Culver City Timeline

1960s – Residential Expansion
Films produced and/or distributed from studios operating in Culver City:
1962: Sweet Bird of Youth; 1963: Flipper, The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm; 1964: The Night of the Iguana, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Viva Las Vegas; 1965:The Singing Nun; 1967: The Dirty Dozen; 1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey
1963
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Hal Roach Studios closes; replaced by Landmark Industrial Tract
 
1964
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Major annexation of Fox Hills area totaling 330 acres for mixed use
 
 
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Uruapan, Mexico, becomes the first of five Sister Cities
 
1965
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First condomiums open: Studio Village Townhouses
 
 
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Temple Akiba breaks ground
 
1969
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Helms Bakery closes
 
1970s – Culver City Embarks on Redevelopment
Films produced and/or distributed from studios operating in Culver City:
1970: Kelly’s Heroes, Ryan’s Daughter; 1972: Skyjacked; 1974: That’s Entertainment; 1975: The Sunshine Boys; 1977: The Goodbye Girl
1970
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Culver City studios purchases Desilu Productions
 
1971
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Culver City Redevelopment Agency is formed
 
1972
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First City Senior Center opens
 
1975
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First major redevelopment project: Fox Hills Mall
 
1977
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Laird International Studios purchases Culver City Studios
 
1980s – City Population approaches 40,000
Films produced and/or distributed from studios operating in Culver City:
1981: Pennies From Heaven; 1982: Victor/Victoria
1980
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Culver City Historical Society is incorporated
 
1983
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Iri City (now Iksan City), Korea becomes a Sister City
 
1984
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Summer Olympics (XXIII Olympiad) are held in Los Angeles (two miles of the Men's and first Women's Marathons are in Culver City)
 
1985
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Filmland building is built to accommodate productions offices
 
1986
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Lorimar Studios purchases MGM's studio lot
 
 
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Gannett Co.,Inc. purchases Laird International Studios and renames it The Culver Studios
 
1987
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MGM moves into the Filmland building
 
1989
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Lethbridge, Canada becomes a Sister City
 
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