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Description

Early subdivision map, showing the subdivision of Brand Park Estates, on the southeast corner of Brand Park. C.H. Ellison is shown as the Engineer of the project.

Brand Park is named for Southern California businessman Leslie C. Brand, an important businessman, banker and instrumental in bringing the Pacific Electric Railway, or the "Red Cars," to the Glendale area. Brand's residence, El Miradero, is still preserved in the park, as are a number of early structures.

Leslie Coombs Brand (1859-1925), an early developer of business and banking, became a major figure in the settlement and economic growth of the Glendale area. Brand settled in the area, purchasing land overlooking the City and building a magnificent family residence that became known in the local community as "the Brand Castle." Brand went on to make his fortune in utilities, transportation, and real estate, and his name as a Glendale booster. He installed the area's first airfield on his property and established his own fleet of planes. At the time of his death, Brand was one of Glendale's wealthiest and most influential citizens. Brand partnered with Henry E. Huntington to bring the Pacific Electric Railway, or the "Red Cars," to the area. Leslie C. Brand's final, brilliant legacy to Glendale was the donation of his estate to be converted to a library and park for the use of all Glendale residents.

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Minor fold losses and abrasions