Five Point Market and Pharmacy
803 N. Pacific Ave.
The brick building with tile mansard roof is now a Starbucks and the address has been changed to 469 Burchett St.
However the building is still intact and looks just as it did as the market/pharmacy.
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Starbucks Coffee
469 Burchett St.
Formerly the Five Point Market and Pharmacy
at 803 N. Pacific Ave.
As seen at left, the features of the building
have been well preserved over the years.
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Mission Revival Building
230 S. Orange St., circa 1940.
TGHS and Caruso Affiliated have worked together to preserve the facade of this unique Mission Revival commercial building for incorporation into the new Nordstrom project planned for the Americana at Brand. The building facade features capped buttresses and a curved Mission parapet. This building has been posted on the City Jewels page for almost 2 years.
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Gill House and Sweet House
Glenoaks Canyon
Both houses were designed by Richard Josef Neutra, renowned modern architect. Sweet House is a mirror image of Gill House, as Matilda Sweet, the property owner directly across the street asked Neutra to build her "exactly the same thing".
Submitted by Simon Wright
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Colonial Honda Building (formerly Colonial Buick)
144 S. Glendale Ave., 1912
An eclectic landmark on Glendale Ave. combines Spanish Baroque, Art Deco and Medieval inspiration.
Submitted by Greg Grammer
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Casa Verdugo Library Building,
1152 N. Brand Blvd., 1951
Architect was Adrian Wilson. Good example of understated but slightly formal Modernism, popular for civic buildings designed in the 1950s and 1960s. A spacious reading room is flooded with natural light from clerestories and a huge picture window. Submitted by John LoCascio
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Grandview Library Building, 1535 Fifth Street, 1963
Designed by prominent Glendale architect Graham Latta. Excellent example of mid-20th century American civic architecure. Horizontal bands of windows, overhanging flat roof, decorative brickwork are all classic features of late International style Modernism.
Submitted by John LoCascio
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Civic Auditorium, 1401 N. Verdugo Rd., 1938
A California classic: a blend of Spanish Revival and Art Deco styles typical of the period.
Submitted by Greg Grammer
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Clinker Brick storybook home, Moncado Drive, 1928.
Clinker bricks are denser and heavier than regular bricks. Click here to learn the fascinating origin of the "clinker brick". These bricks gained favor with architects arond 1900 to create distinctive and unusual architectural detailing; associated with the Arts and Crafts Movement. This type of brickwork is very rare; this house is exemplary of the style.
Submitted by Sonia Montejano
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French Norman storybook style home on Blanchard Dr. has rolled eaves typical of the style. Click here to learn more about Storybook Architecture.
"This style is very unusual for the Verdugo Woodlands. I walk by it frequently and often admire it".
Submitted by Elaine Wilkerson
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Foxy's Restaurant,
206 W. Colorado, 1965
This ski-lodge style A- frame was a popular restaurant style of the mid-20th century "roadside attraction" era. This one is a ski-lodge fantasy, designed by Burt Richardson.
Submitted by Adriene Biondo
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Bank of the West Building, 400 N. Glendale Ave.
This was formerly Lloyds Bank.
Submitted by Marcia Hanford.
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This intact Spanish Colonial Revival home on north Cedar is nestled beyond a stunningly beautiful and enormous ficus treee - likely a Moreton Bay Fig - whose trunk takes
up most of
the front yard.
Submitted by Elaine Wilkerson
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This house on Kenneth Road is very different from those in northwest Glendale. It is very modest and has a stone facade, more like those seen in the Crescenta Valley.
Submitted by Elaine Wilkerson
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The Great White Hut, established 1947,
121 W. California Ave.
Submitted by Martin Schall: You are here.
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The Huntley-Evans Building (1921)
156 S. Brand Blvd; built for Pendroy Dry Goods Co.
Submitted by Martin Schall:. You are here.com
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Cottage style wood sided home on Acacia St. in Adams Hill. "I would love to know more about this house;
looks to
be in good condition with
very little compromise over the years."
Submitted by Randall Von Bloomberg
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First National Bank of Glendale
108 N. Brand Blvd., 1905
Originally housed the First National Bank of Glendale and is the oldest building on Brand Blvd.
Submitted by Scott Lowe
Visit Scott's blog, Tropico Station, for details and pictures.
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Bekins Van and Storage Warehouse, 1930
933 S. Brand Blvd.,
Architect F. Eugene Barton
Submitted by Martin Schall: You are here.com
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