Glendora, California Glendora, California City of Glendora Quaint Glendora Village with its famous Ficus trees Quaint Glendora Village with its famous Ficus trees Official seal of Glendora, California Location of Glendora in Los Angeles County, California Location of Glendora in Los Angeles County, California Glendora, California is positioned in the US Glendora, California - Glendora, California Glendora is a town/city in the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County, California, 23 miles (37 km) east of downtown Los Angeles.
As of the 2010 census, the populace of Glendora was 50,073.
Known as the "Pride of the Foothills", Glendora is an well-to-do town/city with a diverse housing stock and a persistently high-ranking school district.
Its quaint downtown area, better known as Glendora Village, is persistently voted as one of the best downtowns in the San Gabriel Valley. There are dozens of restaurants, cafes, shops and boutiques along the chief street, Glendora Boulevard, and the Village is a origin of pride to the friendly locals.
Glendora jubilated its centennial as an incorporated town/city in 2011.
Neighborhoods and residences in Glendora reflect the city's history and range from Queen Annes, to Folk Victorians, early 20th-century bungalows, to ranch style homes, to mid-rise Multi-family residentiary complexes, to undivided mansions.
Glendora's most expensive neighborhoods contain many very large, secluded, estate homes with sweeping views athwart the San Gabriel Valley to Downtown Los Angeles.
Glendora is also home to the exclusive Glendora Country Club, which includes a Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Glendora lies inside the San Gabriel Valley, and it is bordered by Azusa to the west, San Dimas to the east and south, Covina to the south, and the San Gabriel Mountains range to the north.
The region code is region code 626 with a small portion of southeast Glendora sharing region code 909 with the easterly Los Angeles County cities, such as Claremont, and San Bernardino County.
Glendora, 1920.
The territory included the present day metros/cities of Pomona, Claremont, La Verne, San Dimas, and Glendora.
Located at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains, undivided Glendora was established on April 1, 1887 by George D.
He devised the name Glendora by combining the name of his wife, Leadora Bennett Whitcomb, with the locale of his home in a glen of the San Gabriel Mountains.
Prior to its 1911 incorporation, Glendora's administrator officially occupied the office of President of Glendora.
The initial layout can be read about on the Downtown Glendora Historical Walk, by reading placards placed along Glendora Avenue (previously called Michigan Avenue).
Glendora used to be home to many military academies, which have since been converted into either churches or private school facilities.
Lucy's Priory High School and Church of the Open Door on Sierra Madre, and Harding Military Academy, whose property is now home to North Glendora Private, a prestigious private improve adjoining to Easley Canyon up on Glendora Avenue.
Downtown Glendora in 2009 with Morris Fire smoke plume From 1960 to 1978, Glendora was home to Clokey Productions which produced 85 episodes of Gumby and 65 episodes of Davey and Goliath in town. In celebration of this history, Glendora hosted the first Gumby Fest in 2014 which brought thousands of citizens from around the nation and Canada.
Several wildfires have affected the town/city in recent years, the most notable being the Colby Fire, which displaced hundreds of Glendora residents.
A relief concert titled "Glendora Band Aid" was held shortly after the fire to help raise funds to assist the homeowners who lost their homes in the fire.
Glendora has an active Chamber of Commerce, established in 1903.
The mission of the Glendora Chamber is to furnish tools and resources to assist the company improve in prospering and adapting to the economic climate, while burgeoning membership and promoting small-town purchasing. Glendora with the San Gabriel Mountains in the background as seen from the South Hills Glendora is positioned at 34 7 51 N 117 51 15 W (34.130957, -117.854127). The town/city lies in the easterly end of the San Gabriel Valley between the San Gabriel Mountains range to the north and the South Hills to the south.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 19.6 square miles (51 km2), of which 19.4 square miles (50 km2) is territory and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), or 0.84%, is water.
Climate data for Glendora, California (1981 2010 normals) According to the 2010 United States Census, Glendora had a median homehold income of $74,615, with 7.8% of the populace living below the federal poverty line. More recently, the L.A.
Glendora is run by a City Council of five members.
Public safety services are provided by the Glendora Police Department and the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
In the California State Legislature, Glendora is in the 25th Senate District, represented by Democrat Anthony Portantino, and in the 48th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Blanca Rubio. In the United States House of Representatives, Glendora is split between California's 27th congressional precinct (north of 210 Freeway), Cook PVI D+11, and California's 32nd congressional precinct (south of 210 Freeway), Cook PVI D+12, which are represented by Judy Chu (D Monterey Park) and Grace Napolitano (D Norwalk), in the order given.
The town/city has two enhance school districts: Glendora Unified and Charter Oak Unified School Districts.
These school districts are considered two of the best in the state and the country, persistently ranking in the top performing brackets. Both districts have schools designated as California Distinguished Schools and Gold Ribbon Schools. Glendora High School Hope Lutheran Church and School Preschool through 8th undertaking boys and girls school Lucy's Priory High School All girls college-prep high school Dorothy School Kindergarten through 8th undertaking boys and girls school Glendora Community Hospital Los Angeles County also offers improve health services for Glendora inhabitants at the Monrovia Health Center and Pomona Health Center.
Glendora Historical Society Museum Glendora Public Library Looking north from Civic Center along Glendora Avenue Glendora Annual Chalk Fest Glendora Christmas Parade Glendora is an active improve and it has an extensive fitness of parks, trails, and recreational programs for the community.
The Glendora Mountain Road is also a prominent road for cyclists and sightseers offering spectacular views through the San Gabriel Mountains.
Glendora is served by Foothill Transit which provides connections through the town/city and express service to downtown Los Angeles.
A future extension of the Gold Line, from its current termini in Azusa to the City of Montclair in San Bernardino County, will include a station in Glendora to be positioned in the southeast corner of the intersection of Ada Ave and Vermont St.
Glendora also runs its own weekday transit shuttle service, the Glendora Mini Bus, with shuttles serving the Metrolink Commuter Rail Station in close-by Covina, the APU/Citrus College Metro station, and an inter-school service connecting some of the city's schools.
The Mini Bus also provides curb-to-curb transit services for senior and disabled inhabitants of Glendora.
210 Freeway through Glendora Glendora lies at the intersection of two primary freeways, the 210 and the 57.
However, Glendora is inside an hour drive from all primary area airports including, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), Ontario International Airport (ONT), Long Beach Airport (LGB), and John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Orange County.
According to the City's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 1 Glendora Unified School District 734 6 City of Glendora 376 7 Glendora Community Hospital 289 KGLN TV Station is a governmental programming channel under the exclusive editorial control of the City of Glendora.
The Glendora Village, Citrus College Campus and the Rebel Castle are prominent filming locations in the city.
Some movies and TV shows that have been fully or partially filmed in Glendora include: George Dexter Whitcomb founder of Glendora Flag of Los Angeles County, California.svg - Greater Los Angeles portal "History of Glendora - Incorporation 1911-1950".
"Glendora (city) Quick - Facts".
"USPS ZIP Code Lookup Find a ZIP+ 4 Code By City Results".
"San Gabriel Valley's Best".
Glendora, California Patch.
"Gumby Fest 2015: Citrus College, Glendora, CA USA".
"Glendora Chamber of Commerce".
"Glendora Chamber of Commerce".
"Glendora (city) Quick - Facts from the US Enumeration Bureau".
"Glendora Redistricting".
"Distinguished School Awards".
City of Glendora CAFR a b "Glendora Public Library: Weblinks Collection Community Information".
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