First, we rehabbed the Streamline Moderne gas station and made it a cool little mini park. Now just a few steps away and just around the corner, Glendale is about to open its newest library in another historical building here in Adams Square - coincidently named The Adams Square Building. Catchy.

The following excerpt is from A is for Adams Square: A Brief History of Adams Square, a report prepared by the Historic Resources Group in 1998. ''The Adams Square Building is a good example of a medium-sized Art Deco style commercial building. As one of the few examples of the style in Glendale, it can also be considered significant for its rarity. Built in 1928, it was designed by Morgan, Walls, and Clements, a prestigious architecture firm that designed thousands of buildings, primarily in Southern California. Some of the firm's most well known designs include the Richfield Building in Los Angeles (1928, since demolished); the Pellissier Building/Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles (1930); the Samson Tyre/Uniroyal Building in Commerce (1929); and the EL Capitan Theatre in Hollywood (1926). The Adams Square Building is the only known example of work of this important architecture firm in Glendale."

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Grand Opening
July 26, 1:30 - 5 pm...sounds like a free party to me!