Good Humor Company who later sold it to Lipton in the 1960s. Remember, your solar system energy production is offsetting just the kilowatt hour portion of your bill. Book shelves can be seen along the back wall. 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. He retired from politics and returned to his business in real estate development.*^. The first six-story building in the city was constructed there by Security Trust and Savings Bank in 1923. Note the ornate dual-lamp streetlight. 1920s)^ - Interior view of the Glendale Union High School library. Inform them of your request for having a spotter visit the location where you would like to have a measurement taken. 1927)^ - Aerial shot over Brand Boulevard looking north toward the Verdugo Mountains. (1910)^ - View of East Broadway in Glendale, looking west from Glendale Avenue. Street railway track and power lines are seen. The government moved in, heavily camouflaged the place, and converted it into an important defense base for Los Angeles. (1923)^ - Glendale, incorporated as a city in 1906, by 1910 had a population of 2,742. ", Charles Nash convinced the chief engineer of GM's Oakland Division, Finnish-born Nils Eric Wahlberg, to move to Nash's new company. Home | SoCalGas 1930s)^* - Birdseye view of a crowd along the runway at the Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale. 1929)* - Aerial view of Grand Central Aiport in Glendale on U.S. Army Air Force Day. *^, The Palace Grand Theatre was originally built and owned by Henry C. Jensen, who would later build the more palatial Raymond Theatre in Pasadena. In 1904, a nearly 454 foot long bridge, the Fletcher Viaduct, was built by Pacific Electric over Fletcher Drive, which ran forty feet below. The GWP Interconnection process for residential PV systems sized under 15 kW CEC-AC and associated energy storage systems will be changing effective May 2, 2022. After the first phase is completed and tested, GWP will move to start installation of Smart Meters throughout the City in fall 2010 with completion by fall 2011. This grant was the first and one of the largest made. (2019)^^ View looking west at the Glendale Federal Savings Building, 401 N. Brand Boulevard. (ca. Its entire path is located within the city of Glendale. In 1936, after separating from his brother, Charles E. Carpenter opened three Carpenter's Cafes. (1902)^* View showing the two-story frame school house known as "The Cheesebox" (because of its distinctive yellow color), constructed on the southeast corner of Brand and Broadway, opposite the present site of the Glendale Security Building. 1906)^*# View of El Miradero Mansion standing between orange groves in the foreground and the Verdugo Hills in the background. Four people, three men and one woman, are standing next to the automobiles. They completely restored the buildings exterior and significant interior spaces. Location:1330 Dorothy Dr, Glendale. Contact Us. When parts of Rancho San Rafael were sold, Toms Snchez, Sheriff of Los Angeles County, purchased a tract of 100 acres and in 1865 built this artistic adobe of the hacienda type, restored in 1932. Learn more about the changes in your utility bill and how Net Energy Metering (NEM) works. 1924)^ - View looking north down the center of Brand Boulevard. The electric streetcar tracks are running north to south with a pair of tracks going off to the right toward Broadway. Its construction was all-metal. The above photo is labeled North Hollywood, but the area shown is actually the southwestern portion of Glendale. In 1920 it had increased by 39%, to 13,576, creating "the fastest growing city in America." Yes! The Glendale News-Press was formed when Ira Clifton Copley's Copley Press bought and combined the Glendale Daily Press and the Glendale Evening News in 1905. This is Glendale's first movie & vaudeville house. By 1948, Burt and Irv had opened six stores. (ca. They ultimately settled on La Ramada. 1931)^##- Downtown Glendale, looking south on Brand Boulevard toward Broadway. The crest was designed by Frank L. Engle.^. 1920s)^ - A view of San Fernando Rd. (ca. The largest of these was the 662.8 acre Inter-Valley Ranch, now known as the George Dukemejian Wilderness Park. The Glendale Sears features large sign towers, glass brick window panels and a long series of display windows covered by an awning along the street. Although incentives are no longer offered, GWP continues to make NEM available to customers who are interested in installing solar photovoltaic systems in their home or business. (j` : $`TPAx& @c&FqGL U_1l2,?1x,f`mLc 3w .e`5Y[@ A2 Brand and Huntington recruited Mrs. Sowl due to her experience in the restaurant industry. A sign on the top of the fuel truck reads "Floco motor demonstration using Western Gasoline : energy supreme". Built in 1927 and occupied in 1928, the California Hotel, along with the Glendale Hotel (Broadway and Glendale Ave), were the citys nicest places for visitors to stay in the 1930s and 1940s. The California was among only a few hotels in greater Los Angeles that included a full-sized theater. Lowe Railway, Santa Catalina Island and the famous Casa Verdugo.^. Bliss was named for Bliss Ranch, owned by brothers John Dallett Bliss and Robert Parker Bliss from about 1894 to 1900, when LB Brand bought the property. (ca. *^, In 1925, Thomas Slate leased space adjacent to the south side of the Glendale Airport for the construction of an all-metal dirigible, a very novel (but ultimately unsuccessful) design. The dirigible was made out of duralumin & was filled with hydrogen. By 1920, the City had grown through nine annexations to over 7,000 acres. 1938)^ - This view looking north on Brand at Wilson captures the Sontag, located at 200 North Brand. Contact Burbank Water and Power For a number of years the Southwest corner was used as a commercial helicopter base. Brand Boulevard was named after Leslie Coombs Brand, The Father of Glendale. Mrs. Mary Louise Brand retained rights of the residence from 1925, when Mr. (ca. Often this handle is painted blue or has an arrow stamped on top indicating the direction of flow. **, Largely retaining its architectural integrity, Glendale Federal Savings is the embodiment of distinguished mid-century modern architecture with enduring significance by retaining its central form and character. Viewed from any elevation, Glendale Federal Savings became the symbol of the new downtown through its design, color, size, and dynamic presence, which is unlike any other architecture in the region.**. This resulted in the creation of the Glendale line that ran from downtown Los Angeles to Broadway in Glendale. (1904)^ - Panoramic view looking north toward Glendale along the Pacific Electric line through the Edendale Cut. With so many of its residents commuting into Los Angeles, many favored annexing to Los Angeles. 1920)^ - View showing the Palace Grand Theatre located at 131 N. Brand Boulevard with a bicycle parked at the curb. (ca. Click HERE for contemporary view. Whether it is for your home or business, you may need to have a measurement of how much electric power you are using at your location. endstream endobj startxref The debris was carried by the storm waters down the mountains, and into the alluvial valleys, where several roads were choked. Water Services - City of Glendale The payload was increased, the service ceiling was increased, the speed was increased and even in-flight movies were introduced. He built his first hangar in 1916 and put together a fleet of planes, and held fly-in parties. The runways were torn out and replaced by a street named Grand Central Avenue.
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