Until as late as the 1960s, Glendale was a sundown town. Nonwhites were required to leave city limits by a certain time each day or risk arrest and possible violence. In 1964, Glendale was selected by George Lincoln Rockwell to be the West Coast headquarters of the American Nazi Party. After a legal battle with the city of Glendale, the party moved their headquarters to El Monte in 1966. The emergence of increasingly visible ethnic groups — including Armenians, Cubans, Filipinos and Koreans — changed the official discourse in Glendale. In 1972, C.E. Perkins, then city manager, encouraged the Rotary Club of Glendale to prepare itself as the city could no longer remain isolated in an increasingly diverse America.
until as late as the 1960s glendale was a sundown town nonwhites were required to leave city limits by a certain time each day or risk arrest and possible violence in 1964 glendale was selected by george lincoln rockwell to be the west coast headquarters of the american nazi party after a legal battle with the city of glendale the party moved their headquarters to el monte in 1966 the emergence of increasingly visible ethnic groups — including armenians cubans filipinos and koreans — changed the official discourse in glendale in 1972 ce perkins then city manager encouraged the rotary club of glendale to prepare itself as the city could no longer remain isolated in an increasingly diverse america