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<blockquote data-quote="Bill Dilks" data-source="post: 180863" data-attributes="member: 3950"><p>The CULVER HOTEL.</p><p></p><p>...where Faraday was shot, and where Cliffy was bonked on the head by Afton's ex-.</p><p></p><p>We talked earlier in the thread about the hotel, which sits about 6 blocks from the studio, now Sony Studios. I was a great find by johnmmil10. I found a little more info on it.</p><p></p><p>Built back in 1924, just nine years after <a href="https://www.seeing-stars.com/Studios/CulverStudios.shtml" target="_blank">Culver Studios</a> (where DALLAS was later filmed) opened, it was a luxury hotel in those days, attracting stars like <strong>Clark Gable</strong>, <strong>Ronald Reagan</strong>, <strong>Buster Keaton</strong> and <strong>Joan Crawford</strong> as part-time residents. At one time, it was even owned by <strong>John Wayne</strong> for a few years, before the Duke donated the building to the YMCA. Over the years, the hotel fell into disrepair, almost deserted.</p><p></p><p>But this Hollywood story has a happy ending. In 1997, a new owner bought the property and invested in a major renovation of the historic hotel, adding antique furniture to the rooms and a patio restaurant out front. Once again, the Culver Hotel is back in business and ready for its close-up.</p><p></p><p>Also, in 1997, almost 60 years after the making of "Oz," the Culver Hotel was the scene of a three-day reunion of the 14 surviving "Munchkins." (Most of the "Munchkins" stayed at the hotel during filming). It was a public event (the city issued a proclamation declaring it "Munchkin Week") including autograph signing, costume party, and the sale of memorabilia.</p><p></p><p>Other movies have been shot at this unusual-looking landmark as well, including several <strong>Laurel & Hardy</strong> silents, and some of the "<em>Our Gang</em>" comedies. More recently, the hotel was seen in the <strong>Arnold Schwarzenegger </strong>movie "<em>The Last Action Hero</em>" and in the TV series "<em>Party of Five</em>."</p><p></p><p>A tall, oddly-shaped, triangular building, the Culver Hotel sits right in the middle of Culver Boulevard, an old-fashioned brick tower standing alone like some urban island.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]17911[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bill Dilks, post: 180863, member: 3950"] The CULVER HOTEL. ...where Faraday was shot, and where Cliffy was bonked on the head by Afton's ex-. We talked earlier in the thread about the hotel, which sits about 6 blocks from the studio, now Sony Studios. I was a great find by johnmmil10. I found a little more info on it. Built back in 1924, just nine years after [URL='https://www.seeing-stars.com/Studios/CulverStudios.shtml']Culver Studios[/URL] (where DALLAS was later filmed) opened, it was a luxury hotel in those days, attracting stars like [B]Clark Gable[/B], [B]Ronald Reagan[/B], [B]Buster Keaton[/B] and [B]Joan Crawford[/B] as part-time residents. At one time, it was even owned by [B]John Wayne[/B] for a few years, before the Duke donated the building to the YMCA. Over the years, the hotel fell into disrepair, almost deserted. But this Hollywood story has a happy ending. In 1997, a new owner bought the property and invested in a major renovation of the historic hotel, adding antique furniture to the rooms and a patio restaurant out front. Once again, the Culver Hotel is back in business and ready for its close-up. Also, in 1997, almost 60 years after the making of "Oz," the Culver Hotel was the scene of a three-day reunion of the 14 surviving "Munchkins." (Most of the "Munchkins" stayed at the hotel during filming). It was a public event (the city issued a proclamation declaring it "Munchkin Week") including autograph signing, costume party, and the sale of memorabilia. Other movies have been shot at this unusual-looking landmark as well, including several [B]Laurel & Hardy[/B] silents, and some of the "[I]Our Gang[/I]" comedies. More recently, the hotel was seen in the [B]Arnold Schwarzenegger [/B]movie "[I]The Last Action Hero[/I]" and in the TV series "[I]Party of Five[/I]." A tall, oddly-shaped, triangular building, the Culver Hotel sits right in the middle of Culver Boulevard, an old-fashioned brick tower standing alone like some urban island. [ATTACH=full]17911[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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