Tag Archives: Westwood
Stores on Weyburn Ave., Westwood, 1938
This photo is from 1938 and shows what looks like a homeware store next to a bookstore on Weyburn Ave. in Westwood. Why can’t they make shops like this anymore? For that matter, why can’t they make streetlights like that … Continue reading
UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles), Westwood, 1932
This is a shot of UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) looking northwest towards the main quadrangle—probably the only quadrangle at that point. We can see Royce Hall with its twin asymmetrical towers over to the right. By the … Continue reading
Rightman Hats shop on Westwood Boulevard, in 1938.
Rightman Hats shop on Westwood Boulevard, in 1938. Hmmm . . . makes me wonder if Kathryn Massey or Gwendolyn Brick ever went shopping here.
Westwood Village under construction in 1929.
Westwood Village under construction in 1929. You can tell it’s real early days – there’s only one, lonely palm tree!
Westwood Village under construction in 1929
Westwood Village under construction in 1929. It looks like there is hardly anything around – I bet that didn’t last long. 1929 is the year UCLA moved to the area.
Westwood Village (near UCLA) in what I’m guessing is the early 1930s.
Westwood Village (near UCLA) in what I’m guessing is the early 1930s. It sure looks like a grand and beautiful place to work, shop and live, doesn’t it?
Color photo of Westwood, near UCLA, in 1941
Pre-WWII color photos of L.A. are hard to come by so when I do come across one, I do my little happy dance. This is Westwood, near UCLA, in 1941. Looks like finding a parking spot wasn’t a hassle!
Aerial view of Westwood Village, 1929
This aerial view of Westwood Village was taken back in 1929 when development of the area was only just beginning. Nowadays, of course, the area is dominated by UCLA, but back then the university (which opened the year this photo … Continue reading