Ralphs returned to Westwood Village nearly 40 years later, converting the old Bullock's department store into a grocery store formerly sharing the space with a Best Buy and an Expo Home Design Center.
Since Ralphs vacated the building in the mids, it has housed a number of different businesses. In a large portion of the space facing Lindbrook Drive was converted into a movie theater, which was known over the years as the United Artists Theater, the UA Egyptian, the Odeon Cinema and finally as the Mann Festival which closed on July 30, The Bratskeller restaurant, popular with UCLA students, also operated at the building from the late s through the mids.
In the late s and early s the prime corner space at the base of the tower was split between Daphne's Greek Cafe and Togo's Sandwich Restaurant. In early , part of the shuttered movie theater was converted to Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria.
It was also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Janss hired Harland Bartholomew, a St. Louis planner, and L.
Deming Tilton, involved in the reconstruction of Santa Barbara town center, to develop a master plan for Westwood Village. They chose a Mediterranean-style shopping area with angled streets and irregular blocks. Street corners were anchored by tile-roofed, Spanish Colonial Revival buildings with walk-through plazas and second-floor arcades.
Attractions included the Fox Westwood Theatre, department stores such as Bullocks Westwood and Sears, Ralphs grocery, and college shops. Neon-topped towers and a greenbelt along Wilshire drew motorists from the boulevard. This Union 76 Service Station had its grand opening in December as part of a massive industry opening of stations citywide.
The station lasted only until when it was demolished to make room for Sontag Fountain and Grill, which opened in Backside of postcard reads: "Westwood Village is ultra-modern, different in every respect, in a land of unusual communities. Smart shops, intimate restaurants, outdoor skating rink and the college atmosphere, all lend to make Westwood one of the most unusual and picturesque of California's newer cities.
Westwood Hills Magazine was published by Westwood Hills News Publishing from and ran as a weekly magazine and cost 25 cents! The original Bullock's store in Westwood was of Spanish style architecture and served the community from until Being adjacent to the University of California at Los Angeles UCLA , Westwood Village was decorated in the early part of the century with the Westwood Special, notable for the blue and gold ceramic tile around its base.
These were replaced with modern lights in the early 's when Westwood Village determined to become the brightest lighted commercial area in the world using 1,watt mercury vapor lamps. The large glass brick panel above the marquee allowed light to enter the mezzanine, and marble wainscoting flanked the entrance which was paved in travertine. The company closed in the late 's but the building is still standing today. It had a seating capacity for 10, spectators and could accommodate 2, ice skaters on its year-round outdoor rink.
There were conflicting reports that Norwegian ice champion Sonja Henie had acquired the arena sometime in the s and renamed it Sonja Henie's Ice Palace, but her actual affiliation with the establishment remains uncertain.
The Tropical Ice Gardens also hosted hockey games, ice dancing shows, comedy and animal ice shows, as well as skating clubs. Topical Ice Gardens appeared in so many films starring Norwegian Olympic champion Sonja Henie that people referred to it as her rink, though she never actually owned it. The Fox Theater quickly became the most recognizable symbol of the new Westwood Village.
Regency Theatres replaced Mann Theatres as the movie operator on April 1, Click HERE to see contemporary view. A number of notable buildings remain from the early years of Westwood Village, including:. The theater looms over the Broxton and Weyburn Avenues intersection. Built in this cinema later became famous for the many movie premieres held there. The Janss Dome Janss Investment Company Building the first building to be built in Westwood Village in , is another village landmark with its dome on an octagonal base, portico and large arched windows.
Ralphs Market Building, also built in , is a red tile-roofed Spanish Colonial Revival building featuring a rotunda with a pediment over the entrance and arcaded wings, at — Westwood Boulevard. Another village landmark is Holmby Hall , a Spanish Colonial Revival building featuring a clock tower which was damaged by fire around , located at the corner of Weyburn Avenue and Westwood Boulevard. The Bruin Theater opened across the street opposite the Fox Theater in , as the second movie theater in the Village.
The Fox Bruin Theatre originally had seats, all on a single floor. It was designed by architect S. The theater was taken over by Mann Theatres chain in and was equipped to screen 70mm movies in Click HERE for contemporary view. Clustered around its central thoroughfare of Westwood Boulevard, the shopping district serves the affluent neighborhoods of Bel Air and Westwood to the north, as well as students from UCLA.
The store contained three-levels and included unique four-level parking. The new Westwood Bullock's store, designed by Welton Becket, opened in It lasted for over forty years as a Bullock's, becoming a Macy's store in But three years later it was closed. A City Target opened in the space in , and in , a Ralphs Grocery Store largest in Southern California opened on the middle level.
Built in , Ralphs Grocery Store was one of the original six buildings in the Westwood Village development. The building was noted for its cylindrical rotunda capped by a low saucer dome, with a pediment over the entrance and arcaded wings extending north and east. The location was the northeast corner of Lindbrook and Gayley Ave. Starting construction in , the 1, seat National Theatre was to be called the Fox Westwood not to be confused with the classic Fox Westwood Village theatre two blocks away.
But by the time the theatre opened to the general public on Friday, March 27, , the National name graced the front of the building. That was because National General had just phased out the Fox name that appeared as part of every one of their theatre names for years, directory ads always read National General's Fox West Coast theatres. For years, the National was an exclusive engagement theatre, with clearance over every other theatre in a three county area L.
There were exceptions. After Fiddler on the Roof ended its reserved seat engagement at the Wilshire, the National was added to the selected theatre release, albeit with an exclusive 70mm print. The National Theatre was home to many big blockbuster films of the s, including all three Indiana Jones films, Top Gun, etc. Its s futuristic-style exterior belied a large upstairs lobby which was replete with chandeliers and an enormous orange-colored auditorium which boasted a massive screen 56ft wide and 26ft high.
All seating was on a single sloping floor. One interesting feature of the theatre was its marquee. It mounted on two tracks, which allowed it to be lowered all the way to the ground for easy changing. Mann Theatres closed the theater on April 19, It was re-opened on May 11, , by an independent operator, but closed again on October 7, They were open 24 hours, days a year, never closing.
Architect Martin Stern, Jr. There was a third Ships built near La Cienega and Olympic Fans of Googies Architecture considered the Westwood location a fine example of the futuristic style, with its hovering angular roof canopy and glass walls that seemed to defy the rules of gravity. It was a huge hit with UCLA students.
With their boomerang-shaped roofs and futuristic neon signs, Ships Coffee Shops were impossible to miss. Both locals and tourists loved Ships. The three restaurants served 50 million customers from to Because there was a toaster on every table, Ships always smelled of burnt toast. Preparing your own toast of choice was the main event. The Ships Coffee Shop in Westwood closed on September 20th and was demolished the following day, to make way for a 20 story office building.
Monty's Steakhouse was closed in just before the building it was housed in Westwood Center Building was renovated. Kenny Washington led the nation in total offense and became the first consensus All-American in the history of the school's football program in He rushed for 1, yards in his college career, a school record for 34 years.
Washington, Strode, and Robinson starred on the UCLA Bruins football team, in which they made up three of the four backfield players. This was a rarity to have so many African Americans when only a few dozen at all played on college football teams. They played eventual conference and national champion USC to a tie with the Rose Bowl on the line.
On October 14, , King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence. In , he and the SCLC helped to organize the Selma to Montgomery marches and the following year, he took the movement north to Chicago to work on segregated housing. In the final years of his life, King expanded his focus to include poverty and speak against the Vietnam War, alienating many of his liberal allies with a speech titled "Beyond Vietnam".
In , King was planning a national occupation of Washington, D. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was established as a holiday in numerous cities and states beginning in , and as a U. From —69, Lew Alcindor played under coach John Wooden, contributing to the team's three-year record of 88 wins and only two losses: one to the University of Houston in which Alcindor had a not fully healed eye injury, and the other to crosstown rival USC who played a "stall game" i. But on November 27, , the freshman team led by Alcindor defeated the varsity team 75—60 in the first game in the new Pauley Pavilion.
Alcindor scored 31 points and had 21 rebounds in that game. There were 52, people in attendance at the Houston Astrodome. Elvin Hayes scored 39 points and had 15 rebounds—while Alcindor, who suffered from a scratch on his left cornea, was held to just 15 points—as Houston beat UCLA 71— The Bruins' game winning streak ended in what has been called the "Game of the Century.
UCLA student-athletes have won Olympic medals — gold, 54 silver and 54 bronze. The Bruins have had at least one competitor in every Olympics since with one exception , and UCLA has won a gold medal in every Olympics since with the exception of boycott.
In some cases, the word "legend" is an understatement. He'd announced his retirement before the national title game against Kentucky. The squad was not Wooden's best -- he didn't have Lew Alcindor or Bill Walton -- but the Bruins' win in the national title game that year guaranteed a proper sendoff for Wooden. He left the game on top. Few coaches in any sport can match that. After World War II, the architects changed to a less costly and more modern style buildings which still featured red brick.
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Huston ; Le Conte and Westwood. Layout by Rocket Website Templates. Historical Notes The new facility included an elementary school where teachers-in-training could practice their teaching technique on children. A long and winding driveway is located on the left side of the entrance, and a long flight of stairs barely visible is on the right; the school sits impressively on the last knoll of Bunker Hill, aptly dubbed "Normal Hill".
Historical Notes After the demolition of this structure , 5th Street was straightened and the remainder of the site was eventually occupied by the L. The building features steep gables, pointed towers and ceilings, a circular tower at left, and a square tower at right. A few other much smaller buildings can be seen at right. Legible signs include: "State Normal School". Historical Notes Through the years, the State Normal School was expanded and several new wings were added; the "new and improved" facility would eventually include an elementary school where the teachers-in-training could practice their teaching technique on real children.
Because the school sat impressively on the last knoll of Bunker Hill, aptly dubbed "Normal Hill", there were two ways to get to the main entrance: either taking the long and winding driveway located on the left side, or a long flight of stairs on the right partially covered by the trees , which was parallel to 5th Street. The beautiful brick building had numerous tall windows all around, several chimneys, gabled dormers, a tower with a balcony and ornate grill, a set of stairs on either side leading to the main doors, and beautiful landscaping all around.
The large white building on the middle left is the Bible Institute, later to become the Church of the Open Door, that was located on Hope Street; the Key West Rooms and Apartments is visible on the lower left. Historical Notes By the little pueblo of Los Angeles had grown to a city of , and the school, whose enrollment far exceeded its capacity, moved to new quarters -- a Hollywood ranch off a dirt road which would later become Vermont Avenue.
To Edison's left is the school's president, Jesse H. Surrounded by Romanesque brick architecture full of arches, an early automobile is parked in front of a flag pole which sports the American flag.
Several people stand by it while others walk around on the campus walkways. Vermont Ave. Historical Notes The cornerstone for Millspaugh Hall was laid on November 18, ; in September , the school began its sessions in the new building.
Twelve of the buildings were designed by architects Allison and Allison and built in Historical Notes The valedictorian of his class at Jefferson High, Ralph Bunche was an all-around athlete who competed in football, baseball and track.
Vermont Avenue runs from the bottom of the photo to the right. Historical Notes The "Southern Branch" of the University of California was no longer merely a teacher's college but an institution that offered two years of instruction in Letters and Science.
Hollywood - Hollywood Bowl. San Fernando Valley. Los Angeles Plaza. Historical Landmarks in LA. Santa Monica. Amusement Parks. LA Historiical Timeline. Baseball in Early LA. Aviation in Early LA. San Pedro and Wilmington. Los Angeles Streetlights. Early Boylston Street Yard. Early Views of West Hollywood. Early LA City Views - Early LA Buildings - Santa Monica Boulevard runs horizontally at bottom of photo while a tree-lined Wilshire Boulevard runs from left to right at center.
Beverly Glen, not yet constructed here, will run from lower-left, under Santa Monica Boulevard bridge, up north to the Wolfskill ranch house seen at center-left on Wilshire Boulevard. Historical Notes The view above, from about the time of the Letts purchase, shows the land with the Wolfskill ranch house center left , located on what is today the northwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Beverly Glen.
The house was located at the present corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Beverly Glen. It has a sign, "Westwood" with lightbulbs, and little else surrounds it. Historical Notes Built by the Janss Investment Corporation in the s, this oddly shaped tower was located on the northeast corner of Wilshire and Beverly Glen Boulevards. Historical Notes The large empty parcel, upper left, within the platted area is the Wolfskill ranch house, on the P.
This was the first structure built on the new Westwood campus. This was the axial link between the main quad and other buildings across an arroyo. UC Regent Edward A. Dickson observes from the far right. Historical Notes The reinforced concrete walls of the bridge contained three huge arches, and Kelham's Romanesque design featured intricate rosette and diamond patterns of carved limestone and inlaid red brick, with decorative parapets and a series of smaller arches running along the upper portion of the structure.
The newly constructed Royce Hall and Haines Hall are seen in the background. Historical Notes In the summer of , the gully was filled to increase the amount of useable property on the campus. Seen in the background are Royce Hall and Haines Hall. Historical Notes Today, the bridge's arches remain hidden underground at Dickson Court, largely ignored by the many crossing it daily. Note the type of cranes used during the s and s.
Historical Notes Ground was broken on the new campus in Westwood on September 27, Historical Notes Because the rolling terrain of the campus suggested northern Italy, a Romanesque or Italian Renaissance style of architecture was adopted, featuring red brick, cast stone trim, and tile roofs. On the right can be seen Royce Hall, which is still under construction. The building is surrounded by and filled-in with scaffolding. On the left is Powell Library.
On the right is Moore Hall, still under construction completed in Both buildings were constructed in a northern Italian Romanesque Revival style, designed by architect George W. Workers are seen constructing the steps. The bridge connecting Hilgard Ave to the main campus quadrangle is seen at center-right. On the left is Moore Hall, the Education Building, which was built in On the right is Powell Library , built in To the far right can be seen the bridge to Hilgard Avenue.
The gully over which the bridge passed was filled in after World War II. The building on the left is the backside of Royce Hall which was built in Creating a southern campus of Berkeley was the subject of a strategic lunch conversation o n Oct. Edward Dickson, on one side of the table, was an editor and the future publisher of the Los Angeles Express newspaper.
Their dreams for the future aligned: growing Southern California needed a state university. Los Angeles already had more people than San Francisco and sent more freshmen to the University of California up in Berkeley than any city. The clamor for higher education opportunities in Los Angeles was loud and growing louder.
People in power would at least listen to him. Instead of merely training elementary school teachers, he saw the new institution granting bachelors degrees in education.
Training those who would train teachers. Dickson liked the idea enough, but he believed in a grander vision. The two men agreed to be co-conspirators, pushing together toward establishing the university that Los Angeles so obviously needed.
Battles were heated and ugly, but some regents could see the future coming. The U. On May 23, , Gov. William D. The Normal School, operating since , would pass out of existence and a new institution would appear, the University of California Southern Branch, with Moore as its first director and later provost.
Most students would still focus on education studies, but there would be general college courses for freshmen and sophomores. Students would need to spend the final two years at Berkeley to get their bachelor degrees.
The Southern Branch opened on Sept. Demands for seats far outnumbered the available spots. The beautiful buildings and charming grounds surrounding assumed a new glamour which those who entered after June, , will never comprehend.
They were enhanced and glorified to meet the new and welcome responsibilities which naturally followed. The Cub Californian Staff. The First Graduating Class. Regents Rally. At last, a third year was approved, paving the way for UCLA to become a four-year degree-granting institution.
Its history and traditions are yours. They call for the best that is in you. Give it. In Feb. In the meantime we are building Californians. It is enough. Alumni Board.
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