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Its new city manager is hoping to get a redeveloped historic shopping and dining district to match.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=2420\">Indian School Road shut down near 15th Avenue due to police situation Friday morning<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Glendale is probably best known for State Farm Stadium and its Westgate Entertainment District, but a bit further east along Grand and 59th Avenues lies its original townsite and downtown, dating back to the late 1800s. <\/p>\n<p>Many of the historic properties scattered around the area along Glendale Avenue sit vacant and aging.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=2418\">Judge blocks Trump order creating federal voter list, limiting mail-in ballots<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Patrick Banger, Glendale\u2019s new city manager who stepped into the role earlier this year, previously worked in the East Valley as Gilbert\u2019s town manager, where he led the revitalization of that city\u2019s downtown. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=2416\">WNBA suspends Alyssa Thomas one game for hit to Caitlin Clark\u2019s throat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He is aiming to do the same now in Glendale<\/p>\n<p>Read more of this story from the Business Journal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glendale just built out a brand-new $100 million downtown city hall complex. 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