1964 - Asphalt Plant

Paul E. Wolfe

1964

The gravel pit/asphalt plant on Clybourn Ave. was opened in the late 1930s and put up for sale in the late 1960s, according to the Los Angeles Times. The site was operated by the city's Public Works Department and more than a million cubic yards of raw material was extracted from the pit and used to cover "all Burbank streets, sidewalks and curbs." Much of the machinery used at the quarry came from older mines operated at the turn of the 20th century. In this photo, some of the plant's machinery (hopper, stack, primary crusher and drag line) is visible. From notes on photo: “Asphalt Plant"; "Gravel Pit"; "RECEIVED Sep 13 1964, City of Burbank, City Manager”; and “Official Photograph, City of Burbank, Calif. By Paul E. Wolfe".

3130 N Clybourn Ave, Burbank, CA 91505

Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)
Asphalt
Asphalt plants
1960s

8x10 b&w print

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