Glendale, AZ news and local guide

In 1891 Burgess Hadsell worked with Murphy to bring 70 Brethren and River Brethren families to Glendale as a temperance colony, and the town's ban on alcohol drew more settlers. Murphy platted the original townsite in 1895, with a town park and business lots. He traded right-of-way along Grand Avenue for the railroad from Prescott to Phoenix, which let settlers ship goods north and bring in building materials. The Beet Sugar Factory, built in 1906, operated only until 1913 but drew immigrant and migrant workers, and creameries, ice and flour mills followed. Cotton prices rose during World War I, and farms and orchards thrived. In late 1940 a group of Hollywood figures and businessmen led by Leland Hayward asked the Army to set up a primary flight school, choosing the site for its space, weather and visibility. Thunderbird Field was built in 1941 to train civilian pilots for the Army. Sources Wikipedia: Glendale, Arizona