UCLA
(ca. 1905)^^ - The four-story Victorian-style Normal School building can be seen at center overlooking a beautiful courtyard. The building features steep gables, pointed towers and ceilings, a circular tower at left, and a square tower at right. A few other much smaller buildings can be seen at right. Legible signs include: "State Normal School".
(Early 1900s)* - Aerial view of the State Normal School, located at Grand Avenue and 5th Street. Because the school sat impressively on the last knoll of Bunker Hill, aptly dubbed "Normal Hill", there were two ways to get to the main entrance: either taking the long and winding driveway located on the left side, or a long flight of stairs on the right (partially covered by the trees), which was parallel to 5th Street. The beautiful brick building had numerous tall windows all around, several chimneys, gabled dormers, a tower with a balcony and ornate grill, a set of stairs on either side leading to the main doors, and beautiful landscaping all around. The large white building on the middle left is the Bible Institute, later to become the Church of the Open Door, that was located on Hope Street; the Key West Rooms and Apartments is visible on the lower left.
(ca. 1927)* - Ralph Bunche, left, with a group at the Southern Branch of the University of California on Vermont Avenue.
Historical Notes
The valedictorian of his class at Jefferson High, Ralph Bunche was an all-around athlete who competed in football, baseball and track. He attended UCLA when the school campus was located on Vermont Avenue, playing basketball on an athletic scholarship. Later he helped to write the charter for the United Nations. Bunche won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 for his efforts in developing peace agreements in the Middle East.*
(1922)* - Aerial view of the old Vermont Avenue campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, which later became Los Angeles City College. Vermont Avenue runs from the bottom of the photo to the right.
Historical Notes
The "Southern Branch" of the University of California was no longer merely a teacher's college but an institution that offered two years of instruction in Letters and Science. Third- and fourth-year courses were soon added, the first class of 300 students was graduated in 1925, and by 1927 the Southern Branch had earned its new name: University of California at Los Angeles (the "at" became a comma in 1958). As the student population of the University continued to increase, the need for a new site became obvious and the search was soon under way for a permanent home for UCLA.
(1929)* - Students cross the Arroyo Bridge on their way to and from classes and the library.
Historical Notes
Over the years, the bridge has become a storied part of UCLA's history. During the Great Depression, it provided shelter for impoverished students. In wartime, when the Japanese were targeting the California coast via submarine, enough food was reportedly stored beneath it to feed 50,000 people — in case of attack.
(1929)* - Looking northwest toward the Arroyo Bridge which connects Hilgard Avenue to the main campus quadrangle at U.C.L.A. The newly constructed Royce Hall and Haines Hall are seen in the background.
Historical Notes
In the summer of 1947, the gully was filled to increase the amount of useable property on the campus. Today, the bridge’s arches remain hidden underground at Dickson Plaza.^*^
(1929)* - Opening Day at the new UCLA campus. Students are dressed in the latest styles
Darkness falls on Charcoal Alley, Watts riots 1965 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Narcotics arrest (Central jail), 1953 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Gypsy girl arrested for robbery (Hollywood Station), 1951 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Jail fire drill, 1955 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Police reserve inspection, 1958. by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
At 6th & Main Elevated Depot...1953 by Metro Library and Archive, on Flickr
Pasadena Car House about 1950 by Metro Library and Archive, on Flickr
Los Angeles City Hall, 1979 by Gene Spesard, on Flickr
RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, California..1978 by Gene Spesard, on Flickr
Los Angeles Times building, 1979 by Gene Spesard, on Flickr
Disneyland, 1979 by Gene Spesard, on Flickr
Nash Ambassador, 1953 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Drive-in theater, Los Angeles, J. R. Eyerman...1949 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Los Angeles Sidewalk, Garry Winogrand, 1969 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Looking northwest from Los Angeles Street from below 1st Street, March 1958 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Looking west on 1st Street from Los Angeles Street, June 1954 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Harvey Mann Chevrolet, Los Angeles, 1952 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
View of Hyperion Bridge, Los Angeles, 1932 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Tumbleweeds, Los Angeles, 1960 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Metropolitan Transit Authority 3094, 1963 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Los Angeles Railway, 5 Line, Car 1414, turning south onto Market St, 1955 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Looking west on Hollywood Boulevard at the Pantages, 1952 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Marilyn Monroe in court, June 26, 1952 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Anaheim Mobil, 1956, Julius Shulman by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Cars parked and people walking along the Santa Monica Pier by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Los Angeles High School, 1910 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Numa clan, Tarzan club, Southern California, 1933 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Unemployed hired to widen Griffith Park roads in 1933 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Olvera Street, ca.1940 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Canoga Park, San Fernando Valley, 1949 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
29 killed in Griffith Park brushfire, October 1933 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Los Angeles Boys driving to Mexico City, 1930 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Hamilton Diamond Co., 860 S Broadway, 1930 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Silver Lake Reservoir, ca.1927 by Michael Ryerson, on Flickr
Employees on the "Sunshine" assembly line at North American's plant put the finishing touches on another B-25 bomber, Inglewood, Calif. In addition to the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, this plant by The Library of Congress, on Flickr
Women are trained to do precise and vital engine installation detail in Douglas Aircraft Company plants, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) by The Library of Congress, on Flickr
Riveting team working on the cockpit shell of a B-25 [i.e. C-47] bomber at the plant of North American Aviation, Inc., Inglewood [i.e. Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach], Calif. (LOC) by The Library of Congress, on Flickr
View of the B-25 final assembly line at North American Aviation's Inglewood, California, plant (LOC) by The Library of Congress, on Flickr
Mounting motor [on a] Fairfax B-25 bomber, at North American Aviation, Inc., plant in [Inglewood], Calif. (LOC) by The Library of Congress, on Flickr
Coffee Dans Restaurant Van Nuys,CA ca. 1962 by Charles Hathaway, on Flickr
Griffith Park, Los Angeles, May 30, 1967 by Kent Kanouse, on Flickr
Hollywood and Vine 1965 by jericl cat, on Flickr
Downtown Los Angeles Sept. 1949 by jericl cat, on Flickr
Broadway, Palace Theatre by jericl cat, on Flickr
Hollywood and Vine by jericl cat, on Flickr
Operating a hand drill at North American Aviation, Inc., [a] woman is working in the control surface department assembling a section of the leading edge for the horizontal stabilizer of a plane, Inglewood, Calif. (LOC) by The Library of Congress, on Flickr
P-51 Mustang fighter planes being prepared for test flight at the field of North American Aviation, Inc., plant in Inglewood, Calif. (LOC) by The Library of Congress, on Flickr
Genes Little Ole Tavern, Ventura, California (LOC) 1976 by The Library of Congress, on Flickr
In North American's modern machine shop, another aircraft part is finished on a huge turret lathe, N[orth] A[merican] Aviation, Inc., Inglewood, Calif. (LOC) by The Library of Congress, on Flickr
