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1953 - McCambridge Park Dedication

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Title

1953 - McCambridge Park Dedication

Year

1953

Description

McCambridge Park was named for James H. McCambridge, Public Service Department General Manager (1925-1952) and Burbank City Manager (1952). The park had been known in the late 1930s as Civic Center Park and was renamed Glenoaks Park in 1942. It became McCambridge Memorial Park in 1953. From notes on photo: “McCambridge Park dedication 1953.” Plaque reads "In Grateful Acknowledgement For the Best Years of a Lifetime of Devotion to Public Service In the Development and Distribution of Water Light and Power This Public Area Is Dedicated And Shall Be Known For All Time As McCambridge Memorial Park In Honor Of James H. McCambridge, General Manager Public Services Department 1891-1952"

Address

1515 N Glenoaks Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504

Subject
  • Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)
  • Parks and Recreation
  • Plaques, plaquettes
  • Park Facilities
  • Urban Parks
  • McCambridge Park
  • 1950s
Format

7.5x9.5 b&w print

Rights

Burbank Public Library, Burbank in Focus Office

Identifier

cco00546

Physical copy held by

City Clerk's Office

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