I just came across the official Culver City web site which allows some very nice impression of the city. "Then & Now" shows how much (or little) Culver City has changed over the years in an animated gallery of historic photos compared to their modern day recreations. "Images of Culver City" lets you browse through photos of Culver City and seeing the beauty of the city.To wrap it up, here some excerpts from Wikipedia about Culver City and its interesting history:
Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 38,816. The community is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also has a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. ...
Since the 1920s, Culver City has been a significant center for motion picture and later television production, in part because it was the home of MGM Studios. ... Home to Sony Pictures Studios, Culver Studios, and the former Hal Roach Studios, hundreds of movies have been produced on the lots of Culver City's studios. These include The Wizard of Oz, The Thin Man, Gone with the Wind, Citizen Kane, Rebecca, the Tarzan series, and the original King Kong. More recent films made in Culver City include Grease, Raging Bull, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, City Slickers, Air Force One, Wag the Dog, and Contact. Television shows made on Culver City sets have included Las Vegas, Mad About You, Lassie, Batman, Arrested Development, The Andy Griffith Show, Jeopardy!, and the night version Wheel of Fortune. ...
Two of the most famous natives of the city are Drew Barrymore and Helen Hunt. ...
Culver City is centrally located close to the beach as well as downtown Los Angeles: Santa Monica, Venice Beach and Marina del Rey to the West (~5 miles); downtown Los Angeles to the East (~11 miles); Westwood, Beverly Hills and Hollywood to the North (~6 miles); LAX (Los Angeles International Airport) and Manhattan Beach to the South (~12 miles).
