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- The city was named after David Burbank, who established a sheep ranch there in 1867.
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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 12 miles (19 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]
The surname Burbank was first found in Cumberland, at Burbank House in Dacre where they held a family seat from ancient times. 1 The name literally means "dweller at the cottage on the mound or embankment."
Jun 19, 2024 · Burbank was laid out in 1887 by the Providencia Land, Water and Development Company. An early truck-manufacturing and motion-picture centre, it experienced rapid growth during the 1940s with the urban expansion of the Los Angeles metropolitan area and the development of the Lockheed aircraft and aerospace industries.
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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.
Burbank moved to Los Angeles in 1866 and purchased both Rancho La Providencia (with its inholding of Rancho Cahuenga) from David W. Alexander and Francis Mellus, and Jonathan R. Scott's portion of Rancho San Rafael. Combined Dr. Burbank acquired a little more than 9,200 acres for less than one dollar per acre.
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.
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.
