Westwood Community Sponsored by James90210

We are sponsoring the Westwood region of Los Angeles! Come and check out our photos and community details.

Westwood is a region in the Los Angeles Westside. Westwood is bordered by Brentwood on the west, Bel-Air on the north, Century City and Beverly Hills on the east, West Los Angeles on the southwest, Rancho Park on the southeast, and Sawtelle on the south and southwest. The district's boundaries are generally considered to be Santa Monica Blvd.(or Olympic Blvd. and, by some, Pico Blvd.) on the southeast, the city limits of Beverly Hills on the northeast, and Sunset Boulevard on the north; its southwestern boundary is the San Diego Freeway between Santa Monica and Wilshireboulevards, and Veteran Avenue between Wilshire and Sunset.

Janss Investment Company created Westwood Village in the 1920's. Westwood Hills became the home of UCLA in 1926, which helped create a boom for the Westwood area.  Even in the face of the Great Depression Westwood flourished into 452 businesses in 1939. In 1970 the Oppenheimer building was developed which gave the region distinctive separation between new, modern style buildings and the old Mediterranean theme of the original architecture.

Westwood is a mecca for restaurants, shops and culture. It is home to the Hammer Museum hosing over 7500 works of Impressionist and Post Impressionist art. Westwood has several original building still standing and in use including The Fox Theater, The Janss Dome, Ralph's Market Building and The Bruin Theater.

Some of the shops found here include: Aahs, bebe, Bank of America, Bel-Air Camera, Best Buy, Buffalo Exchange, Citibank, CVS, Diddy Reese, EXPO, Headlines, Rite-Aid, Thank You Mart and Urban Outfitters .

For restaurants check out Acapulco Mexican, Bombay Bite, California Teriyaki Bowl, Chop Chop Shanghai Bistro, City Chop, Distefanos, Damon & Pythias Food for the Gods, Eurochow, Falafel King, First Szechuan Wok, Golden Gate Best Indian Restaurant, Gardens on Glendon, Gushi, Gypsey Café, Habibi Café, Issin Restaurant, La Bruschetta, Madison's, Mongols, Mr. Noodle, Natures Way, Noodle Planet, Saks Teriyaki, Scallions, Shaharezad, Southstreet, Tengu Thai House or Tadachi. There are many more choices in the small area so make sure to try something new each night!