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Glendale's Historical Plaques The city of Glendale has placed a series of large bronze interpretive plaques throughout our town. These plaques help to tell the story of each building, site or district. Plaques #1-15 can be viewed in the downtown area as a walking tour. Plaques #16-27 consititute a driving tour beginning at the Glendale Grammar School building and ending at Sahuaro Ranch. Four other historic buildings can be viewed along the way that do not have commemorative plaques.DOWNTOWN WALKING TOUR - PLAQUES #1 – 15 1.) W. J. Murphy Plaque 58th Avenue and Glendale (northwest corner) 2.) Murphy Park Plaque 58th Avenue and Glenn Drive (southwest corner) 3.) Downtown Business District Plaque 58th Avenue and Glenn Drive (southeast corner) 4.) Glendale Woman's Club Plaque 56th Avenue and Glenn Drive (southwest corner) 5.) Sine Building Plaque 5747 West Glendale Avenue 6.) Hine Building Plaque 5757 West Glendale Avenue 7.) Robert W. Cole Building Plaque 7003 North 58th Avenue 8.) Humphrey and Davidson Building Plaque 5819 West Glendale Avenue 9.) C.L. Gillet Block/Glendale State Building Plaque 5825 West Glendale Avenue 10.) Coury Building Plaque 6935 North 58th Drive 11.) Sine Brothers Hardware Building Plaque 6829 North 58th Drive 12.) First National Bank Building Plaque 6838 North 58th Drive 13.) First United Methodist Church Sanctuary Plaque 7102 North 58th Drive 14.) Catlin Court Historic District Plaque #1 58th Drive and Palmaire Avenue (northwest corner) 15.) Catlin Court Historic District Plaque #2 58th Avenue and Palmaire Avenue (northwest corner) DRIVING TOUR - PLAQUES #16 – 27 16.) Glendale Grammar School Plaque 7301 North 58th Avenue 17.) Jonas McNair House Plaque 5919 West Glendale Avenue 18.) Floralcroft Historic District Plaque 59th Avenue and Northview Avenue (southwest corner)  19.) Myrtle Avenue Cultural Entryway Plaque (old 1930 Morcomb Service Station, pictured to the right)61st Avenue and Northview 20.) 59th Avenue Residential Historic District Plaque 59th Avenue and Orangewood (northwest corner) 21.) Glendale Cemetery Plaque 7844 North 61st Avenue 22.) Manistee Ranch Plaque 5127 West Northern Avenue 23.) Glendale Tract Historic District Plaque 51st Avenue and Northern (southeast corner) 24.) Beet Sugar Factory Plaque 5243 West Glendale Avenue 25.) C.L. Tinker House Plaque 6838 North 59th Drive 26.) Glendale High School Auditorium Plaque 6216 West Glendale Avenue 27.) Saguaro Ranch Park Historic Area Plaque 9802 North 59th Avenue Other interesting historic buildings without plaques but worth visiting: E.C. Bunch House, 5602 West Lamar Road (visit between stops 24 and 25 on driving tour) Dowdy Rental Cottage, 6818 North 60th Avenue (visit between stops 25 and 26 on driving tour) C.C. Burkholder House, 7402 North 61st Avenue (visit between stops 20 and 21 on driving tour) Forney House, 7534 North 61st Avenue (visit between stops 20 and 21 on driving tour)
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