Lost Burbank

by Clark, Wesley H.

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Title Statements

Full title :Lost Burbank / Wesley H. Clark & Michael B. McDaniel.

Summary

"Beautiful downtown Burbank": Slowly fading with the city's ever-changing landscape, the places and people of Burbank's past tell a vibrant story. Before the arrival of Warner Bros. and Walt Disney, First National Pictures built its original studio lot on Olive Avenue in 1926. For over sixty years, Lockheed Aircraft Company produced some of the nation's best airplanes where the massive Empire Shopping Center now stands. Heavyweight champion James Jeffries turned his Burbank ranch home and barn into a beloved landmark and boxing venue. And inventor Joseph Wesley Fawkes's scheme to build a monorail to Los Angeles became a local laughingstock. Diehard Burbankers Wes Clark and Michael McDaniel collect these and many more forgotten local stories where they can finally be found.--Back cover.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2016

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):The History Press
Place of Publication:Charleston, SC
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2016

The Physical Object

Description:223 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781467119771, 1467119776
oclc:ocn950745445
LC Classification:F869.B94
Dewey Decimal:979.493

Burbank's early days -- Wartime Burbank -- The Media Capital of the World -- Notable Burbank places -- Musical Burbank -- Burbank inventors -- Those amazing Burbankers! -- Murder and high crimes in Burbank! -- Fun Burbank lore -- The ultimate sacrifice : Burbank's warriors -- Appendix: Honor roll of the dead.