Culver City, California
City in California, United States
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Culver City is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,779. It is mostly surrounded by Los Angeles, but also shares a border with the unincorporated area of Ladera Heights to the east. The city was named after Harry Culver who incorporated it in 1917.
In the 1920s, Culver City became a center for film and later television production. It was best known as the home of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios from 1924 to 1986. From 1932 to 1986, it was the headquarters for the Hughes Aircraft Company. National Public Radio West and Sony Pictures Entertainment have headquarters in the city. It has been described as a "largely idyllic...peaceful, semi-suburban community with a relatively low crime rate and high quality of life" best known for its "parks, studio lots, and breakfast burritos".
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Camp Latham
U.S. Army site in California (1861–1862)
0.4 mi away
Century Housing Corporation
Nonprofit organization in Culver City, California, United States
1.6 mi away
Culver Studios
American movie studio in California, opened 1918
1.2 mi away
Sony Pictures Studios
Television and film studio complex, California, U.S.
0.7 mi away
Wende Museum
Cultural museum in Culver City, CA
0.3 mi away
Museum of Jurassic Technology
American museum
1.3 mi awayPlaces to eat nearby
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