Sunday, December 22, 2013

Five Fun Facts About Culver City

By Debrah Elliot


While Culver City is a beautiful city with a warm weather and close proximity to a plethora of attractions in the greater Los Angeles area, a lot of people do not know much about this city. Here are some juicy facts that you must know about the city.

For centuries, the Tongva people have lived in the region that is now called as Culver City. During the Spanish settlement, Culver City became a part of various Spanish ranchos. When the Civil war came, the city became a host to Camp Latham, which was a training center for Union soldiers.

A promoter named Harry Culver incorporated Culver City, and developed it into an important location for the progressive film-making business in 1917. As a result, the city became a home to several studios from Metro Goldwyn Mayer and other top-notch movie making companies. In fact, popular movies like "The Wizard of Oz" and "Gone with the Wind" were partially made and filmed on some of the city's studio lots. Now, the city has become a host to Sony Pictures Studio, which happens to be Culver City's biggest employer with more than 6,000 employees.

Culver City is home to more than one dozen parks, including a skate park and a dog park aptly named "The Boneyard." Several parks include recreation centers and most have large playgrounds for children, as well as soccer fields, basketball courts and softball diamonds. Carlson Park is home to the Culver City Public Theater, which provides a variety of open-air productions during the summer months all free of charge.

The city's downtown area has its own fair share of intriguing historic sites and gems. One of the most popular historic sites on the city's downtown area is the Culver Hotel, a hotel that hosted the cast of "The Wizard of Oz" during their filming stages. Another popular historic site is the Hems Bakery Building. From the early 1930s to 1956, this historic site was owned by a high profile industrial baking company, and is now housing several bars and restaurants as well as housewares and furniture stores.

If you want to savor premium coffee while staying in Culver City, just go around the corner from West L.A. College. There, you will see Island Monarch Coffee, a popular coffee shop that offers fresh and delectable coffee. It starts with their premium gourmet beans that are shipped from South American and Hawaii. These beans won't be roasted until they reach the Los Angeles area, and they will only be ground when you order your coffee. Moreover, their water is safe and pure, as it has undergone a purified process called reverse osmosis.




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