RV Rentals California and Culver City
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California
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Culver City- a city where one will find elements of both peacefulness, on one hand and big city glamour on the other. Culver City is located in the heart of California at the interersection of the 405 (San Diego) and 10 (Santa Monica) freeways. It is located 15 north of the Los Angeles International Airport, 15 minutes east of the Marina del Rey/Pacific Ocean, 20 minutes southeast of Santa Monica, 15 minutes south of Beverly Hills and 20 minutes west of Downtown Los Angeles. Rv rentals California travelers, Culver City is definitely not a spot to miss out on, on your tours of sunny California. Culver City's many exciting attractions ensure that they offer something sure to tempt everyone's palate.
The Early Years
Native Americans were this area's first inhabitants, long before the Spanish settled California. They lived off the rich land resources, hunting and harvesting to make their livelihoods and survive in the area around where modern Los Angeles is today. Spanish settlers came and settled this area of California in 1771 and they christened these early settlers Gabrielinos after the San Gabriel Mission. Many of these Spanish inhabitants stayed in the area to raise their families and carve out a living for themselves. Culver City itself was founded by Harry H. Culver who in 1913 announced his plans to the city of Los Angeles to create a city out of these ranching lands. Culver City was incorporated in 1917 and later, in 1947 would become a charter city.
Just the facts
In 1917 when Culver City was incorporated it had an area of 1.2 square miles. By 2001 this area had grown to 4.987 square miles due to 42 annexations. Despite having a big city feel at times, Culver City is not at all overwhelming rv rentals California vacationers. This city of 39, 119 will not overwhelm is visitors by its size, making it an ideal spot as both far enough away, while at the same time close to much big cities. Culver City has a lovely moderate temperature making it an ideal vacation spot to relax and enjoy. It has a fairly low rainfall average so don't worry about getting too wet while you are here rv rentals California travelers. Culver City also has an enjoyable temperature year round with the average temperatures being 56.5 degrees Fahrenheit in January and 69.2 degrees Farenheit in July. In case of emergency visitors can also be reassured by the fact that Culver City has its own Fire and Police Departments.
Everything you could need
Education is one element of Culver City that is definitely not lacking rv rentals California customers. Culver City is home to 5 elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. It also houses 6 private grade schools and boasts of one community college. If retail shopping is what you are looking for Culver City can provide you with that too. Rv rentals California customers can lose themselves in over 3 million square feet of shopping bliss and can be privy to such retailers as Target, Circuit City, Office Depot, Toys R Us, Best Buy and Staples. If a mall is more your scene, Culver City also boasts the Fox Hills Mall with 140 stores to browse through.
The Heart of Screenland
Culver City is home to the Sony Pictures Entertainment Museum. It provides its visitors with a more in-depth look at film making and the long history of the studio. Culver City has been the home to many films. Some of the films that have either been produced and/or distributed from studios in Culver City are The Wedding Planner and Charlie's Angels in 2000, Spider-Man in 2002, Anger Management and Something's Gotta Give in 2003 and Closer in 2004. Rv rentals California vacationers can check out the museums website at http://www.sonypicturesmuseum.com/home.htm for more information.
Culver City is a destination not to be missed out on by rv rentals California vacationers. This exciting city which is home to several car shows, art galleries, a dog park, wonderful playgrounds and a summer music festival always has something fresh and exciting going on, sure to insight its visitors leaving vacationers with lasting memories of Culver City.
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