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Used to be the Business School. The southern wing was built by IBM to house the Western Computer Center. This had a mainframe, cooling tower and 24 hour IBM techs. in a time when computers were gigantic. The Amdahl designed IBM 360/91 produced so much heat that on hot August days the 3 story cooling tower could not keep up with it and the computer would have to be shut down.

Named for graduate and diplomat Ralf Bunche. Bunch grew up in LA and was the assistant to the UN High Commissioner on the question if Isreal should become a State. The High Commissioner was blown up and Bunche is believed to have changed the recommendation to support Israel independence. When the building was constructed the students hated it so much that the hung the architect in effigy. The high rise section was named the waffle iron because of the protruding windows. The low rise section has an atrium. It was the tallest building on campus and we used the roof for practicing with sextants.

This is a complex of building s that were added from West to East. The student records were kept here. During the Rein of John Wooden, Bill Walton and a few of his friends occupied Murphy Hall to protest something. He and some of his athlete friends decided to block the main entrance by turning over one of the gasoline powered Cushman cars used by the service staff. The gasoline leaked out and the Registrar was concerned that the student records might burn. He called the LA Fire department. LA Fire would only respond if LAPD was allowed on campus (UCLA and other UC Campuses have University Police who are State Police Officers with state wide authority.) The LAPD sent a large contingent of riot police who latter broke through the ranks of the University Police in order to beat students. Bill Walton was not punished for what he did even though it was felony that resulted in many being injured.

The best place to eat on campus if you can get an invite from a faculty member.

Named for the Dean of Engineering who made UCLA into an Engineering power house. Most everyone mispronounces the name as it is pronounced the Germany way. This is not the first Engineering building

First time I was here was about 1960 when the agriculture reasearch buildings were still here. That got moved to UC Davis.

I remember when this was new. Kerkoff wasnt big enough, it has grown since then.

Originally just called the mens Gym. Spent many an hour in the rifle range in the basement as a member of the Air Rifle and Pistol club. Wonder if thats still there, I know they decomisioned the nuke reactor offer in Engineering.

This was the third high rise dorm built and it was higher up the hill. We at Sproul would yell insults @ at Rieber and they would yell back. The proximity and configuration made for good sound transmission and at night it would wake people up.

This was the first High Rise dorm. Originaly a big slab, with Women on upper floors and men on lower floors. As a resident at Sprool which was built higher up the hill, we would put astronomic telescopes on the balcony at the bottom stem of the Sproul T on the 7th floor (named Chaos). With this high view we could look for open curtains of the co-eds who were changing:-)

Sproul Hall is a dormitory. As originally constructed the High Rise area formed a T with the long stem section for men and the smaller cross bar for women. These were originally accessed by separate elevators and stairs with key access required for the womens wing at night. The low rise section had the conatined the food and leisure areas. Sproul was the 2nd of the high rise dorms built on the hill west of the valley that contains the athletic facilities. This hill was orginaly intended to also contain residences for the faculty. The only faculty residence built was the chancellor's mansion. I lived on sproul during the period when it was still segregated. Favorite activities were riding on top of the elevator and listening for traffic accidents on Circle Drive (Circle Drive was renamed for the former Chancellor).

Isn't this Sears?

One of the most famous landmarks in California!

This is the site of Mountaingate Country Club, nice tennis facilities as well as golf.

This is McDonald's. Lucy's is the Southwest corner.

Now called Highland Gardens

Evilness

Horrible stairs to get inside. Should be reported! Will not allow use of elavator unless you are in a wheel chair!

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