Burbank HistoryBurbank's Firsts
Burbank's First High SchoolBurbank Union High School
In
1908, Burbank high school students attended classes in Glendale until a
bond issue was passed to raise money for Burbank´s own high school.
While the school was being built, Burbank withdrew from the Glendale
Union High School District and students used three unoccupied rooms in
the elementary school. Burbank Union High School opened on September
14, 1908 on San Fernando Boulevard between Cypress Avenue and Grinnell
Drive. There were 42 pupils and a faculty consisting of a principal and
one teacher.
Below
is an aerial view of Burbank High School in 1947 looking south toward
downtown. Third Street is shown through the center of the photo at an
angle. Walnut Avenue is visible passing through the middle of the
campus and continuing through to San Fernando Boulevard.
Burbank's First Bank
Burbank's
first bank, the Burbank State Bank, opened on April 1, 1908 on the
corner of Olive Avenue and San Fernando Boulevard. H.A. Church and his
son Ralph O. Church had purchased the 30-foot frontage on San Fernando
Boulevard for $1,000. Capital Stock worth $25,000 was sold and the bank
opened for business. By the end of the first day, $30,000 had been
deposited.
Burbank's First Hotel
The
Burbank Villa Hotel, shown above shortly after its completion in 1887,
was built by Dr. David Burbank and his son-in-law John W. Griffith to
provide a place for visitors to stay when they came to Burbank looking
for home sites and business locations. The hotel was later renamed the
Santa Rosa Hotel.
Burbank's First Funeral Home
Burbank's
first funeral home was built in 1919 and owned by Andrew C. Fillbach.
The home, shown in above photo at an unknown date, was located at 152
E. Palm Avenue on the current site of the AMC movie theater complex.
This article can be found at: http://www.burbankca.org/planning/history/firsts.htm
