Burbank Archives - Etan Does LA

#230: Mariposa Street Bridge (Burbank)

August 18, 2024

Since 1939, Mariposa Street Bridge has connected the equestrian neighborhoods of Burbank & Glendale with the bridle trails of Griffith Park. It’s a reminder that, even though this is a car town, cowboy culture is still alive in LA.

#42: Burbank City Hall

November 19, 2021

Architecture

One of the few reasons to go to downtown Burbank: a streamline moderne masterwork of civic architecture Me @ Burbank CIty HallNRHP plaqueFountain detailBas relief sculpture @ Burbank City[…]

#41: Downtown Burbank Post Office

November 16, 2021

Architecture

A WPA-era post office building that turns dropping off a package into a trip into California's mission past That's a genuine grin. I love this post office.NRHP plaque @[…]

#1: Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation (Burbank)

September 26, 2021

Architecture

The elaborately detailed Portal of the Folded Wings (1924) was once the entrance to the Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery. In the '50s it was dedicated as a shrine to aviation, and now houses the remains of many pioneers of the aviation industry. It's also got some unexpected Hollywood connections!