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Order Number	00076284
Title	First National Bank Building, Glendora
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Glendora-Buildings
Date	Circa 1907
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;13 x 18 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.; Photo reproduced by Zephyr.
Historical Data	Glendora was founded on April 1, 1887 by George D. Whitcomb and was officially incorporated as a City in 1911. In the mid-1930s, nearly all of the city's 4,500 acres of land were cultivated for citrus fruit; by the late 1950s agriculture had given way to large-scale residential development. As of 2006, population of the city known as the "Pride of the Foothills" was estimated at 51,608.
Description	View of the First National Bank Building, also known as the Opera House, located at 161-169 N. Michigan Ave. (now Glendora Avenue) with several horse-drawn buggies parked along the street. This historic building was designed by architect H. G. Baker and constructed in 1906 under the direction of C. A. Weaver, C.S. Whitcomb and W.G. Hall. It was occupied by the First National Bank on the south end of the first floor, Glendora Drug on the north end, and the Opera House upstairs. In fact, the Opera House was more like the town's meeting place, hosting meetings of the Glendora Woman's Club, the Masonic Lodge, city council meetings, and school plays. The building also housed the city library prior to 1922, when the library was moved to the new City Hall. The smaller building toward the back is the Nelson Building. Photo taken circa 1907.
Subject	First National Bank (Glendora, Calif.). Central business districts--California--Glendora. Horse-drawn vehicles--California--Glendora. Bank buildings--California--Glendora. Streets--California--Glendora. Baker, H. G. Weaver, C. A. Whitcomb, C.S. Hall, W. G. Glendora (Calif.). Zephyr.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection