BCC's presence in Hollywood was established in 1970 at the Hollywood Center, at 3601 Johnson Street, in a building leased from next-door neighbor Memorial Hospital.
Because of the rapid growth of the college during the 1960s and 1970s, groundbreaking was a common occurrence. In this picture, from left to right, trustees George Mayer, Jules J. Polachek, Judson A. Samuels, and Sheldon Schlesinger do the spadework.