UCLA History: Ice Skating Rink in 1938
The ice skating rink in Westwood being readied for operation in 1938. An earlier UCLA history post shows the rink in operation. Photo from LA Public Library.
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UCLA History: Campus Transition
New Years Day is a time to think about transitions. In the photo above, we see UCLA’s move under way from the Vermont Avenue campus to Westwood. The photo was taken in 1929.
UCLA History: Eric Monkkonen of the History and Public Policy Depts. was an expert on murder
You may have seen the LA Times article last Sunday on the murder rate in Los Angeles and its surprising decline. Had he survived, there would have undoubtedly been long quotes and observations in the article from former History and Public Policy Professor Eric Monkkonen, UCLA’s expert on murder – and the history thereof. Of course, as you go back in time, data on murder rates were not routinely collected. Prof. Monkkonen, among other techniques, hired undergrads to go through old newspapers, pulling out references to murders in various cities. The LA Times article looks at various explanations by experts…
UCLA History: A Postcard View in the 1930s
Anyone have info about the pond in the foreground?
UCLA History: UCLA’s Vermont Avenue Campus
Postcard view of UCLA on Vermont Avenue in the 1920s.
UCLA History: UES 60 Years Ago
UCLA’s University Elementary School in 1950.(UCLA History Project)
UCLA History: Normal School Campus
Entrance to state normal school in 1914 that later became the Vermont Avenue campus of UCLA (from UCLA History Project)
UCLA History: Jackie Robinson Plays Football for UCLA in 1940
Although Jackie Robinson is best known as a major league baseball player – as per the YouTube song embedded below – while at UCLA he played several sports including football. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-7Ac2LVVYU&fs=1&hl=en_US]
UCLA History: Composer Arnold Schoenberg Teaches at UCLA
Photo from the UCLA History Project, probably from the early 1940s An interesting video of a former UCLA student reflecting on being in Schoenberg’s class is available below:[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt56WVygpBs&fs=1&hl=en_US]
What Happens If the New “Residential Conference Center” (aka “hotel”) turns out to be a white elephant?
There have been a couple of earlier posts on this blog about the fate of the UCLA Faculty Center. The most recent is at http://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2010/11/presentation-available-on-replacement.html In the background is the fact that the Faculty Club has been losing money and requires costly capital maintenance. [If you have trouble when you click on the URL above, just go back to Nov. 29, 2010 on this blog for the entry.] At this point, it appears that the decision to demolish the existing building and replace it with what is called a “residential conference center” seems to be a fait accompli. Those who…