University of California Los Angeles - Bruin Life / Southern Campus Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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iCLA ' s Main Quadrangle, known to Bruins as the quad which houses Royce Hall, Powell Library, Haines Hall, and Kinsey Hall, has had a rich and in- teresting history. The four buildings were the first to be erected at GCLA, known in 1927 as the University of California Southern Branch. Behind the construction project were two architects-George W. Kelham and David Allison. The most famous edifice in the quad was Royce Hall, which has become a UCLA landmark and symbol. Powell Library also shared an integral part of the UCLA tradition. Upon its com- pletion in 1929, the building was desig- nated UCLA ' s main library. Today it houses a large portion of UCLA ' s more than four million volumes. The quad ' s third member, Kinsey Hall, was originally declared the physics-biology building. Architect Allison adopted a Romanesque style for Kinsey, including stone carvings and inscriptions, one of which aptly described the UCLA experi- ence: nothing is too wonderful to be true. The fourth corner of our quad was oc- cupied by the stately Haines Hall, the origi- nal chemistry building. The first lecture at UCLA was held here prior to the delayed official opening of the campus. The feeling that the quad has generated in Bruins throughout time was best stated by Dr. Moore in 1929, Our buildings will always be vital. As the sun plays upon them, and as the days go by they will become mellower and more humanly responsive until, in time, no university will be more beautiful. -Carrie Conn Quad History 21

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Students walk amidst Kinsey Hall and Haines Hall, top left. Under the archways of Royce Hall, top right, students could often be found studying. Bottom left, Royce hall was originally designed as a main classroom building. Powell library, bottom right, houses the campus chimes. Opposite and bottom, Royce Hall has appeared in various movies and tele- vision shows. Photos by Todd Cheney 20 Quad History

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i I , ransportation was something that affected all UCLA students. Everyone needed a way to get to and from campus, and U there were many forms of transportation available. These in- cluded walking, skateboarding, bicycling, riding a scooter, driving, ridesharing, riding a campus van, and riding a bus. All of this traf- fic helped contribute to the congestion in Westwood. This was evidenced by the fact that the intersection of Wilshire and Veteran near Lot 32 was the second-busiest intersection in all of Los Angeles, handling over 105,000 cars a day. For the over 4,000 students who lived on campus, getting to and from class was not much of a problem. For them, getting away from the campus environment was the greater difficulty. Because of their proximity, walking was the most common form of transportation among these students. Bicycles crowd the bike racks at the bottom of Bruin Walk, opposite top. The second busiest intersection in Los Angeles is only steps away from UCLA, op- posite middle. The scooter parking lot by the Wooden Center is always crowded due to the popularity and necessity of alternatiue modes of transportation, opposite bottom. At top, many students cross Cayley Aoenue each day on their way to and from campus. As an alter- natiue to driuing to cam- pus, many students take buses, shuttles, or cam- pus vans, middle. The only way to go up Bruin Walk legally is to walk, bottom left. Many park- ing spaces on campus are allotted for cars pay- ing $3 a day to park, bottom right. Photos by Andrew Lin and Bruce Weinf- 22 Transportation