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Glendora is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, east of downtown Los Angeles. As of the 2010 census, the population of Glendora was 50,073. Known as the "Pride of the Foothills", Glendora is an affluent city with a diverse housing stock and a consistently high-ranking school district. Glendora lies within the San Gabriel Valley, area code 626. A small portion of southeast Glendora is in the area code 909, which is the area code for areas in eastern Los Angeles County, such as Claremont, and for western San Bernardino County. The city to Glendora's west is Azusa while San Dimas lies to Glendora's east. Glendora has its own police force, and the town's crime rate is very low. Residences in Glendora range from early 20th-century bungalows, to modest ranch style homes, to multi-story configurations, to grand mansions. Glendora's most expensive neighborhoods contain many very large, secluded, estate homes with sweeping views across the San Gabriel Valley to Downtown Los Angeles. These neighborhoods include: Morgan Ranch, Gordon Highlands, Bluebird Hill, Silent Ranch, Oak Tree Rancho, Hidden Springs, Oakhart Estates, and Easley Canyon Estates. Membership in the Glendora Country Club is by invitation only. The Club's 18-hole golf course has been played by many professional golfers. Glendora celebrated its centennial as an incorporated city in 2011. ==History== Ygnacio Palomares received the land grant Rancho San Jose from Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado in 1837. The land included the present day cities of Pomona, Claremont, La Verne, San Dimas, and Glendora. Located at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains, modern Glendora was founded on April 1, 1887 by George D. Whitcomb who moved to California from Illinois in the early 1880s. Whitcomb was the founder of the Whitcomb Locomotive Works in Chicago and Rochelle, Illinois. He devised the name ''Glendora'' by combining the name of his wife, Leadora Bennett Whitcomb, with the location of his home in a glen of the San Gabriel Mountains. Prior to its 1911 incorporation, Glendora's administrator officially occupied the office of President of Glendora. The downtown area as it appears now is the product of years of renovation and maintenance by the city. There used to be a movie theatre and various banks and playhouses downtown but all were converted into more modern commercial buildings. The original layout can be read about on the Downtown Glendora Historical Walk, by reading placards placed along Glendora Avenue (previously called Michigan Avenue). The original townsite was bounded by Sierra Madre Avenue on the north, Minnesota Avenue on the east, Ada Avenue, & the railroad on the south, & Pennsylvania Avenue on the west. Glendora used to be home to many military academies, which have since been converted into either churches or private school facilities. These academies included Brown Military Academy,〔http://www.brownmilitaryacademy.com/〕 now St. Lucy's Priory High School and Church of the Open Door on Sierra Madre, and Harding Military Academy,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=July 6, 1972: Harding Military Academy Closes its Doors )〕 whose property is now home to North Glendora Private, a prestigious private community adjacent to Easly Canyon atop Glendora Avenue. Glendora was also the home to Gumby from 1960 to 1978. In 2014 the first Gumby Fest was put on which brought 1000's of people from around the country and Canada. In 2015 the 2nd GumbyFest〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gumby Fest 2015: Citrus College, Glendora, CA USA )〕 will be held at Citrus College over an entire weekend. Several wildfires have affected the city in recent years, the most notable being the Colby Fire, which displaced hundreds of Glendora residents. A relief concert was held "Glendora Band Aid"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Colby Fire Relief Music Festival: March 22, 2014 )〕 shortly after to help raise funds to assist the homeowners who lost their homes in the fire. Glendora has an active Chamber of Commerce,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Glendora Chamber of Commerce )〕 established in 1903. The mission of the Glendora Chamber is to provide tools and resources to assist the business community in prospering and adapting to the economic climate, while growing membership and promoting local purchasing. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Glendora, California」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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