Adams Hill, Glendale, California
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|---|---|
  Adams Hill Location within Los Angeles County  Adams Hill Location within Southern California  Adams Hill Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 34°08′01″N 118°14′28″W / 34.13361°N 118.24111°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County |  Los Angeles |
| City | Glendale, California |
Adams Hill is a neighborhood in Glendale, California. The neighborhood is known as bohemian and architecturally distinctive.[1] The neighborhood's business district, Adams Square, is at the base of the Glendale side of the hill.
History
[edit]From 1911 until 1918, Adams Hill was part of an independent city known as Tropico. In 1918, Tropico was annexed by Glendale.[2]
Adams Hill was a predominantly Anglo-American neighborhood, but by the 1990s, had a rapidly growing Armenian population.[3]
In 1998, the city began to move forward with plans to rehabilitate a 1936 Streamline Moderne filling station. In 2000, Adam Schiff, who was a state senator representing Glendale at the time, obtained $250,000 in state funds for the project.[4] In 2016, the station was added to Glendale Register of Historic Resources and Historic Districts and converted into a public art gallery.[5] The station and surrounding park, dubbed the Adams Square Mini-Park, are the epicenter of the Adams Hill neighborhood.[6]
LGBT+ community
[edit]Beginning in the 1960s, Matthew Schmidt and Albert Antunes, known as "Matthew and Buddy of Glendale," hosted costume parties at their Adams Hill home for Glendale's LGBT+ community.[7][8]
Established in 2017,[9] Kafn Coffee is coffeehouse known locally as an LGBT+-friendly business.[10][11]
Since 2022, glendaleOUT has hosted its annual Glendale Pride in the Park event at Adams Square Mini-Park.[12][13] The event is a family-friendly picnic.[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]
Arts and culture
[edit]The Glendale Public Library's Library Connection @ Adams Square branch operates in the neighborhood.[16]
Since 2016, the neighborhood has had a public art gallery.[17]
In 2024, the City installed colorful crosswalks and painted curb extensions as part of the City's "Creative Crosswalks" public art program.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "Treasures of Adams Hill with Arlene Vidor". Retrieved January 16, 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.
- ^ "Acclaimed historian and LGBT archivist discuss the history of gay Los Angeles". LAist. September 9, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ "Matthew and Buddy of Glendale photograph albums". Online Archive of California. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ "About Us". Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ "Pride in the Park: Our 3rd Annual Queer Family Picnic". June 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ "HAPPY PRIDE MONTH". Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ "Pride Month". Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ Jacqueline Hernandez. "Spotlight on glendaleOUT". Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Southern California's LGBTQ+ 2024 Pride events". Los Angeles Blade. May 31, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ "Author Talk with Nancy Agabian". 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.
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