2019 - Michaels at Burbank Empire Center Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)--Shopping Malls--Empire Center--Businesses--Retail--Buildings--Commercial--Arts and Crafts Supplies--2010s Michaels Craft Store at the Burbank Empire Center. The 103-acre site, located on Empire Avenue and Victory Place west of the Golden State Freeway and near the airport, was previously the location of Lockheed and where the company manufactured airplanes from 1921 to 1991. Los Angeles-based Zelman Development Co. purchased the site in 2000 for around $70 million and as part of the agreement Lockheed carried out extensive soil vapor removal on the site. This photo was taken at night. (Photographer) 2019 2019-04-23 nonprojected graphic jpg islandora:4202 local: pio03268 City of Burbank - Public Information Office Burbank Public Library, Burbank in Focus Office