Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA - Westwood Village For Sale

Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA - Westwood Village: Westwood is a commercial and residential neighborhood in the northern central portion of the Westside region of Los Angeles, California. It is the home of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Bordering the campus on the south is Westwood Village, a major regional district for shopping, dining, movie theaters, and other entertainment – from the 1930s through the 1980s, it was the most popular such district on the Westside. Wilshire Boulevard through Westwood is a major corridor of condominium towers, on the eastern end and of Class A office towers, on the western end. Westwood also contains residential areas of multifamily and single family housing, including exclusive Holmby Hills. The neighborhood was developed starting in 1919, and UCLA opened in 1926, while Westwood Village was built up starting in 1929 through the 1930s. Westwood Village is located immediately south of the UCLA campus, bounded by LeConte, Gayley, Thornton (between Lindbrook and Wilshire: Glendon) and Wilshire Boulevard. Westwood Village north of Wilshire is an on-street shopping, dining and entertainment district that was planned in the 1920s - the second such district ever to be built in the nation\'s history. It was planned by Janss and businesses started to open in 1929. It was the Westside\'s busiest such district through the 1980s, after which is has been experiencing a period of decline, though it remains popular with local residents and with students, faculty, and staff at UCLA. This Linen Era (1930-45) postcard is in good condition. Manufactured by Longshaw Card Co. Los Angeles, Calif. No. 714.