Culver City, California: My Home Town

'Helms Bakery 1950' by Stan Cline
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

Automobile DealersHotels & MotelsMovie & TV ProductionLocal Entertainment
Construction & InteriorsNews MediaMedical / HealingComputers & Internet

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


Allied Model Trains [est. 1946]      Alliance Bank of Culver City [est. 1980]

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.

BPW Limited Classic & Collectible Cameras [est. 1983]        Boardwalk Realty for Culver City/Playa Vista

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]

ColorTek Photo Labs      Haley Miranda Group [marketing]

Sizzler Steakhouses [founded 1958 in Culver City's Airport Village]      UniNet Imaging, Inc.

Centinela Feed & Pet Supplies      Peter Ehrlich's Cyberents

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 ]

Alandales Mens Clothing


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]

Colourcraft Printing, Inc. [est. 1984]


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 }

Berland Technologies [est. 1985]

Symantec Corp. is building a new office complex in the Fox Hills area of Culver City, due to open in 2007



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

Brotman Hospital [est. 1928]       A Tighter U fitness studio



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

N.F.L. Network / N.F.L. Films       Sony Pictures Studios       Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films



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

The Bridge cinema de lux

Chernus Photography



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]

Westside Life Magazine

W.L.A. Chronicle      local newspaper The Culver City News (website abandoned 2003)



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

Powell Furniture [est. 1968]       Wolcott Interior Planning & Design

Dozar Office Furnishings       C.C. Industrial Hardware

The Kitchen Store [est. 1964]       Spartan Supply

Express Pipe & Supply [est. 1993]



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]

CarsDirect.com is headquartered in Culver City, CA

Miller Honda in Culver City, CA    Miller Automotive - now 9 locations    Miller Toyota in Culver City, CA

Airport-Marina Ford, on Centinela       Airport-Marina Saturn, on Centinela



Local Lodging
The Culver Hotel [est. 1924]
Radisson Hotel in Culver City, CA
Culver City [CA] Travelodge

Holiday Inn Select in Culver City [Fox Hills], CA {now LAX Plaza Hotel?}         Ramada Limited Hotel in Culver City, CA

Sheraton Four Points Hotel 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

Palms Cycle [est. 1930]



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.

Pacific Rim Printers & Mailers



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.

The Bridge cinema de lux

Otis College of Art & Design in Westchester



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