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2018 Map of Glendale

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Glendale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The urban and suburban landscape of Peoria and Glendale is defined by a dense grid of residential developments and academic institutions. Educational centers are prominent throughout the region, ranging from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and Arizona State Univ West Campus in the north to Glendale Community College and Grand Canyon Univ further south. The map documents numerous named residential enclaves, such as Royal Estates West, Cheyenne Village, and Marlborough Meadows, illustrating the modern expansion of the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Water infrastructure plays a critical role in the desert environment, with the Arizona Canal and Grand Canal cutting across the landscape. Historical and cultural sites are also marked, including the Russian Molokan Cem and Glendale Memorial Park. Significant transportation corridors like Grand Avenue serve as the primary diagonal arteries connecting the various neighborhoods and commercial zones of the Salt River Valley.