The Soul of any city

I have always thought that Churches were the soul of cities. In Burbank we have many Churches of varied denominations. To the left is the Presbyterian Church on the corner of Clark and Buena Vista. It's a quaint little church, I love going by there and seeing what the topic of the next sermon will be and trying to figure it out because the titles are always kind of cryptic and make you think. What I think is kind of cool is the fact that right next to it across the street is a Synagog . Truly Burbank is a melting pot of different faiths, so never worry about not finding a church for you to worship it's in our city somewhere.

The Lockheed F104 Starfighter that is dispalyed at George Izay Park (known to everyone in Burbank as Olive Park) is a reminder of the proud aviation history that Burbank shares with the Lockheed Aviation Company. Many famous planes were built here and even help to win World War 2. The company has since moved but it's and the City of Burbank's history will forever be entwined with one another.

Burbank Historical Society Museum

In 1973 a group of individuals came together who were committed to preserving the rich history of the City of Burbank and called themselves The Burbank Historical Society. They operate a small little 1887 Victorian house on Olive St near Olive Park which serves as their Museum for all things Burbank. You can visit the Museum on Saturdays and Sundays 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
or By Reservation, for Groups of 10 or More. I thought painting the Museum in Digital watercolors was appropriate. If you want to know something about Burbank and it's past history this is the place to go.

Corner Cottage

Nothing is more iconic in Burbank than a Breakfast Burrito from the Corner Cottage in the morning. It sits as it's name implies on the corner of Victory and Verdugo. There is not a morning, except Sundays, that you won't see a line out the door of the small establishment. The burrito is a meal in itself, I know when I worked for the City of Burbank there was always someone heading down to the Corner Cottage for breakfast burritos. If your from out of town and you read this make sure to take a moment and have a true Burbank experience at the Corner Cottage.

Like all cities the center of what happens and how it is governed starts at City Hall. If you have some sort of problem or are interested in what happens around town this is the place to be on Tuesday nights. Council meeting can be amusing as well as informative and drama driven, but you have to respect the people who do this job. Maybe I'm a bit naive but I like to think any one who has been on the Burbank City Council has done the best they could for the City of Burbank. I did this picture as a watercolor because I felt It captured the essence of City Hall in the morning as another day of city business begins.

Welcome

Welcome to Around Burbank, my goal with this blog will be to basically show people around the city I love with digital paintings of Iconic as well as not so Iconic places around Burbank. I have lived in Burbank for more than forty years and I can't imagine living any where else. I hope in the coming months I can paint and share places that make Burbank California one of the Iconic cities in America.