October 17, 2025: First Gathering of the New Glendale Historical Society!

Please join us at City Hall next Tuesday evening to re-launch the Glendale Historical Society.  Refreshments will be served.  A limited number of Glendale Christmas ornaments will be available ($20 to benefit the GHS; cash or checks please).  And we will discuss what the group has been up to and how we hope to see it evolve.  Direct any questions or comments to GlendaleHSMO@gmail.com.  

Can You Help Solve the Mystery of the Missing “Elsa Place” Plaque?

Have you ever noticed the concrete post standing at the corner of Edwin and Lockwood Boulevards?   Currently, a Free Little Library is perched on top.  Sometime in the past, the pillar had a brass plaque reading “Elsa Place” (see picture below). 

Two concrete posts were originally built on the two corners of the intersection to mark the Elsa Place subdivision that was developed by the Boehm family.  Eventually, both posts deteriorated with time.  In 1990, the City of Glendale worked with residents in the neighborhood and the Glendale Historical Society to preserve and rebuild one of the posts and install a new plaque.  Residents held a block party to raise money, and the GHS passed the hat at a meeting to help the effort.  The City contributed labor and expertise in restoring the post.  Sadly, the plaque has disappeared.  Current residents are interested in restoring the small landmark and are hoping that someone might have the plaque in their home or garage – found at some point and kept in safe storage.  If you happen to know where this little piece of Glendale history is, please contact the Glendale Historical Society at GlendaleHSMO@gmail.com.  We would be happy to retrieve it and work with the current residents and Glendale’s Public Works Department to restore the Elsa Place pillar and its place in Glendale’s history.