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 Seats for Forklifts Glendale - Glendale is the third biggest city in Los Angeles County, with a population of 208,000. Within the state of California, the city is the 17th biggest, located by the Verdugo Mountains in the San Fernando Valley.
The median income for residents in Glendale is $57,112, which is around average for Los Angeles County. Records collected by the City state the top employers (in no particular order) are Acco engineering Systems and Diagnostic Laboratories, City of Glendale, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale Community College, Glendale Unifield School District, Glendale Memorial Medical Center, Walt Disney Imagineering, Nestle and Public Storage.
The largest business for many years was Grand Central Airport, which was constructed in 1923. It was the first official terminal for the Los Angeles area and contributed to aviation development in the United States. Charles Lindbergh began the first west to east transcontinental flight from Glendale Central Airport. Made from inspiration of Spanish style architectural elements and Art Deco themes, the main terminal building still stands and is an important element of Glendale's history. Up until the year 1959, The Grand Central Business park used to be the Grand Central Air Terminal Building. Throughout WWII, the building was camouflaged to protect it from enemy attacks.
Situated in the Glendale Public Library, the city has a "Special Collections" section containing a lot of the original documents of Glendale's history. The library houses the biggest collection of books on cats, thanks to the Jewel City Cat Fanciers Club, who during the year 1950 donated twenty thousand volumes to the library. It is a unique collection and would be kept permanently on view for people who are part of the club.
A couple of well-known restaurants chains started in Glendale. Bob's Big Boy hamburger restaurants started on East Colorado in 1936 and Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlors began in Adams Square during the year 1945.
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