DOCSLIB.ORG

Culver Historical Highlights

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Culver Historical Highlights Culver Historical Highlights Volume 27 No. 3 Published by the Culver City Historical Society Summer 2006 Harry Culver Takes A ‘Seat ’ Downtown ITY ROCLAMATION GIVE N TO OCIETY FOR ISTORIC RESERVATION ONTH C P S H P M MAY PROCLAIMED “HISTORIC C ULVER HOTEL SITE OF CULVER FAMILY SCULPTURE PRESERVATION MONTH” by Julie Lugo Cerra CITY PRESENTS PROCLAMATION BRONZE SCUPTURE DEDICATED TO CC HISTORICAL SOCIETY At the City Council meeting on May On Sunday, March 26, 2006, the 8, 2006, the Culver City Historical City of Culver City dedicated a bronze Society was presented with a sculpture of city founder, Harry H. Proclamation proclaiming May as Culver. The commissioned artwork – “Historic Preservation Month.” “A Moment in Time" – is part of the city's Art in Public Places program. On hand to receive this appropriate and well-earned honor was President Artist De L'Esprie portrayed Harry Cathy Zermeno and CCHS Board Culver sitting on a bench, the day members Lynn Baril, Susan Deen, after the city was incorporated in and Robin Turner. 1917. He is reading a newspaper, fashioned in copper, dated September 21, 1917. The paper is filled with period ads and a reprint of Culver's acknowledged, Mayor Albert Vera 1913 speech at the California Club in gave City Historian Julie Lugo Cerra which he laid out his plans for our city. the microphone to talk a bit about the Standing behind Culver and looking Society and its activities, specifically over his shoulder is his wife, Lillian the “Living History Project.” She had Roberts Culver, holding their new the privilege of introducing John baby daughter, Patricia. Battle, who gave a wonderful recital of his grandfather's 1913 speech! Dr. John Battle, Harry Culver's grandson, and his family, came from The crowd adjourned outside for the their home in Seattle, WA, to take part unveiling. And what a photo op … CCHS President Cathy Zermeno holds in the ceremony. The Cultural Affairs then and now! The city had arranged Proclamation presented to the Society Division involved the Culver City for period-appropriate musical with CC Councilmembers and CCHS Historical Society in the program, Board members looking on. entertainment. The Society offered a which began, appropriately, inside the walking tour, which the Culver family History teaches everything including Culver Hotel. took along with others. the future. ~ Lamartine After local officials were (more photos on page 5.) CCHS Annual “Picnic in the Park” TH · JULY 19 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEET ING · Summer Time! Picnic Time! It’s time for the annual Culver City Historical Society’s “Picnic in the Park” – so come join friends and neighbors to relax and enjoy delicious food and drink and a summer’s evening for a great community get-together. This year’s picnic will be held at Carlson Park (corner of Braddock & Le Bourget) on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm with dinner served at 6:00 pm. Members of the “Screenland A’s” will be on hand to show off and discuss their wonderful vintage Model A cars. And there will be games! The picnic is potluck and members are asked to bring a main dish, salad or dessert for six people plus themselves. Plates, utensils and soft drinks will be provided by the Society. The public is invited and members are encouraged to bring family and frien ds. For more information and to let us know what you’ll be bringing, or if you would like to help with the picnic planning, please call Marty Nicholson at (310) 253-6662 or email at [email protected]. Culver Historical Highlights PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE by Cathy Zermeno PO Box 3428 · Culver City, CA · 90231-3428 (310) 287- 3850 PRESIDEN Summer is here and it is a beautiful time of the year. [email protected] Daylight Saving Time inc reases our “evening hours” and enables us to enjoy the many old and new attractions of our The Culver City Historical Society, founded in 1980, is a non-profit membership organization created for TS City. An d, there are so many great things happening in our the purpose of collecting, preserving and exhibiting City: lots of fine restaurants, first-class movie theaters,~2 live~ the history of Culver City and its cultural and civic accomplishments. theater and musical perform ances, parks to enjoy – Culver City has indeed developed into a really fun city! The CCHS Newsletter is published quarterly. MESSAGE Publi sh er ……… ………………..... ..Debo ra h Kea r ney Editor……………………………….……Judy Stangler The next CCHS General Meeting will be the Society’s annual “Picnic in the Park.” Contributing Writers…………..……. Julie Lugo Cerra This year it is scheduled for Wednesday, July 19, and will be held at Carlson Park. Marc Wanamaker, Sandy Burton, Steve Newton Because our Picnic has more than a quarter of a century history, I think our readers Printed by………………..……………...…..Mr. Printer willby be in terestSteveed in how weRose started our annual Picnics and so I have jotted down a Officers and Committee Chairs brief overview (see “The First Picnic” story on Page 4). Cathy Zermeno .…………...………………. President Steven J.Rose.……..……...……....… Past President st Since that first picnic twenty-five years ago, the Society has continued the Marty Nicholson…...…...………….…1 VP, Program nd tradition, holding an annual picnic each summer at one of our beautiful City parks. It Robin Turner …………….….….…… 2 VP, Museum rd Is my pleasure to invite you all to join us at this year’s annual “Picnic in the Park.” As Susan Deen ……....……….… 3 VP, Ways & Means always, it will be a potluck meal and you can bet there will be lots of delicious food for Mary Gibson …..……………...……..…..… Secretary Lynn Baril …..…..………….….…...…….… Treasurer everyone! Steven J. Rose .…….…..………...... Parliamentarian Please call 1st VP Marty Nickolson at: (310) 253-6662, or me at: (310) 839-7688. Reba Yudess ...………...……….…….… Membership Let us know that you will be joining us and what food items you will be bringing. The Jozelle Smith ....………..………..… Public Relations Societ y will supply soft drinks, plates & cups, and plastic utensils. Come and renew Sandy Burton ....………..………..… Press Relations Judy Stangler ……………….…….………. Newsletter lon g-time friendships – and make new friends! Sam Cerra … …..……..………...……… Historic Sites Looking forward to seeing you on the 19th… Third grade Best, teac her Mrs. Kita (center) with Julie Lugo Cerra …..….….….. Governmental Liason Anita Shapiro ….……………….……..…..…. Sunshine Editor’s Column Notes from “Culver City: A Wizard at ahhs” Your City So states the Los Angeles Times in a Historian recent article by restaurant critic S. Irene by Julie Lugo Cerra Virbila. Further adding, “The food scene is burgeoning in the town where Dorothy followed the Yellow Brick Road on the old MGM lot.“ Virbila calls the scene eclectic but down to earth: “An inviting “LIVING HISTORY” STILL A HIT! collection of restaurants and cafes have cropped up in recent months, and more Enjoy this photo of the last of the are on the way.” And we have a cooking “Living History” performances for this THIRD GRADE TEACHER MRS. KITA (CENTER WITH school “turning out polished home cooks school year. NOTEBOOK) & CCHS LIVING HISTORY PERFORMERS. and aspiring professionals.” She ends by We featured pictures of the “Machado saying that “Culver City is closing in on historic walk of downtown Culver City, Brothers” in the Spring newsletter. on two Thursday mornings in May. being the most food friendly town on the Since then, high school student They began by doing a marker Westside.” volunteers went out to third grade Exciting news to hear that others classes at each elementary school with rubbing of the plaque for Historic Site outside our community are learning what two presentations. The first was an No. 1 – our 1928 City Hall. Splitting we’ve been seeing developed over the adapted skit on the Tongva/ Gabrielino the groups, half of the students toured past decade or so. Check out the many Indians, performed by Rezwan Kabir downtown, while the others visited the choices on the City’s website at: and Ashley Guerrero. The second, a CC Police Department with Lt. Dean http://www.downtownculvercity.com/dini “Pat Culver Battle” skit, had rotating Williams. We then switched groups – ng.php stars and you can see their warm and directions – at the site of the Let us hear your stories of past eateries and dining experiences! reception at Linwood E. Howe School, plaque on Culver and Duquesne. The with 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Kita students were amazingly aware of Remember, it’s YOUR Historical (center). their community history! Society—we can’t succeed without YOU! Linwood E. Howe parent, Angela HISTORY IS FUN! Dyborn, has been working with the Memories….. Much of the fun in “LOOKING BACK….”! students to produce a DVD on the preserving history lies in the collection of With all the interest in local history, I history of our community. The school memories. If you or someone you know have again agreed to write a weekly received an Education Foundation grant worked at The Culver Studios, (aka column in the Culver City News. The to do a mural, focusing on local history. Desilu, RKO-Pathe, Laird Intl., Culver City st first installment of Looking It was dedicated June 21 . Studios, De Mille Studios, Selznick Intl., Back…..with Julie Lugo Cerra was but originally Thomas Ince Studios). nd DOWNTOWN STUDENT TOURS published on June 22 . At the end of Please contact me, via email or phone. We had the pleasure of taking six ([email protected], or 310 558- each article, there will be information classes of El Marino students on an 3818). on the CC Historical Society. ~ 2 ~ company in the following year and REEL renamed the ”Culver Studios” where the ULVER ITY C C television show ”Lassie” continued to use the studio by Marc Wanamaker and the backlot settings.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • WHIRLYBIRDS, U.S. Marine Helicopters in Korea
    WHIRLYBIRDS U.S. Marine Helicopters in Korea by Lieutenant Colonel Ronald J. Brown U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Retired Marines in the Korean War Commemorative Series About the Author ieutenant Colonel Ronald J. LBrown, USMCR (Ret), is a freelance writer, a high school football coach, and an educa- THIS PAMPHLET HISTORY, one in a series devoted to U.S. Marines in the tional consultant. The author of Korean War era, is published for the education and training of Marines by several official histories (A Brief the History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C., as part of the U.S. Department of Defense observance of History of the 14th Marines, the 50th anniversary of that war. Editorial costs have been defrayed in part With Marines in Operation by contributions from members of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. To plan and coordinate the Korean War commemorative events and activi- Provide Comfort, and With ties of the Sea Services, the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard have Marine Forces Afloat in Desert formed the Sea Services Korean War Commemoration Committee, chaired by the Director, Navy Staff. For more information about the Sea Services’ Shield and Desert Storm), he commemorative effort, please contact the Navy-Marine Corps Korean War was also a contributing essayist for the best-selling book, Commemoration Coordinator at (202) 433-4223/3085, FAX 433-7265 (DSN288-7265), E-Mail: [email protected], Website: The Marines, and was the sole author of A Few Good www.history.usmc.mil. Men: The Fighting Fifth Marines. After almost four years KOREAN WAR COMMEMORATIVE SERIES active duty from 1968 to 1971, Brown returned to teach- DIRECTOR OF MARINE CORPS HISTORY AND MUSEUMS ing high school for the next three decades; intermittent- Colonel John W.
    [Show full text]
  • A Neighborhood Guide to Culver City Meets Venice
    A NEIGHBORHOOD GUIDE TO CULVER CITY MEETS VENICE with contributions from 826LA student writers WELCOME TO CICLAVIA Today’s route takes us from the northern tip of vibrant down- town Culver City through the community of Mar Vista to Venice and the sparkling Pacific Ocean— OUR PARTNERS a perfect route for a summer day where you can enhance your CicLAvia experience with a swim in the ocean and enjoy the SoCal beach scene. The neighborhoods you’ll pass through today are but City of Los Angeles three of the 23 that make up the region dubbed OUR SUPPORTERS OUR SPONSORS LA’s “Westside,” a place, like the rest of LA, of Annenberg Foundation Cirque du Soleil Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Sony Pictures Entertainment great diversity, rich lore and constant change. Rosenthal Family Foundation Los Angeles Department of Water David Bohnett Foundation and Power Tern Bicycles But one aspect that the area is famous for will OUR MEDIA PARTNERS Wahoo’s Fish Taco not be in effect today: automobile traffic. As The Los Angeles Times The Laemmle Charitable Foundation Laemmle Theatres Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition anyone who either lives on the Westside or Time Out Los Angeles Indie Printing LA Weekly commutes here knows, the traffic is gnarly. Two 102.3 Radio-Free KJLH of Metro’s most eagerly awaited projects, the extensions of the Purple Line subway and the Expo Line rail, will ease congestion by connect- Written by Andrea Richards ing West Los Angeles and Santa Monica to the Designed by Colleen Corcoran and Tiffanie Tran region’s growing transit network.
    [Show full text]
  • Membership Application
    Membership Application Date _________ New Renewal Name(s) ____________________________________ Address ____________________________________ City_______________________State____Zip______ Day phone _________________Eve______________ Email ______________________________________ Languages: speak read write ___________________ _______________ ____ I/we will host a visiting family yes Annual Dues are payable on or before July 1st Please indicate membership level Annual Lifetime Individual $35 $100 Family $50 $150 Business $125 Student $20 Student Name:____________________________ Culver City Grade:________________ Sister City Mail application to Committee, Inc. www.culvercitysistercitycommittee.org Culver City Sister City Committee, Inc. P.O. Box 1072 Culver City, CA 90232 Our Mission Our Sister Cities Programs and Activities Cultivate and maintain relationships with our five sister Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico Bringing the world to Culver City, the CCSCC engages cities; Kaizuka, Japan; Uruapan, Mexico; Iksan, South Relationship established 2/24/1964 our citizens in a number of creative and charitable activities Korea; Lethbridge, Canada; and Capo d'Orlando, Italy. that benefit both the sister city and our Culver City com- Uruapan, founded in 1533 by the same order munity: Undertake community based programs that foster interna- of Franciscans that later founded the Cali- Kaizuka, Japan Marathon Exchange tional and intercultural understanding with our sister fornia missions, remains semitropical al- cities. though surrounded by pines. Its name, loosely translated, Kaizuka, Japan Annual Student Exchange means “where the flowers grow.” It is the cultural and spiri- for Middle School Students tual center of the Tarascan Indians and is known for its ac- Leverage our contacts to promote the interests of Culver tive volcano, avocados, lacquer-work, pottery, woodwork, Iksan, S. Korea Student Exchange City in tourism, education, the environment, humanitar- embroidery and waterfall-filled national park.
    [Show full text]
  • Broadcasting Ii Aug 1
    0 2 AUG 1983 The Fifth Estate B E S A T E L L I T E R A D I O T E L E V I S I O N C A L Broadcasting ii Aug 1 90 80 70 (i(1 50 40 30 20 I0 1984 1987 1988 They said it would be all uphill, u rOI their They were right. Now 76 stations arc getting our services to guarantee c of news whenever and wherever it breaks most important product. News. through Conus. To learn more call Charles -4645. Local stations are also getting H. Dutcher, Ill, 612/642 our special coverage packages ;- Or Write Conus, 3415 Univer- , 55414. (like the Moscow summit and sity Ave., Mpls,. MN to the top. Seoul Olympics). They're using e And drive with us ,5re` 2119£ 1 1lF.XVh SCbi 0 ZZT 1100b Q SdS-1ftV 06/AON )IZI Q£Z.1 Zii0£ a CtoFae ,5Q' rates Ni DUCKTALES # 1 KIDS PROGRAM MAY 88 KIDS PROGRAM HH RTG KIDS 2-11 RTG KIDS 6-11 RTG DUCKTALES 4.5 12.9 13.3 DOUBLE DARE 3.7 9.8 11.5 REAL GHOSTBUSTERS 2.8 7.2 6.9 DENNIS THE MENACE 2.7 7.4 7.3 JEM 2.2 5.9 5.7 JETSONS 2.1 5.5 6.1 SMURFS 1.9 5.1 4.2 FLINTSTONES 1.9 4.4 4.1 MY LITTLE PONY 1.8 5.1 2.9 SCOOBY D00 1.7 4.7 3.9 G.I. JOE 1.7 4.2 4.7 Source: Cassandra Tracking Report May 88 tNOON F pest afternoon time pere: The numbers tell the tale: DUCKTALES increases its lead -in in over 90% of all markets.
    [Show full text]
  • RUSH HOUR Missione Parigi
    presenta una produzione Arthur Sarkissian e Roger Birnbaum Jackie Chan Chris Tucker in RUSH HOUR Missione Parigi un film di Brett Ratner uscita 5 ottobre 2007 Ufficio Stampa KEY FILMS Georgette Ranucci (+39 335 5943393 [email protected]) Alessandra Tieri (+39 335 8480787 [email protected]) CAST ARTISTICO Carter Chris Tucker Lee Jackie Chan Reynard Max Von Sydow Kenji Hiroyuki Sanada George Yvan Attal Jasmine Youki Kudoh Geneviève Noemie Lenoir Soo Yung Zhang Jingchu Albasciatore Han Tzi Ma Sorella Agnes Dana Ivey Maestro Yu Henry O. Masha Mia Tyler Delegato cinese Michael Chow Delegato britannico David Niven, JR Me Oanh Nguyen Ragazzo del kung fu Andrei Quang Gigante cinese Sun Ming Ming Infermiera Lisa Thornhill Killer francese M. Kentaro Poiliziotti francesi Ludovic Paris Richard Dieux Olivier Schneider Croupier Daniel Yabut Barman Frank Bruynbroek Moglie di George Julie Depardieu Ispettore Revi Roman Polanski credits not contractual CAST TECNICO Diretto da Brett Ratner Scritto da Jeff Nathanson Ispirato ai personaggi creati da Ross LaManna Direttore della fotografia J. Michael Muro Effetti speciali John Bruno Musiche Lalo Schifrin Costumi Betsy Heimann Montaggio Don Zimmerman, A.C.E. Dean Zimmerman Mark Helfrich, A.C.E. Scenografie Edward Verreaux Casting Ronna Kress, C.S.A. Co-Produttori James M. Freitag Leon Dudevoir Produttore esecutivo Toby Emmerich Prodotto da Arthur Sarkissian Roger Birnbaum Prodotto da Jay Stern Jonathan Glickman Andrew Z. Davis RUSH HOUR - Missione Parigi Nel cuore di Parigi si nasconde un segreto mortale che l’Ambasciatore Han si accinge a svelare. L’ambasciatore infatti, è entrato in possesso di nuove ed esplosive prove relative all’organizzazione interna delle Triadi – la più potente e tristemente nota organizzazione criminale del mondo - e ha scoperto la vera identità di Shy Shen, il perno attorno al quale ruota l’intera organizzazione.
    [Show full text]
  • New York to Hollywood: Advertising, Narrative Formats, and Changing Televisual Space in the 1950'S
    Bard College Bard Digital Commons Senior Projects Spring 2017 Bard Undergraduate Senior Projects Spring 2017 New York to Hollywood: Advertising, Narrative Formats, and Changing Televisual Space in the 1950's Peter McCormack Bard College, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/senproj_s2017 Part of the United States History Commons, and the Visual Studies Commons This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. Recommended Citation McCormack, Peter, "New York to Hollywood: Advertising, Narrative Formats, and Changing Televisual Space in the 1950's" (2017). Senior Projects Spring 2017. 148. https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/senproj_s2017/148 This Open Access work is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been provided to you by Bard College's Stevenson Library with permission from the rights-holder(s). You are free to use this work in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights- holder(s) directly, unless additional rights are indicated by a Creative Commons license in the record and/or on the work itself. For more information, please contact [email protected]. From New York to Hollywood: Advertising, Narrative Formats, and Changing Televisual Space in the 1950’s Senior Project Submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College by Peter McCormack Annandale-on-Hudson, New York May 2017 ii From New York to Hollywood iii Acknowledgements I would like to thank my parents first and foremost. I don’t think I’ve ever taken the time to bore them with the intimate details of this project.
    [Show full text]
  • The Personal Branding of Lucille Ball Honors Thesis
    BLAZING THE TRAILS: THE PERSONAL BRANDING OF LUCILLE BALL HONORS THESIS Presented to the Honors College of Texas State University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Graduation in the Honors College by Sarah L. Straka San Marcos, Texas December, 2016 BLAZING THE TRAILS: THE PERSONAL BRANDING OF LUCILLE BALL by Sarah L. Straka Thesis Supervisor: ________________________________ Dr. Raymond Fisk, Ph.D. Department of Marketing Approved: _________________________________ Heather C. Galloway, Ph.D. Dean, Honors College TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT……………………………………………….…………..…………………iv CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………….….…….1 II. CHILDHOOD………………………………………………………….……...1 III. REBEL………………………………………………………………….….…4 IV. LEADER……………………………………………………...……….....….14 V. ICON……………………………………………………………...………..…17 VI. CONCLUSION……………………………………….............................….18 REFERENCES……………………………………………………………………..........20 CHRONOLOGICAL TIME LINE OF LUCILLE BALL…………………...…..........…21 iii ABSTRACT The extraordinary Lucille Ball was the most loved and iconic television comedian of her time. She was an American icon and the first lady of television during the 1950s. Not only did Lucille Ball provide laughter to millions of people, but Lucille Ball gave women a voice and America heard what she had to say. She showed women they can be accepted, and be in a position both on television and in the working world where they can be strong and independent. She was a leader and set an example for women and showed society that women have a voice to be heard and will be successful, when given the opportunity. Lucille Ball managed her career and created her personal brand by beating all obstacles that were laid in front of her and test boundaries, which lead her to become an entrepreneurial success. Lucille Ball blazed the trails for many women, on and off stage.
    [Show full text]
  • CPY Document
    PUBUC WORKS AUG 0 1 ZO MOTION Lucy's El Adobe Café serves as an LA establisluent; it is a restaurant that has been a traditional star hangout for decades and continues to be a favored café by many influential individuals. Lucy Casada, the owner, has become famous in her own right among celebrities and high profie individuals, due to the restaurants friendly service, great food and reasonable prices. Lucy's daughter introduced Linda Rondstadt to California Governor Jerry Brown at Lucy's. George Lucas is a good friend of Lucy's as well as Kevin Costner, Orson Welles, Jack Nicholson and many others. Lucy's El Adobe Café has brought many stars to Melrose Avenue, becoming a part of the rich history of Los Angeles. In addition, adjacent from Lucy's El Adobe Café, is the historic location ofDesilu Productions. Although a portion of this site is now home to Paramount Studios, the history and legacy of Lucille Ball's career began on this comer in Hollywood. Although the site ofDesilu productions shifted, the first fiming of the "I Love Lucy" show was at Desilu productions headquarters on Melrose A venue and Plymouth Boulevard, established in 1951. The joint ownership ofDesilu productions was met with failure, as was the marriage of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Lucile Ball bought out Desi Arnaz's half ofDesilu productions in the 1960's, making her the first woman to own a major studio and one of the most powerful women in Southern California. Lucile Ball later sold the company, which is partly occupied by Paramount Studios.
    [Show full text]
  • CULVER STUDIOS: Comprehensive Plan Amendment #6
    THE CULVER STUDIOS: Comprehensive Plan Amendment #6 HISTORIC RESOURCES TECHNICAL REPORT Historic Resources Assessment and Analysis of Project Impacts Prepared for: The Culver Studios 9336 West Washington Boulevard Culver City, California 90232 Contact: Shawn Papazian, Vice President Prepared by: ICF Jones & Stokes 811 West 7th Street, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90017 October 2010 This document should be cited as: ICF Jones & Stokes. 2010. The Culver Studios: Historic Resources Technical Report. October (ICF J&S P00536.09.). Los Angeles, CA. Prepared for: The Culver Studios. Culver City, CA. Contents CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................1-1 A. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE .....................................................................1-1 B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION..........................................................................1-1 C. METHODOLOGY.......................................................................................1-4 CHAPTER 2. REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ...................................................................2-1 A. FEDERAL LEVEL ......................................................................................2-1 1. National Register of Historic Places .......................................................2-1 B. STATE LEVEL............................................................................................2-2 1. California Register of Historical Resources............................................2-2 2. California Environmental
    [Show full text]
  • Into the Heart of Screenland Culver City, California
    INTO THE HEART OF SCREENLAND CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA AN INEXHAUSTIVE INVESTIGATION OF URBAN CONTENT THE CENTER FOR LAND USE INTERPRETATION CENTER E FO H R T L A N N O I D T U A S T E RE INTERP THE HEART OF SCREENLAND “The Heart of Screenland” is the official city motto for Culver City, an incorporated city of 40,000 people in the midst of the megalopolis of Los Angeles. “All roads lead to Culver City,” its founder, Harry Culver, once said. All roads indeed. Culver built the city from scratch starting in 1913, selecting a location that was halfway between downtown Los Angeles and the beach community of Venice, at the crossroads of a now long-gone regional public trolley system. Culver City quickly became home to several movie studios, some of which disappeared, others which still dominate the scene. Hal Roach’s Laurel and Hardy comedies, shot on Main Street, captured the town in the 1920s, and Andy Griffith’s everytown of Mayberry was broadcast from the city’s backlots to screens across America. In the 1950s, the city modernized. Its original Main Street was upstaged by a new Culver Center shopping area, a few blocks west. The studios turned to television, and the 1950s became the 1960s. In the 1970s the studio backlots were filled in with housing and office parks, as homogenization flooded the Los Angeles basin, turning Culver CIty into part of the continuous urban suburb. In the 1990s, the city’s efforts to restore its identity and its downtown Into the Heart of Screenland: Culver City, California An Inexhaustive Investigation of Urban Content came together, beginning a rebirth of the Heart of Screenland.
    [Show full text]
  • Available Videos for TRADE (Nothing Is for Sale!!) 1
    Available Videos For TRADE (nothing is for sale!!) 1/2022 MOSTLY GAME SHOWS AND SITCOMS - VHS or DVD - SEE MY “WANT LIST” AFTER MY “HAVE LIST.” W/ O/C means With Original Commercials NEW EMAIL ADDRESS – [email protected] For an autographed copy of my book above, order through me at [email protected]. 1966 CBS Fall Schedule Preview 1969 CBS and NBC Fall Schedule Preview 1997 CBS Fall Schedule Preview 1969 CBS Fall Schedule Preview (not for trade) Many 60's Show Promos, mostly ABC Also, lots of Rock n Roll movies-“ROCK ROCK ROCK,” “MR. ROCK AND ROLL,” “GO JOHNNY GO,” “LET’S ROCK,” “DON’T KNOCK THE TWIST,” and more. **I ALSO COLLECT OLD 45RPM RECORDS. GOT ANY FROM THE FIFTIES & SIXTIES?** TV GUIDES & TV SITCOM COMIC BOOKS. SEE LIST OF SITCOM/TV COMIC BOOKS AT END AFTER WANT LIST. Always seeking “Dick Van Dyke Show” comic books and 1950s TV Guides. Many more. “A” ABBOTT & COSTELLO SHOW (several) (Cartoons, too) ABOUT FACES (w/o/c, Tom Kennedy, no close - that’s the SHOW with no close - Tom Kennedy, thankfully has clothes. Also 1 w/ Ben Alexander w/o/c.) ACADEMY AWARDS 1974 (***not for trade***) ACCIDENTAL FAMILY (“Making of A Vegetarian” & “Halloween’s On Us”) ACE CRAWFORD PRIVATE EYE (2 eps) ACTION FAMILY (pilot) ADAM’S RIB (2 eps - short-lived Blythe Danner/Ken Howard sitcom pilot – “Illegal Aid” and rare 4th episode “Separate Vacations” – for want list items only***) ADAM-12 (Pilot) ADDAMS FAMILY (1ST Episode, others, 2 w/o/c, DVD box set) ADVENTURE ISLAND (Aussie kid’s show) ADVENTURER ADVENTURES IN PARADISE (“Castaways”) ADVENTURES OF DANNY DEE (Kid’s Show, 30 minutes) ADVENTURES OF HIRAM HOLLIDAY (8 Episodes, 4 w/o/c “Lapidary Wheel” “Gibraltar Toad,”“ Morocco,” “Homing Pigeon,” Others without commercials - “Sea Cucumber,” “Hawaiian Hamza,” “Dancing Mouse,” & “Wrong Rembrandt”) ADVENTURES OF LUCKY PUP 1950(rare kid’s show-puppets, 15 mins) ADVENTURES OF A MODEL (Joanne Dru 1956 Desilu pilot.
    [Show full text]
  • Replace with Your Title
    Advancing Vertical Flight: A Historical Perspective on AHS International and its Times M.E. Rhett Flater L. Kim Smith AHS Executive Director (1991-2011) AHS Deputy Director (1993-2011) M. E. Rhett Flater & Associates M.E. Rhett Flater & Associates Pine Knoll Shores, NC Pine Knoll Shores, NC ABSTRACT1 This paper describes AHS’s vital role in the development of the rotorcraft industry, with particular emphasis on events since 1990. It includes first-hand accounts of the formation of the Society, how it matured and evolved, and the particular influences that compelled change. It describes key events which occurred during various stages of the Society’s growth, including the formation of its technical committees, the evolution of the AHS Annual Forum and technical specialists’ meetings, and the creation and evolution of the Society’s publications. Featured prominently are accounts of AHS’s role in pursuing a combined government, industry and academia approach to rotorcraft science and technology. Also featured is the creation in 1965 of the Army-NASA Agreement for Joint Participation in Aeronautics Technology, the establishment of the U.S. Army Rotorcraft Centers of Excellence, the National Rotorcraft Technology Center (NRTC), the inauguration of the Congressional Rotorcraft Caucus and its support for the U.S. defense industrial base for rotorcraft, the battle for the survival of NASA aeronautics and critical NASA subsonic ground test facilities, and the launching of the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST). First Annual AHS Banquet, October 7, 1944. 1Presented at the AHS 72nd Annual Forum, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA, May 17-19, 2016. Copyright © 2016 by the American Helicopter Society International, Inc.
    [Show full text]