57-513: The Sheats Apartments , also known as L'Horizon and sometimes mistakenly as the Sheets Apartments , is a historic eight-unit, multi-family building located at 10919 Strathmore Drive, in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California . It is colloquially referred to as The Treehouse by UCLA students. Designed in 1948 in the futuristic style by Los Angeles architect John Lautner , it
114-653: A master's degree or higher was the third-highest in the county. Westwood is home to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The Los Angeles Unified School District operates public schools. Schools in Westwood are The zoned senior high school is University High School in West Los Angeles . UCLA Lab School Corinne A. Seeds Campus, formerly the Corinne A. Seeds University Elementary School and renamed in 2009,
171-492: A 1985 study by Gruen and Associates identified the following buildings of historic architectural significance: In 2018, about 50,288 people lived in the 90024 ZIP code, which grossly corresponds to Westwood, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. The 2000 U.S. census counted 47,916 residents in the 3.68-square-mile Westwood neighborhood—or 13,036 people per square mile, an average population density for
228-461: A 24-story office building now known as the Oppenheimer Tower was built in the neighborhood and the design of new buildings soon became a blend of styles. The Oppenheimer Tower was used for the primary location in the 1978 episode of Emergency! , "The Steel Inferno". Wilshire Boulevard through Westwood is would become a major corridor of condominium towers, from Westwood Boulevard east towards
285-593: A Visitors' Center open to the public and the headquarters for the Church's missionary efforts in Los Angeles. The church purchased the land for the temple from silent film star Harold Lloyd in 1937 and opened the temple in 1956. The temple grounds are also home to the Los Angeles Regional Family History Center (LARFHC), which is open to the public as well. It is the second-largest branch in
342-408: A direct translation, but historically a warm period in autumn was named after Bartholomew ( Finnish : Pärttyli or Perttu ), his saint day being in late August. In Irish , the phenomenon is called fómhar beag na ngéanna ("little autumn of the geese"). In Spain is also known as el veranillo del membrillo ("little summer of the quince tree") or el sol del membrillo ("the sun of
399-523: A major setback in the late 1980s, when gangs began to frequent the neighborhood and crime increased. The problems culminated in January 1988 when a gang shootout resulted in the death of a 27-year-old bystander. On January 30, 1988, gang violence brought nationwide attention to Westwood Village when Karen Toshima , a 27-year-old graphics artist, was killed as she crossed a Village street in a shootout between gang members. Her killer, Durrell DeWitt Collins, 23,
456-486: A number of Slavic-language countries—for example, in the Czech Republic , Ukraine , Poland , Slovakia , Russia and Slovenia , – it is known as "(old) women's summer" ( German : Altweibersommer ; Czech : babí léto ; Ukrainian : бабине літо , IPA: [babyne lito] , Polish : babie lato ; Slovak : babie leto ; Russian: бабье лето , IPA: [ˈbabʲjə ˈlʲetə] ). In Bulgaria, it
513-510: Is a playground developed for joint use by handicapped and non-handicapped children. Holmby Park is also in Westwood. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services SPA 5 West Area Health Office serves Westwood. In 2018, Westwood stakeholders voted to subdivide the area into two official neighborhood council districts. Since then the North Westwood Neighborhood Council has represented UCLA, Westwood Village,
570-492: Is bounded by: Westwood Village is 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
627-474: Is known as "gypsy summer" or "poor man's summer", and in Serbia it is known as "Miholjsko leto" because Saint Michael or "Miholjdan" is celebrated on October 12. In Sweden, there's "Brittsommar" (out of "Birgitta" and "Britta", having their name days around the time, on October 7) and/or "Indiansommar" as a direct translation from English. In Finland , the period is today called Finnish : intiaanikesä ,
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#1732868614506684-481: Is the University of California, Los Angeles laboratory school. The Los Angeles Public Library opened a branch in Westwood in 2005. Indian summer An Indian summer is a period of unseasonably warm, dry weather that sometimes occurs in autumn in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere . Several sources describe a true Indian summer as not occurring until after the first frost , or more specifically
741-587: The Bruin Theater ( S. Charles Lee , 1937), which hosted many Hollywood premieres over past decades. The Hammer Museum , which is affiliated with UCLA, is an art museum and cultural center known for its artist-centric and progressive array of exhibitions and public programs. Founded in 1990 by the entrepreneur-industrialist Armand Hammer to house his personal art collection, the museum has since expanded its scope to become "the hippest and most culturally relevant institution in town." Particularly important among
798-621: The Family History Library system of the LDS Church , and contains more than 100,000 microfiche and 30,000 books. The Westwood Recreation Center is in Westwood. The facility includes barbecue pits, a lighted baseball diamond, lighted outdoor basketball courts, racquetball courts, a children's play area, a community room, an indoor gymnasium with weights, and a picnic table. The center also has Aidan's Place, which opened on December 5, 2001. The place, named after wheelchair-bound Aidan James,
855-605: The L.A.P.D. assigned a 30-member antigang unit to capture Toshima's killer. — "The Price of Life in Los Angeles: Is one killing in Westwood worse than hundreds in the ghetto?", Margaret Carlson, Time magazine, February 22, 1988 There was a conviction in December 1988 for a September 1985 abduction and double-murder that started as an auto theft in Westwood. The neighborhood's well-known bookstores and some movie cinemas began closing with
912-575: The 1918 second volume of The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy . However, early 20th-century climatologists Gordon Manley and Hubert Lamb used it only when referring to the American phenomenon, and the expression did not gain wide currency in Great Britain until the 1950s. In former times, variations of "Saint Martin's summer" were widely used across Europe to describe warm weather surrounding autumn feast days of St. Martin and Saint Luke . In
969-521: The Archangel in Wales ( Welsh : haf bach Mihangel ). In Turkey , it is called pastırma yazı , meaning "pastrami summer", since the month of November was considered to be the best time to make pastırma (the meat that, though slightly different, pastrami originated from). The American Meteorological Society (AMS) also notes that a similar phenomenon may be referred to poetically as halcyon days,
1026-571: The Beverly Hills city line, and of Class A office towers, at Westwood Boulevard and westward. The 1980s saw Iranian immigration to the area after the 1979 Iranian Revolution , and the beginnings of the Tehrangeles business corridor along Westwood Boulevard south of Wilshire Boulevard. Westwood Village's popularity as a shopping, dining, and nighttime entertainment district continued to rise, with commercial rents peaking in 1988. The Village suffered
1083-620: The English translation of Boris Pasternak 's Doctor Zhivago , the term is used to describe the unseasonably warm weather leading up to the October Revolution . Similar weather conditions with local variations also exist. A warm period in autumn is called Altweibersommer ("old women's summer") in Germany, Austria , Switzerland , Lithuania , Hungary ( Hungarian : vénasszonyok nyara ), Estonia ( Estonian : vananaistesuvi ), and in
1140-622: The Indian Summer. This is in general the invariable rule: winter is not said properly to begin until those few moderate days & the raising of the water has announced it to Man. The essay was first published in French around 1788, but remained unavailable in the United States until the 1920s. Although the exact origins of the term are uncertain, it was perhaps so-called because it was first noted in regions inhabited by Native Americans, or because
1197-600: The Los Angeles Country Club on Santa Monica Boulevard and the Rancho Country Club on Pico Boulevard." Meanwhile, the Southern Branch of the University of California had been established on Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles, where enrollment expanded so rapidly that by 1925 the institution had outgrown the site. The selection of a new campus in the Westwood hills was announced on March 21, 1925. The owners of
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#17328686145061254-693: The North Westwood Village, and Persian Square areas, while the Westwood Neighborhood Council has continued to represent the surrounding residential areas. The Los Angeles Police Department operates the West Los Angeles Community Police Station at 1663 Butler Avenue, which serves the community. Law enforcement for the UCLA campus is the responsibility of the UCLA Police Department , a division of
1311-445: The United States around 1778 by J. Hector St. John de Crevecœur, describing the character of autumn and implying the common usage of the expression Great rains at last replenish the springs, the brooks, the swamp and impregnate the earth. Then a severe frost succeeds which prepares it to receive the voluminous coat of snow which is soon to follow; though it is often preceded by a short interval of smoke and mildness, called
1368-501: The Village's image and reputation suffered. Even a quarter century later, Los Angeles Magazine referred to the 1988 gang‐related murder of an innocent bystander as a cause of Westwood Village's diminished activity. Limited and expensive parking remained a problem. Macy's (originally Bullock's ) closed in 1999, leaving the district without a department store anchor. In that quarter-century, multiple nearby districts lured customers away from
1425-501: The Village, such as Westfield Century City , The Grove , the now-closed Westside Pavilion , and Downtown Santa Monica with its open air and enclosed shopping malls. Westwood Village was master-planned in the late 1920s and Janss carefully selected not only the architects, but also the style of the buildings and their juxtaposition. Towers were built as landmarks and businesses on corner lots were carefully selected for their attractiveness and as landmarks. Buildings which according to
1482-583: The advent of large chain stores, Amazon.com and multiplex theaters. A 2014 report for the Westwood Village Improvement Association reported that Westwood Village, although still a busy place, was no longer the Westside's dominant retail and entertainment destinations as it had been for decades. The Village suffered from deteriorating public spaces and a high number vacancies. Multiple revitalization efforts over decades were unsuccessful and
1539-511: The air was caused by "Indians, firing the Prairies of the West". Audubon also mentions in many other places in his writings the reliance Native Americans had on fire. At no point does Audubon relate an Indian summer to warm temperatures during the cold seasons. Because the warm weather is not a permanent gift, a connection has been made to the pejorative term Indian giver . Native-American legends mention
1596-478: The city. In 2008, the city estimated that the population had increased to 52,041. The median age for residents was 27, considered young for the city; the percentages of residents aged 19 to 34 was among the county's highest. The neighborhood was considered moderately diverse ethnically, with a high percentage of Asians and of whites. The breakdown was whites , 62.9%; Asians , 23.1%; Latinos , 7.0%; blacks , 2.0%; and others, 4.9%. Iran (23.5%) and Taiwan (7.3%) were
1653-407: The design was considered one of the nation's best-planned and beautifully laid out commercial areas. Harold Janss had hired major architects and instructed them to follow a Mediterranean theme, with clay tile roofs, decorative Spanish tile, paseos, patios and courtyards. Buildings at strategic points, including theaters, used towers to serve as beacons for drivers on Wilshire Boulevard . Janss picked
1710-460: The estate, the Janss brothers , agreed to sell the property for approximately $ 1 million ($ 14 million in 2023 dollars), less than one-third the land's value. Municipal bond measures passed by Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills and Venice provided for that amount. Proposition 10, a state bond measure passed that year, provided $ 3 million for construction. Thus the University of California at Los Angeles
1767-539: The first " killing frost ". The late 19th-century lexicographer Albert Matthews made an exhaustive search of early American literature in an attempt to discover who coined the expression. The earliest reference he found dated to 1851. He also found the phrase in a letter written in England in 1778, but discounted that as a coincidental use of the phrase. Later research showed that the earliest known reference to Indian summer in its current sense occurs in an essay written in
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1824-464: The first slate of businesses and determined their location in the neighborhood; the area opened with 34 businesses, and, despite the Great Depression , had 452 businesses in 1939, including Bullock's ( Parkinson & Parkinson ), Desmond's ( Percy Parke Lewis ) and Sears department stores, and a Ralphs grocery ( Stiles Clements ). The architectural style met a turning point in 1970, when
1881-586: The god or "Life-Giver" bestowing warm autumnal weather to various warriors or peoples, enabling them to survive after great misfortune, such as loss of crops. Weather historian William R. Deedler wrote that "Indian summer" can be defined as "any spell of warm, quiet, hazy weather that may occur in October or November", though he noted that he "was surprised to read that Indian summers have been given credit for warm spells as late as December and January". Deedler also noted that some writers use Indian summer in reference to
1938-615: The independent, statewide University of California Police Department . As a state police agency, the UCLA PD has full law enforcement powers on and off campus. Fire and emergency medical services are provided by the Los Angeles Fire Department . UCLA Emergency Medical Services , a division of the UCLA Police Department, operates a Basic Life Support ambulance for the UCLA campus and supports LAFD on medical aid calls in
1995-561: The land. He began to develop the area and started to advertise for new homes in 1922. The Los Angeles Times reported the news: "Westwood, the subdivision of the Wolfskill Ranch, 3,300 acres (13 km ) of scenic territory between the city and Santa Monica, is to be opened to homeseekers and investors today by the Janss Investment Company. The tract comprises approximately 1000 residential and business lots, situated west of
2052-531: The large number of Persian restaurants, grocery stores, bookstores, art galleries, travel agencies, and rug stores along Westwood Boulevard that has served as a cultural hub for the Persian community in Los Angeles since the 1960s. Westwood has a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen Csb ) with dry summers, relatively wet winters, and mild temperatures year-round. Like the rest of coastal Los Angeles County, Westwood experiences an Indian summer , where its warmest highs, in
2109-407: The most common places of birth for the 31.3% of the residents who were born abroad—about the same percentage as in the city at large. The median yearly household income in 2008 dollars was $ 68,716, a high figure for Los Angeles. The percentages of households that earned $ 125,000 yearly and higher or that earned $ 20,000 or less were high for Los Angeles County. The average household size of two people
2166-415: The museum's critically acclaimed exhibitions are presentations of both historically overlooked and emerging contemporary artists. The Hammer Museum also hosts over 300 programs throughout the year, from lectures, symposia, and readings to concerts and film screenings. As of February 2014, the museum's collections, exhibitions, and programs are completely free to all visitors. The Geffen Playhouse Theater
2223-402: The natives first described it to Europeans, or it had been based on the warm and hazy conditions in autumn when Native Americans hunted. John James Audubon wrote about "The Indian Summer that extraordinary phenomenon of North America" in his journal on November 20, 1820. He mentions the "constant Smoky atmosphere" and how the smoke irritates his eyes. Audubon suspects that the condition of
2280-481: 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. Wilshire Boulevard through Westwood is a major corridor of condominium towers, on the eastern end and of Class A office towers, on
2337-639: The occurrence of El Niño . In other countries, it is associated with autumnal name days or saint days , such as Teresa of Ávila ( Portugal , Spain and France ), St. Martin 's Summer ( Spain , France , Italy , Portugal and Malta ), St. Michael's summer ( Veranillo de San Miguel in Spain , Miholjsko leto , Serbia , Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina ), St. Martin's Day ( Netherlands and Italy ), St. Demetrius ( Greece and Cyprus ), Bridget of Sweden in Sweden , and Saint Michael
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2394-537: The ocean andhillside location resulting in heavier and abundant rainfall. The most rainfall in a wet season was 43.55 from September 1997 to June 1998. Westwood was developed on the lands of the historic Wolfskill Ranch, a 3,000-acre (12 km ) parcel that Arthur Letts , the successful founder of the Broadway , and Bullock's department stores, purchased in 1919. Upon Arthur Lett's death, his son-in-law, Harold Janss, vice president of Janss Investment Company , inherited
2451-490: The others . . . with its own terraces, decks, and outdoor garden space." However, its condition in recent years has deteriorated, with visiting professor and former presidential candidate Michael Dukakis calling it "a dump" in 2004. On June 21, 1988, the City of Los Angeles designated the building as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument . Westwood, Los Angeles Westwood is a commercial and residential neighborhood in
2508-454: The phrase "Indian summer" to its readers in 1837, written by someone who had lived in the US but questioned whether Native Americans had influenced the origins. The UK Met Office Meteorological Glossary published in 1916 defines an Indian summer "a warm, calm spell of weather occurring in autumn, especially in October and November" , while The Indian Summer of a Forsyte is the metaphorical title of
2565-457: The quince tree"). In temperate parts of South America—such as southernmost Brazil, Argentina , Chile and Uruguay —the phenomenon is known as "Veranico", "Veranito" or "Veranillo" (literally, "little summer"), and usually occurs in early autumn, between late April and mid-May, when it is known as "Veranico de Maio" ("May's little summer") or as "Veranito de San Juan" ("Saint John's little summer"). Its onset and duration are directly associated with
2622-413: The surrounding community. UCLA also maintains a small fire suppression apparatus staffed by campus fire marshals that responds to university-owned properties and helps the outside community when requested to by LAFD. Sixty-six percent of Westwood residents aged 25 and older had earned a four-year degree by 2000, a high figure for both the city and the county. The percentages of residents of that age with
2679-557: The term to mean a time when one may recover some of the happiness of youth. The main character, jilted as a young man, leads a solitary life until he rediscovers romance in early middle age. In British English , the term is used in the same way as in North America. In the UK it was first used in the early 19th century, there was an early example in The Guardian which ran an article explaining
2736-465: The upper 70s, are towards the end of summer and early fall. After mid-October temperatures dip down quicker. as the cold season approaches, than they rise from late spring to summer. Ocean temperatures tend to moderate the climate more than inland locations. The average precipitation in Westwood is 17.43 inches which tends to be higher than most populated places in LA County. This is due to its proximity to
2793-563: The weather in only New England , "while others have stated it happens over most of the United States, even along the Pacific coast". In literature and history, the term is sometimes used metaphorically. The title of Van Wyck Brooks ' New England: Indian Summer (1940) suggests an era of inconsistency, infertility, and depleted capabilities, a period of seemingly robust strength that is only an imitation of an earlier season of actual strength. William Dean Howells ' 1886 novel Indian Summer uses
2850-637: The western end. Westwood also has residential areas of multifamily and single family housing, including exclusive Holmby Hills . The neighborhood was developed starting in 1919, and UCLA opened in 1929, while Westwood Village was built up starting in 1929 through the 1930s. According to the Westwood Neighborhood Council, the Westwood Homeowners Association, and the Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. project, Westwood
2907-608: Was built in 1929 at 10886 LeConte Avenue as the Masonic Affiliates Club, or the MAC, for students and alumni at UCLA. One of the first dozen structures built in Westwood Village, it was designed by architect Stiles O. Clements . The Los Angeles California Temple , the second-largest temple operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , is on Santa Monica Boulevard in Westwood. The temple grounds also includes
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#17328686145062964-547: Was completed in 1949 for Neo-Fauvist artist Helen Taylor Sheats , who assisted in the design, and her second husband, dean of University of California Extension Paul Henry Sheats, who was also a professor at UCLA. Because of its proximity to University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) , it was intended for and has been used primarily for student occupancy. In their book An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles , David Gebhard and Robert Winter praised its functionality by noting, "each apartment [is] completely separated from
3021-575: Was created by the Janss Investment Company , run by Harold and Edwin Janss and their father, Peter, in the late 1920s as a shopping district and headquarters of the Janss Company. Its boom was complemented by the boom of UCLA which opened in 1929 and served not only faculty, staff and students but also affluent shoppers from the surrounding upscale single-family-home neighborhoods. Opening in 1929,
3078-457: Was established in Westwood; ground was broken on September 12, 1927, and the campus opened for regular classes on September 20, 1929. Westwood Village, a planned, 55-acre suburban shopping district (22 ha) immediately south of the UCLA campus, was only the second such district on this scale ever to be built worldwide, preceded only by Country Club Plaza (1922–23) in Kansas City . It with
3135-597: Was low for Los Angeles. Renters occupied 64.1% of the housing stock and house-or-apartment owners held 35.9%. The percentages of never-married men and women were among the county's highest. In 2000 there were 309 families headed by single parents, a low percentage for the city. Five percent of the population had served in the military, a low figure for both the city and the county. Besides the many facilities of UCLA itself, cultural and entertainment facilities include: The Village has two historic movie theaters Fox Village Theater (opened 1931, architect Percy Parke Lewis and
3192-416: Was sentenced to two concurrent terms of 27 years to life in prison. In 2016, he was again denied parole until at least 2021. The episode led to the widespread impression that even affluent Westwood was not immune to the crime wave then ravaging Los Angeles. The Los Angeles establishment reacted with horror. Newspapers and television headlined the story for days. Police patrols in Westwood tripled, and
3249-720: Was the Westside's busiest such district through the 1980s. A portion of Holmby Hills , home to the Playboy Mansion , south of Sunset Blvd., east of both Beverly Glen Bl. and Comstock Av., and west of the L.A. Country Club , is within Westwood. The northern section of Holmby Hills is part of Bel Air . Together, Holmby Hills, Bel Air and Beverly Hills form the " Platinum Triangle " of Los Angeles. North Westwood Village (or North Village ) consists mainly of multifamily residential units where many UCLA students live, west of Gayley, north of Weyburn, and east of Veteran aves. Tehrangeles , also known as "Little Persia", refers to
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