Springdale and Glendale Trauma Scene Cleanup Referrals

Glendale's old station and the county coroner

Glendale's police department still works from the station at 301 East Sharon Road, just east of the CSX crossing. The village says that building went into service in 1871, which makes it one of the longest continuously used police stations in the country. Springdale has its own separate city police department.

If a death is sudden, unexplained or unattended, officers bring in the Hamilton County Coroner's Office. That office has worked from Blue Ash, off Carver Woods Drive, since 2021. Staff there handle the investigation, release to a funeral home, death certificates and return of belongings.

Once the scene is released, it is up to the people who control the property. For a Glendale homeowner's estate that is usually the executor; for a Springdale apartment it is normally the landlord, working alongside the tenant's family on personal items.

Highways and the old mall corner

The city of Springdale describes itself as bisected by I-275 and bordered by I-75. Springfield Pike, Ohio 4, runs through the center, and Princeton Pike, Ohio 747, carries traffic past the former Tri-County Mall site, which opened in 1960 just south of I-275 and closed in May 2022.

Glendale is quieter, reached by Sharon Road and local streets that curve with the original plan, and the CSX tracks cut through the village. Trucks and trailers may need to park on a side street; telling the provider about the railroad crossing and narrow lanes saves a second trip.

One ZIP, two very different places

ZIP 45246 is mailed as Cincinnati, but the postal list also names Glendale, Parkdale, Springdale and West Chester. Inside it you find the city of Springdale, home to its city building at 11700 Springfield Pike; the village of Glendale, whose offices sit on Village Square; the Parkdale area; and a slice that reaches north into West Chester Township in Butler County.

Springdale counted 11,007 residents in 2020, yet the city says its daytime population tops 50,000 because of the offices, stores and plants along its main roads. Glendale is the opposite: 2,298 people on about 1.7 square miles, with no city income tax and a downtown marked by black squirrel statues, the village symbol.

From the Glendale Historic District to Springdale apartments

Glendale was founded in 1855 as a planned suburb north of Cincinnati, and in 1977 its historic district was named a National Historic Landmark. The historic district holds many older homes. Older houses can have plaster walls, wood floors and original trim, which are harder to clean than modern drywall and are often worth saving rather than tearing out.

Springdale had 4,817 housing units in 2020, with a rental vacancy rate around 8 percent. Apartment complexes, condos and single-family streets sit near the commercial strips, and Maple Knoll Village, a retirement community, is also in town. A death in a senior apartment or care setting adds the facility's own staff and procedures to the process.

Before any material comes out of an older Glendale house, ask the cleanup company how it handles historic finishes and whether a section can be cleaned rather than removed. In a Springdale rental, the property manager should be in the loop from the first call.

First steps for families and landlords in 45246

Until a crew reaches the house in 45246, shut the door, leave the thermostat alone and hold off on scrubbing anything yourself. In a Springdale apartment, tell the manager right away so neighboring units can be checked for odor. For a Glendale house, ask the homeowner's carrier whether biohazard work, and any repair to plaster or old trim, can fall under the claim; carriers answer that differently.

Relatives grieving a death by suicide can lean on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline as well; a call or text to 988 reaches it day or night. Glendale and Springdale clergy, funeral homes and the coroner's staff in Blue Ash can also point relatives toward local grief support.