 Today, a few long-time residents still refer to the Burien area as Sunnydale.In 1884, Gottlieb Burian (1837–1902) and his wife Emma (Wurm) Burian (1840–1905), German immigrants from Hussinetz, Lower Silesia, who owned two taverns in downtown Seattle, arrived in Sunnydale.The tiny community was without improved roads or commercial buildings and was reached primarily by trails.