Culver City, California: My Home Town

purchase nostalgic prints at Stan Cline's website

Essay on My Hometown Official Links Local Organizations Local Eateries Nearby Beach Towns page State & Local Politicians Palms [neighboring L.A. 90034] Mar Vista [neighboring L.A. 90066] Westchester [neighboring L.A. 90045]

Local Businesses Page

Culver City Business License Directory
G.E.N. Website Design & Construction

Stocker Resources, Inc. division of Plains Exploration & Production
Culver Center Flowers
Star Club Electronics
Absolute Protection Services
Doggie Central
Evenson Design Group  [ requires Flash ]
Haas Entertainment
Nolan Productions Digital Arts
Frontier Shop [est. 1954; bulldozed July 2000; reopened May 2003]
Martin B. Retting, Inc. [est. 1928]
Culver City Home Brewing Supply
Delian Music [est. 1947; moved to Inglewood in 2005]
Accents By Ann - fountains & gifts
New School of Cooking
Daniel's Jewelers [est. 1948]
Culver City [CA] National Little League
Broccoli Books USA [manga & anime]
Gemological Institute of America [est. 1931, L.A. Branch moved to CC 6/2004]
Classic Wheel Covers on Sepulveda Blvd.

Realtor Rebecca Williams [Culver City specialist]
Charles David - shoes [est. 1987]
Hillside Memorial Park [est. 1946]
Holy Cross Cemetery [est. 1939]
California Casket Company
Dave's Facial Spa
Social Studies School Service [since 1969]
law office of Richard A. Kurshner
Beautiful Decay quarterly magazine
Red Star Military Museum & Sales [est. 1975]

Culver Cleaners on Sepulveda
Fox Hills Mall [opened 1975]
Harold S. Wittner, CPA
SignQuest [est. 1999] [requires Flash]
Sada's Flowers
Goldrich & Kest Industries - real estate
Trader Jim's Camera & Video on Sepulveda
Jack Nadel, Inc. [est. 1953]
WheelWorld - bikes
African Marketplace Boutique [Fox Hills Mall]
Smart Set Travel [est. 1970]
Pacific Coast Hydroponics on Sepulveda

Downtown Culver City, California
C.C. Farmer's Market [Tuesdays 4-8pm]
Ticktockers Thrift Shop, Downtown Culver City
P.I.P. Culver City [my printer]
Flavor & Flair - scrapbook supply store & workshop
Netzel Associates, Inc. [est. 1985]
Cavanaugh Realtors [est. 1961]
free wireless internet in Downtown Culver City [launched Sept 2004]
Carbon Bar [est. Oct 2002] on Venice Blvd.
Tea Forest Coffee + Tea Bar
Massage Garage in Downtown Culver City, CA [ requires Flash ]

Hayden Tract Industrial Area in Culver City, CA
Southern California Graphics
Big Imagination Group [marketing]
E.V. Roberts - chemicals [est. 1938]
Smashbox Cosmetics
Angel City Brewing
Discus Dental Supply
Creative Oxygen
Conjunctive Points Dance Center
Debbie Allen Dance Academy [est. 2001]
Event Solutions - catering
fast food chain The Counter Gourmet Burgers [est. 2003]

East Culver City
EZweb European Laundromat & Cybercafé
Surfas Restaurant Supply [est. 1937]
Electric Pencil
Strand Releasing - independent film distributor [est. 1989]
Max Leather
BLK/MRKT Art Gallery

Helms Bakery District
Helms Bakery Museum
The Antique Guild [in the Helms Building] {website gone? 3/2005}
Jazz Bakery Nightclub
Kazuto Matsusaka's Beacon Asian Cafe [est. 2004] at Helms Bakery
H. D. Buttercup in the Helms Bldg. [est. 2005]

NOTE: There are no booksellers in Culver City,
except a minimal news-stand at Fox Hills Mall.

Nordell Online Bookstores Group

Computers & Internet

free wireless internet in Downtown Culver City [launched Sept 2004]

G.E.N. Website Design & Construction
Qroute - web hosting
*techquest Computer Service Center
BidZ.com
Mouse Domain
P.C. Bureau - digital imaging
Scott Malsin's Pro-Point web services
West L.A. Computer Services on Culver Blvd
Red Brick Pizza { Boingo wi-fi with purchase }

Medical / Healing Arts / Fitness
'Garden of Deep Awareness' Yoga
MetaTouch Custom Therapeutic Massage
The Wellness Spa
Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Movie & TV Production
Applied Effects
The Culver Studios [est. 1918]  {bought 4/2004 by Pacifica Ventures}
Westside Production Services [division of Sony]
Iota Center on Venice Blvd. in Palms [L.A. 90034]
Ten 9 Fifty Studios
documentary filmmaker Richard Cohen
Reel 3-D Enterprises [est. 1978]
Runway digital editing & post [est. 1992]
Zoic Studios [digital effects] in Culver City, CA
Strand Releasing - independent film distributor [est. 1989]
producer-director-activist Robert Greenwald
Culver City Online Film Festival

Local Entertainment & the Arts
Jazz Bakery Nightclub
Culver Ice Arena
The Satin Ballroom [swing dancing at Vet's Auditorium]
Boulevard Music [& Concerts] on Sepulveda
Conjunctive Points Dance Center
The Henry Mancini Institute [est. 1997]
Debbie Allen Dance Academy [est. 2001]
Ivy Substation theatre/performance space [built 1907] + Actors Gang [est. 1981]
Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre [built 1947; reopened Oct 2004]
Issue 89 (local punk band)
Panorama Photography by Jeff Wilson
Fresh Paint Art Advisors
Animation Art Gallery in Beverly Hills & Culver City, CA
Western Project Art Gallery [est. 2004] on Main Street
Intl. Short Films, Animation & Games Festival [Oct 2004]
BLK/MRKT Art Gallery in East Culver City, CA  [requires Flash]
Carbon Bar [est. Oct 2002] on Venice Blvd.
Club Tropical nightclub in East Culver City, CA

Local News & Broadcast Media
Westwood One, Inc.
Culver City news page at www.SoCal.com
Nurses World Magazine
local newspaper Culver City Observer
K.T.W.V.-FM 'The Wave' radio station [est. 1987]

Construction & Interiors

B & B Hardware
Charles & Charles - furniture [est. 1966]
Stellar Hardware on Main Street
The Antique Stove Store
Ideal Office Interiors
Eric Owen Moss - Architects [est. 1973]
America Drain Works - plumbing
Interiors Made Eezzy [est. 1997]
Mike Diamond Plumbing & Heating
Continental Refrigeration, Heating & Air [est. 1989]
Pacific Alarm Systems
Prado Signs
Gregg Fleishman Design
Art Home Italia on Jefferson near Slauson
Anderson Plywood Sales [est. 1945]
Ferrufino - furniture, upholstery, draperies [est. 1968]
Culver Ready for Finish Furniture
Steven Ehrlich - Architects {site broken 10/2007}
Martin Pierce Furnishings
The Sofa Company [est. 1998]
Alejandro Haro, Inc. - landscape contractor
Sit'n Sleep Mattress Superstore in Culver Center/Westside Walk

Local Automobile Dealers
Albertson Oldsmobile - Chevrolet [est. 1948]
Westside Volvo
Swiss Motors [est. 1988]
Culver City Nissan - Mazda - Hyundai
Hooman Culver City Pontiac/GMC/Buick [new owner 2004]

Local Lodging
The Culver Hotel [est. 1924] in Downtown Culver City, CA
Radisson Hotel, 6161 West Centinela Ave. in Culver City, CA

Palms [neighboring L.A. 90034]
Palms history/business website]
The Museum of Jurassic Technology
High Noon Cowboy Artifacts
My Baby Jo - retro clothing
Johnny Foxx's Sports Bar & Grill
Boardwalk 11 - karaoke bar in Palms
Futon Factory L.A.
Danny's Warehouse - dance & gymnastics apparel
Rock Construction & Management - general contractors
Complete Automotive Systems - Firestone & Goodyear
The iota Center in Culver City/Palms, CA
Wall Units, Inc. on Venice Blvd.
Westside Chinese School [est. 1967] in Palms

Mar Vista [neighboring L.A. 90066]
Garage Company motorcycles & gear [est. 1987]
Good Hurt Bar in Mar Vista
Rocker Board Shop in Mar Vista
Maxwell's Cafe on Washington Blvd.
Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Nikolaos K. Pliagas - repair of fine clocks & watches
Mr. Pickles Deli on Washington Blvd.
Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs
Go Moxie web services
Mar Vista Entertainment [est. 9/2003] on Venice Blvd.

Westchester [neighboring L.A. 90045]
The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center
Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic
Univision KMEX-TV 34
C.H. Berman Photography & Multimedia
Kabuki Restaurant at Howard Hughes Center
Pars authentic Persian & Mediterranean cuisine on Manchester Blvd.

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