From the 1920s to 1957 there was a giant, orange, pumpkin-shaped building in Burbank. What was the purpose of a pumpkin-shaped building, you ask? Listen to the show to find out!
Transcript of Episode 007: It's the Great Pumpkin, Burbank
PDF of November 17, 1954 "News from Burbank"
Other Media:
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Photo credit: Burbankia |
Sources:
"Burbank Pumpkin In Big Fadeout." The Valley Times, December 17, 1957, p. 3.
"Burbank's Pumpkin Building!" courtesy of Burbankia
California Crazy and Beyond: Roadside Vernacular Architecture by Jim Heimann
Ed Strangler Lewis. Photograph. San Fernando Valley Times, September 23, 1941, p. 3.
A History of Burbank: a special place in history by Mary Jane Strickland
Lost Burbank by Wesley H. Clark & Michael B. McDaniel
"Mae Williams Turns Into A Pumpkin." The Valley Times, December 30, 1955, p. 7
"The Pumpkin Building in All Its Incarnations, 3611 magnolia Blvd, Burbank, 1927 to 1957" courtesy of martinturnbull.com
"Turn Into A Pumpkin At Midnight." The Valley Times, September 16, 1955, p. 16