Burbank City Hall — Local services in Burbank

From signs in the lobby: City Hall was designed by William Allen and George W. Lutzi and built by city employees in 1943. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. City Hall is notable for its Public Works Administration Moderne/Art Deco architecture which was popular in the 1930s and 1940s.

The large 8 feet by 24 feet mural in the Rotunda - "Burbank Industry" — was installed in 1943 by the artist Hugo Ballin. The mural features Burbank-built airplanes, the motion picture industry, agriculture, a power plant, and scenes of Burbank family life, all representing the economic and social base of the community. In 1964 the bottom third was removed to make way for a bridge to the then-new Municipal Services Building behind City Hall. It was kept in storage for 37 years. The mural was restored in 2001 and the two sections were re-attached by fine arts conservation experts. About the Artist Hugo Ballin (1879-1956) painted both of the City Hall murals: "Burbank Industry" and "The Four Freedoms." He is well known for his many murals around the Los Angeles area, including those at Griffith Observatory and the Times-Mirror Building. He was a skilled painter, writer, stage designer, muralist, and motion picture director. Born in New York on March 7, 1879, he studied art in New York, Paris, Rome, and Florence. In 1913 he decorated the Wisconsin State Capitol Building in Madison. In 1921, Ballin came to Los Angeles to work as a studio art director. He went on to direct and produce over 100 silent films. With the coming of talkies, he returned to mural painting and painted many murals for area buildings. In 1932 he designed the commemorative medallion for the Los Angeles Olympic Games. Hugo Ballin died in Santa Monica, CA on...

Your one stop shop to processing a passport!!! Look no further, folks! We came here to process our passport today. It was smooth overall. No lines to go in and out within 15 min. We even came in 20 min early and they took us early. I called twice prior to the appt because I had some questions and there was always someone available so that was great for peace of mind. Photos can be taken here too.

Cons: Male clerk in front not the friendliest, a bit robotic. If you have kids come here, give it a rest, and have patience, it’s not the library. Make an appt as early as possible ONLINE (no phone appts can be made) if you need a passport. This is the best place to...

The city of Burbank has canceled the 4th of July fireworks display, and this is so sad. For years it has been a tradition of ours to host a large 4th of July party and then all walk to a local Burbank park where we can see the fireworks. Who makes the kinds of decisions that leads to cancellations like this? And here’s my message to anyone thinking of running for office in the city of Burbank: if your message is to bring back the fireworks, I will vote for you over any incumbent already...