Los Angeles, California recent comments:

SAC is now home to the AROTC, NROTC, and AFROTC units of UCLA as well as many multicultural groups. However, a great swimming pool and large multi-hoop basketball court still provide the gym feel. In response to Salty, there is no rifle range in the basement now. The basement serves as military storage, classrooms, and study areas for students.

Best High School in LA!!!!!!

A much better park than before!!! Many changes have been going on in this park, and it's better than what it was before!

The landmark in Downtown LA!!!! I like this building a lot (after the Figueroa And Wilshire Building!)

This is my favorite building in LA!!!!!!!!!!!! I love it, it should have more advertising globally!!!!!

Are you perhaps thinking of the natural gas underneath Playa Vista? That leaked in from the nearby storage reservoir, and not buried in drums. Additionally, Hughes had nothing to do with it.

I climbed up here a lot. When I lived about a block away, even my German Shepard Climbed with assistance. It is made of sandstone and crumbling rock when doing technical climbing nearly did me in a few times.

I used to live on the fence line when there was water in the reservoir. The dear would walk by and it was a stopping place for migrating birds. The DWP built this as part of the distribution system for the Owens River Aqueduct. There is a nearby street named Owensmouth because Mulholand moved the mouth of the Owens River here. The dike was found to be damaged by earthquakes and DWP decided not to rebuild it.

This was originally the campus of Bunker Ramo an early technology Company.

Pierce indenture for the grant of the land was that agriculture must be taught and practiced here. When he did that Los Angeles County produced more agriculture dollars than any in the US. Now we grow houses.

A friend who lived here before the Dam said that there were floods here regularly. The basin behind the dam is intended as a settling area (where water goes into the ground). Oxnard was put through very late and some years back there was a flash flood during the rush hour and a lot cars ended up under water.

This was the first structure on campus. Access was from Hilgard to the east. The bridge was required to get to the building site where Royce hall was constructed. My High School Math teacher attended UCLA during the Great Depression and talked of the students who lived under the bridge because they could not afford housing. The ravines water flow is exposed in the botanical gardens to the south east.

This is one of the most fun places on campus. The desiner was concerned about getting the students wet when the wind blew. The fountain is a big circle with a high curb running around it. inside the curb water wells up and runs down to a whole in the center over river rocks. It sounds like a mountain stream and on hot days sitting inside is very refreshing.

The only faculty residence built under the original master plan. Tje nicest place to live around here. Many students don't even know its there.

This used to be negatively banked because UCLA would not give up land for fill and the City was too cheep to build a retaining wall.

There used to be a hight restriction in LA. Only the LA City Hall and this building were taller when I first lived in Westwood.

Sawtelle Cemetery was the informal name. There is a monument at the south east corner to soldiers and sailors of the Spanish American War.

This was built on the Vetrans Adminstration property which was to be the Old soldiers' home. Before the building there was a driving range here.

Some people think this is outside the campus, but UCLA owns the property north of Wilshire Blvd, West to Veterans. The commercial area to the south and the residential area to the north west are on 99 year leases. UCLA has right of first refusal when lease holds change hands and have exercised the rights more and more since the original campus area is built out. I looking forward to the lease expiration to see what happens. Westwood Village, the commercial area, was developed by Jans Investment Co. in conjunction with the Pacific Electric. Jans donated the steps named after him that lead from Dickson Plaza down to the valley to the west.