Is this LA’s best neighborhood?
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- Welcome to Culver City, California - a west-side Los Angeles neighborhood and my current home! Here's why I love living here.
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Culver is basically in the middle of everything: close to the beaches and to all the fun in West Hollywood and East LA. The 405 traffic is always in your favor for commutes. I love me a mocha tesora from Philz and Salt and Straw. I always love sitting on the steps by Culver Studios. There's amazing food in downtown Culver City. I always recommend this area for ppl moving to LA.
Yesss!!!
Any recs for food in downtown Culver city? Thanks!
East LA? lol
@@d-lo811these days the arts district is considered East La lol
@@MichaelMartellohow in the hell L.A mall gonna charge people money just to park their car this is what u called greedy for money
I just love your humor!❤😂😂😂So funny when you talked about Hollister.
This was very fast moving very informative and very entertaining. Loved it
Hit that like button for more LA videos!!
thanks for this tour of culver city!
Your vids are just great and so authentic
I work in culver and basically live there (only a mile east) and I absolutely love it! I’m an LA native and culver has always been one of my favorite places in all of LA. You’re in the center of the city and overall the ambiance is great. It’s chill but there’s always something going on which is exciting.
Great video, kept my attention and was very interesting. Thank you!
Love Culver City. Brought back some memories. Loved your vid!
Westfield Culver City used to be called the Fox Hills Mall. It was a major local landmark shopping center for the area back in the day. Have many good memories going there with family & friends when I was younger. I miss the old mall, but I'll admit the remodeling does look quite nice.
Fox Hills mall babyyyyy! I don't know how old you are, but I was a kid in the 90s, do you remember that giant geometric cube thing they had in the middle of the mall? It had neon lighting, flowing water and you could use it to get from the floor level to the food court up to. I miss being a kid 😢
I have been living in Culver City since 98 and I love it. Over time I have seen so many changes to the City from the renovation of downtown Culver to the changes to Fox Hills, I wouldn't want to live any other place in LA.
I'm so Happy your back..luv your Video
How do you only have 4K subs Michael? Another great video! Entertaining and informative. Production value is high compared to other TH-camrs. Keep up the great work, I’m sure you are bound to explode very soon.
Hey thanks Wayne! Appreciate that 😊
New viewer and absolutely love your content. I am a LA native. I live in nearby Mar Vista and was actually born in Culver City. The area has always been beautiful even when zoning and gentrification happened. Having lived here all my life, it was amazing to witness the transformations the city has gone through to become what it is today. Keep up the great work. 😊
Thanks so much Amit!
Is this neighbourhood prone to natural disasters?
@@flickern Not at all. Culver City is situated in the LA basin where natural disasters are unlikely to happen. We do get minor earthquakes but nothing strong enough to do any damage. Just recently we had a series of rain storms and it didn’t flood as much since storm gutters carry water out to the ocean via our Ballona Creek.
@@amitlal310 Actually, I'm hoping to move on there and just wanted to clear up confusions....thank you so much for your insight
@@flickern You’re welcome :)
Born in raised in culver. Welcome! Im glad you enjoy the city :) ive been away for 5 years now and this video made me home sick!
Thank you Howard! It's still here for you to visit/come back! lol
I grew up in Culver City and always amused by the opinions of people who have recently discovered this great little city… Always enjoy your videos…loved your comments about Culver City!
Thanks! ☺️
This is so cool. Love Culver City I grew up there.
Welcome home Michael. Missed you.
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I love Culver city, I used to go there often when I was going to LMU which is in Westchester ! It has become more vibrant in the last 10 years
Have you checked out Mariscos Jalisco food truck on La Cienega? So good. Also, views from Canopy Club are awesome. And draft beers at LA Ale Works. Ice cream at Coolhaus. I’m happy here, too.
My grandparents bought a house in Culver City brand new in 1952 as the one and only home they ever owned. Some of the long time residents think that the property values are insane, but I think that is because Culver City is adjacent to some of the most desirable beach towns and it is central to a lot of other things. It has a feel to it that other neighborhoods in LA don't have.
Hi Micheal visiting the LA for a week (27 Aug to 2 Sep) and staying at Culver City now bec of ur video.. great content. Keep them coming.
Awesome!! Love to hear that 😊
love this video & hell yeah dunkin' all the way!! 😎
yesss
I lived in Culver City for nine years back in the 1990's, it was a great sleepy little town then, centrally located to just about everywhere. But things happened and I ended up having to move to Long Beach in 2001, which has been great in it's own way. BTW you are wrong about Culver Studios. It was the old Hal Roach Studios where they did the Our Gang movies and other classics.They also filmed parts of Gone With The Wind and parts of Ed Wood (I was living on Ince when they filmed parts of Ed Wood right in front of my apartment). The Old MGM studio is down the street at what is now Sony Pictures. I've been back a few times since I moved, its ok now, not the same as it was, but what is?
LOL Philz is a chain from San Francisco. I'm curious if there are any smaller mom and pop restaurants in the area. Liked the bike path tour in this video!
thanks for this im moving to LA from Bed Stuy Brooklyn. im excited to drive again
I live very near to culver city (palms neighborhood) and I love culver city! Its def more down to earth family oriented neighborhood, its nice its not far from the beach and other parts of LA. Its indeed a great neighborhood! Have you gone to the mar vista s farmer’s market (not far from culver) its such a great market. Every sunday! so much stands or fresh products and its just a vibe!
Love it! I need to check that one out - I know Culver has it on Tuesday’s!
@@MichaelMartello yeah the culver one is smaller though the mar vista one is much bigger and more lively and a section to sit down and eat food from stands and food trucks and live music etc :)
Officially convinced! I’m moving to LA in a few weeks and I’ve been tormented by decision between Culver City/Palms or somewhere closer to DTLA… I’m choosing Culver. This place has everything I’m looking for.
Thanks!
Love to hear that!!!
Jealous!! I lived there 2 years & it was the best!! Enjoy for me
Downtown LA is alot more exciting
@@lisaspachuk486 to many homeless people and druggies/drunks in DTLA. Parking price not worth it and it’s one way street.
Culver City is definitely the best place to live on the Westside! I've lived in the border line of Culver city my whole life, im 32 now and it's changed alot! So much more to do now and nice community, quiet and taken care of. It had gotten crazy expensive though!
We lived there for 11 years and now it's too expensive to move back but we had some wonderful memories and friends there! ❤️ btw we only called it Culver City (never Culver for all the chronically hip out there) and raised our older daughter there. Sherman Oaks is still pretty great, if hot in the summer ☀️
It is truly the best place to raise a child in LA. I used to live on the east side and thought I would never want to live on the west side but Culver City is a true gem. It is worth the high rent for the safe neighborhood and awesome school district.
Born in Santa Monica and raised in Culver City, in fact I lived right across the Ballona bike path. You forgot to mention the great schools in Culver city. Great ocean views from West LA college and Holy Cross Cemetery.
The first time I went to LA I thought I could book a movie audition myself, I was in the Academy Players Directory which had the studio and casting director numbers. Since it was 12/30/91 most offices were closed but I called all of them and anyone who answered I said "What Time is Casting Today" and on the 98th call, the director of A FEW GOOD MEN film said "We are moving it up to 10:30, park in the south lot" I brought a headshot and winged a Monty Python routine and got a callback! The audition was at the Culver Studios. Culver City has too much traffic and borders on some sketchy areas but I still book my hotel stays there so I like it.
That actually wasn’t the MGM studios you showed.
That was the Culver Studios which was founded in 1918 by Thomas Ince(The boulevard is named after him), which was later bought in the 50s by Lucy and Desi Arnez as part of their Desilu Productions, and too many others to count.
The MGM Studios lot is now Sony Pictures Studios, home to Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures since 1990.
They did a great job renovating it(over $100 million), it was in pretty tattered condition unfortunately.
I used to go watch the construction/expansion/renovation and got to walk around the lot several times with friends who worked there.
Love Culver, but Studio City is my fave…
But CC is right below it…
I grew up here my whole life. Love my home.
Can u please tell is New York oder Los Angelos better to live ?
Some find Culver boring because they fail to see that is part of its charm. If you want glitz and glam, its just minutes North...If you want the beach, its just a short distance to the beach.
Being on the Westside, at the intersection of two (405 & 10) of the busiest freeways in the nation, allows one access to many wonderful delights.
Yes! So central/convenient!
Rocco's is the bar in Culver. Those comically large oversized wine glasses are the choice for happy hour.
Number one fan here. Can we get an iced mint mojito?! 😂
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Omg Dunkins! I get iced caramel macchiato with almond milk and it is to die for.
They shot The Little Rascals Laurel and Hardy a lot of Buster Keaton Charlie Chase a lot of classic comedies even old Twilight Zone episodes there i wouldn't mind living there a lot of history.
I love Culver City. Culver is the real Hollywood, by the way. Hollywood history and future is in Culver City. It is not called "The Heart of Screenland" for nothing. Also, great restaurants and coffee shops. Take a tour of Sony Studios. That's where the Yellow Brick Road is, but you can't see it. It's covered up. The Culver City Car Show is a must every May. There is so much in Culver City. Great video. Great city.
Love Culver!
I just moved here 3 months ago from Paris and I have to say I like being away from the instagram culture of weho! Very convenient in term of location and Downton Culver is very cute! The only thing we miss (I think) it's a proper night scene
You should visit the exquisite mar vista projects in culver city
Lived there for five years, and saw its transformation from the from the 2010s to now, what a change. Love the neighborhood, but traffic is horrednous because of the nearby intersection of 405 and 10.
I work in Santa Monica at the corner of Olympic and 26th Street. (Activision) Culver City is a great city. I'm glad you like living there.
1:27 Amazon studios too. Also prime video is the black building at the top of the steps.
I know this mall well , my family and I sent many days there when we first moved here
You've got to try Milcross coffee in Culver City - I'm confident it'll become your new fave.
I Literally grew up within the frame of this picture showing Culver City. We moved into 11342 Nina Place in 1956. 1952 I was born in the Culver City Hospital. I graduated Rydel High oops! I meant Venice. Mom moved in 1987.
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We all live up in Oregon now.but we recall Culver City as our Little Mayberry. This confuses the heck out of cou😮ntry folk up here.
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La Ballona is actually pronounced LA By oo na. Spanish for whale 🐋. 😊
Culver City is great. Not long ago, I road tested a small EV, the Arcimoto FUV, on the streets of Culver City for a review I was writing, and my favorite chicken place is Honey's Kettle Fried Chicken on Culver Blvd. Love their chicken and their sweet potato pie.
Thanks for video
Hi! I may have to move to Culver City for work in about 3 months. Any particular part you recommend for a recently transplanted New Yorker? to live? I love to be near stores, restaurants etc - walkability is huge for me.
Been binge watching your videos since I can’t sleep (hostel roommate is snoring) but still not sure what I want to do with the rest of my time here. There’s a bit to much walking and I have no interest in hiking, little interest in bars/alcohol and I don’t really need to go shopping. Probably just spend most of my time at the beach. Not really feeling L.A. tbh but we’ll see what happens.
Hi Michael, great video. I'm moving to Los Angeles at the end of Dec but am having a hard time finding a place to rent in culver city. Amy recommendations?
It’s gonna be most expensive in/close to downtown Culver City, so expand your search outside of that!
Close you can get to small town suburban. Its really changed due to gentrification nut culver has a really amazing art district. I went to hamilton high
I've grown up in Culver City and I was kinda surprised to see some recognition, but yes I would say we're probably the best city in LA. Still pretty pricey but still nice. The downside is that there have been armed robberies in our area over the past few months, which never used to happen. I used to go to the atm at midnight and never felt unsafe, now I wouldn't advise it. Also the homeless situation has gone up resulting in more crime in our area. Still safer than other areas but thought it was worth bringing up
Also the La Ballona creek is pronounced in Spanish. Like “Bayona”. Don't let a local hear you say it in English 😁
Lol, I gotta practice my Spanish 😂
If you look at homeless they don’t live within the city or the freeways within the city of Culver you won’t see any homeless and panhandling…notice…they are mostly along Venice Blvd or boarder line of LA and Culver. Culver City has a law no one can’t set up tent within the city, if so will get arrested…but…LA wants Culver citizens to solve their homeless problem $$$$$. Notice when you drive through any Culver City freeways (within the city) there is no homeless tent set up.
@@cylcoco772 true. I do live on the border of Culver and LA so I'll see it more than people inside. But violence has undoubtedly gone up. Still less compared to most of LA but still a noticeable increase.
I never knew why Los Angeles natives don’t mind tourism/tourists who glorify the city but absolutely hate transplants who actually move to LA from other states. And it’s only other Americans from other states they find annoying, because immigrants from all over the world are actually welcomed and appreciated in LA. Interesting video.
Lived there in 2006, great place.
I worked at Hughes Aircraft - you're probably unaware of Hughes' history with Culver City.
So I live now in Westchester county in NY
One of the wealthiest and family oriented area New Rochelle to be precise!
Would you say Culver City can be a good choice for my family to move to ?
My mom and siblings are back in LA
I visited for 6 months back in 2001-2002 and I went to Hamilton Highschool in Culver City I lived that area
But I am 36 now things changed !
I’d love a recommendation!
Thank you
New Subscriber Love your content. Absolutely amazing. I'm considering moving to Culver City. What are the rents for a 1 bedroom apt?
Thank you! I’d say $2.5-3K in culver, possibly more
Very nice video. What was the distance from where you were on your skateboard to the beach? "really good for what it is" Very New York🍎💚
Thanks! It’s about a 7 mile bike path!
I find it fascinating that the Baldwin Hills exist because of a creeping earthquake fault forcing the ground upwards about half an inch per year. 😎
Interesting!
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How expensive is parking at the beach?
What burrow of NYC would you compare Culver City to??? I’m thinking Dumbo Brooklyn 🌃 🏖 I use to do bicoastal living myself because of my ex NY↔️Culver
Can you edit and put in Culver City also known as THE HEART OF SCREENLAND
…basically…Culver City is Hollywood because that’s where all the films where made or basically where the film industry and radio started. Raised and living in Culver City myself ❤
Culver born and raised
What’s considered the valley? Is it the outskirts of LA?
I still call it Fox Hills Mall haha
How can you show off Culver City without going to Tito’s Tacos?! People from every corner of L.A. go to Culver City just to eat at Tito’s!
Ahh shoot, a classic! I’ll have to include them in a future vid :)
And it wasn’t meant as a criticism, just in fun. But kinda true! Great video! I drive from the SFV to Culver City just to go to Tito’s now and then!
@@MichaelMartello also in future vlog add in the art district of Culver City.
You forgot one of the BEST PLACES!!! COPENHAGEN PASTRY is to die for!!! Especially their princess cake🧡 (Not to mention it’s right by LAX. Love Culver City!)
Good for walking? Also what are the public toilets like?
Down town Culver City is nice.but don't for get about the Culver city projects off of Inglewood and allin st.go take a ride down that area
Please pin me: it was my hometown ♥️ so I grew up in culver city, but I moved four years ago when I was eight. If I were to suggest any food places I would suggest grand casino and Rocco’s. The cinema was always an amazing experience. When he said that Culver City is where the wizard of oz was filmed, it sparked in my mind that there was a hotel there that some of the actors slept there. I love it and I’ve stayed there because every year the would make that into a haunted house for Halloween. You were able to go inside and get spooked! This town has changed so much it’s crazy! I really recommend and if you have any questions please reply!
Its where art alexasis of the band everclear is from.
How much do you pay for rent in Culver City?
Currently live in Westwood
My rent is abnormally cheap for LA - around $1K. But I live in a house with a couple roommates currently
Culver Studios (which is shown when you mention MGM) is NOT and never was MGM. I lived across the street from the old MGM when I moved to L.A., and I could see the MGM lion from my kitchen window, but by then, it was already Lorimar/Tristar, but they kept the lion sign.
My brother works for Sony Pictures, which occupies what used to be MGM, and I've gone to many screenings with him. They now have studio tours as well, but they took down the lion.
Crime rate and homelessness in Culver City is going up like crazy. Can't wait to move out
Crimes is going up everywhere…now…compare Culver City crime with other LA city.
The ballona creek is pronounced (buyona)
Don't forget the housing projects
It looks great, but be honest. $2500-3000 to rent a closet sized studio. $100-$200/mo. to go out a couple times a week, plus all your other food. Shell out some dough for parking or transit costs and whatever else. To live there comfortably, most people would probably need to be making 6 figures, right? To scrape by, with no savings, probably $70,000?
I ask as someone who's been seriously considering moving to Culver City.
Is culver city safe for non-american tourists? Especially asians? Are rented cars safe from break in robbery? Or pick-pockets? Kindly advise. Will be visiting LA with a small 6 year old.
Culver City is a great place to live. It's way too expensive. Double what it was 10 years ago.
Just dont walk one block north to Venice Blvd or south to Jefferson Blvd.
Rush Street recently closed. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Yeah if they keep building more apartments there won’t be no good parking situation here
Actually, LA suburbs are the best cities. Go around to LA county, and by the way, Hollywood area and to Santa Monica are not LA locals. The REAL LA locals usually live in Northridge, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Inglewood, Long Beach, Panoma to Pasadena, Santa Clarita, Whittier, East LA, South LA to Harbor, and Palmdale. Etc.
It's pronounced "bye-oh-nuh", not "buh-low-nuh"!!!
Who scrapes cream cheese off a bagel?😮😅
Super Domestic, Blue Bottle?
hahahahahah transplant
When you say westfield mall you know your not from la. Thats fox hills mall
For you outsiders trying to understand So Cal landscape: these channels like to call everything here LA. Culver City is not LA. It's an independent city, that is not part of the city of Los Angeles. It is a part of Los Angeles County, which is not "LA" proper, and is not an "LA neighborhood" like this guy says.
Example Palms, Marina Del Ray, Century City, and Playa Vista is part of LA district. Santa Monica and Beverly Hills like Culver City is it’s own independent city.
I'm a NATIVE.
It's never called "Culver" -- it's called "Culver City" !!!
its a City not a neighborhood, and no one calls it culver
News flash! Culver City is NOT a neighborhood of LA.
Do people really say Culver now? I've never heard anyone refer to Culver City as Culver. Just sounds weird.
culver city is not LA. it's not a bad neighborhood at all, and a lot of neighborhoods just suck nowadays so that's saying something, but it's still not LA
A video about a bagel shop and a coffee shop and a donut shop and Trader Joes. How vacuous. How completely depressing.
Good vid let's see your pad. (Not your ipad)
Culver City was founded as a whites only town where black people and Latinos were forcibly removed by police after sundown 😅 glad you like it though