The Burbank State Bank, first bank in the area, was opened in 1908. It was near the corner of Olive Avenue and San Fernando Road. This image was taken early 1910s. Back of photo is stamped "This photograph is furnished on condition that whenever it is used credit will be given to Historical Collections: Security First National Bank." 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."
Customers line up outside the teller window at the Bank of America at Magnolia and San Fernando. The bank stood near to what became the main entrance to the Burbank Town Center Mall.
Sign on top of the Valley National Bank building at the Corner of Olive Avenue and Third Street. Founded in neighboring Glendale in 1957, Valley National Bank was acquired by and merged with Wells Fargo in 1990. The building is currently used as the city’s Administrative Services Building.
Photo of the California Federal Building on the corner of Glenoaks Blvd. and Magnolia Blvd. likely taken around its opening in August 1978. According to the Los Angeles Times, the six-story, 4,000-sq.ft. space was designed by Marion J. Varner & Associates of Pasadena at a cost of $145,000, with Alfred C. Prescott of Burbank as the affiliate contractor. Mads P. Teigland of Burbank was the general contractor. The building featured an outside walk-up teller window. This image is part of the same set as the building's ribbon-cutting photo (cco01344).
Burbank mayor Byron Cook prepares to cut the ribbon at the opening of a new 6-story office building on the corner of Glenoaks Blvd. and Magnolia St. in August 1978. Along with a number of unidentified men, members of City Council are in attendance: Leland Ayers (immediately to the right of the center column), Jim Richman (immediately to the right of Ayers), and Vice Mayor E. Daniel Remy (in the light suit, second from the far right).
Photo of Bank of America and Gibraltar Savings in the Golden Mall, looking across Magnolia Blvd. This location later became the main entrance to the Burbank Town Center Mall. From notes on photo: “Northerly View of Golden Mall - Subject Property on Right.” Handwritten: “Magnolia and San Fernando BofA is PF Chang’s.(2016)”
Photo of Community Bank building at 540 N. San Fernando Blvd, with a red convertible sports car in the foreground across the street. The location was later the site of an IKEA store from 1990 to 2017. From notes on photo: “City Centre Redevelopment Project-Block 12, Parcel 6, 7, and 8--The Community Bank Property. Front and side view of the southwesterly and southeasterly elevations of the subject property.”
From notes on photo: “City Centre Redevelopment Project-Block 12, Parcel 6, 7, and 8-The Community Bank Property. Northerly view of the subject parking lot.” Photo of bank parking lot on San Fernando Blvd.
From notes on photo: “City Centre Redevelopment Project- Block 12, Parcel 6, 7, and 8- The Community Bank Property. Looking northwesterly along San Fernando Boulevard with the subject property on the right.”
