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Images: An Hour in Glendale Heights

I spent one hour — no more, no less — roaming around Glendale Heights photographing things that caught my eye. The obvious and the obscure, big stuff and small. But all identifiable to Glendale Heights.

Look for a new town gallery every Sunday at dailyherald.com/galleries and on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

On our social media sites, share your favorite Glendale Heights photos with us by using #shareyoursuburb.

And tell us what photos are your favorites. Which ones stir a memory for you? Where do you love to go in town?

So here's “An Hour in Glendale Heights.”

  Glendale Heights was originally known as Glendale, to reflect its location between Glen Ellyn and Bloomingdale, but there already was a Glendale in southern Illinois. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  Linda Jackson was first elected as Glendale Heights' village president in 2001. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  The Great Western Trail passes through the south side of Glendale Heights. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  A cyclist gets ready to cross Bloomingdale Road from the Great Western Trail on the south side of Glendale Heights. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  Glenwood School, 1525 Bloomingdale Road, serves special education students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  Safety Town has been open since 1991 in Glendale Heights. It is located on the municipal campus at 300 Civic Center Plaza. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  Glendale Heights' village motto. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  The senior center in Glendale Heights offers a library, a game room, an arts and crafts room, a hair and nail salon, a community room and a fitness room. It is located at 260 Civic Center Plaza. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  The Sports Hub, 250 Civic Center Plaza, has three basketball courts, an indoor soccer arena, an indoor playground, fitness and dance studios, and a party room, among other amenities. An individual Hub Club membership for Glendale Heights residents is $30 for ages 8 and up. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  The GH20 Aquatic Center will open for the season on May 30. It's next to the Sports Hub at 250 Civic Center Plaza. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  Veterans Memorial Park, at the corner of Bloomingdale Road and Fullerton Avenue, includes monuments to U.S. Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Air Force and (not pictured) Army and Navy. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  You can buy a brick paver at Veterans Memorial Park in Glendale Heights. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  Inspirational quotes by Margaret Mead and others are inscribed on the walkway at Veterans Memorial Park in Glendale Heights. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  Veterans Memorial Park at Bloomingdale Road and Fullerton Avenue in Glendale Heights. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  Glendale Heights is active on social media with its Facebook page and Twitter account (@VOGHnews). Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  Glenside Middle School, 1560 Bloomingdale Road, is part of Queen Bee District 16. At the grade school level, Glendale Heights also feeds into Marquardt District 15 and Glen Ellyn District 41. Public high school students attend classes in Glenbard District 87. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  The Glendale Lakes Golf Club, 1550 President St., operates an 18-hole public course. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  Golf carts await players at the Glendale Lakes Golf Club, 1550 President St. in Glendale Heights. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  Architect Dick Nugent designed the course at Glendale Lakes Golf Club in Glendale Heights. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  Glenside Public Library, 25 E. Fullerton Ave., serves all of Glendale Heights and parts of the Glen Ellyn countryside. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  Fourth- and fifth-graders in Queen Bee District 16 attend Americana Intermediate School, 1629 President St. in Glendale Heights. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  Camera Park and Americana Park are literally across the street from each other on Fullerton Avenue. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  The playground at Camera Park in Glendale Heights. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  Steven Agosto, 22, of Addison works on his tricks at the skateboard park in Camera Park in Glendale Heights. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  Adventist GlenOaks Hospital is on the east side of Glendale Heights at 701 Winthrop Ave. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  St. Matthew Catholic Parish, 1555 Glen Ellyn Road in Glendale Heights, is part of the Diocese of Joliet. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  Shopping for a car? Glendale Heights has three dealerships (Chevrolet, Nissan and Chrysler) on the 400 block of North Avenue. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  The venerable Schnitzel Platz at 729 North Ave. in Glendale Heights. It's closed on Tuesdays. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
  Westbound North Avenue approaching Bloomingdale Road in Glendale Heights. Michelle Holdway/mholdway@dailyherald.com
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