Demolation Bash Coming To WLA College
As part of its on-going campus transformation funded by voter-approved construction bonds, West Los Angeles College will begin demolition of 43-year-old “temporary” buildings during the Winter break. To mark the occasion, the college will hold a Demolition Bash at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 11.
All are invited to participate in the farewell photo. Be sure to wear your favorite 1970s and/or construction worker apparel. Get your photo taken swinging a ceremonial sledge hammer then graffiti your thank you message to these well-used buildings on one of our walls. Following the event, guests are invited to explore the dramatically renewed campus with three new LEED certified, multi-story buildings and lovely new walkways and courtyards. The new Café West is open for lunch and the adjacent expansive lawn behind the Student Services Building offers a great view of Culver City. Parking will be free in Lot #5.
When the college opened in Spring 1969, the student paper referred to the trailers, known as the A Buildings, as the interim campus. “With expansion, the interim facilities will be removed and the area they now occupy will be used for additional parking.” Four decades later, the useful life of these temporary trailers has been fully exhausted. Most of the trailers were vacated in March 2012 as they were no longer suitable or safe for occupancy. One serviceable trailer
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