Flashback Friday

Ever wonder what it was like in Burbank 50,80 even 100 years ago?One way to find out is to look at the many archives...

Burbank was named as one of the repatriation cities for Japanese Americans and took this job very seriously

Glenoaks was once a two lane street - some buildings needed a trim to bring in the future major transportation route Glenoaks is today

Second part of the history of the Burbank City Seal

There was actually a time when there was no traffic at the Empire Center in December, of course that was before there was an Empire Center

Imagine the entire Empire shopping center covered in chicken wire with painted feathers to look like alfalfa fields

Behind the main building of The Olive Recreation Center stands a small building that once had some of the best local theater performances in the area. Many actors got a start there, or performed there to the delight of the audiences to see such Hollywood talent up close

*Not what you would suspect

A little know producer of hard liquor in Burbank was The 3 G Distillery. They produced a number of interestingly named whiskeys for the local public

Ever Driven on Empire Ave by the Empire Center and wonder why it is called that?