Adams Hill, Glendale, California
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| Coordinates: 34°08′01″N 118°14′28″W / 34.13361°N 118.24111°W | |
| Country | .png){kind=small} United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Los Angeles County, California |
| City | Glendale, California |
Adams Hill is a neighborhood in the south area of Glendale, California, United States. The neighborhood's business district, Adams Square, is at the base of the Glendale side of the hill.[1][2]
History
From 1911 until 1918, Adams Hill was part of an independent city known as Tropico. In 1918, Tropico was annexed by Glendale.[3]
Adams Hill was a predominantly Anglo-American neighborhood, but by the 1990s, had a rapidly growing Armenian population.[4]
In 1998, the city began at the behest of Mayor Eileen Givens to revitalize Adams Square, which was considered blighted at the time. Mayor Givens sponsored a "Visioning Tour" so the neighborhood could provide input about how they envisioned a revitalized square to look and feel. Funding for a Community Development Block Grant and the City of Glendale's Redevelopment Department was provided to give the entire revitalization program momentum. A separate initiative to revitalize/restore the 1936 Streamline Moderne gas station was initiated with support from a grassroots group, The Friends of Historic Adams Square including a vision to surround it with a green space. In 2000, Adam Schiff, who was a state senator representing Glendale at the time, obtained $250,000 in state funds for the project.[5] In 2016, the station was added to Glendale Register of Historic Resources and Historic Districts and converted into a public art gallery.[6] The station and surrounding park, dubbed the Adams Square Mini-Park, are the epicenter of the Adams Hill neighborhood.[7]
Arts and culture
The Glendale Public Library's Library Connection @ Adams Square branch operates in the neighborhood.[8]
Since 2016, the 1936 Richfield Oil Company gas station has been readapted as a public art space and The City of Glendale's Arts & Culture Commission has curated and sponsored art installations in the station as a public art gallery.[9]
In 2024, the City installed colorful crosswalks and painted curb extensions as part of the City's "Creative Crosswalks" public art program.[10]
LGBT+ community
Following COVID-19-related issues in 2020 and 2021, glendaleOUT's annual Glendale Pride in the Park, a family-friendly picnic, came to fruition in June 2022.[11][12][13] Glendale Library, Arts & Culture joined the inaugural event as part of its effort to document the history of Glendale's LGBTQ community through audio and video testimonies.[14]
The Glendale Public Library's Library Connection @ Adams Square branch hosts occasional LGBT+ events. These have included a 2023 GALAS LGBTQ+ Armenian Society-sponsored reading of author Nancy Agabian's "The Fear of Large and Small Nations".[15]
References
- ↑ "Treasures of Adams Hill with Arlene Vidor". Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ↑ Jessie Schiewe (June 5, 2025). "This must be Glendale". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- ↑ Susan Carrier (August 3, 2003). "Rich past puts Glendale's Adams Hill forward". Glendale News-Press. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ↑ Sybil Baker (September 16, 1990). "For Many, Living on the Hill Is Tops - Adams Hill: Once part of a rancho, the area straddles the Los Angeles and Glendale boundary. It now attracts residents 'who need a home that's not out of reach.'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ↑ Tristan Longwell (January 15, 2024). "Gas Station: From Overlooked Landmark to 'Town Square'". Glendale News-Press. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ↑ Arin Mikailian (June 23, 2016). "Historic designation fuels celebration of '30s gas station in Adams Hill neighborhood". Glendale News-Press. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ↑ Tristan Longwell (January 15, 2024). "Gas Station: From Overlooked Landmark to 'Town Square'". Glendale News-Press. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ↑ "OPEN HOURS". Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ↑ Arin Mikailian (June 23, 2016). "Historic designation fuels celebration of '30s gas station in Adams Hill neighborhood". Glendale News-Press. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ↑ Joe Linton (September 12, 2024). "Eyes on the Street: Crosswalk Upgrades in Glendale's Adams Square". Streetsblog Los Angeles. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ↑ "Pride Month". Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ↑ Jacqueline Hernandez. "Spotlight on glendaleOUT". Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Southern California's LGBTQ+ 2024 Pride events". Los Angeles Blade. May 31, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ↑ "GlendaleOUT Holds Pride Event". Glendale News-Press. June 17, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Author Talk with Nancy Agabian". Retrieved January 16, 2025.
