Interested in learning about the city of Burbank? Want to get educated on how the city of Burbank was founded? Then, view the presentation created by Burbank electrician, B.K. Electric Services.

1. Spotlight On Our Community
Burbank
By B.K. Electric Services

2. Early History
 1798: Rancho San Rafael is granted by the
Spanish government
 1821:The same government grants
Rancho La Providencia.
 1850: Dr. David Burbank arrives to
California from New Hampshire
 1867: Burbank buys 9000 acres off the
Ranchos for $1/acre.

3. Dr. David Burbank
Rancho La Providencia

4.  1884: Los Angeles County suffers a land
shortage
 1886: David Burbank forms the
Providenicia Land,Water, and
Development company to subdivide his
land.

5. Burbank was a sheep rancher for 2
decades.
At right: Plan on how to split
Burbank’s property.

6.  1887:TheTown of Burbank is officialy founded on May
1st.
 The town had its own irrigation system, street railway,
and depot for the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Burbank, 1887

7.  1909: Los Angeles begins construction of
the great Los Angeles Aqueduct.
 1913:The LA Aqueduct is completed,
bringing water from the OwenValley in
the Sierra Nevada to homes and
businesses in the San FernandoValley.

8. Work continues on the Los
Angeles Aqueduct.
Work is completed and water
runs.

9.  1911: On July 8th, the community of
Burbank is officially incorporated by the
Los Angeles County as the City of
Burbank.

10.  1920s: First National Studios plants itself
on Olive Avenue.

11.  1929: Warner Brothers Studios purchases
First National and moves its Hollywood
production to Burbank.
 1930s: Columbia Pictures sets up shop
and a backlot.
 1939: Walt Disney Productions moves
onto BuenaVista Street.

12. Aviation
 1930: United Airport opens
 1940: Lockheed Aircraft Company
purchases Burbank’s Union Air Terminal.
 1942-1945:Lockheed proves a capable
and crucial supplier of warplanes to the
Allied war effort.

13. Lockheed AircraftTerminal, circa 1940s.

14.  1978:Airport Authority purchases
Lockheed Airport and renames it the
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport.
 2003: the airport is renamed again to the
Bob Hope Airport after the late, great
comedian.

15. Bob Hope Airport as it stands today.