Westwood Village in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Ralph’s Market Building
— Bratskeller Restaurant —
Photographed By Craig Baker, April 14, 2023
1. Ralph’s Market Building Marker
Erected 1988 by City of Los Angeles. (Marker Number 360.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.
Location. 34° 3.588′ N, 118° 26.675′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Westwood Village. Marker is at the intersection of Westwood Boulevard and Lindbrook Drive, on the right when traveling north on Westwood Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1154 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90024, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Janss Investment Company Building (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sarah Leonard Fine Jewelers (about 700 feet away); Courtyard Apartment Complex (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Courtyard Apartment Complex (approx. 0.2 miles away); El Paseo Building (approx. ¼ mile away); September 11, 2001 (approx. ¼ mile away); Fox Bruin Theater
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Regarding Ralph’s Market Building. This was one of the original six buildings in the Westwood Village development, a carefully planned commercial center that was to be "a model college town" adjacent to UCLA. The building was noted for its cylindrical rotunda capped by a low saucer dome, with arcaded wings extending north and east. Since Ralphs vacated the building in the mid-1960s, it has housed a number of different businesses. In 1970, part of it was converted into the United Artists Theater, where The Rocky Horror Picture Show made its U.S. debut on September 26, 1975. The theater closed in 2009. The popular Bratskeller restaurant also operated at the building from the late 1960s through the mid-1980s. The building now has small retail shops and cafés. It was photographed by Ansel Adams in 1940, declared a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1988, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
Photographed By Craig Baker, April 14, 2023
2. Ralph’s Market Building and Marker
The marker is to the left of the door.
Ansel Adams/L.A.Public Library, 1940
3. Ralph’s Market - 1940
Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 3. submitted on November 20, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
