Mary Lou Howard, two-time mayor and long-time city council member, holds a box with an unidentified man. The other man behind her is unidentified as well. The signs indicate the Burbank Kiwanis Club is somehow involved in the event.
Members of the Burbank Choral Club practice with a pianist. The Burbank Choral Club was founded in 1920 by members of the Burbank Women’s Club as a community choir, and has performed continuously for decades. The club was renamed Burbank Chorale in 1985.
A volunteer rests a cardboard box container atop a sign reading “Burbank Temporary Aid Center (BTAC), Hours: 10a.m. 5p.m., Monday – Friday” in front of a site at 269 East San Jose Avenue. Founded in 1974 to address a growing need, the Burbank Temporary Aid Center provided a centralized location to assist individuals and families needing food, transportation, showers, laundry facilities, and emergency shelter. From the beginning, BTAC operated from various locations throughout the city including the founder’s garage and various vacant residential properties. This 1980s photo of a small bungalow on East San Jose Avenue represents BTAC’s fifth location before moving to its current site at 1304 West Burbank Boulevard in 1995.
A volunteer answers the telephone at the Burbank Temporary Aid Center site at 269 East San Jose Avenue. The sign on the wall behind the volunteer reads "WHAT IS THE BURBANK TEMPORARY AID CENTER? A LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE STAFFED BY VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTED BY YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS." To the left of the sign is a Burbank city street map. Founded in 1974 to address a growing need, the Burbank Temporary Aid Center provided a centralized location to assist individuals and families needing food, transportation, showers, laundry facilities, and emergency shelter. From the beginning, BTAC operated from various locations throughout the city including the founder’s garage and various vacant residential properties. This 1980s photo of a small bungalow on East San Jose Avenue represents BTAC’s fifth location before moving to its current site at 1304 West Burbank Boulevard in 1995. Currently, the 269 East San Jose location is the parking lot for the Colony Theater.
Members of the Burbank Choral Club practice with a conductor. The Burbank Choral Club was founded in 1920 by members of the Burbank Women’s Club as a community choir, and has performed continuously for decades. The club was renamed Burbank Chorale in 1985.
Kids play foosball at the new Boys and Girls Club. They converted an old firehouse on Buena Vista Street into a Boys & Girls Club, where community members donated their time and talent, walls got painted, shelves got mounted, staff was hired, and the Main Club site was born and became home to about 75 kids (Boys and Girls Club of Burbank website). The grand opening was on September 9, 1995.
City councilman (and former mayor) Bill Wiggins and an unidentified man stand in front of the new Boys and Girls Club. They converted an old firehouse on Buena Vista Street into a Boys & Girls Club, where community members donated their time and talent, walls got painted, shelves got mounted, staff was hired, and the Main Club site was born and became home to about 75 kids (Boys and Girls Club of Burbank website). The grand opening was on September 9, 1995.
Two girls pose for a picture while using the computers at the new Boys and Girls Club. An old firehouse on Buena Vista Street was converted into a Boys & Girls Club. The grand opening was on September 9, 1995.
Boys playing pool at the new Boys and Girls Club. An old firehouse on Buena Vista Street was converted into a Boys & Girls Club, where community members donated their time and talent, walls got painted, shelves got mounted, staff was hired, and the Main Club site was born and became home to about 75 kids (Boys and Girls Club of Burbank website). The grand opening was on September 9, 1995.
Boards and Commissions official photo of the Civic Pride Committee taken on April 13, 1996. All people in the photo are currently unidentified, please contact the Burbank in Focus office if you can help identify them.
The Zonta Club of Burbank plant roses with Mayor Stacey Murphy (Holding the shovel on the right) at McCambridge Park. Elaine Paonessa stand in front of the tree; the other women are unidentified.