Editing Burbank, California (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Snow-capped mountains Burbank, CA.jpg|thumb|Snow-capped mountains above Burbank]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Burbank has a total area of {{convert|17.4|sqmi|km2}}. {{convert|17.4|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} of it (0.12%) is water. It is bordered by [[Glendale, California|Glendale]] to the east, [[North Hollywood, Los Angeles|North Hollywood]] and [[Toluca Lake, Los Angeles|Toluca Lake]] on the west, and [[Griffith Park]] to the south. The [[Verdugo Mountains]] form the northern border.

Elevations in the city range from {{convert|500|ft|m}} in the lower valley areas to about {{convert|800|ft|m}} near the Verdugo Mountains. Most of Burbank features a water table more than {{convert|100|ft|m}} deep, more than the measures found in the 1940s when the water table was within {{convert|50|ft|m}} of the ground surface in some areas of Burbank.

===Geology===
The geology of the Burbank area is primarily composed of sedimentary rocks, including sandstone, siltstone, and shale. These rocks were formed by sediment deposited by ancient rivers and seas, and have been uplifted and folded due to tectonic activity. Burbank is located within a seismically active area. At least eight major faults are mapped within {{convert|13.5|mi}} of Burbank's civic center. The San Fernando Fault, located {{convert|6|mi|0}} northwest of Burbank's downtown, caused the 6.6 magnitude [[1971 San Fernando earthquake]].

The Verdugo Fault, which can reach a maximum estimated 6.5 magnitude earthquake on the [[Richter Scale]], is about {{convert|1.5|mi}} from the city of Burbank's civic center. This fault extends throughout the city and is located in the alluvium just south of the Verdugo Mountains. The fault is mapped on the surface in northeastern Glendale, and at various locations in Burbank. Other nearby faults include the Northridge Hills Fault ({{convert|10|mi|0}} northwest of Burbank), the [[Newport–Inglewood Fault]] ({{convert|12.5|mi}}), Whittier Fault ({{convert|21|mi}}), and lastly the [[San Andreas Fault]] ({{convert|28|mi}}) with its 8.25 magnitude potential on the Richter Scale.<ref>{{cite book | chapter-url = http://www.burbankca.org/planning/pdf/genplan/draft2006/eir/section5-5.pdf | chapter = Geology and Soils | title = Land Use and Mobility Elements Update: City of Burbank Draft Program EIR | date = April 2006 | access-date = August 19, 2009 }} {{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The [[1971 San Fernando earthquake]], with a magnitude of 6.6, caused some damage in Burbank. Poorly reinforced and unreinforced masonry fences were damaged as well as masonry chimneys. Pacific Manor care facility on Glenoaks, which was later razed and replaced with a new care facility, was badly damaged and had to be evacuated. Some factories, including Lockheed, had spills of hazardous materials. There were also small fires from electrical or fuel gas-related sources. Lastly, there were cases of flooding in buildings due to broken pipes and risers used for fire sprinklers.<ref name=mybur_Feb10>{{cite news|title=A Look Back At The Big Quake That Shook Burbank 40 Years Ago|url=https://myburbank.com/a-look-back-at-the-big-quake-that-shook-burbank-40-years-ago/|first=Craig|last=Sherwood|date=February 10, 2011|newspaper=MyBurbank.com}}</ref>

Burbank suffered $66.1 million in damage from the [[1994 Northridge earthquake]], according to the city's finance department. There was $58 million in damage to privately owned facilities in commercial, industrial, manufacturing and entertainment businesses. Another $8.1 million in losses included damaged public buildings, roadways and a power station in Sylmar that is partly owned by Burbank. The Burbank Fire Department responded to 292 calls for damage inspections and reports of natural gas leaks. The damage caused was more extensive than the 1971 San Fernando earthquake but still relatively moderate in nature.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.burbankfire.us/home/showpublisheddocument/88/634977218427430000#:~:text=There%20was%20one%20significant%20fire,in%20damages%20to%20private%20facilities|title=Regional All-Hazard Burbank CH-6_Earthquake |date=March 14, 2011 | first=Kenneth | last=Goettel | access-date=January 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://burbank.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=6&clip_id=2519&meta_id=108398|title=City of Burbank All-Hazard Mitigation Plan |date=April 2011 | first=Kenneth | last=Goettel | access-date=January 21, 2023}}</ref>

===Climate===
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Burbank has a [[hot-summer Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Csa'') with hot summers and mild winters. The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|114|°F}} which occurred on July 6, 2018, on September 6, 2020, and on September 5 and 6, 2024.<ref name= "NOWData NWS Oxnard, CA (LOX) - BURthr"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://x.com/NWSLosAngeles/status/1831925279041945868 | title=NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) on X | work=X (formerly Twitter) }}</ref><ref>https://x.com/jason61987/status/1832333996900151380</ref> The lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|22|°F}} on December 8, 1978, and again on January 29, 1979.<ref name= "NOWData NWS Oxnard, CA (LOX) - BURthr"/> Average annual precipitation is just over {{convert|17|inches}}, but is highly variable from year to year. Wet years (with well over 20 inches of rainfall) are generally associated with [[El Niño]] conditions, and dry years with [[La Niña]]. The driest water year (October to September of the next year) on record was the 2013–14 season with {{convert|5.37|in|mm|abbr=on}}, while the wettest was 1940–41 with {{convert|41.29|in|mm|abbr=on}}.<ref name= "NOWData NWS Oxnard, CA (LOX) - BURthr"/> The months that receive the most precipitation are February and January, respectively.<ref name=average-weather>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/achesandpains/climatology/monthly/USCA0139 |title=Average weather for Burbank |access-date=March 29, 2008 |publisher=[[Weather.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022011737/http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/achesandpains/climatology/monthly/USCA0139 |archive-date=October 22, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> It rarely snows in Burbank, as it is located in a Mediterranean climate zone, which typically experiences mild winters. However, the city has experienced snow several times, including in December 1931, January 1932, January 1949, January 1950, and February 2011.
{{Weather box|location = [[Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport]], California (1991–2020,<ref>Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.</ref> extremes 1939–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F =  92
|Feb record high F =  92
|Mar record high F =  98
|Apr record high F = 105
|May record high F = 107
|Jun record high F = 111
|Jul record high F = 114
|Aug record high F = 112
|Sep record high F = 114
|Oct record high F = 108
|Nov record high F = 102
|Dec record high F =  95
|Jan avg record high F = 82.3
|Feb avg record high F = 83.3
|Mar avg record high F = 85.9
|Apr avg record high F = 92.0
|May avg record high F = 93.2
|Jun avg record high F = 95.1
|Jul avg record high F = 99.9
|Aug avg record high F = 101.7
|Sep avg record high F = 103.0
|Oct avg record high F = 95.5
|Nov avg record high F = 88.3
|Dec avg record high F = 80.9
|year avg record high F= 106.2
|Jan high F = 67.0
|Feb high F = 66.8
|Mar high F = 69.5
|Apr high F = 72.7
|May high F = 75.5
|Jun high F = 80.3
|Jul high F = 86.7
|Aug high F = 88.9
|Sep high F = 86.6
|Oct high F = 79.4
|Nov high F = 72.5
|Dec high F = 66.1
|year high F= 76.0
|Jan mean F = 56.2
|Feb mean F = 56.6
|Mar mean F = 59.3
|Apr mean F = 62.3
|May mean F = 66.1
|Jun mean F = 70.1
|Jul mean F = 75.6
|Aug mean F = 76.9
|Sep mean F = 74.8
|Oct mean F = 68.5
|Nov mean F = 60.8
|Dec mean F = 55.2
|year mean F= 65.2
|Jan low F = 45.3
|Feb low F = 46.4
|Mar low F = 49.0
|Apr low F = 51.9
|May low F = 56.6
|Jun low F = 59.9
|Jul low F = 64.5
|Aug low F = 64.9
|Sep low F = 62.9
|Oct low F = 57.5
|Nov low F = 49.0
|Dec low F = 44.2
|year low F= 54.3
|Jan avg record low F = 33.9
|Feb avg record low F = 36.4
|Mar avg record low F = 38.1
|Apr avg record low F = 42.3
|May avg record low F = 48.8
|Jun avg record low F = 53.0
|Jul avg record low F = 57.3
|Aug avg record low F = 57.1
|Sep avg record low F = 53.3
|Oct avg record low F = 47.6
|Nov avg record low F = 38.3
|Dec avg record low F = 33.4
|year avg record low F= 31.1
|Jan record low F = 22
|Feb record low F = 27
|Mar record low F = 23
|Apr record low F = 32
|May record low F = 39
|Jun record low F = 43
|Jul record low F = 45
|Aug record low F = 46
|Sep record low F = 43
|Oct record low F = 33
|Nov record low F = 29
|Dec record low F = 22
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|Jan precipitation inch = 2.97
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.95
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.43
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.74
|May precipitation inch = 0.29
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.09
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.01
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.01
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.11
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.60
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.69
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.02
|year precipitation inch= 13.91
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|Jan precipitation days = 6.2
|Feb precipitation days = 6.8
|Mar precipitation days = 5.8
|Apr precipitation days = 3.3
|May precipitation days = 1.4
|Jun precipitation days = 0.7
|Jul precipitation days = 0.2
|Aug precipitation days = 0.4
|Sep precipitation days = 1.0
|Oct precipitation days = 2.5
|Nov precipitation days = 3.0
|Dec precipitation days = 5.2
|year precipitation days=36.5
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{{Weather box
|location = Burbank Valley Pump Plant, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1966–present
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|Jan record high F = 94
|Feb record high F = 94
|Mar record high F = 98
|Apr record high F = 105
|May record high F = 107
|Jun record high F = 111
|Jul record high F = 113
|Aug record high F = 110
|Sep record high F = 114
|Oct record high F = 108
|Nov record high F = 101
|Dec record high F = 90

|Jan avg record high F = 84.7
|Feb avg record high F = 83.8
|Mar avg record high F = 86.9
|Apr avg record high F = 91.8
|May avg record high F = 92.1
|Jun avg record high F = 94.7
|Jul avg record high F = 98.2
|Aug avg record high F = 100.9
|Sep avg record high F = 102.2
|Oct avg record high F = 98.5
|Nov avg record high F = 90.9
|Dec avg record high F = 83.2
|year avg record high F = 105.0

|Jan high F = 69.0
|Feb high F = 68.5
|Mar high F = 71.0
|Apr high F = 73.5
|May high F = 75.4
|Jun high F = 80.1
|Jul high F = 85.8
|Aug high F = 88.3
|Sep high F = 86.8
|Oct high F = 80.9
|Nov high F = 74.6
|Dec high F = 68.0
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 55.8
|Feb mean F = 56.2
|Mar mean F = 58.9
|Apr mean F = 61.9
|May mean F = 65.0
|Jun mean F = 69.4
|Jul mean F = 74.2
|Aug mean F = 75.6
|Sep mean F = 73.7
|Oct mean F = 67.5
|Nov mean F = 60.4
|Dec mean F = 54.8
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 42.6
|Feb low F = 44.0
|Mar low F = 46.9
|Apr low F = 50.2
|May low F = 54.7
|Jun low F = 58.7
|Jul low F = 62.6
|Aug low F = 62.9
|Sep low F = 60.6
|Oct low F = 54.2
|Nov low F = 46.3
|Dec low F = 41.7
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 34.6
|Feb avg record low F = 36.3
|Mar avg record low F = 38.6
|Apr avg record low F = 42.7
|May avg record low F = 48.2
|Jun avg record low F = 52.6
|Jul avg record low F = 57.1
|Aug avg record low F = 57.4
|Sep avg record low F = 53.0
|Oct avg record low F = 46.7
|Nov avg record low F = 38.6
|Dec avg record low F = 32.9
|year avg record low F = 31.9

|Jan record low F = 22
|Feb record low F = 27
|Mar record low F = 23
|Apr record low F = 32
|May record low F = 39
|Jun record low F = 43
|Jul record low F = 45
|Aug record low F = 46
|Sep record low F = 45
|Oct record low F = 33
|Nov record low F = 29
|Dec record low F = 22

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|Jan precipitation inch = 3.65
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.47
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.79
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.87
|May precipitation inch = 0.40
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.10
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.04
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.01
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.13
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.69
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.85
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.50
|year precipitation inch = 16.50

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|Feb precipitation days = 6.6
|Mar precipitation days = 5.8
|Apr precipitation days = 2.7
|May precipitation days = 1.7
|Jun precipitation days = 0.6
|Jul precipitation days = 0.3
|Aug precipitation days = 0.1
|Sep precipitation days = 0.6
|Oct precipitation days = 1.9
|Nov precipitation days = 2.7
|Dec precipitation days = 5.3

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|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Burbank Valley Pump PLT, CA
|access-date = May 7, 2023
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|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
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|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Los Angeles
|access-date = May 7, 2023
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==== Extremes ====
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* Highest recorded temperature: {{convert|114|°F}}
* Lowest recorded temperature: {{convert|22|°F}}
* Warmest month: August
* Coolest month: December
* Highest precipitation: February
* Lowest precipitation: July/August
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===Neighborhoods===
====Magnolia Park area====
Magnolia Park, established on Burbank's western edge in the early 1920s, had 3,500 houses within six years after its creation. When the city refused to pay for a street connecting the subdivision with the Cahuenga Pass, real estate developer and daily farmer Earl L. White did it himself and called it Hollywood Way. White was the owner of KELW, the San Fernando Valley's first commercial radio station, which went on the air on February 13, 1927. KELW, a 1,000-watt station, could be heard by listeners up and down the Pacific Coast. Some reports suggest it also could be heard as far away as New Zealand.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.radioheritage.net/story36.asp | title = Early Tejano Music heard in New Zealand
 | first1=Jim | last1=Hilliker | first2=David | last2=Ricquish | work = radioheritage.net | date = May 2, 2018 | access-date = January 22, 2023 }}</ref> The 1,000-watt radio station was sold in 1935 to the [[Hearst News Service#History|Hearst newspaper company]]. KELW was a short-lived radio station, operating for just a decade out of Burbank between 1927 and 1937.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://theburbanktribune.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/my-grandfather-earl-loy-white/ | title = My grandfather, Earl Loy White | work = theburbanktribune.wordpress.com | date = February 3, 2012 | access-date = September 18, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131023041317/http://theburbanktribune.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/my-grandfather-earl-loy-white/ | archive-date = October 23, 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://myburbank.com/flashback-friday-burbanks-first-radio-station/| title = FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Burbank's First Radio Station | first=Mike | last=McDaniel | work = myburbank.com | date = October 26, 2018 | access-date = January 22, 2023 }}</ref>

[[File:Vintage shop magnolia park burbank.jpg|thumb|right|Vintage clothing shops in the Magnolia Park area of Burbank]]

The city's Magnolia Park area, bordered by West Verdugo Avenue to the south, Chandler Boulevard to the north, Hollywood Way to the west and Buena Vista Street to the east is known for its small-town feel, shady streets and [[History of the United States (1945–64)#Eisenhower: 1953–61|Eisenhower-era]] storefronts. Most of the homes in the area date to the 1940s, when they were built for veterans of World War II. Central to the community is [[Magnolia Boulevard]], known for its antique shops, boutiques, thrift shops, corner markets, and occasional chain stores.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.visitmagnoliapark.com/history
 |title=The History of Magnolia Park
 |publisher=Magnolia Park Merchants Association Inc.
 |access-date=January 15, 2018
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081251/http://www.visitmagnoliapark.com/history
 |archive-date=January 16, 2018
|url-status=live
 }}</ref> The neighborhood is in constant struggle with developers looking to expand and update Magnolia Boulevard. Independent merchants and slow-growth groups have fought off new construction and [[big-box store]]s. The neighborhood remains quiet despite being beneath the airport flight path and bordered by arterial streets.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}

One of the centerpieces of the area's comeback has been [[Rosa Porto|Porto's Bakery]] at the old Albin's drug store site located at 3606 and 3614 West Magnolia Boulevard. As part of the project, Burbank loaned Porto's funds for building upgrades. Under the agreement, a portion of the loan will be forgiven over a 10-year period. East of Porto's is Antique Row, a hub for shopping in the city.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.dailynews.com | title=Porto's gets city loan for expansion | first=Alex | last=Dobuzinskis | work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]] | date=November 25, 2004 | access-date=January 15, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116004407/https://www.dailynews.com/ | archive-date=January 16, 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref>

Other enhancements include converting the disused railroad right-of-way along Chandler Boulevard into a landscaped bikeway and pedestrian path. This project was part of [[G Line Bikeway|a larger bike route]] linking Burbank's [[Downtown Burbank station|downtown Metrolink station]] with the [[B Line (Los Angeles Metro)|B Line]] subway in North Hollywood. The bike-friendly neighborhood and vintage shops has made this a part of the San Fernando Valley that is frequented by [[Hipster (contemporary subculture)|Hipsters]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Lecaro |first=Lina |url=http://laist.com/2015/03/26/magnolia_boulevard_burbank_fashion_vintage.php |title=The Retro Charm Of Burbank's Magnolia Boulevard: A Shopping Guide |publisher=Laist.com |date=March 26, 2015 |access-date=January 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226084321/http://laist.com/2015/03/26/magnolia_boulevard_burbank_fashion_vintage.php |archive-date=December 26, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====Rancho Equestrian area====
Perhaps the most famous collection of neighborhoods in Burbank is the Rancho Equestrian District, flanked roughly by Griffith Park to the south, Victory Boulevard to the east, Olive Avenue to the west and Alameda Avenue to the north. Part of the Rancho community extends into neighboring Glendale.

The neighborhood zoning allows residents to keep horses on their property. Single-family homes far outnumber multifamily units in the Rancho, and many of the homes have stables and horse stalls. There are about 785 single-family homes, 180 condos and townhomes, and [https://outlooknewspapers.com/burbankleader/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-rancho-leaders-pushing-false-narrative/article_faf4a63e-0048-11f0-9461-7f79bbddfa50.html 25 horses].

The Rancho has traditionally been represented by the Burbank Rancho Homeowners, which was formed in 1963 by Floran Frank and other equestrian enthusiasts and is the oldest neighborhood group in the city.

Rancho real estate sells at a premium due to its equestrian zoning, numerous parks, connection to riding trails in Griffith Park and its adjacency to Warner Bros. and Disney Studios. Riverside Drive, its main thoroughfare, is lined with [[sycamore]] and [[oak]] trees, some more than 70 years old. It is quite common to see people on [[horseback riding]] along Riverside Drive's designated horse lanes. Of historical note, the Rancho was the home to TV star Mister Ed, the talking horse of [[Mister Ed|the show of the same name]]. Other notable former Rancho residents included [[Ava Gardner]] and [[Tab Hunter]], as well as [[Bette Davis]] in the adjoining Glendale Rancho area.

The rancho is especially known for its parks and open space. This includes centrally located Mountain View Park, Johnny Carson Park, Los Angeles' Griffith Park and Equestrian Center, Bette Davis Park (in the adjoining Glendale Rancho) and the neighborhood's beloved Polliwog, extending along Disney's animation building and used by local residents to exercise their horses.

In the 1960s, [[General Motors Corporation]] opened training facilities on Riverside Drive in the Rancho area, but in 1999 decided to contract out dealer-technician training to [[Raytheon Company]] and dismissed a dozen employees. In 2006, GM confiscated [[EV1]] electric-powered cars from drivers who had leased them and moved them to the GM facility in Burbank. When environmentalists determined the location of the cars, they began a month-long vigil at the facility.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.motortrend.com/auto_news/112_news050218_ev1vigil/index.html | title = EV1 Vigil At GM Burbank Facility Enters Day Three | date = February 18, 2005 | work = [[Motor Trend]] | access-date = January 4, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090108031931/http://www.motortrend.com/auto_news/112_news050218_ev1vigil/index.html | archive-date = January 8, 2009 | url-status = live }}</ref> To challenge the company's line that they were unwanted, they found buyers for all of them, offering a total of $1.9 million.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=7766 | title = EV1 Vigilers Pledge to Pay GM $1.9 Million for 'Incarcerated' Electric Cars | first = Bill | last = Moore | date = February 27, 2005 | work = EV World | access-date = January 4, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110710211358/http://evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=7766 | archive-date = July 10, 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The vehicles were loaded on trucks and removed, and several activists who tried to intervene were arrested. The property was sold in 2012 to Lycée International de Los Angeles (LILA), a dual French-English language school, which opened a private high school in August 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.burbankleader.com/2012-03-23/news/tn-blr-0324-rancho-residents-says-oui-to-french-prep-school_1_rancho-residents-gm-site-school|title=Rancho residents say 'oui' to French prep school|work=tribunedigital-burbankleader|access-date=October 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017195212/http://articles.burbankleader.com/2012-03-23/news/tn-blr-0324-rancho-residents-says-oui-to-french-prep-school_1_rancho-residents-gm-site-school|archive-date=October 17, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The new school includes 23 classrooms, four labs, an auditorium, an art room, an indoor sports rooms, two outdoor volleyball courts and basketball courts, according to the school's website.

===Notable locations===
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* Burbank Public Library
* Burbank City Hall
* Buena Vista Branch Burbank Public Library
* De Bell Municipal Golf Course
* Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
* Northwest Park Branch Burbank Public Library
* Southern California Genealogical Society Library
* Gordon R. Howard Museum
* Martial Arts History Museum
* [[New York Film Academy]]
* Valhalla Memorial Park
* [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]]
* [[The Burbank Studios]]
* [[Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)|Walt Disney Studios]]
* [[Cartoon Network Studios]]
* [[Warner Bros. Ranch]]
* [[Warner Bros. Studios Burbank|Warner Bros. Studios]]
* [[Stoopid Buddy Stoodios]]
* Columbia TriStar Home Video (now [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]]) 1978 to 1995
* New Normal Studios/The [[Tom Leykis]] Show
* [[Providencia Ranch]] area – 1911 to 1960
* Nestor Ranch 1911
* [[Universal City, California|Universal City]] 1912 to 1914
* Lasky Ranch
* [[Hasbro Studios]]
* Hudkins Stables of Hollywood (Providencia)
* [[Orby TV]]
{{div col end}}

====Warner Bros. Studios====
{{Main|Warner Bros. Studios Burbank}}

[[File:WBTowerNew.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Warner Bros. Studios Burbank|Warner Bros. Studios]], the headquarters of [[Warner Bros.]], a subsidiary of [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]]]

'''Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank''' is a major [[filmmaking]] facility owned and run by [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.]] in Burbank, [[California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://studiofacilities.warnerbros.com/|title=Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank website|author=Warner Bros.}}</ref> [[First National Pictures]] built the {{convert|62|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[film studio|studio lot]] in 1926 as it expanded from a film distributor to film production.<ref>"First National Properties", ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', May 21, 1926, p.&nbsp;16.</ref> The financial success of ''[[The Jazz Singer]]'' and ''[[The Singing Fool]]'' enabled Warner Bros. to purchase a majority interest in First National in September 1928 and it began moving its productions into the Burbank lot. The First National studio, as it was then known, became the official home of Warner Bros.–First National Pictures with four [[sound stages]].<ref name=guide>{{cite book|title=Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood Official Guide|page=22|year=2015|publisher=Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.}}</ref> By 1937, Warner Bros. had all but closed the Sunset studio, making the Burbank lot its main headquarters—which it remains to this day. Eventually, Warner dissolved the First National company and the site has often been referred to as simply '''Warner Bros. Studios''' since. The studio runs public backlot tours that offer visitors the chance to glimpse behind the scenes of one of the oldest film studios in the world ([[Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood]]).

In 1999, [[Cartoon Network Studios]], a division of [[Warner Bros.]] took up residence in an old commercial bakery building located on North 3rd Street when it separated its production operations from [[Warner Bros. Animation]] in [[Sherman Oaks]]. On April 15, 2019, it was announced that [[Warner Bros.]] will sell [[Warner Bros. Ranch]], another one of its facilities to Worthe Real Estate Group and Stockbridge Real Estate Fund as part of a larger real estate deal to be completed in 2023 which will see the studio get ownership of [[The Burbank Studios]] in time to mark its 100th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 15, 2019|title=Warner Bros. plans to buy Burbank Studios and occupy new Frank Gehry 'iceberg' towers|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-warner-bros-burbank-studios-gehry-design-ranch-sale-20190415-story.html|access-date=April 20, 2021|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref>

====Walt Disney Studios====
{{Main|Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)}}

[[File:Walt_Disney_Studios_Alameda_Entrance.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)|Walt Disney Studios]], the headquarters of [[the Walt Disney Company]]]]

The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank serve as the international headquarters for media conglomerate [[the Walt Disney Company]]. Disney staff began the move from the old Disney studio at Hyperion Avenue in [[Silver Lake, Los Angeles|Silver Lake]] on December 24, 1939. Designed primarily by [[Kem Weber]] under the supervision of [[Walt Disney]] and his brother [[Roy O. Disney|Roy]], the Burbank Disney Studio buildings are the only studios to survive from the Golden Age of film. Disney is the only remaining [[Major film studios|major film studio]] company to remain independent from a larger conglomerate and whose parent entity is still located in the Los Angeles area. Disney is also the only major film studio that does not run public backlot tours.

====Providencia Ranch====
Filmmaking began in the [[Providencia Ranch]] area (marked in yellow on the Providencia Land, Water & Development Co. map in [[#Early history|this section]]). Nestor Studios began using the ranch location in 1911. The Providencia Ranch became part of the Universal Film Manufacturing operations on the Pacific/West Coast in 1912. From 1912 to 1914 Universal's ranch studio was also referred to as the Oak Crest Ranch. Carl Laemmle called the ranch "Universal City" as recorded in issues of ''[[The Moving Picture World]]'' Volume: 16 (April – June 1913). Universal City existed on the Providencia Land and Water property from 1912 to 1914. In 1914, the Oak Crest studio ranch and Hollywood studio operation would move to the new Universal City located on the Lankershim Land and Water property. The official public opening occurred on March 15, 1915, on the Lankershim Property. The new Universal City (three tracts of land) was much larger than the old Universal (Oak/Providencia) Ranch. The Universal Ranch tract of land became smaller after the 1914 move to the Taylor Ranch. The leased land surrounding the Universal ranch became the Lasky Ranch. The Providencia property was used as a filming location by other motion picture companies, most notably for battle scenes in ''[[The Birth of a Nation]]'' (1915).

====Olive Memorial Park====
From 1949 to 1952, the [[St. Louis Browns]], a [[Major League Baseball]] team, selected Burbank as their destination for spring training to escape the harsh winters of the Midwest. As the players donned their uniforms and stepped onto the field at Olive Memorial Park, they not only honed their baseball skills but also forged a special bond with Burbank and its Hollywood luminaries. Workers in Burbank came by during their lunch hour to watch the game.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 25, 2015|title=SPRING TRAINING SPECIAL: Re-Live the History of the St. Louis Browns in Burbank|url=https://myburbank.com/spring-training-in-burbank-re-live-the-history-of-the-st-louis-browns/|access-date=December 10, 2023|website=myburbank.com|language=en-US}}</ref> Additionally, well-known entertainment figures such as [[Bing Crosby]], [[Bob Hope]], and [[Nat King Cole]] would gather to witness the action. [[Marilyn Monroe]] herself even joined the Browns for promotional photos. Over time, the St. Louis Browns would evolve into the [[Baltimore Orioles]]. The [[Los Angeles Rams]] also used the stadium from 1958 to 1962 as a practice field.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 17, 1986|title=The St. Louis Browns Came West 34 Years Ago for Spring Training and Took Up Residence in a Park That Was Only a Long Home Run From Downtown Burbank: The Stadium That Time Forgot|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-04-17-sp-45-story.html |access-date=December 10, 2023|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> While the stadium, originally dedicated in 1947 to commemorate the soldiers lost in [[World War II]], saw its stands razed in 1995, the fields themselves endure as an integral part of the Olive Recreation Center. In 1984, the park underwent a name change and became known as George Izay Park.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 2, 1994|title=Burbank's Big Leagues: At Olive Memorial Stadium, Hapless St. Louis Browns Got Some Respect|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-10-02-me-45584-story.html|access-date=December 10, 2023|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref>