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Saturday, February 5, 2011

UCLA History: Four Westwood scenes from the 1920s to the 1950s




Four scenes of Westwood. The top photo shows the construction of a Ralphs grocery store near the soon-to-be-opened UCLA campus in the 1920s. Below that is a view alongside the store in the 1940s, possibly taken by famed photographer Ansel Adams. (He took several photos of the building at the time and this one looks similar to others on the web.) The bottom two photos were taken in the same location in the 1950s. Nowadays, the former Ralphs building houses a coffee shop.

Question: Why is there no apostrophe in "Ralphs"?
Answer: Because the founder was named George Ralphs.
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2 comments:

  1. KingOfKingsRdOctober 31, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    In that case, why no apostrophe after the "s"...?

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  2. AnonymousMarch 19, 2012 at 11:12 PM

    Because it's not showing possession. It is simply a proper name.

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