Glendale, Alberta

Glendale is an unincorporated area in southern Alberta, in the Municipal District of Rocky View. The community is located northwest of the city of Calgary and east of the Town of Cochrane, on Highway 1A. The Glendale area is immediately west of Bearspaw.

The name Glendale originates from the Canadian Pacific Railway station that was established at Glenbow in 1907. Glenbow is descriptive and refers to its location: it lies 'in a glen on the Bow' (Bow River). The name is a combination of two words. The post office operated from September 1, 1908 to October 15, 1920.

Glenbow was well known for its sandstone quarry that supplied building material for Calgary's early commercial and institutional developments. The Glenbow Museum in Calgary is named after this area.

References

*Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1992). "Place Names of Alberta – Volume II, Southern Alberta", University of Calgary Press, Calgary, Alberta.
*Read, Tracey (1983). "Acres and Empires – A History of the Municipal District of Rocky View", Calgary, Alberta.

External links

* [http://www.gov.mdrockyview.ab.ca/ Municipal District of Rocky View's official website]
* [http://www.thinkingrockyview.com/ Rocky View Community Profile on Alberta First]