Construction for the Annex, which was part of the city's 10 Year Capital Improvement Program, began on January 11, 1960. The new Annex opened February 24, 1961 and housed the Burbank Police Department, the city jail, and the city's civil defense headquarters. A tunnel was dug below 3rd St., linking the Annex with the County Courts building and was used to transport prisoners for court appearances. A fortified basement was built to withstand a "zero-zone bomb blast" and a deep well was dug beneath the building to provide independent water "in case of attack."
MYSTERY PHOTO! Nobody seems to know why the city hall fountain has the words "Cameron City Police" lettered on its sides in this photo from the mid 1960s. Maybe a movie or TV shoot? If you know, give us a shout!
"City Hall mid 60's"--back of photo.
Nighttime photograph of City Hall decorated for Christmas with a Christmas tree decorated and lit in the foreground. Burbank’s City Hall was designed by architects William Allen and W. George Lutzi in a Streamline Moderne style, a type of Art Deco architecture (also sometimes described as “WPA Moderne”) that became popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Ground was broken on Olive Avenue, across the street from the old city hall, in 1941 and construction was completed in 1943. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
An unidentified man stands in front of a ladder while a Christmas tree is installed and decorated in front of City Hall in 1964. Notes on back of photo: “1964 putting up the Xmas tree.” Burbank’s City Hall was designed by architects William Allen and W. George Lutzi in a Streamline Moderne style, a type of Art Deco architecture (also sometimes described as “WPA Moderne”) that became popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Ground was broken on Olive Avenue, across the street from the old city hall, in 1941 and construction was completed in 1943. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Burbank’s entry in the 1965 Rose Parade, “Fair and Warmer” -- based on that year’s theme of “Headlines in Flowers” -- sits in front of City Hall. The building is still decorated for the holidays with a Christmas tree on the front steps. The January 2, 1965, Los Angeles Times reported that the float was among the winners for California city entrants. Notes on the back of the photo read: “City Hall 1965 Float 1st Prize ‘Fair and Warmer’.” Burbank’s City Hall was designed by architects William Allen and W. George Lutzi in a Streamline Moderne style, a type of Art Deco architecture (also sometimes described as “WPA Moderne”) that became popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Ground was broken on Olive Avenue, across the street from the existing city hall, in 1941 and construction was completed in 1943. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
A Ford Mustang leads a row of parked cars in a public parking lot behind City Hall on the corner of Orange Grove Ave. and 3rd St. In the photo, there is one empty parking space but the lot appears, otherwise, full. Due to the 1970s growth of Burbank's downtown area, parking was at a premium for both city workers and mall shoppers which prompted the construction of three new parking structures in 1978.
A row of cars park under a sprawling shade tree in a public parking lot behind City Hall at the corner of Orange Grove Ave. and 3rd St. Note the Daily Review office building in the background. Due to 1970s growth of Burbank's downtown area, parking was at a premium for both city workers and mall shoppers which prompted the construction of three new parking structures in 1978.
Photo of early construction underway for a 3-story parking garage behind City Hall in the 200 block of East Orange Grove Avenue between 3rd Street and San Fernando Road. In this early ground level phase, rows of vertical concrete columns are being erected amidst on-site workers, a pick-up truck, and a crane in the background. Two pedestrians walk along the sidewalk in front of the enclosed construction zone. According to the Los Angeles Times, SyArt Construction Company of Gardena, California submitted the winning bid of $897,000 in October 1977 to create 307 new parking spaces to provide relief for the congested Civic Center and Golden Mall area. The project architect was Witemberg, Hyosaka & Associates whose design called for two levels of the garage to be suspended over a street adjacent to the mall. Financed by a Federal Economic Development Administration grant and stipulating a construction timeline of six months, the grant also required a minimum of 10% of the work to be done by minority subcontractors. Keeping pace with area growth, the Orange Grove lot was the third parking structure built in Burbank's downtown area in 1978.
Burbank mayor, Byron Cook, is surrounded by city officials August 10,1978 as he prepares to cut the ribbon on the ground level of a new parking structure on Orange Grove Ave. Behind them are the concrete columns supporting the upper levels of the parking lot and a "Keep Right" sign. According to the Los Angeles Times, SyArt Construction Company of Gardena, California submitted the winning bid of $897,000 in October 1977 to create 307 new parking spaces to provide relief for the congested Civic Center and Golden Mall area. The project architect was Witemberg, Hyosaka & Associates whose design called for two levels of the garage to be suspended over a street adjacent to the mall. Financed by a Federal Economic Development Administration grant and stipulating a construction timeline of six months, the grant also required a minimum of 10% of the work to be done by minority subcontractors. An advertisement in the Burbank Daily Review in August 1978 promoted free, two-hour ground level parking and free parking all day in the upper levels. Keeping pace with area growth, the Orange Grove lot was the third parking structure built in Burbank's downtown area in 1978. Officials in attendance alongside Mayor Cook (center) include Virgil Pinkley, Burbank Daily Review editor (Cook's right); Vice Mayor E. Daniel Remy (Cook's left).
Photograph of City Hall taken from the corner of Olive Avenue and Third Street. Notes on back of photo: “City Hall circa 1980’s." Burbank’s City Hall was designed by architects William Allen and W. George Lutzi in a Streamline Moderne style, a type of Art Deco architecture (also sometimes described as “WPA Moderne”) that became popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Ground was broken on Olive Avenue, across the street from the old city hall, in 1941 and construction was completed in 1943. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
