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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEIGHBORHOOD PAGES
Click on the cities and neighborhoods below for descriptions of life in these Los Angeles areas.
Some of the first settlers on the flat land that characterizes much of the city were the sheep, cattle and horses on Corporal Jose Maria Verdugo's ranch, called Rancho San Rafael, which the Spanish government granted to Verdugo in 1798. After changing hands, first to Mexico, then to the United States, the fertile land was partitioned and sold to farmers and ranchers in the 1870s. The city enjoyed a stream of adventurous new residents for several years, including a 7-year-old boy named Marion Morrison, who moved to Glendale in 1914 and later became more familiarly known as John Wayne.
Glendale's neatly laid out neighborhoods provide easy access to the large corporate and entertainment companies, such as Nestle, DreamWorks SKG and Disney, which have outposts there. But because it is bordered on three sides by a "golden triangle" of freeways, the Ventura (101/134), the Glendale (2) and the Foothill (210), residents also have several commuting routes to downtown, Burbank and other parts of metropolitan Los Angeles. And for more distant travel, the city is close to the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank.
Residents currently include a diverse mix of second- and third-generation Glendale families as well as newer groups of immigrants from Armenia, the Middle East, Korea, Mexico and the Philippines. The Armenian population, at about 40%, is currently the largest of any American city.
Housing has appreciated significantly in the last few years: Median prices for single-family homes jumped from $330,000 in 2002 to $627,500 in March 2007, according to DataQuick Information Systems.
Some of the more desirable neighborhoods include the centrally located Rossmoyne area where home buyers will find a diverse collection of small older bungalows and Spanish-style homes, which sell in the mid-$700,000 to $1.5 million range. The northwest area, north of Brand Boulevard is also popular for its lots sizes, which are larger than those in many other areas of the city.
For those who like canyon living, Verdugo Woodlands, Glen Oaks Canyon and Chevy Chase Canyon offer a mixture of post-war ranch as well as traditional Spanish-style homes tucked into the hills behind winding roads. These typically sell in the $850,000 to $900,000 range.
The Adams Hill area in south Glendale offers small hillside homes in a more modest price range - $600,000 to $800,000 - and appeals to buyers looking for a less suburban feel.
Glendale runs its own school system, and schools at all levels consistently achieve Academic Performance Index scores in the 700-to-900-plus range.
