43 Facts About Burbank California

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The city was named after David Burbank California, a New Hampshire-born dentist and entrepreneur who established a sheep ranch there in 1867.

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The Hollywood Burbank California Airport was the location of Lockheed's Skunk Works, which produced some of the most secret and technologically advanced airplanes, including the U-2 spy planes that uncovered the Soviet Union missile components in Cuba in October 1962.

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Burbank California joined the great migration westward in the early 1850s and, by 1853 was living in San Francisco.

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Burbank California eventually became known as one of the largest and most successful sheep raisers in southern California, and as a result, he closed his dentistry practice and invested heavily in real estate in Los Angeles.

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Burbank California put the theater on the path to prosperity for many years.

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Shrewd businessman, foreseeing the value of rail transport, Burbank California sold Southern Pacific Railroad a right-of-way through the property for one dollar.

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The original plot of the new townsite of Burbank extended from what is Burbank Boulevard on the north, to Grandview Avenue in Glendale, California on the south, and from the top of the Verdugo Hills on the east to what is known as Clybourn Avenue on the west.

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Burbank California eventually raised cattle and sold them in Mexico and South America, becoming one of the first citizens to engage in foreign trade.

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Burbank California eventually built a large ranch home and barn near where Victory and Buena Vista Street now intersect.

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10.

Burbank California was fascinated with machinery, and soon began developing what became known as the "Fawkes Folly" aerial trolley.

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11.

Burbank California Line was completed through to Cypress Avenue in Burbank California, and by mid-1925 this line was extended about a mile further along Glenoaks Boulevard to Eton Drive.

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In 1928, Burbank was one of the first 13 cities to join the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, one of the largest suppliers of water in the world.

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In 1939, the Burbank California corporation merged with the Cincinnati company of Andrew Jergens, Sr.

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14.

The Burbank California plant closed in 1992, affecting nearly 90 employees.

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15.

Burbank California's airport has undergone seven name changes since opening in 1930.

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16.

Surf Air operates six daily flights out of Burbank California airport servicing Santa Barbara and San Carlos in the Silicon Valley.

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In 1987, Burbank California's airport became the first to require flight carriers to fly quieter "Stage 3" jets.

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18.

The Burbank California studio was purchased in 1951, and NBC arrived in 1952 from its former location at Sunset and Vine in Hollywood.

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Meanwhile, Conan O'Brien is based in Burbank California, taping his new TBS talk show, Conan, from Stage 15 on the Warner lot.

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In 2002, a fire broke out on Disney's Burbank California lot, damaging a sound stage where a set was under construction for Disney's feature film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl .

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21.

Housing costs in Burbank California have been going up in the last decade and there is a shortage of affordable housing.

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22.

Burbank California has taken the initiative in various anti-smoking ordinances in the past decade.

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In late 2010, Burbank California passed an ordinance prohibiting smoking in multi-family residences sharing ventilation systems.

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Since 2007, Burbank California has prohibited smoking at all city-owned properties, downtown Burbank California, the Chandler Bikeway, and sidewalk and pedestrian areas.

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25.

Burbank California opened its first Whole Foods Market near The Burbank California Studios lot in June 2018.

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26.

Burbank California has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate with hot summers and mild winters.

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27.

Studios, Burbank California is a major filmmaking facility owned and run by Warner Bros.

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28.

Walt Disney Studios in Burbank California serve as the international headquarters for media conglomerate The Walt Disney Company.

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29.

Population growth was influenced by Burbank California's expanding employment base, high quality public schools, and access to regional transportation routes and metropolitan Los Angeles.

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30.

Furthermore, Burbank California was named again in 2010 as One of the Nation's 100 Best Communities for Young People by America's Promise Alliance.

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31.

The city's 2017 budget documents indicated Burbank California should be spending at least $5 million more annually to address the backlog of maintenance on infrastructure and update Burbank California's facilities.

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32.

The Burbank California Town Center is a retail complex adjacent to the downtown core that was built in two phases between 1991 and 1992.

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33.

In January 1989, Burbank California began Media City Center project negotiations with two developers, the Alexander Haagen Co.

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34.

At the time, the Burbank California mall ranked as the No 6 retail center in Los Angeles County in terms of leasable square footage, with estimated combined tenant volumes in excess of $240 million.

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The northern Burbank California area became identified as the San Fernando Valley's hottest toxic spot in 1989 by the South Coast Air Quality Management District, with Lockheed identified among major contributors.

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Burbank California is a charter city which operates under a council–manager form of government.

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Burbank California dealt with the ramifications of maintaining service levels expected by the community but still with impacts on city finances.

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38.

The nearest community college to Burbank California is Los Angeles Valley College, which is west of the city.

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Construction of major freeways through and around the city of Burbank California starting in the 1950s both divided the city from itself and linked it to the rapidly growing Los Angeles region.

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40.

Burbank California has its own public transportation system known as the Burbank California Bus.

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41.

In 2006, Burbank California opened its first hydrogen fueling station for automobiles.

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42.

Under the contract, Burbank California provided a Hazardous Materials team, Glendale provided an Air-Light unit as well as the dispatch center, and Pasadena provided an Urban Search and Rescue Type Heavy team.

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43.

Burbank California was a general practitioner who made house calls by bicycle and horseback.

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