[1][2] The establishment of a Santa Fe railroad link to Phoenix in 1895 allowed Glendale to blossom into the largest town in the northwest Salt River Valley.

[5][6] Also included in this list are the images of the airfield control tower (which has been restored), barracks, and one large airplane hangar of what once was Thunderbird 1 Army Air Field.

[7] On Monday, September 25, 2017, the blacksmith shop, built prior to 1927, and the granary building, built prior to 1927 and addition 1935 burned to the ground and days before that the milk house 1932 burned to the ground at historic Sahuaro Ranch.

[4][5] In the 1930s Ed and Bessie Morcomb converted the piece of land which they purchased in Glendale into a Signal Oil Company gas station in the corner of Grand and Myrtle Aves.

[4][5] This was an abandoned 19th century farmhouse and barn located in the middle of 61 Ave. between Northern and Olive Avenues.

The Sugar Beet Factory closed in 1913 and the demand for their agricultural products declined, that and the climate of the area convinced many families to return to California.

[11] Pictured are the following: The following is a brief description with images of the historic Cemetery of Spiritual Christians from Russia.

The air field was deactivated in 1945 and is now occupied by the Thunderbird School of Global Management which is located southeast of the intersection of West Greenway Road & North 59th Avenue in Glendale, Arizona.

Among those who are interred in the cemetery are early pioneers, mayors, businessman and veterans who fought in every military conflict in which the United States has been involved starting from the American Civil War onward.

Also, in the cemetery there is a memorial and 16 graves of immigrant farmers who perished in 1959 in a bus accident on Central Ave.[15] West Resthaven Park Cemetery And Funeral Home was founded in 1947 and is located at 6450 West Northern Avenue.