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Glenside
 Greater
Glenside covers more than 1300 acres and encompasses two first class
townships, Abington and Cheltenham. Greater Glenside begins one mile
north of the Philadelphia city limits and 10 miles north of center city.
and extends north for approximately 2 miles. Glenside is home to several
highly respected institutions including Arcadia University , a leader in
international education, and The Keswick Theatre, hosting nationally
known musical and entertainment acts. PNC Bank, the first community bank
still stands in its original location at 101 S. Easton Road in Glenside
with one of the largest vaults in the Delaware Valley.
Holiday and annual events held in Glenside include the Greater Glenside
Chamber of Commerce’s 12th Annual Cruizin Glenside Vehicle Show,
Cheltenham Township's Street Fair, and Holiday tree lightings and
festivities in Keswick Village and Roslyn Valley. Glenside is also the
home of one of the oldest and largest continuing 4th of July parades,
and looking forward to celebrating its 104th year in 2007!
Glenside's dates back to 1718 when lime-burning kilns were set up in the
Roslyn area, giving rise to the name the name Limekiln Pike, one of the
major thorofares than runs throughout the entire service area. During
the Revolutionary War, a skirmish occurred at Edge Hill and Easton
Roads, in which more men were killed and wounded than in any other part
of Montgomery County. Three Revolutionary War soldiers are buried on the
grounds of VFW Post 676 in Glenside. |
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