Los Angeles Relocation Guide - Antevia
Los Angeles Relocation Guide - Antevia
Los Angeles Relocation Guide - Antevia
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Geographical characteristicsAreaCityLandWater30.7 sq. miles / 79.4 km²30.66 sq. miles / 79.3 km²0.04 sq. miles / 0.1 km²PopulationCity (2005) 207,007Density2,456.1/km²Time zoneSummer (DST)estimatedPST (UTC-8)PDT (UTC-7)Website: http://www.ci.glendale.ca.usGlendale is a city in <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> County, California, United States. It lies at the easternend of the San Fernando Valley, is bisected by the Verdugo Mountains, and is animportant suburb in the Greater <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> Area. The city is bordered to the southwestby the Atwater Village district of <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong>; to the west by Burbank; to the northwestby the Tujunga district of <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong>; to the northeast by the city of La CañadaFlintridge and the unincorporated La Crescenta area; and to the east by Pasadena. TheGolden State, Ventura, Glendale, and Foothill freeways run through the city.As of the 2000 census, the city population was 194,973. Since then, there have beenestimates of 201,326 by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2004 and 207,007 by the CaliforniaState government in 2005, making it the third largest city in <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> County and theseventeenth largest city in the state of California.Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, located in Glendale, contains the remains of manycelebrities and local residents. It is famous as the pioneer of a new style of cemetery.The U.S. headquarters of the Swiss foods multinational Nestlé are located here. Glendaleis also home to the "southern campus" of DreamWorks SKG, the diversifiedentertainment company founded in 1994 by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg andDavid Geffen.HistoryThe area was long inhabited by the Tongva people.