Neighborhood.....(name, identity, general demographics and community overview)

Culver City is full of life including monuments, statues, fountains, and other memorials. Some of the beautiful public art works include (can be found at culvercity.org):

The Hanging Garden-Built in 1995 by Ed Carpenter this art work is located at 9770 Culver Boulevard in the City Hall Courtyard.
The La Ballona- a piece of artwork by May Sun from 1995 that is a part of the Heritage Fountain located at 9770 Culver Boulevard in City Hall as well.
Truth or Fiction- These free-standing pillars are amazing to look at and are located at the Northeast corner of Culver Blvd. and Duquesne Ave. Built by Nobuho Nagasawa in 1995.
The Film Strip U.S.A- was built in 1981 by Natalie Krol. This stainless steel sculpture consists of film strips and was a dedication from the 1981 Salute to the Film Industry. It appears to float in a body of water located at the Veterans Memorial Complex on 4117 Overland Avenue.
The Crossed Currents- Built in 1999 by Don Merkt was a sculpture of a jug that drips water and serves as a tribute to the Native Americans at Ballona Creek. This piece of art is located at the Culver City Transportation Facility at 4343 Duquesne Avenue.

During our Community Immersion event, we explored Braddock and Sepulveda which exhibited Culver City’s beauty and life. Culver City is named after Harry Culver, a man that developed several businesses and eventually moved his company to Culver City and began to develop a “balanced residential/commercial community” (culvercity.org).

Culver City shows no signs of graffiti except for the decorative graffiti wall in the Culver City Teen Center that the center’s teens decorate every year based on their year’s theme. After visiting the Culver City Police Department, we learned that there is little crime in Culver City and residents do not fear crime because their police department has a record response time that reduces crime and puts fear in criminals. Exploring Culver City, we did not notice stray dogs roaming the streets and we did not notice bars on windows or doors, broken glass or any signs of crime which leaves us to assume that Culver City is a safe and secure neighborhood.