Amid the parade of surreal images from the last few days, few have been stranger than this one: a FEMA disaster recovery center for L.A. fire victims inside the former Westside Pavilion. Alongside ...

When it opens it will replace the VA's William V. Chappell Veterans Multi-Specialty Clinic off Dunn Avenue and the Westside Pavilion Uniform Mental Health Services Annex at 1620 Mason Ave.

The Westside Pavilion—the iconic 1980s-era mall that has appeared in Clueless and the music video for “Free Fallin’”—will be converted into a hub of creative office space.