[1] It is known as the area where the city's 'old money' lives, and is home to some of Zimbabwe's wealthiest citizens including former vice president, Kembo Mohadi.
The area remained peri-urban up until the Second World War, when mass suburbanisation, made the northern suburbs extremely attractive to affluent, white residents.
Glen Lorne is full of discrete, cul de sacs and winding roads through the neighbourhood, which coupled with other physical boundaries (such as natural parkland and steep ravines) lead to a quieter residential area.
Even though Glen Lorne is located in the middle of Harare, virtually no vehicular traffic and noise is low due the abundance of trees and foliage that surround the area.
[6] Greystone Park Dam on the suburbs western edge is Glen Lorne's main recreational site, home to the annual autumn outdoor festival.