# Adams Square Mini-Park

Glendale, CA · gas-station · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-7f8a63ed8a` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/gas-stations/ca/glendale-adams-square-mini-park/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-7f8a63ed8a.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-7f8a63ed8a.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-7f8a63ed8a

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | regreen, reinhabit | none |
| New use | civic, park | none |
| What is there now | public art gallery and surrounding park | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2016 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Richfield Oil Company | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Public subsidy | state funds | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Timeline

- 1936: Original gas station built
- 1998: Initiative to revitalize/restore the gas station began
- 2000: State funds obtained for the project
- 2016: Station converted into a public art gallery and added to historic register
- 2016: Retrofit: regreen, reinhabit

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Adams Hill is a neighborhood in the south area of  Glendale, California, United States. The neighborhood's business district, Adams Square, is at the base of the Glendale side of the hill.


== History ==
From 1911 until 1918, Adams Hill was part of an independent city known as Tropico. In 1918, Tropico was annexed by Glendale.
Adams Hill was a predominantly Anglo-American neighborhood, but by the 1990s, had a rapidly growing Armenian population.
In 1998, the city began at the behest of Mayor Eileen Givens to revitalize Adams Square, which was considered blighted at the time.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_Hill,_Glendale,_California

## Sources

- Adams Hill, Glendale, California — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_Hill,_Glendale,_California
- A 1930s Glendale gas station turned park - Los Angeles Times — https://www.latimes.com/00000198-1a7f-d4dc-a3ff-3aff25ce0000-123

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Adams Square Mini-Park, Glendale, CA." Record n-7f8a63ed8a, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/gas-stations/ca/glendale-adams-square-mini-park/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_glendaleadamssquareminipark,
  title = {Adams Square Mini-Park, Glendale, CA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/gas-stations/ca/glendale-adams-square-mini-park/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-7f8a63ed8a, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.