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Senior Centers (Joslyn and Tuttle)

1950s - Auld Lang Syne Building
Exterior photo of the Auld Lang Syne building at the Olive Recreation Center, likely taken sometime in the 1950s. The club, opened October 22, 1952, was a senior citizens group sponsored by the Burbank Parks and Recreation Department. This senior center was later replaced with the Joslyn Center.
1952 - Auld Lang Syne Building Dedication
Photo taken October 22, 1952 at the dedication of the Auld Lang Syne building at the Olive Recreation Center. Auld Lang Syne was a senior citizens group sponsored by the Burbank Parks and Recreation Department. According to notes on the back of the photo, pictured left-to-right are Carl Guerriero, Ted Epstein, Floyd Jolley, Joe Harris, Willie Barber, and Burbank Mayor Walter Mansfield. A plaque on the wall reads: "Auld Lang Syne Building, City of Burbank, Dedicated to the common desire of all people to be friendly with each other. City Council. Walter W. Mansfield, Mayor. Paul L. Brown, Vice-Mayor. Ralph H. Hilton, Floyd J. Jolley, Patrick H. Price. Park and Recreation Board. Joseph B. Harris, Chairman. Carl Guerriero, Vice-Chairman. Willie Barber, Theodore A. Epstein, Marvin E. Thorpe, Floyd J. Jolley, Council Representative. October, Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-two."
1952 - Auld Lang Syne Building Dedication
Photo taken October 22, 1952 at the dedication of the Auld Lang Syne building at the Olive Recreation Center. Auld Lang Syne was a senior citizens group sponsored by the Burbank Parks and Recreation Department. According to notes on the back of the photo, pictured left-to-right are Ted Epstein, Burbank Mayor Walter Mansfield, Willie Barber, Floyd Jolley, Carl Guerriero, and Joe Harris.
1953 -Auld Lang Syne Building
Exterior photo of the Auld Lang Syne building at the Olive Recreation Center, taken March 17, 1953. The club, opened October 22, 1952, was a senior citizens group sponsored by the Burbank Parks and Recreation Department. The building was later replaced by the Joslyn Center.
1953 - Auld Lang Syne Building
Exterior photo of the Auld Lang Syne building and shuffleboard court at the Olive Recreation Center, taken March 17, 1953. The club, opened October 22, 1952, was a senior citizens group sponsored by the Burbank Parks and Recreation Department. This building was later torn down and replaced by the Joslyn Adult Center.
1968 - Fun After Forty Club Dance
Photo of Fun After Forty club members dancing at the Auld Lang Syne building at the Olive Recreation Center in 1968. The club, formed in the late 1950s, held dances at the Auld Lang Syne building until outgrowing the site's 140-person capacity and moving their dances to the Joslyn Adult Center in the early 1970s. The club was so popular for a time that in 1974 their dances often exceeded 300 persons and, according to the LA Times, attendance at club events was 25,436 for the year. Though members needed to be over 40 years old, most members were closer to 70, according to club president Art McNamee, as reported in the Times.
1970s - Joslyn Center Construction
Photo of empty lot at the beginning of construction of the Joslyn Adult Center. The center, constructed at a cost of $260,000, was dedicated on September 11, 1972 according to the Los Angeles Times. It was financed by a $75,000 gift from the late industrialist Marcellus L. Joslyn and a 1968 city improvement bond.
1970s - Joslyn Center Construction
Photo of workers busy at the construction of Joslyn Center. A sign reads "Carl W. Johnson Company, Contractors Engineers." The Joslyn Adult Center, constructed at a cost of $260,000, was dedicated on September 11, 1972 according to the Los Angeles Times. It was financed by a $75,000 gift from the late industrialist Marcellus L. Joslyn and a 1968 city improvement bond.
1970s - Joslyn Center Construction
Photo of the construction of Joslyn Center. A sign reads "Carl W. Johnson Company, Contractors Engineers." The Joslyn Adult Center, constructed at a cost of $260,000, was dedicated on September 11, 1972 according to the Los Angeles Times. It was financed by a $75,000 gift from the late industrialist Marcellus L. Joslyn and a 1968 city improvement bond.
1980 - Josyln Adult Center
Joslyn Adult Center building. Slide dated November 1980.
1980s - Seniors Activity
Elderly adults at a workshop, likely at one of the senior centers.
1990 - House Committee at Joslyn Center
From notes on photo: “House Committee 1990 Joslyn Center”. Handwritten notation on post-it note “2200.” Outdoor shot of five men and six women as they stand posing under “Joslyn Center” pergola signage at entrance to Joslyn Adult Center.

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