Westwood is a commercial and residential neighborhood in 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.
Westwood neighborhood as delineated by the Los Angeles Times. LDS (Mormon) Temple in red.
Image: Looking Up Westwood Blvd. from Westside Pavillion
Image: Bruin Theatre, Westwood, Los Angeles, CA , at night
Image: Sheets Apartments (Westwood)
Westside (Los Angeles County)
The Los Angeles Westside is an urban region in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. It has no official definition, but sources like LA Weekly and the Mapping L.A. survey of the Los Angeles Times place the region on the western side of the Los Angeles Basin south of the Santa Monica Mountains.
The Westside as seen by aircraft departing Los Angeles International Airport
The view from the Getty Center, centered on the Westside as the 405 goes through the Sepulveda Pass in the Santa Monica Mountains and down through the city