Grand Central Airport
Grand Central Airport is a former airport in Glendale, California. Also known as Grand Central Air Terminal, the airport was an important facility for the growing Los Angeles suburb in the 1920s and a key element in the development of United States aviation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: airport in Glendale, Los Angeles
- Also known as: “Glendale airport” and “Grand Central Airport Terminal”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Los Angeles Zoo and Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery.
Los Angeles Zoo
Zoo
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The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens is a 133-acre zoo founded in 1966 and located in Los Angeles, California, United States. The city of Los Angeles owns the zoo, its land and facilities, and the animals. Los Angeles Zoo is situated 1 mile south of Grand Central Airport.
Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery
Cemetery
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Grand View Memorial Park and Crematory is a historic cemetery located in Glendale, California, in the United States. Established in 1884 as Glendale Cemetery, it changed its name to Grand View Memorial Park in 1919. Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery is situated 3,200 feet northeast of Grand Central Airport.
Autry Museum of the American West
Museum
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The Autry Museum of the American West is a museum in Los Angeles, California, dedicated to exploring an inclusive history of the American West. Founded in 1988, the museum presents a wide range of exhibitions and public programs, including lectures, film, theater, festivals, family events, and music, and performs scholarship, research, and educational outreach. Autry Museum of the American West is situated 1 mile south of Grand Central Airport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burbank and Glendale.
Burbank
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The self-declared "Media Capital of the World", Burbank is a small city in the San Fernando Valley of Southern California, in the Los Angeles area. It is the home of the headquarters and primary studios of Warner Bros. and Disney, and of the animation studios of Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon.
Glendale
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Glendale is a suburban city of 205,000 people in the southeastern corner of the San Fernando Valley of Southern California between Burbank and Downtown Los Angeles. Glendale has one of the largest communities of Armenian descent in the United States.
Adams Hill, Glendale, California
Neighborhood
Adams Hill is a neighborhood in Glendale, California. The neighborhood is known as a bohemian one where "a queer community flourishes". The neighborhood's business district, Adams Square, is at the base of the Glendale side of the hill. Adams Hill, Glendale, California is situated 3½ miles southeast of Grand Central Airport.
Grand Central Airport
- Categories: airport, air terminal, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.16299° or 34° 9′ 47″ northLongitude
-118.28669° or 118° 17′ 12″ westElevation
531 feet (162 metres)Inception
1929Open location code
85635P77+58OpenStreetMap ID
way 83416515OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5594398
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Grand Central Airport” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “大中央机场”
- Chinese: “大中央機場”
- French: “Grand Central Airport”
- German: “Grand Central Airport”
- Hebrew: “נמל התעופה גרנד סנטרל”
- Japanese: “グランドセントラル空港”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grand Central Air Terminal and Grand Central Station Glendale Post Office.
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