Westwood is part of the Westside of Los Angeles, sometimes known as being part of West Los Angeles. Westwood is an area somewhere in between a neighborhood and a city that surrounds the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA. Most of the area's highlights cater to the college atmosphere. While the main village of Westwood had its heyday from the 60s throughout most of the 80s, it is currently picking up in popularity again as a trendy hangout for local teens and students of UCLA, which is on the far side of the area. Despite an increasing number of homeless people, Westwood is still known as one of, if not the safest neighborhood in the city, albeit with some of the worst traffic. Expect to spend for ever or pay a high price finding a parking space, but once you park the village is easy to walk around.
