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Burbank is a city in the southeastern end of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, Burbank has a population of 107,337. [ 8 ] The city was named after David Burbank, who established a sheep ranch there in 1867. [ 9 ]
Burbank got its name from a local dentist turned sheep-farmer. This month's podcast examines our namesake's history and how he helped our city become the place we know and love today.
Sep 11, 2024 · The city is named for David Burbank, a Los Angeles dentist who had established a sheep ranch there in 1867; he also sold a right-of-way to the Southern Pacific Railroad and thereby enabled the railroad to reach the area in 1874, after which the city began to grow. Burbank was laid out in 1887 by the Providencia Land, Water and Development Company.
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Do you ever wonder how a city gets its name? Well, the city of Burbank does not take its name, as many erroneously believe, from the late famed horticulturist, Luther Burbank. It was named for a man who, curiously enough, technically did not found the city at all! A man who drove a covered wagon across the
The city of Burbank expanded its boundaries by annexation during the 1920's. The Valley District which included nearly all of present day Magnolia Park had been added to the original townsite in 1915.
Jan 18, 2011 · Not many people living in Burbank, CA know the history behind it, so here we bring you a little bit of history about this great city. Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo sailing on behalf of the Spanish King in 1542, was the first to chart and name islands of California.
Burbank was born during the Southern California land boom of the 1880’s when thousands of Americans came West during the railroad rate war between Santa Fe and Southern Pacific. The newcomers so completely Americanized their little town that Burbank’s Native American and Spanish heritage appears visible only in our city’s street signs.
