Title supplied by cataloger. Built in 1930 by the United Airports Company of California, Ltd., the Bob Hope Airport has had many names: Angeles Mesa Drive Airport (1928–1930), United Airport (1930–1934), Union Air Terminal (1934–1940), Lockheed Air Terminal (1940–1967), Hollywood-Burbank Airport (1967–1978), Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport (1978–2003) and most recently Bob Hope Airport (2003–present). The airport was the primary and largest commercial airport in the Los Angeles region until 1946 when the Los Angeles Municipal Airport in Westchester began its commercial operations. Aerial view of United Airport in Burbank and its surrounding vicinity with the San Gabriel Mountains in the distance. United Airport was located at 2627 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505. Photograph dated 1929.
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image
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1 negative : safety ; 25 x 20 cm. Photographic safety negatives
United Airport (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Airport terminals Airport buildings Airports Runways (Aeronautics) Land subdivision Streets Orchards Buildings Dwellings Mountains--California, Southern Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)--Aerial views Aerial photographs
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