34.1879° N  118.3235° W

Burbank

The Media Capital, home to Warner Bros. and Disney. Magnolia Park's vintage shops, the horse-zoned Rancho district and hillside homes above Glenoaks.

Pen-and-ink sketch map of Burbank with 6 numbered landmarks TOLUCA LAKERiverside DrBrand BlvdHonolulu AveLankershim BlvdCahuenga BlvdI-5CA-134I-215CA-2GLENDALESUN VALLEYSHADOW HILLSVALLEY GLENGRIFFITH PARKHOLLYWOOD HILLSVALLEY VILLAGE BURBANK CITY OF BURBANK INCORPORATED 1911 ½ MI PLATE 04 N 123456
Plate 04 · BurbankZIP 91501 to 91506Boundaries: LA Times Mapping L.A. · Roads: Natural Earth · Illustration, not a survey
1867Dr. Burbank's ranch
1911Incorporated
1930Airport opens
17.3Square miles

History

How Burbank came to be.

  1. 1867

    Dr. David Burbank starts a sheep ranch on the former rancho land.

  2. 1887

    The town of Burbank is founded.

  3. 1911

    Burbank incorporates as the Red Cars arrive.

  4. 1928

    Lockheed opens its Burbank plant, and United Airport opens two years later.

  5. 1939

    Walt Disney completes his Burbank studio on 51 acres.

Points of interest

Places that define Burbank

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    Fun facts

    Things even locals forget

    A factory in disguise.

    During World War II, Lockheed's plant was hidden under fake trees and painted canvas.

    Beautiful downtown Burbank.

    The line became a running joke on Laugh-In, taped at NBC in Burbank.

    Johnny Carson's home base.

    The Tonight Show taped in Burbank from 1972 into the 2000s.

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