History of Glendale, Arizona
Glendale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County, Arizona, United States|USA. As of the United States Census 2000|2000 census, the city population was 218,812. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 239,435.{{cite web | year = June 21 2006 | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2005-all.csv | title = Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places over 100,000 | format = Comma-separated values|CSV | work = 2005 Population Estimates | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division | accessdate = November 14 | accessyear = 2006}} It is a major suburb of Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix.
The National Hockey League|NHL's Phoenix Coyotes and NLL's Arizona Sting began playing here when Jobing.com Arena (formerly the Glendale Arena) opened in December 2003. Also in Glendale is the new University of Phoenix Stadium, home of the NFL's Arizona Cardinals and the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, which opened in August 2006. In 2008, Super Bowl XLII is scheduled to be played there. Both venues are part of the Westgate City Center development plan, meant to spur growth in the sparsely inhabitated Yucca district. It is also home of the family of American Idol winner, Jordin Sparks.
Glendale bills itself as “Arizona’s Antique Capital,†with support for its claim from both Sunset Magazine ([http://www.sunset.com/sunset/travel/article/0,20633,710517,00.html 2004]) and a 1998 article in USA Today. Glendale is home to the popular Arrowhead Towne Center mall in the northwest part of the city.
The city will host an extension of the Valley Metro (Phoenix)|Valley Metro light rail transit line by perhaps 2011.
Glendale nickname is "the other DALE" when compared to Scottsdale.
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