First of two parts
Re “We Soon Will Turn 100. You Not Only Are Invited – but Needed”
Jim Clarke, the civic-centric City Councilman, probably is the most flawless choice anyone could suggest to spur the people’s interest and to supervise the dedicated volunteers who will help engineer Culver City’s 100th birthday, in the ninth month of 2017.
He just won launching approval near the end of last Monday’s post-midnight City Council meeting. By Wednesday he had wheeled out his first call for volunteers and his opening round fact-filled missive, hoping to ignite and inspire those who feel as he does about colorful Culver City’s history.
Aug. 17 will be the 68th anniversary of the death of founding father Harry Culver. Many residents know his lie story as well as they do their own relatives’.
Harry Culver’s name and colorful history have loudly redounded throughout the community’s 97-year history while founders of other cities become lost in history’s foggy mindedness.
When visitors come to Culver City, they learn about the community’s presence at the birth of commercial motion pictures, the presence of five movie studios in this then-thumbnail-sized town.
Early movies rocketed Culver City onto the national entertainment map.
At that juncture, unofficial tour guides begin relating the now pretty well known history of Culver City. Before the visitor even reaches his first Culver City red light, he or she learns who Harry Culver was and 10 important factoids about his life.
Now That’s a Date
Mr. Clarke first moved here in 1977. Not coincidentally, that was when his love affair with his new hometown began to blossom. The flame has grown
sturdier by the year, and his dream of Culver City’s smashing centennial has taken on vast proportions.
Mr. Clarke foresees a year-long 100th birthday party, climaxing on Sept. 20, 2017.
He has volunteered to organize, supervise and brainstorm this mother of all centennials –with the prominent assistance of volunteers.
This is why he has formed the Culver City Centennial Celebration Committee (at culvercity100@gmail.com)
(To be continued)
Mr. Clarke may be contacted at jimbclarke@gmail.com
