Moving to Culver City, CA the Heart of Screenland

Film Strip in Culver City by alohavictoria (CC BY-ND 2.0)

Moving to Culver City in Southern California means moving to “the heart of screenland.” Located in the Los Angeles area, Culver City is full of old Hollywood scenery, but moving to Culver City opens the door to one of the hippest cities in Los Angeles. Culver City houses museums, studios, trendy restaurants, public transportation and excellent ways to live a greener lifestyle. Being the original home to places such as MGM Studios and LA’s historical Helm’s Bakery, there are many reasons for moving to Culver City.

Looking for a more bike friendly LA city? Moving to Culver City is just right for you! Recently, Culver City has taken the initiative to help those moving to Culver City with alternate means of transportation. The city hopes to create the Expo to Downtown Bicycle and Pedestrian Connector. This city project will help make moving to Culver City a greener option.

 Moving to Culver City a greener way
People will soon have the opportunity to be moving to Culver City in a much greener way (Photo by allisonfender)

Culver City is also going greener by creating a city-wide rainwater harvesting program. The program offers residents moving to Culver City and living in Culver City the opportunity to have their own rain barrel. Used to harvest rainwater from your roof before it’s lost to urban runoff, the rain barrel stores rainwater for droughts and other “soft water” uses. Talk about saving money and the Earth by moving to Culver City!

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Many people moving to Culver City can soon use stored rainwater to water plants like residents in Arlington County (Photo by Arlington County)
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One entrance gate to Sony Pictures Entertainment (Photo by ikritcher)

Culver City is headquarters to Sony Pictures. Definitely a selling point for many moving to Culver City, the Sony Studios and former home to MGM Studios have produced historical cinema including The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, Citizen Kane, Grease,  E.T., City Slickers, and the original King Kong. But don’t stay home and watch it on the small screen, moving to Culver City  you can visit your neighborhood  Sony Pictures Museum.

Get moving to Culver City Downtown! It has been revitalized in recent years in order to produce a trendy experience for its tourists and residents. Described as “truly Los Angeles’ best kept secret,” Downtown is also home to Culver City’s history. Helm’s Bakery District, once home to the Helm’s Bakery, houses one of Los Angeles’ most important jazz venues. The Jazz Bakery is a not-for-profit company based on an informal concert hall model and not a typical jazz club. The Bakery constantly brings world class musicians to the stage. Follow the Helm’s Bakery District on Twitter!

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Get Moving to Culver City and check out Helm’s Bakery! (Photo by JoelinSouthernCA)

Many past TV shows were filmed on the Culver City sets including Las Vegas, Gunsmoke, Cougar Town, Mad About You, Lassie, Batman, Arrested Development, and the The Andy Griffith Show. Current TV shows that film in Culver City studios include Jeopardy! and the Wheel of Fortune. Get moving to Culver City to watch a filming! Get your tickets now!

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Watch contestants spin the wheel of fortune LIVE! (Photo by pds319)

See what other cities in our city snapshots  are TV and movie locales! Did you know Arrested Development was also filmed in Santa Clarita? Get moving and check it out for yourself! What do you love about moving to Culver City?