Burbank, California has always been completely void of industry.
Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California , United States , 12 mi northwest of downtown Los Angeles .. Los Angeles County. Los Angeles County, California. California. California. County. List of counties in California. Los Angeles. Los Angeles. Southern California. Southern California. United States. United States. The population at the 2010 census was 103,340 .. 2010 census. 2010 United States Census. Billed as the `` Media Capital of the World '' and only a few miles northeast of Hollywood , numerous media and entertainment companies are headquartered or have significant production facilities in Burbank , including The Walt Disney Company , Warner Bros. .. Hollywood. Hollywood. The Walt Disney Company. The Walt Disney Company. Entertainment , Nickelodeon Animation Studios , NBC , Cartoon Network Studios with the West Coast branch of Cartoon Network , and Insomniac Games .. Nickelodeon Animation Studios. Nickelodeon Animation Studios. NBC. NBC. Cartoon Network Studios. Cartoon Network Studios. Cartoon Network. Cartoon Network. Insomniac Games. Insomniac Games. The city is also home to Bob Hope Airport .. Bob Hope Airport. Bob Hope Airport. It was the location of Lockheed 's Skunk Works , which produced some of the most secret and technologically advanced airplanes , including the U-2 spy planes that uncovered the Soviet Union missile components in Cuba in October 1962 .. Skunk Works. Skunk Works. U-2 spy planes. Lockheed U-2. Soviet Union. Soviet Union. Cuba. Cuba. Burbank consists of two distinct areas  : a downtown / foothill section , in the foothills of the Verdugo Mountains , and the flatland section .. Verdugo Mountains. Verdugo Mountains. Burbank is the easternmost city in the San Fernando Valley .. San Fernando Valley. San Fernando Valley. Burbank 's neighbor , Glendale , is the westernmost city in the San Gabriel Valley .. Glendale. Glendale, California. San Gabriel Valley. San Gabriel Valley. The city was referred to as `` Beautiful Downtown Burbank '' on Laugh-In and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson .. Laugh-In. Laugh-In. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The city was named after David Burbank , a New Hampshire-born dentist and entrepreneur who established a sheep ranch there in 1867 .. New Hampshire. New Hampshire. dentist. dentist. entrepreneur. entrepreneur