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Glendale’s Wild Roots and Growth | Mesa News
Back in 1910, Glendale was a wild frontier town with unpaved streets, horse-drawn traffic, and a two-story Gillett Building housing a pet wildcat for security. Kids swam in irrigation canals, rallied for new schools, and by 1913, thirty-six one-room classrooms were built over seven years. The city thrived as Arizona’s top agricultural exporter, shipping tons of produce and ice via rail—thanks to the 1912 ice plant. But growth came with storms: a 1921 disaster wrecked the grammar school auditorium, and ranches like Manistee battled urban sprawl. By 1942, Glendale eyed expansion into Tempe and…
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