Exterior of the Municipal Services Building at the corner of Orange Grove Ave. and 3rd Street in the 1960s. Constructed on the parking lot behind City Hall, the 46,400- sq. ft. annex provided more space for expanding city agencies and served as headquarters for Planning, Building, Public Works, License and Purchasing, Finance, and Parks and Recreation. Designed by the architectural firm of A.C. Prescott, Raymond Walley, and Robert White, its $650,000 cost was funded by a bond issue approved by Burbank voters in 1963. The contractor was Enco Construction Company. The Los Angeles Times called the three-story building “ultra-modern” with its glass-enclosed corridor (cco01509) connecting it to City Hall. City workers occupied the Municipal Services Building from 1966 until 2002 when, according to the Los Angeles Daily News, the City Council determined it should be replaced as it no longer met the public’s needs and had been damaged in the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. The Municipal Services Building was demolished in 2002 and the Community Services Building at 150 N 3rd St. was erected in its place in 2008. From notes on back of photo: “City Hall Annex Parking on Orange Grove, 1960s.”
Photo of Burbank Animal Shelter and surrounding area, apparently taken on April 2, 1964 in preparation for the construction of a water treatment plant. The plant was opened in 1966, Also visible is a business with a sign reading "S&H Machined Products, 6 W. Burbank Blvd." "Picture of Water Reclamation Site from Burbank Blvd. overpass. 4-2-64"--back of photo.
Photo of the Municipal Services Building on the corner of Orange Grove Avenue and 3rd St. taken September 24, 1965 from a parking lot across the street. According to the Los Angeles Times, the three-story, 46,400-sq. ft. space was designed by the architectural firm of A.C. Prescott, Raymond Walley, and Robert White at a cost of $650,000. The general contractor was Enco Construction Company. In the photo, a row of cars frames the foreground. Scaffolding on the building suggests the photo was taken just prior to the completion of construction. Built on the parking lot behind City Hall, the annex provided more space for expanding city agencies and served as headquarters for Planning, Building, Public Works, License and Purchasing, Finance, and Parks and Recreation. The Los Angeles Times called the three-story building “ultra-modern” with its glass-enclosed corridor (cco01509) connecting it to City Hall. City workers occupied the Municipal Services Building from 1966 until 2002 when, according to the Los Angeles Daily News, the City Council determined it should be replaced as it no longer met the public’s needs and had been damaged in the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. The Municipal Services Building was demolished in 2002 and the Community Services Building at 150 N 3rd St. was erected in its place in 2008. From notes on back of photo: “Picture taken Sept. 24-65 Municipal Services Building (Behind City Hall between Olive & Orange Grove).”
Interior view of the second floor offices of the Municipal Services Building at Orange Grove Ave. and 3rd St. in the 1970s. Built in 1965, the 46,400-sq. ft. annex adjacent to City Hall provided more space for expanding city agencies and served as headquarters for Planning, Building, Public Works, License and Purchasing, Finance, and Parks and Recreation. In the photo, long public counters hold forms, books, papers and office supplies. Along the back wall are rows of filing cabinets. Signs suspended from the ceiling to direct citizens read: “Zoning,” “License,” “Building,” “Cashier,” and “Planning.” Designed by the architectural firm of A.C. Prescott, Raymond Walley, and Robert White, the building's $650,000 cost was funded by a bond issue approved by Burbank voters in 1963. The general contractor was Enco Construction Company. The Los Angeles Times called the three-story building “ultra-modern” and city workers occupied it from 1966 until 2002. According to the Los Angeles Daily News, the City Council then determined it should be replaced as it no longer met the public’s needs and had been damaged in the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. The Municipal Services Building was demolished in 2002 and the Community Services Building at 150 N 3rd Street was erected in its place in 2008.
Interior view of the glass-enclosed elevated corridor connecting Burbank’s Municipal Services Building to City Hall in the 1970s. Built in 1965 by the architectural firm of A.C. Prescott, Raymond Walley and Robert White, the Los Angeles Times called it “ultra-modern.” Lined with rows of windows allowing natural light, the second-story passageway was utilized by city workers moving between City Hall at 275 E Olive Avenue and the adjacent Municipal Services Building on Orange Grove Ave. and 3rd St. In the photo beneath the windows and lining the corridor are wooden benches with high seatbacks resembling church pews. Employees from Building, Planning, Public Works, License and Purchasing, Finance, and Parks and Recreation used the walkway from 1966 until 2002 when the Municipal Services Building, deemed seismically unsafe from the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, was demolished.
Art piece outside the newly completed Community Services Building. Below the arch a plaque reads: Burbank Family Tiara. East Los Streetscapers. Wayne Healy. 2008.
