Glendale is self-proclaimed "Arizona's Antique Capital" for its downtown area that features multiple antique shops. Sunset Magazine and USA Today have both confirmed this title with articles on the city in 2004 and 1998, respectively. Glendale also has the large Arrowhead Towne Center mall that has more contemporary stores for the average shopper.
The University of Phoenix Stadium is home to the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. The stadium hosted the Super Bowl in both 2008 and 2015, as well as numerous other championships. The Arizona Coyotes, a NHL team, play in the Gila River Arena. The Gila River Arena also hosts the Street League Skateboarding event annually.
Glendale has twenty listings that are on the National Register of Historic Places, including ten historic neighborhoods districts. The first district to be placed on this list was the Glendale townsite-Catlin Court Historic District. The Beet Sugar Factory Building, the First National Bank of Glendale, and the Glendale Woman's Club are a few of the city's historic properties that are also on the National Register of Historic Places.
The city has several festivals throughout the year, the most notable being the Glendale Chocolate Festival, the Glendale Jazz and Blues Festival, and Glendale Glitters. Glendale was founded by William John Murphy, who was originally in charge of building the Arizona Canal. Murphy was deep in debt from the canal's construction, so he sold the land and water rights along the canal to settlers. To make the area more appealing, Murphy connected Glendale to Phoenix by road and railroad. The city attracted several settlers in the late 1800s through the early 1900s.
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