The Culver Theater at the Town Plaza in Culver City. The Culver Studios, built in 1918, is a landmark in Culver City. The Culver City Airport, where city founder Harry Culver kept his own plane, closed to make way for a supermarket and an Earl Scheib auto-painting outlet. Culver City, a former whistle-stop between downtown L.A. and the ocean has emerged as one of the region’s top choices for creative businesses. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)Architect and Santa Monica escapee Lise Bornstein says a broader shift is lifting Culver City.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 28, 2026 04:03 UTC