Burbank City Hall
Like many Southern California cities in the early 1940s, Burbank experienced accelerated growth as local aircraft and movie industries expanded their production capabilities to meet wartime needs. Burbank City Hall was built not only to provide additional work space for municipal operations, it was intended to symbolize Burbank’s emergence into this modern era, and to provide the residents with a source of civic pride. Designed by prominent architects William Allen and W. George Lutzi in the WPA Moderne style, ground was broken in February 1941 and construction was completed in 1943. City Hall’s main entry is dominated by a four-story central tower with two-story wings extending from either side. It was one of the last projects in this style in the Southern California area. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Burbank, Los Angeles County
Photographers: John Bare, Andrew Schmidt