Burbank City Hall is located at 275 E. Olive Avenue in Downtown Burbank.
Stepping into the rotunda of City Hall one is greeted with this outstanding mural. It is 24 feet tall and 8 feet wide. It is called "Burbank Industry" and was painted by Hugo Ballin who also created other magnificent paintings found inside City Hall, the Griffith Park Observatory, and other well known places around Los Angeles. He also created 26 murals for the Wisconsin State Capital. City Hall was built in the early 1940's and over the years 'improvements' were made. Including removing the bottom third of this mural in 1964 to make a doorway to an adjacent building. The section seen below was in storage for 37 years! Fortunately at the turn of this century the building and it's murals were restored to their new and improved original condition. The painting pays tribute to the community and it's most famous industries. It has a base of resourceful, caring individuals surrounded by agricultural beauty then above that the film industry, the power plant, and aviation.
Burbank City Hall is located at 275 E. Olive Avenue in Downtown Burbank.
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