SAN JOSE — A new proposal for medical offices could save Burbank Theater and bring a fresh set of missions to the long-shuttered historic movie house that has become a site of blight.
According to plans on file at San Jose City Hall, the old cinema palace that closed its doors six years ago could undergo a significant revamp that would preserve its exterior as well as much of its interior.
The plans emerged after a group linked to business executives in Milpitas paid $1.6 million in January for the property at 560 South Bascom Ave. in San Jose. The Milpitas-based owner of the Burbank Theater site lists Fred Meyer and Hung Tran as principal executives…