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