Title supplied by cataloger.; Photo reproduced by Zephyr. Glendora was founded on April 1, 1887 by George D. Whitcomb and was officially incorporated as a City in 1911. In the mid-1930s, nearly all of the city's 4,500 acres of land were cultivated for citrus fruit; by the late 1950s agriculture had given way to large-scale residential development. As of 2006, population of the city known as the "Pride of the Foothills" was estimated at 51,608. A few men standing on the southwest corner of Glendora and Meda Avenues appear to be looking toward the photographer. An automobile, possibly an early Model T Ford, is parked along the sidewalk in front of the red brick building where the Matthews & Wamsley General Store and Glendora post office (both pictured) were located. Photo circa 1900.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;13 x 18 cm. Photographic prints
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