City Engineer Clayton Paige addresses the audience at the DeBell golf course groundbreaking July 24,1956. The DeBell Golf Course was built on 100 acres of land in Wildwood and Stough Canyons donated in 1954 to the city of Burbank by developer Joseph A. DeBell. Construction costs ran $1.6 million, according to the Los Angeles Times. Nine holes of the course opened on December 22, 1958 and the official opening of the 18-hole DeBell Golf Club was held on Tuesday, June 16, 1959.
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nonprojected graphic 8 x 10 b&w print
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islandora:595 local: cco00588
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Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)--Parks and Recreation--Park facilities--Golf courses--Men--Women--Public speaking--Crowds--Mountains--1950s
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