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== History ==
== History ==
Glenview was founded as ashfield in 1792. It never saw any growth untill the early 1920s after the port of Greenfield was built. The port brought in a huge population boom throughout the 1920s. Ashfield was quickly built up and grew into glenview, it started in the western section with the grand santa cabeza library on the former main road into ashfield. Some larger apartment buildings and stores were built around it and so the growth began. The former streetcar line was built into the eastern section and a few bigger apartments and shops were built along the road. The waterfront became a large park for all the rich residents in the area.  
Before 1921 Glenview just had a few dirt roads with a couple ranches and farms.


In 1942 the city of Ashfield was incoorpirated to the city of Greenfield, and now glenview was apart of Greenfield. People started calling the area glenview after a major activist Alexis Glendale, who stopped the area from being completely rebuilt into a big social housing development.
in 1921  the first roads got built in glenview, this was because of the film industry and trading becoming a bigger influence in the greenfield bay area. Many new residents seek the californian dream of owning a house in the sunny california. So both Greenfield and Ashfield grew in size and glenview quickly got built in, with many new craftsman styled bungalows filling up the area, and warehouses being built along the waterfront. Some bigger apartment buildings were built along the main roads, aswell as the Santa Cabeza Library, a large library built in 1925, named after a teacher who used to teach in Ashfield. A streetcar line also went through glenview and went along the main road towards the northeast.  


The area saw major growth throughout the 50s and 60s with a bunch of brand new bigger apartment buildings replacing the older smaller duplexes. However after the waterfront park was replaced by an interstate the area started a fast decline of people moving from the city to the brand new suburbs. The southern section was also cut off by an interstate and completely disconnected from ashfield. Many of the apartments and stores were abandoned and/or destroyed. Ashfield got a huge sum of money during the 60s, but glenview was barely touched apart from a new major road cutting off the eastern and western section, with the first office building being built on it, the former main road was cut off and now a smaller road, all the traffic now went onto the new road and many businesses went out of business after that.
In 1941 the area got incorporated with ashfield into the city of Greenfield, and was now a designated district in the city.


During the 70s and 80s a lot of older, almost empty apartments were replaced by big new office buildings and stores along the main roads with the addition of a subway line near the main road and the highway. A large new mall was built in a hurry to attract more people to the area. older wall to wall stores were replaced by fast food joints and strip malls to make the area car-friendly. The area nexto the interstate was rebuilt into warehouses and office buildings. These decades were the worst for the town with many of the buildings being almost completely empty,
in 1958 I-15 was built, blasting through both the coastal section and connection to ashfield. Many residents and businesses sitting on the freeway path had to be demolished and Glenview was in a donward spiral in the decades after.


The 2000s saw a turnaround point for both ashfield and glenview. As millenials started moving back into the city, many empty lots were redeveloped into smaller apartment buildings and eventually larger apartment complexes towards the main roads. With the growth of young rich people many of the older stores were replaced with fancy new coffee shops, book shops and record stores. In the 2010s a huge part of empty land near the railway track was built into a large bullseye with many well-known businesses moving into the complex.
With the opening of I-15 many of the rich residents moved out and into the suburbs, leaving the poorer working class behind. During the late 50s and 60s many old single-family homes were rebuilt into large apartments to fit the working class workers of ashfield, and even downtown Greenfield.  


An edit in the zoning laws of the Glenview area stating that taller and bigger mixed use apartments could now be built saw huge development towards glenview.
In 1963 to fit the growing traffic issues, city planners demolished a large amount of houses and build a large new avenue to clear traffic in Glenview. On this avenue zoning allowed office buildings to be built so more people can work in the city, as there was a lack of jobs. Unfortunately not many developers wanted to build in the city around this time and only around 3 Office building got built.


While the new redevelopment is nice older residents of the area stopped new projects like a new bike path connecting the library to the waterfront, or a big apartment complex replacing the warehouses near the freeway. Though, even with these activists the area is still one of the most progressive and developing areas in Greenfield, with the new 5 over 1s, bike lanes and transit now going into the area.
During the 1970s a couple city blocks of houses and apartments were demolished and rebuilt into warehouses and small offices.
 
In 1979 to grow demand of glenview a large new urban mall was built, the Glenview Galleria. This mall had a large food-court, two department stores, and an enclosed shopping hall. The mall did what it was intended to do and people started going to the area to shop, and new jobs were available.
 
In 1980 a memorial park was built for fighters of Greenfield who fought in the Vietnam War.
 
In the 1980s Glenview saw a return in growth and large new office buildings were built along two of the avenues, as well as a big stripmall. The coastal Section got completely rebuilt into a big well-off community with large villas and even a few apartment buildings along the waterfront.
 
In the 1990s the second Glenview Subway Line was built under the large avenue, adding 2 new stations and growth to the area.
 
In 1994 a large earthquake struck Glenview, atleast 14 buildings collapsed in Glenview, aswell as many fires. Most notably the Glendale Galleria Mall foodcourt was on fire, and firefighters couldnt get to it untill atleast 3 of the stores burnt down.
 
In 1995 A zoning code was changed, now allowing more dense apartments to be built further into glenview.
 
In 2001 the Glenview Sign was made in hope for a growth in tourism in the area.
 
during the 2000s and 2010s the city saw a lot of growth of young people moving back to the city. Property prices grew extremely high and large "5 over 1" styled buildings popped up out of the ground like mushrooms.
 
Many older residents had to move out due to rising property prices, and many local businneses were replaced by high end grocery stores, record stores, and restaurants. The city went through gentrification.
 
Due to the massive new developments and rising property prices, older local residents started protesting at the local library to stop the growth from happening as it is "ruining the charm" of Glenview.
 
In 2019 bike lanes were built from ashfield all the way into northern glenview as a 'test' to see if adding bike lanes would lower car usage and encourage people to cycle to and from work.
 
in 2021 a new plan came out to redevelop the mall into a large new apartment complex, as the dying mall wasnt seeing many customers and many businesses were moving out. Due to this the library protesters came out and started a new movement called Glenview<3Galleria which was made to grab attention and stop the development from rebuilding the mall into a luxruious apartment complex. This movement has caught recent media attention and people are trying to block the construction company to break ground.


== Notable builds ==
== Notable builds ==

Revision as of 20:46, 16 June 2023

Glenview is a designated community north of Ashfield and Downtown Greenfield.

History

Before 1921 Glenview just had a few dirt roads with a couple ranches and farms.

in 1921 the first roads got built in glenview, this was because of the film industry and trading becoming a bigger influence in the greenfield bay area. Many new residents seek the californian dream of owning a house in the sunny california. So both Greenfield and Ashfield grew in size and glenview quickly got built in, with many new craftsman styled bungalows filling up the area, and warehouses being built along the waterfront. Some bigger apartment buildings were built along the main roads, aswell as the Santa Cabeza Library, a large library built in 1925, named after a teacher who used to teach in Ashfield. A streetcar line also went through glenview and went along the main road towards the northeast.

In 1941 the area got incorporated with ashfield into the city of Greenfield, and was now a designated district in the city.

in 1958 I-15 was built, blasting through both the coastal section and connection to ashfield. Many residents and businesses sitting on the freeway path had to be demolished and Glenview was in a donward spiral in the decades after.

With the opening of I-15 many of the rich residents moved out and into the suburbs, leaving the poorer working class behind. During the late 50s and 60s many old single-family homes were rebuilt into large apartments to fit the working class workers of ashfield, and even downtown Greenfield.

In 1963 to fit the growing traffic issues, city planners demolished a large amount of houses and build a large new avenue to clear traffic in Glenview. On this avenue zoning allowed office buildings to be built so more people can work in the city, as there was a lack of jobs. Unfortunately not many developers wanted to build in the city around this time and only around 3 Office building got built.

During the 1970s a couple city blocks of houses and apartments were demolished and rebuilt into warehouses and small offices.

In 1979 to grow demand of glenview a large new urban mall was built, the Glenview Galleria. This mall had a large food-court, two department stores, and an enclosed shopping hall. The mall did what it was intended to do and people started going to the area to shop, and new jobs were available.

In 1980 a memorial park was built for fighters of Greenfield who fought in the Vietnam War.

In the 1980s Glenview saw a return in growth and large new office buildings were built along two of the avenues, as well as a big stripmall. The coastal Section got completely rebuilt into a big well-off community with large villas and even a few apartment buildings along the waterfront.

In the 1990s the second Glenview Subway Line was built under the large avenue, adding 2 new stations and growth to the area.

In 1994 a large earthquake struck Glenview, atleast 14 buildings collapsed in Glenview, aswell as many fires. Most notably the Glendale Galleria Mall foodcourt was on fire, and firefighters couldnt get to it untill atleast 3 of the stores burnt down.

In 1995 A zoning code was changed, now allowing more dense apartments to be built further into glenview.

In 2001 the Glenview Sign was made in hope for a growth in tourism in the area.

during the 2000s and 2010s the city saw a lot of growth of young people moving back to the city. Property prices grew extremely high and large "5 over 1" styled buildings popped up out of the ground like mushrooms.

Many older residents had to move out due to rising property prices, and many local businneses were replaced by high end grocery stores, record stores, and restaurants. The city went through gentrification.

Due to the massive new developments and rising property prices, older local residents started protesting at the local library to stop the growth from happening as it is "ruining the charm" of Glenview.

In 2019 bike lanes were built from ashfield all the way into northern glenview as a 'test' to see if adding bike lanes would lower car usage and encourage people to cycle to and from work.

in 2021 a new plan came out to redevelop the mall into a large new apartment complex, as the dying mall wasnt seeing many customers and many businesses were moving out. Due to this the library protesters came out and started a new movement called Glenview<3Galleria which was made to grab attention and stop the development from rebuilding the mall into a luxruious apartment complex. This movement has caught recent media attention and people are trying to block the construction company to break ground.

Notable builds

-Martin Van Buren High School

-Santa Cabeza Library

-Glenview Galleria

Transit

Highway

-Name Highway connections

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