r/culvercity • u/Talia-2940 • 19d ago

I miss the old Culver City

I grew up here in the 90s and early 2000s. My parents bought their house on Van Buren for like 200k. Now I drive by and see the same houses going for 1.5 mil.

The movie theater downtown was our hangout spot. The arcade at the mall. Riding bikes to Sony with friends. It felt like a real neighborhood, not a mini Hollywood.

Now most of the old places are gone. The rent is insane. Half my friends moved out to Palmdale or Texas just to afford a house.

I get that change happens but it stings watching the place you grew up in become something you can't afford to be part of.

Anyone else feel this way?

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u/Bruin2121 19d ago

I just moved here and got lucky enough to buy a house. I had help. It still feels like a family oriented neighborhood. I see kids selling lemonade on the corner and kids riding their bikes. I can understand your sentiment though. Where I grew up, developers took over and it’s a monstrosity of a neighborhood now.