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Welcome to Burbank, California.
A city of southern California near Los Angeles. There are several motion picture and television studios here. Population: 103,000. Tourism and the entertainment industry are central to its economy; several motion-picture studios and television headquarters are here.
Burbank is a city built by People, Pride, and Progress. These three ingredients turned a tiny, rural town into the thriving community it is today.
Dr. David Burbank was active in Los Angeles real estate when he purchased portions of both ranchos in 1867. He combined them into a large ranch where he raised sheep, built a ranch house (on what was later Warner Bros. backlot) and occasionally sold off small plots of land.
The city of Burbank, CA looking east from Universal Studios. The Universal backlot can be seen in the foreground with Warner Brothers and the rest of Burbank beyond.
Much of Burbank's economy is based on the entertainment industry. Hollywood is considered to be a symbol of the glamorous entertainment industry, but much of the actual production takes place in south Burbank, near Griffith Park. Many ancillary companies are also located there. The following companies are headquartered in south Burbank on Alameda and Olive Avenues: DIC Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company, NBC, Warner Bros., Fotokem, Point 360
Places: Coral Cafe, Fry's Electronics, Psychic Eye Bookshop, screen Actors Guild-Producers Pension Plan
Burbank's continued growth was tied in to aviation and entertainment. Both industries came to Burbank because of its location and the available space. Aviation in the mid-1920's was still in its infancy when the Lockheed Aircraft Company purchased a piece of Burbank farmland, near a place called "Turkey's Crossing," and built a plant for the production of its planes. The motion picture business also moved to Burbank in the 1920's. First National Pictures bought up a 78-acre site on Olive Avenue near Dark Canyon. The company was soon taken over by another young company founded by four brothers by the name of Warner. On October 23, 1927, motion picture history was made when Warner Bros. released the first all-talking movie. Other companies soon followed. Columbia Pictures purchased property in Burbank as a ranch facility, using it primarily for outdoor shooting. Walt Disney's company, which had outgrown its Hollywood quarters, bought 51 acres in Burbank.
Today Burbank is a prominent media and entertainment-oriented city which prides itself on a high quality of life, combining 21st century technology with small-town feel. It is, indeed, a city of "people, pride, and progress."
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Local daily news in Burbank:
Meet the scream queens of "Cougar Cult" in Burbank
The trio and director DeCoteau will be at Burbank, CA genre store Dark Delicacies on Thursday, February 9 starting at 7 p.m. to meet their fans and sign copies of the COUGAR CULT DVD .
Who's the hottest? SAG trophy might win for the best awards bod
In this March 10, 2002 file photo, British actress Helen Mirren jokingly kisses the backside of her award, "the Actor," for outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role in the film, "Gosford Park" at the 8th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles.
Santa Ana Winds Prompt Red Flag Brush Fire Warning
Fierce Santa Ana winds are expected to hit Southern California on Friday, greatly increasing the risk of brush fires , forecasters said.
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Places of interest:
Glendale, CA (5.4 miles), La Crescenta-Montrose, CA (7.0 miles), West Hollywood, CA (7.1 miles), Los Angeles, CA (7.3 miles), Beverly Hills, CA (8.9 miles), La Canada Flintridge, CA (9.0 miles), San Fernando, CA (10.6 miles), South Pasadena, CA (12.7 miles).
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