Burbank Park Board members and city officials pose with construction equipment at the present location of McCambridge Park in the 1940s. From top, William J. Keller (pointing), Superintendent of Playgrounds and Recreation; center, seated, Floyd J. Jolley (Burbank mayor 1949-1951); bottom, from left, an unidentified man; LaVerne Still, Park Commission member; and Charles E. Compton (Burbank mayor 1962-1963 and 1967-1968). According to the city’s Park and Recreation Department, construction of what was originally named Civic Center Park began in 1939 and included “a recreation building, tennis, volleyball, basketball and badminton courts, [a] softball diamond, picnic areas, [a] wading pool, and [a] playground.” The park was renamed Glenoaks Park in 1942, and came to include “a Rose Garden, War Memorial, swimming pool, additional tennis courts, and parking.” The park was renamed once more in 1953 in honor of James H. McCambridge, the longtime General Manager of the city’s Public Service Department, for his assistance in acquiring park space in Burbank. (Notes on back of photo incorrectly identify the location as Stough Park.) Stamped “Official Photograph, City of Burbank, Calif. By Paul E. Wolfe.”
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Image
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nonprojected graphic 8 x 10 b&w print
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islandora:1400 local: cco01401
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Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)--1940s--Construction equipment--Fashion--Men--Municipal officials and employees--Parks--Shovels--Compton, Charles E.--Jolley, Floyd J
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