August 25, 2009

Places To See: Visiting Downtown Culver City

Culver City is located in between Long Beach and Los Angeles. It is a city which boasts in great shopping, dining and entertainment. The Motion picture industry had its roots in Culver City and now hosts the most powerful media hub. It is the city for fashion and architecture. Culver City also has a great community of popular artists. It is a unique city with the combination of popular theaters, music, dance, and art galleries.

Discover the Places of Culver City:

Find out the best places to visit in Culver City.

Down Town: Down town is a very good pedestrian friendly district. It has a mixture of restaurants, retail and entertainment spots. It hosts the major media houses like, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Culver Studios. Down Town is also home for City Hall, Brotman Medical Center, Historic Culver Hotel, Best Movie Theatres like Center Theatre Group, Kirk Douglas, The Actors gang at the IVY Sub-station. Down Town has a stunning mixture of Culinary foods and Cultures.

FOX Hills: Fox hill is the best place for the retail stores. It includes nearly 200 stores. Few of the best stores include Macy's, JC Penny, Office Depot, Circuit City, Marshalls and Hooman Pontiac GMC Buick. Fox hills is located very near to the Four points Sheraton, Radisson, and Courtyard by Marriot.

Art District: The galleries at La Cienega , Washington Boulevard exhibit the works of most popular and renowned artists. The art galleries of Culver City are so prominent that in 2007New York Times has called Culver City as 'nascent Chelsea'

Corporate Pointe: It is the premium business center in Culver City. It holds the professional firms in finance, insurance, real estate, entertainment, media, and health care. The extensive campus of Symantec Corporation is in Corporate Pointe.

Hayden Tract: It is a vast district of 86 acres located in between Hayden Avenue and Eastham Drive. It is proud district which hosts the buildings of mid-century architecture and is a house of some renowned companies like Nike, Ogilvy and Mather, Ed Hardy, Eric Owen Moss Architects, Smash Box Studios and Cosmetics, and Rock+Republic. Its close proximity to the various studios led a way for advertising, entertainment and fashion industries to grow in this district.

Helms Bakery District: The name for this district comes from the historic Helms Bakery district which is started in 1931. The building comprises of contemporary furniture, and tasty cuisine. It also hosts some famous retailers such as, H.D.Buttercup, Thos. Moser, Hastens Beds, several restaurants and the most popular Jazz Bakery.

The city also holds some annual events like, The Art of Speaker Series, Music Festival, Fiesta La Ballona, George Barris Culver city car show, Fashion Week at Smash Box studios and Music in the Chambers. Also, you can take a tour to Sony Studios and Sony Pictures Museum. The tickets to the theaters are available online, and can be booked in advance.

Culver City is a place of history, fashion, architecture, business and a complete entertainer which is best for vacations filled with joy and happiness.

About the Author:

Justin recommends planning ahead when it comes to getting around Culver city with transportation, try a Culver City Taxi or schedule a pick-up with LA Yellow Cab. Visit us online today.

Author: Justin

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