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Glendale, California is a bedroom comunity of approximetly 200,000
residents, situated between the San Fernando Valley and the San Gabriel
Valley. In and of itself it is not a popular tourist destination. There
are no amusement parks, beaches, camping areas or famous museums in the
city. There are only a couple of hotels, the best one is a Hilton, but
there are several high end motels and all of the hotels and motels are
very reasonably priced. There are several hundred restaurants, and
although there are no high priced restaurants there are dining
establishments like Damons on Brand Boulevard that serves aged prime
cuts of beef and provide excellant service (They just do not charge an
arm and a leg for the meal.) and restaurants like Tony Romas, the Olive
Garden and the Panda Inn, as well as numerous high end coffee shops
(Try Conrads, they have a brightly lit coffee shop area, a nice outdoor
patio and a dimly lit lounge area that will remind you of a good steak
house. You can get a filet mingon dinner for under $20.00 thats as good
as the dinners served in most high end steak houses. Additionally,
their fried chicken is as good as you can find almost anywhere and
their service is excellant.) and ethnic cuisine of almost every type.
The
best thing about Glendale is it's location. It's less than a ten (10)
minute drive on Los Feliz Blvd. to Hollywood and on the way there is
the Los Angeles Zoo, Griffith Park and the Griffith Observatory And
Planetarium. Take a ten (10) minute drive east on the 134 freeway or on
Colorado Blvd. and you will find yourself in Old Town Pasadena after
having driven past the Rose Bowl and the Norton Simon Museum. Ten
minutes to the south you will find yourself in downtown Los Angeles
after having gone past Dodger Stadium. Go west on the 134 freeway and
you have the entire San Fernando Valley (Universal Studios is also less
than ten (10) minutes from Glendale.). Additionaly there is an Amtrak
train station in Glendale. Parking is only a few yards from where you
board the train, the station is never crowded and you can travel down
the coast to the Mexican border or up the coast past San Francisco.
Of
course you could just stay in Pasadena, Hollywood, Universal City or
downtown Los Angeles but, you will find Glendale to be much less
expensive and quieter with less traffic and fewer parking problems.
By
the way, if you are into shopping, this city is the home of the
Glendale Galleria, one of the largest and best shopping malls in
southern California.
For more information about the city of Glendale, California see http://glendale.usacitydirectories.com,
a directory of links to city of Glendale, California guides and
directories listing hotels, restaurants, resources, services, things to
do, places to go and more.
About the Author
David G. Hallstrom, Sr. is a retired private investigator and is
currently the publisher of several internet directories, including http://www.usacitydirectories.com
a directory of national, state, county and city guides and directories
listing local guides, directories, web sites and web pages providing
resources, services and information
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