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Burbank Airport and Lockheed Collection

Hollywood Burbank Airport is a public air terminal in northwest Burbank. The airport has been named the United Airport (1930-1934), Union Air Terminal (1934-1940), Lockheed Air Terminal (1940-1967), Hollywood-Burbank Airport (1967-1978), Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport (1978-2003), and Bob Hope Airport (since 2003 as the legal name). In 2017, it was rebranded as Hollywood Burbank Airport due to the lack of recognition of Bob Hope Airport's geographic region.

1928 - Burbank Airport
Prior to the airport's official opening in May 1930, it was already a landing field for airplanes.
1928 - Mayor Harvey Bruce Ground breaking at United Air Terminal
Mayor Harvey Bruce sits atop a tractor at the ground breaking of the United Airport. The other two men are unidentified. This photo was likely taken in 1929 as the airport opened the following year.
1930 - Army Air Corps Show at Union Air Terminal
United Airport was dedicated amid much festivity (including an air show) on Memorial Day weekend (May 30 – June 1), 1930. The airport and its handsome Spanish Revival-style terminal was a showy competitor to nearby Grand Central Airport in Glendale, which was then Los Angeles' main airline terminal. The new Burbank facility was actually the largest commercial airport in the Los Angeles area until it was eclipsed in 1946 by the Los Angeles Airport. (Wikipedia)
1930 - Union Air Terminal Dedication Panorama
United Airport was dedicated amid much festivity (including an air show) on Memorial Day weekend (May 30 – June 1), 1930. The airport and its handsome Spanish Revival-style terminal was a showy competitor to nearby Grand Central Airport in Glendale, which was then Los Angeles' main airline terminal. The new Burbank facility was actually the largest commercial airport in the Los Angeles area until it was eclipsed in 1946 by the Los Angeles Airport. (Wikipedia)
1930 - United Airport Terminal Dedication
The United Airport dedication on May 30, 1930. The back of photo is stamped "Please Credit Photography to United Airport Co. Burbank (Los Angeles) Calif." This image came from a collection of images donated by the Delores Palmer Estate. She was a BUSD employee for many years and authored the book "A History of Burbank." United Airport was dedicated amid much festivity (including an air show) on Memorial Day weekend (May 30 – June 1), 1930. The airport and its handsome Spanish Revival-style terminal was a showy competitor to nearby Grand Central Airport in Glendale, which was then Los Angeles' main airline terminal. The new Burbank facility was actually the largest commercial airport in the Los Angeles area until it was eclipsed in 1946 by the Los Angeles Airport. (Wikipedia)
1930 - United Airport Terminal Dedication
The airport in Burbank first opened as the United Airport in May,1930. It changed its name to the Union Air Terminal in 1934 and has undergone numerous name changes over the years. United Airport was dedicated amid much festivity (including an air show) on Memorial Day weekend (May 30 – June 1), 1930. The airport and its handsome Spanish Revival-style terminal was a showy competitor to nearby Grand Central Airport in Glendale, which was then Los Angeles' main airline terminal. The new Burbank facility was actually the largest commercial airport in the Los Angeles area until it was eclipsed in 1946 by the Los Angeles Airport. (Wikipedia)
1930 - United Airport Terminal Dedication Aerial Photograph
Negative envelope is marked "United Airport Opening Ceremonies - May 30, 1930." This image came from a collection of images donated by the Delores Palmer Estate. She was a BUSD employee for many years and authored the book "A History of Burbank." United Airport was dedicated amid much festivity (including an air show) on Memorial Day weekend (May 30 – June 1), 1930. The airport and its handsome Spanish Revival-style terminal was a showy competitor to nearby Grand Central Airport in Glendale, which was then Los Angeles' main airline terminal. The new Burbank facility was actually the largest commercial airport in the Los Angeles area until it was eclipsed in 1946 by the Los Angeles Airport. (Wikipedia)
1930s - Aerial View of Burbank Airport
An aerial view of the landing strips at the Burbank Airport. This appears to be from the 1930s after the airport had recently opened. The airport first opened as the United Airport in May,1930. It changed its name to the Union Air Terminal in 1934 and has undergone numerous name changes over the years.
1930s - Aerial View of Burbank Airport
Aerial view of Burbank airport before much was built up around it. The airport and its handsome Spanish Revival-style terminal was a showy competitor to nearby Grand Central Airport in Glendale, which was then Los Angeles' main airline terminal. The new Burbank facility was actually the largest commercial airport in the Los Angeles area until it was eclipsed in 1946 by the Los Angeles Airport.
1930s - Lockheed 10A Electra at Union Air Terminal
The Lockheed Model 10 Electra is an American twin-engined, all-metal monoplane airliner developed by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in the 1930s to compete with the Boeing 247 and Douglas DC-2. The type gained considerable fame as one was flown by Amelia Earhart on her ill-fated around-the-world expedition in 1937. (Wikipedia)
1930s - Lockheed Air Terminal
Negative envelope is marked "Lockheed Air Terminal Late 1930s." This image came from a collection of images donated by the Delores Palmer Estate. She was a BUSD employee for many years and authored the book "A History of Burbank."
1930s - Shop Personnel at Lockheed Aircraft
A staff photo of the Shop Personnel at Lockheed Aircraft. Undated, but fashion and other donated images from Lockheed suggests the 1930s. This image came from a collection of images donated by the Delores Palmer Estate. She was a BUSD employee for many years and authored the book "A History of Burbank."

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