[img]1656|left|Culver City Historial Society Logo||no_popup[/img]The Culver City Historical Society’s installation of officers and general meeting will take place on Wednesday evening, Jan. 15.
The two-hour event will be at Sony Pictures Plaza Atrium Museum, starting at 6:30.
The 2014-2016 officers will be: Michelle Bernardin, president, Tami Eskridge, 1st VP, Development, Julie Lugo Cerra, 2nd VP, Museum, Hope Parrish and Dennis Parrish, 3rd VP Programs, Adrienne Bernardin, Secretary, and Linda Forman, Treasurer.
Mayor Jeff Cooper will act as the installing officer.
An hors d’oeuvres reception (beer/wine/soft drinks included) is $35 for Society members, $40 for non- members. Due to limited seating, reservations must be made by Friday.
Tickets will be held at the door. No tickets will be sold at the event. Parking will be provided onsite at no charge. Call 310.253.6941 for information or mail checks to Culver City Historical Society, P.O. Box 3428, Culver City 90231-3428.
Those attending the installation in this prominent structure will also have an opportunity enjoy the Sony Pictures Plaza Atrium Museum space.
The award-winning granite building, designed by architects Maxwell Starkman Associates to cater to movie industry needs, was completed in 1986 as the Filmland Corporate Center. That year, tours were given to locals who learned the granite came from Finland and Spain, then transported to Italy where it was laser-cut.
It offered 308,000 square footage of rental space, and the 90-foot high atrium was topped by 10,000 square feet of glass. And yes, automated window-washing equipment was designed to clean that glass!
This prominent structure became the home to MGM-UA for a short time until the studio moved out of Culver City in 1992. Since that time, it has been on a long-term lease to Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Ms. Jacobs may be contacted at joypaul11@yahoo.com
