| Burbank, Ca.- Media Capital of the World | | | | motion picture and television studios. At |
| | | | the Los Angeles Equestrian center in Burbank, |
| Burbank Ca. is part of the Los Angeles | | | | the Royal Horse Show takes place, on 75 |
| metropolitan area. It is a city of 100,000 | | | | landscaped acres. There is also, at the |
| people and headquarters of many media | | | | Center, the Cottage and Garden Courtyard on |
| operations. Billed as the "Media Capital of | | | | Hunt Field, which is a lot of lawn. The site |
| the World", many media and entertainment | | | | is a perfect place for beautiful outdoor |
| companies are headquartered or have | | | | weddings, which is easy to do since rain is |
| significant production facilities in Burbank, | | | | seldom seen in Burbank except sometimes in |
| including NBC Universal, Walt Disney and | | | | the winter months. |
| Warner Bros. Entertainment. Burbank has a | | | | |
| small town feel, and yet is only minutes away | | | | Upscale businesses and eateries can be found |
| from Hollywood. It even has its own airport, | | | | in the Burbank Village shopping district. |
| the Bob Hope Airport, which is the second | | | | Sport facilities are plentiful and tennis |
| largest commercial airport in Los Angeles | | | | players will enjoy the great courts located |
| County. Despite the years of jokes of shows | | | | in the Burbank area. At the open air |
| "live from beautiful downtown Burbank", it | | | | Starlight Bowl, concerts are celebrated |
| really is a lovely city, and it's worthwhile | | | | during holidays like the Fourth of July, |
| to check out Burbank homes. Burbank has its | | | | Independence Day, with patriotic music and |
| own facilities, police department, school | | | | fireworks. Other performers appear hear from |
| district and local government. For the LA | | | | classical to boogie-down music. |
| area, public transport is quite good, with 50 | | | | |
| trains each day connecting Downtown Burbank | | | | Burbank has a history of air-flight and |
| to the Burbank Airport, Downtown LA and the | | | | defense developments which is on display at |
| Antelope Valley. In fact, you are linked to | | | | the Burbank Aviation Museum. It's dedicated |
| the entire Metropolitan Transit Authority | | | | to the memories of the great aircraft |
| network. There are also numerous Los Angeles | | | | builders and pilots of the San Fernando |
| MTA buses available to various locations in | | | | Valley and the Lockheed-Burbank Company and |
| the LA metropolitan area. | | | | the hundreds of other manufacturers of the |
| | | | area. Or come to the Historical Society's |
| Not only is there a lot of media production | | | | Gordon R. Howard Museum where you can see |
| going on in Burbank, but you can also watch a | | | | exhibits from Disney, Warner Bros, NBC, and |
| lot of movies. The Downtown Burbank AMC | | | | Lockheed. |
| movie screens include 30 movie screens. That | | | | |
| can keep you busy for a while. Then on East | | | | For visitors and locals, a VIP Studio tour of |
| Magnolia, there is the Media City Center, | | | | Warner Brothers studios is a must-see. |
| home to movies and a mall. Look for stores | | | | Groups of 12 are loaded on electric carts for |
| like GAP, Bombay Company, Bath & Body Works, | | | | a very candid view of backstage action at |
| IKEA, Barnes & Noble, California Pizza | | | | production studios, including soundstages, |
| Kitchen and Virgin Megastore. Plus, Media | | | | sets and craft shops. The tour ends at the |
| City Center offers 14 AMC Theater screens. | | | | Warner Bros. Museum, which is featuring an |
| | | | exhibit commemorating the fiftieth |
| A predominantly upper-middle class community, | | | | anniversary of the commercial use of |
| Burbank is home to many employees of the | | | | television. |