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Some History on Culver City: In eighteen eight-three the Figueroa family donated the land to build St. Augustine's which was finished in eighteen eighty-seven in what became Culver City.

Harry Culver arrived in southern california in nineteen ten, three years later, he announced a plan for a city.

Culver City remained independant as other nearby cities voted to be annexed to Los Angeles.

The Colonnade was constructed by Tom Ince for the gateway to his studio located on what is now Washington Blvd. by Jasmine Ave. Ince/Triangle studios became Goldwyn Studios.

The Culver City grammar school opened to give the children of the area an excellent education, we know it now as Linwood E. Howe elementary.

The citizens of Culver City voted to incorporate in nineteen seventeen.

For office space, the city council rented the upper floor of a theater that was located on the Culver Hotel location.

The Laugh Factory of the World a studio was constructed by Hal Roach on Washington. In the twenties Culver City was well known for its nightlife.

The Los Angeles county board of supervisors re-named Palms School District to the Culver School District.

Culver City then added a water system and a sewer system and there was also a bus line that was started between Los Angeles and Culver City.

Residents tired of the wild late night partying so dancing wasn't allowed in restaurants and cafes after eleven.

Thomas Ince passed away so his wife Elinor ran Ince Studios for a while before it was changed De Mille and later Pathe Studios.

Then there was the famous MGM Metro Goldwyn Mayer studio merger.

Culver Hotel was built, it was know at the time as Hotel Hunt, Harry Culver's offices occupied the first couple floors.

The first hospital was the Hull building and the Washington building which is on the National Register.

A raceway was built and the legion building was built as a place to hold meetings over the first swimming pool in Culver City. A library was opened as well as Washington school.

The first official park was named Victory park we now know it as Carlson Park.

In nineteen twenty-eight city hall was dedicated on Culver blvd and shortly thereafter municipal bus line was founded.

The Citizen building was built by the Donovan's, who publish the Citizen newspaper.

Lantana was named as the city flower by the city council.

In the nineteen thirties the depression hit and it was also the start of industry in Culver City.

Pathe Studios merged with another studio and was renamed RKO Pathe and was later renamed Selznick International Studios.

The Helms Building and beacon laundry was built, when the olympics came to Los Angles Helms' bakery provided the bread.

The sides of Ballona Creek were concreted by the Army Corps of Engineers.

The third and final seal was chosen for Culver City with the date of incorporation, the city flower, movie cameras, a bear, a sun rising and the city slogan which is The Heart of Screenland.

The major movies of the time were Gone With The Wind and The Wizard of Oz.

In the forties the studio drive in was built and West End Park broke ground which is now known as Culver West Park and Culver City became it's own k-12 school district.

In the fifties washington blvd was filled with car dealers and the Culver Center opened up as the first large shopping center in the city and the Culver Municipal Court was established.

Desilu Productions shot their shows off Washington Blvd which is where the Governor Pat Brown dedicated the San Diego Freeway.

In the sixties the dam in Baldwin hills ruptured. Hal Roach Studios shut down and later was turned into the Landmark Industrial Tract. The first condos were built in the city and the Helms Bakery went under.

In the seventies Desilu was renamed Culver City studios and an agency for redevelopment was formed the mall in Fox Hills was built.

In the eighties the Culver City Historical society was founded.

The summer olympics came to Los Angeles once again in nineteen eighty-four, in fact a couple miles of the marathons were in Culver City.

In nineteen eighty-five the film land building was finished, this is the site of what is now Sony Pictures Plaza.

The next year Lorimar purchased MGM's studio lot and the year after that Gannett acquired Laird Int. Studios and then changed the name to The Culver Studios.

In the nineties the Lorimar lot was purchased by Sony, shortly was Columbia Pictures, then became Sony Pictures.

Preservation efforts were made to ensure that Culver City's landmarks would be there for future generations to enjoy.

Sony Pictures acquired the Culver Studios and MGM moved Film land to nearby Santa Monica, Sony moved into Film land and then it became Sony Pictures Plaza.

In nineteen ninety-four the Northridge Earthquake damaged many of the historic buildings and residences in Culver City.

Culver City quickly rebuilt it's homes and businesses and continued to live the american dream in one of the most cultured city in the country.