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Culver City, Los Angeles — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Culver City is a district of Los Angeles anchored by the Culver Hotel, incorporated by Harry Culver in 1917.
About Culver City
Where to stay in Culver City
The right area depends on your trip — here's what each neighbourhood is best for.
Culver City is one of the few Los Angeles districts with a landmark hotel of its own. The Culver Hotel stands in the district's old core. Stay here to be within walking reach of the civic buildings nearby, among them the Veterans Memorial Building, or base yourself in central Los Angeles and travel in to the compact grid that Harry Culver laid out.
About Culver City
What are the main landmarks in Culver City?
Culver City's landmarks cluster in its compact centre. The Culver Hotel is the best known, joined by the Veterans Memorial Building and the Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum. Towers mark the skyline.
The Samitaur Tower and the Culver City Movie Tower rise over the district, while older commercial blocks like the Washington Building and the Citizen Publishing Company Building line the streets.
What is the history of Culver City?
Culver City was incorporated by Harry Culver in 1917, carved out as its own community within Los Angeles. Harry Culver gave it his name. The Culver Hotel and the early commercial blocks along the centre, among them the Citizen Publishing Company Building, date from the decades after incorporation, when the district's grid filled in around them.
Where is Culver City?
Culver City sits within Los Angeles, largely surrounded by the city and bordering the area of Ladera Heights.
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Updated July 2026