Westwood
Westwood is an upscale neighborhood on the Westside of Los Angeles and is home to the University of Southern California, Los Angeles (UCLA). It is bordered by Brentwood on the west, Bel-Air on the north, Century City and Beverly Hills to the east and West Los Angeles to the South. Westwood is an eclectic mix of single-family homes, low rise apartments and the winding two-mile section of luxury residential high-rise condominium buildings on Wilshire Boulevard known as the famed Wilshire Corridor.
Westwood was developed on land that was originally part of the historic Wolfskill Ranch, a 3,000-acre parcel purchased in 1919 by Arthur Letts, the successful founder of the Broadway and Bullock's department stores. After Arthur Lett's death, his son-in-law, Harold Janss, developed the area and started advertising for new homes in 1922.
The center of Westwood is Westwood Village. Just a few steps form UCLA, this is a collection of wonderful stores, ethnic restaurants and several movie theaters, including the Art Deco Crest Theater, the Mann Village, featuring a landmark 170 foot white tower, and the Bruin Theatre. Westwood is the center of Westside movie going and continues to host many big Hollywood premieres each year. Westwood is also home to the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, the last resting place of many of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Marilyn Monroe, Merv Griffin and Eva Gabor. The Hammer Museum, named after activist and philanthropist Armand Hammer, longtime head of Occidental Petroleum, is also located in Westwood. The Hammer boasts an impressive collection of Impressionist art and cutting-edge modern art exhibitions, and also houses the Billy Wilder Theater, run by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
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