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Originally Posted by edale
Yeah, well, you posted in a thread about neighborhood analogues to Brooklyn. And it was a bad suggestion because Glendale has absolutely nothing comparable to the neighborhoods being discussed in MTL, SF, Philly, DC, etc.
If LA doesn't really have neighborhoods that fit the thread criteria, Glendale sure as hell doesn't. Really, outside of a few blocks of Brand (Downtown), I wouldn't say too much of Glendale is really even urban. It's pretty suburban and auto-centric. Single-use zoning everywhere. Even a massive corridor with dozens of car dealerships.
Being laid out on a grid shouldn't really be seen as special at all.
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Originally Posted by LA21st
its not a bad excursion to fit in Glendale with a Pasadena or Highland Park visit. also close by to Griffith Park-which is also underrated on these kinds of forums.
Glendale has alot of Armenians/Persians, so it's a different vibe if you want to see something new. The Americana is somewhat touristy, like a version of the Grove.
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Oh mah gah Glendale has good food. You can get totally esoteric Armenian food there. Their bakeries alone...
And the lavash.
I totally take out-of-town visiting relatives and friends to Glendale.
Glendale may appear to be "suburban" by some, but it has a significant downtown... and why wouldn't it? The population is over 200,000, and it often ranks as one of the safest cities (for its size) in the US with Irvine, CA, and I consider that to be notable, because I don't consider Irvine to be a "real" city (to me it's more of a master-planned extremely bland exurb).
And every time I'm in Glendale, you see many people taking public transportation; the buses are often crowded (at least pre-pandemic they were)... which often makes me wonder why Glendale hasn't been pushing for extensions of Metro Rail into their city.