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Identifier	clloy_189
Title	Westwood Village, California, showing University of California at Los Angeles in Background
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	1939
Subject (Topic)	Universities--California--Los Angeles; Shopping centers--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Name)	University of California, Los Angeles;
Subject (Place)	Westwood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Aerial views; Westwood Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	Western Publishing & Novelty Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Calif.
Language	eng
Description	An aerial view of Westwood Village in Los Angeles, California. At the top of the image is the University of California at Los Angeles, separated from the rest of Westwood Village by fields.
Historical Background	Westwood is a district 13 miles west of downtown Los Angeles. Westwood Village, clustered around its central thoroughfare of Westwood Boulevard, is a shopping district that serves the affluent neighborhoods of Bel Air and Westwood to the north, as well as students from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)" UCLA was founded in 1919 as the Southern Branch of the University of California. The campus was temporarily located on Vermont Avenue on the former campus of the State Normal School. In 1925, the Regents of the university selected a 384-acre site in Westwood for the new campus, and construction began in 1927. Two years later, four of the buildings had been completed, and 5,500 students enrolled at the new Westwood campus. The residential area of Westwood included more luxurious homes to the north and east and less expensive apartments to the west, and was intended for use by UCLA students, staff, and faculty.
Additional Printed Matter	On front, below image: "Whitehurse Aerial Photos Inc." On back: "Westwood is without doubt one of the most unique and attractive communities in the country--modern to the very last word. Homes of Spanish architecture, patios and gardens, that are beautiful--quaint shops fascinate visitors to Southern California. Westwood is located in West Los Angeles, and is the home of the University of California at Los Angeles."
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: 9A-H2262; Series number: 845
Additional Notes	Date from publisher's serial number; Printed using the C.T. Art-Colortone process; Printed on linen textured paper.
Contributors	Whitehurse Aerial Photos, Inc.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection