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Culver City is a city on the Westside of Los Angeles County. It was given the moniker the "Heart of Screenland" during the 1930s and 1940s when it was responsible for half of America's motion picture production, today it remains home to Sony Studios (formerly MGM Studios) and Culver Studios. In addition to its role in the film and television industry, the city has a reputation as a great food destination due to the huge number of trendy restaurants found downtown and elsewhere.
Culver City is a city in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,779. The city was named after its founder, Harry Culver. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Over the years, it has annexed more than 40 pieces of adjoining land and now comprises about five square miles (13 km2).
Since the 1920s, Culver City has been a center for film and later television production, best known as the home of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. From 1932 to 1986, it was the headquarters for the Hughes Aircraft Company. National Public Radio West and Sony Pictures Entertainment have headquarters in the city. Originally founded as a whites-only city, or sundown town, since the 1980s it has become fairly diverse with one of the most diverse school systems in the United States.