Adams Hill at Sunset
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Adams Hill is famous for its bohemian enclave of artists, writers, young professionals, tradespeople, and boasts many third-generation residents. It is very culturally diverse. Recently a large cadre of film industry employees have taken up residence in this area. Adams Street, which winds over the hills and into Los Angeles, gives the neighborhood its name. The quaint winding streets are lined by vintage lampposts and homes of the Spanish, Tudor Revival, English Cottage, and Modernist styles. Of the homes built in the 1920s and 1930s, most are still architecturally intact. Some of the homes have dozens of stairs leading to second level entrances, creating a striking “mountain retreat” effect. Nearly every home in this area enjoys a view of downtown Glendale or the San Rafael hills. The Adams Square commercial district with its landmark Art Deco Building, is located at the foot of the hill.
The Adams Hill Homeowners Association has been instrumental in preserving much of the neighborhood’s history including the Square’s 1930’s Art Deco Building which currently houses a public library and the nearby mini-park built around the shell of a renovated 1930s streamline modern gas station.
Adams Hill attracts an eclectic mix of homeowners and has long been popular with artists and studio employees. The charming winding streets are lined with a lovely mix of homes built in the 20’s and 30’s, and a fair assortment of mid-century. The quality of the architecture adds flavor to the community. In the past 10 years, The City of Glendale as invested large amounts of money to improve the area and as a result, Adams Hill is fast becoming one of Glendale’s most Trendy Neighborhoods.
Cottage Grove Historic District
Cottage Grove Historic District
The Cottage Grove Avenue Historic District, in the Adams Hill neighborhood, consists of fourteen small cottages on Cottage Grove Avenue. They are predominantly Tudor Revival but some are other cottage styles. The Fox Brothers’ development of small stucco cottages was advertised in the newspapers in 1925 as “English Dream Houses”. The street and surrounding area is still intact and very reflective of the community as it looked 80 years ago
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