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Looking north on Westwood Blvd from Wilshire Blvd, Westwood Village, Los Angeles, 1932
These days, Westwood Village is a little hemmed in by large buildings, but when this photo was taken, it was all open spaces, wide boulevards, and plenty of places to park. This view has us looking north up Westwood Blvd … Continue reading
Workmen construct the Janss Steps on the new UCLA campus, Westwood, Los Angeles, 1928
The workmen building the Janss Steps on what was then the new campus of UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) in the Westwood part of LA would probably never have guessed what would eventually come to fill that wide-open pastoral … Continue reading
Crowds of moviegoers turn out for the “Adventures of Casanova” premiere at the Bruin Theater, 950 Broxton Ave, Westwood, Los Angeles, February 17, 1948
The February 17, 1948 premiere of “Adventures of Casanova” at the Bruin Theater in Westwood attracted a huge crowd of movie fans, which is surprising because it wasn’t released by a major studio, nor did it boast any big stars. … Continue reading
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Facing west toward the campus of UCLA, Westwood, Los Angeles, 1932
It looks like that in the early days after UCLA moved from Vermont Ave to Westwood, the parking situation was “You can park in that field, or in that dirt lot behind it, or pretty much anywhere you like, really.” … Continue reading
Looking north up Westwood Blvd from Wilshire Blvd, Westwood, Los Angeles, 1939
I don’t know what the photographer was standing on when he took this 1939 shot looking north up Westwood Blvd from Wilshire Blvd, but I’m glad he did. Like most of Los Angeles, this area is a lot more built … Continue reading
Harnessing mule power to build the University of California, Westwood, Los Angeles (UCLA), 1928
In the late 1920s, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) moved from its original location on Vermont Ave to an area known as the Wolfskill Ranch in what is now called Westwood. In this photo, dated 1928, we can … Continue reading
Panoramic view looking east of the Fox Theatre at 961 Broxton Ave, Westwood Village, Los Angeles, 1933
Built in 1931, it didn’t take long for the Fox Theatre in Westwood to become a prominent fixture on the movie-going landscape of Los Angeles as one of the preferred places where Hollywood studios liked to hold their splashy premieres. … Continue reading
The Goodyear blimp flies over Royce Hall on the UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) campus, Westwood, 1931
Was there ever a time when the Goodyear blimp didn’t fly over the skies of Los Angeles? In this shot it’s sailing over Royce Hall on the campus of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the Westwood/Bel Air area. … Continue reading
Holmby Hall, Westwood Blvd and Weyburn Ave, Westwood, Los Angeles, August 8, 1932
It’s not often that I get to post a photo of a Los Angeles building that has remained largely unchanged. This is known as Holmby Hall and stands on the northwest corner of Westwood Blvd and Weyburn Ave in the … Continue reading
Aerial shot of Westwood Village, Los Angeles, circa early 1930s
Being used to a Los Angeles of 10 million people and practically every square inch developed, landscaped, and accounted for, I never tire of seeing L.A. of yesteryear when great swaths of land were still wide open and there for … Continue reading