Glenbrook (Stamford, Connecticut)
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neighborhood, invisible, CDP - Census Designated Place
is a section (or neighborhood) of the city of Stamford, Connecticut. It is located on the eastern side of the city, east of Downtown, north of the East Side and the Cove sections and south of the Springdale section. To the west is Downtown Stamford and to the northwest is Belltown. To the east is Darien.
An estimated 15,400 people live in the neighborhood of about 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2). "Many residents see themselves as living not in a bustling city, but in a separate small town," according to a New York Times article about the community.
Glenbrook is a middle class section of town, with single-family homes making up 65 percent of housing and about 25 percent condominiums or co-ops. Residential architecture ranges from Queen Anne style homes to Colonial style, Cape Cod and ranches. Some public housing developments are in the southern end of the neighborhood.
In August 2007, scenes for College Road Trip, a Walt Disney film released in 2008, were shot on location in one of the Queen Anne style homes of Glenbrook.
There are several retail sections, including the Glenbrook Center shopping plaza, as well as an industrial park. The neighborhood also has several churches. The Julia A. Stark School and Dolan Middle School, both part of Stamford Public Schools are in Glenbrook.
An estimated 15,400 people live in the neighborhood of about 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2). "Many residents see themselves as living not in a bustling city, but in a separate small town," according to a New York Times article about the community.
Glenbrook is a middle class section of town, with single-family homes making up 65 percent of housing and about 25 percent condominiums or co-ops. Residential architecture ranges from Queen Anne style homes to Colonial style, Cape Cod and ranches. Some public housing developments are in the southern end of the neighborhood.
In August 2007, scenes for College Road Trip, a Walt Disney film released in 2008, were shot on location in one of the Queen Anne style homes of Glenbrook.
There are several retail sections, including the Glenbrook Center shopping plaza, as well as an industrial park. The neighborhood also has several churches. The Julia A. Stark School and Dolan Middle School, both part of Stamford Public Schools are in Glenbrook.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenbrook_(Stamford)
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Coordinates: 41°5'12"N 73°31'47"W
- Stamford, Connecticut 14 km
- Greenwich, Connecticut 18 km
- Brighton, New York 414 km
- Irondequoit, New York 415 km
- Cheektowaga, New York 483 km
- Winslow 500 km
- Charter Township of Clinton, Michigan 801 km
- Charter Township of Shelby, Michigan 813 km
- Bloomfield Township, Michigan 829 km
- Lake Wisconsin, WI 1357 km
- Wee Burn Country Club 3 km
- Downtown Stamford 3.7 km
- East Side 4.1 km
- West Side 4.6 km
- South End 5 km
- Cove Harbor 5.6 km
- William Ziegler, Jr. Residence 6.3 km
- Westchester County, New York 18 km
- Fairfield County, Connecticut 28 km
- Long Island Sound 37 km