Glendale Cleanup and Restoration

Glendale, Wisconsin, is an inner ring suburb just north of Milwaukee that was carved from the remains of the old Town of Milwaukee. When incorporated in December 1950 at the leading edge of a postwar suburban wave, Glendale included 3,152 residents in a strangely shaped area that stretched east of the Milwaukee River and west to an industrial railway corridor just west of Green Bay Road. In 1950 Glendale encompassed only 2.9 square miles, yet its territory included valuable industrial property along Capitol Drive and Port Washington Road. Glendale’s industrial corridor created a solid tax base, while its location between two county parks and the Milwaukee River drew in residents. SERVPRO is Here to Help these home and business owners with any issues arising from water, fire, mold, or storm damage resulting from the often unpredictable Midwest weather.

The 1950s saw an acceleration of commerce and the arrival of new residents in Glendale. Bayshore Shopping Center opened its doors in April 1954 at the corner of Port Washington Road and Silver Spring Drive. In 1958 Congregation Beth Israel submitted plans to build along Green Bay Road, and in 1959 Cardinal Stritch College successfully applied to rezone a residential area on the east side of Port Washington Road, just north of Bayshore Shopping Center. By the late 1950s Glendale’s new industrial development included Red Star Yeast and U.S. Partition and Packing Company, while its new commercial tenants included Phil Tolkan Pontiac and Kohl’s Food Store. The 1950s also brought a new interstate freeway (today known as I-43) through the community that resulted in the razing of homes and business, though many of the homes and businesses relocated within the city limits. By 1960 Glendale tripled its population to 9,537.

As of the 2010 census, 12,872 people live in Glendale.  While Glendale is no longer an industrial suburb, it retains a commercial character, serving as a home to Johnson Controls and many retail and health-care related businesses.

Glendale residents can count on SERVPRO when they need a premier cleanup and restoration company to assist with a water or fire damage emergency. With over two thousand franchises across the United States and Canada, we are Faster to Any Size Disaster and dedicated to arriving onsite within one hour of your call.