1948 - Grand Opening of Buena Vista Branch Library
Paul E. Wolfe
1948
[Left-to-right] Mayor Paul L. Brown, City Manager Howard Stites, Library Board President Harry White, City Librarian Elizabeth Ripley, and former mayor Walter Hinton at the Library’s February 1948 grand opening. Mayor Brown and City Librarian Ripley are shaking hands. The Buena Vista library opened in July 1948 and served the community for over 50 years. A new Buena Vista library opened across the street at 300 N. Buena Vista St. in 2002. From notes on photo: “Grand Opening Buena Vista Library. Hinton; Ripley; Harry White; Stiles; Brown”; “Official Photograph, City of Burbank, Calif. By Paul E. Wolfe”; “RECEIVED JUL 29 City of Burbank City Manager”; and “0450”.
300 N. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91504
Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)Libraries--PublicBuildings--CivicRipley, ElizabethGrand OpeningsBrown, Paul L.Hinton, WalterCity OfficialsMayors1940s
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Burbank Public Library, Burbank in Focus Office
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City Clerk's Office
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