Photo Gallery: Youth car enthusiasts converge on Empire Center in Burbank
The Empire Center in Burbank is the focus point for a multi-hundred car youth gathering that seemed to organize in a flash-mob fashion on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Burbank Police stopped and ticketed several drivers for missing front license plates and headlights that are too low. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
A loud but peaceful crowd flooded Burbank’s Empire Center parking lot with vehicles on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013 for the impromptu “Krispy Kreme” meet, drawing more than 3,000 people and roughly 1,000 cars.
The Empire Center in Burbank is the focus point for a multi-hundred car youth gathering that seemed to organize in a flash-mob fashion on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Burbank Police stopped and ticketed several drivers for missing front license plates and headlights that are too low. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
The Empire Center in Burbank is the focus point for a multi-hundred car youth gathering that seemed to organize in a flash-mob fashion on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Burbank Police stopped and ticketed several drivers for missing front license plates and headlights that are too low. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
The Empire Center in Burbank is the focus point for a multi-hundred car youth gathering that seemed to organize in a flash-mob fashion on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Burbank Police stopped and ticketed several drivers for missing front license plates and headlights that are too low. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
The Empire Center in Burbank is the focus point for a multi-hundred car youth gathering that seemed to organize in a flash-mob fashion on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Burbank Police stopped and ticketed several drivers for missing front license plates and headlights that are too low. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
The Empire Center in Burbank is the focus point for a multi-hundred car youth gathering that seemed to organize in a flash-mob fashion on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Burbank Police stopped and ticketed several drivers for missing front license plates and headlights that are too low. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
The Empire Center in Burbank is the focus point for a multi-hundred car youth gathering that seemed to organize in a flash-mob fashion on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Burbank Police stopped and ticketed several drivers for missing front license plates and headlights that are too low. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
The Empire Center in Burbank is the focus point for a multi-hundred car youth gathering that seemed to organize in a flash-mob fashion on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Burbank Police stopped and ticketed several drivers for missing front license plates and headlights that are too low. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
The Empire Center in Burbank is the focus point for a multi-hundred car youth gathering that seemed to organize in a flash-mob fashion on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Burbank Police stopped and ticketed several drivers for missing front license plates and headlights that are too low. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
The Empire Center in Burbank is the focus point for a multi-hundred, maybe thousand car youth gathering for thousands on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. The Burbank Police Department, in a mutual aid effort, closed streets leading to the mall as early as 6:30 turning away thousands. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
A young man leans up against his trophy winning car at the Empire Center in Burbank is the focus point for a multi-hundred, maybe thousand car youth gathering for thousands on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. The Burbank Police Department, in a mutual aid effort, closed streets leading to the mall as early as 6:30 turning away thousands. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
The Empire Center in Burbank is the focus point for a multi-hundred, maybe thousand car youth gathering for thousands on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. The Burbank Police Department, in a mutual aid effort, closed streets leading to the mall as early as 6:30 turning away thousands. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
A Volkswagen convertible on display at the Empire Center in Burbank is the focus point for a multi-hundred, maybe thousand car youth gathering for thousands on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. The Burbank Police Department, in a mutual aid effort, closed streets leading to the mall as early as 6:30 turning away thousands. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Burbank Police Sergaent Darin Ryburn talks with a reporter from Channel 4 at the Empire Center in Burbank is the focus point for a multi-hundred, maybe thousand car youth gathering for thousands on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. The Burbank Police Department, in a mutual aid effort, closed streets leading to the mall as early as 6:30 turning away thousands. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
The Empire Center in Burbank is the focus point for a multi-hundred, maybe thousand car youth gathering for thousands on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. The Burbank Police Department, in a mutual aid effort, closed streets leading to the mall as early as 6:30 turning away thousands. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
People hang out on a wall near Krispy Kreme at the Empire Center in Burbank is the focus point for a multi-hundred, maybe thousand car youth gathering for thousands on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. The Burbank Police Department, in a mutual aid effort, closed streets leading to the mall as early as 6:30 turning away thousands. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
A rare 1969 Subaru Sand Bar 360 on display at the Empire Center in Burbank is the focus point for a multi-hundred, maybe thousand car youth gathering for thousands on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. The Burbank Police Department, in a mutual aid effort, closed streets leading to the mall as early as 6:30 turning away thousands. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
A car designed by Ruthless Car Club which the owner said he spent $25,000 to modify on display at the Empire Center in Burbank is the focus point for a multi-hundred, maybe thousand car youth gathering for thousands on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. The Burbank Police Department, in a mutual aid effort, closed streets leading to the mall as early as 6:30 turning away thousands. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
The Empire Center in Burbank is the focus point for a multi-hundred, maybe thousand car youth gathering for thousands on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. The Burbank Police Department, in a mutual aid effort, closed streets leading to the mall as early as 6:30 turning away thousands. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
A photographer takes a picture of one of thousands of cars at the Empire Center in Burbank is the focus point for a multi-hundred, maybe thousand car youth gathering for thousands on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. The Burbank Police Department, in a mutual aid effort, closed streets leading to the mall as early as 6:30 turning away thousands. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
The Empire Center in Burbank is the focus point for a multi-hundred, maybe thousand car youth gathering for thousands on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. The Burbank Police Department, in a mutual aid effort, closed streets leading to the mall as early as 6:30 turning away thousands. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
The Empire Center in Burbank is the focus point for a multi-hundred, maybe thousand car youth gathering for thousands on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. The Burbank Police Department, in a mutual aid effort, closed streets leading to the mall as early as 6:30 turning away thousands. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)