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Fox Film Studio, Westwood Village, Westwood, Los Angeles. October 28, 1932

Description: A panoramic street view of the Fox Film Studio in Westwood Village, Los Angeles. Besides the front gate, the only part of the studio that can be seen past the tall studio walls is the backsides of building facades. There is a large parking lot outside the studio which is full, and more automobiles line the streets in the foreground. Outside of the gate there is a billboard announcing "Cavalcade ; The Picture of the generation". On the left there is a golf area, possibly for putting and pitching practice, and beyond that there are several oil wells. Train tracks run across the width of the image in the foreground. Writing in white in the bottom center reads "Photo by ; C.C. Pierce & Co. ; Los Angeles Calif. 10-28-'32".
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: October 28, 1932
Call number: photCL 470 (128)
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Fox Film Studio, Westwood Village, Westwood, Los Angeles. 1932

Visual Materials

A panoramic street view of the Fox Film Studio in Westwood Village, Los Angeles. Part of the studio is surrounded by a tall, solid wall, while the rest is surrounded by a chain link fence. The part of the studio that is visible on the right has buildings and sets, including a couple of covered wagons. There is a large parking lot outside the studio which is full, and more automobiles line the street on the left. At the edge of the studio there is a billboard announcing "Cavalcade ; The Picture of the generation". Most of the land in the foreground is an undeveloped lot, with a "For sale" sign on it. Writing in white in the bottom center reads "Photo by ; C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 1572 W. Pico Blvd. ; L.A. Calif."

photCL 470 (129)

Westwood Village, Westwood, Los Angeles. October 18, 1932

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A panoramic view of Westwood Village in Westwood, Los Angeles. In the center of the image there is a vacant lot, beyond which one can see the Janss Investment Corp., the Citizens National Trust & Savings Bank, and a row of stores, including a Ralphs. On the right there is a Standard Gasoline service station. On the far left is a building with a sign for Redman Storage. Writing in white on the vacant lot in the center reads "Photo By C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 1572 W. Pico Blvd ; L.A. ; 10-18-'32."

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Westwood Village, Westwood, Los Angeles. October 18, 1932

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A panoramic view of Westwood Village in Westwood, Los Angeles. The domed building in the center is the Janss Investment Corp., and the road to the right of it is Westwood. Left of that is the University Professional Building, with Crawford Drugs at the corner on the ground level. The spire down the street between Janss and the Professional building is the Fox Theatre. Across Westwood from Janss is the Citizens National Trust & Savings Bank. There are numerous automobiles parked on the streets.

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Fox Theatre, Westwood Village, Westwood, Los Angeles. April 12, 1933

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A panoramic view of the Fox Theatre in Westwood Village in Westwood, Los Angeles. There is a large stretch of open space in the foreground, then the theater with its tall tower. The area to the right of the theater is mostly commercial, with stores like Ralphs, while to the left of the theater there is an orchard, and in the distance the University of California, Los Angeles, campus. Writing in white in bottom right corner reads "C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 1572 W. Pico Blvd ; L.A. ; 4-12-'33."

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Wilshire and Westwood, Westwood Village, Westwood, Los Angeles. 1932

Visual Materials

A panoramic view of Westwood Village in Westwood, Los Angeles, facing north at the intersection of Wilshire and Westwood. The bottom right corner is occupied by the Hi-Ho drive-in, which has numerous automobiles parked in its lot. Wilshire, which runs the width of the image, is labeled in white ms. writing. Westwood, with palm trees planted in the dividers, goes into the distance, past a variety of stores, including a Ralphs, and a gas station, and is also labeled in white ms. writing. Writing in white at bottom of image reads "Pettit's Studio ; 1416 W Pico L.A. R.I. 8534 ; 1932".

photCL 470 (105)

Westwood Village, Westwood, Los Angeles. 1933

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A panoramic view of a residential area of Westwood Village, in Westwood, Los Angeles. The area is built on rolling hills and has streets lined with street lamps. The houses in the foreground are somewhat widely spaced, but the houses on the hills on the left and in the center are more closely spaced. The areas between the houses have only low scrub growing. Writing in white on the right reads "Pettit's Studio ; 1416 W. Pico L.A. ; RI. 8534 ; Made 1933."

photCL 470 (125)

Fox Film Studio, Westwood Village, Westwood, Los Angeles. October 28, 1932

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