Culver City Historical Society: April 28 General Meeting And Program

Press release from the Culver City Historical Society:

Clare Denk

April 14, 2021

The Culver Theatre: From The Red Stallion to Kirk Douglas | Virtual Program

Do you miss going to the movies? Go back in time as we revisit the Culver Theatre which still stands today! The Culver Theatre opened on August 13, 1947 with the film The Red Stallion. It was designed in the “Skouras style,” an over-the-top baroque style named after its inspiration Charles Skouras, head of Fox West Coast Theatres. In the 1970s, Mann Theatres split the Culver into three theatres. In 1989, it was closed and later gutted after the 1994 Northridge earthquake. In 2004, Center Theatre Group restored, repurposed, and reopened it as the Kirk Douglas Theatre.

Clare Denk, interim vice president of programs for the society, will discuss its history from its opening day to its closing and subsequent deterioration during the 1990s. Eric Sims, associate general manager of Center Theatre Group, will discuss its restoration as well as share a couple of entertaining stories about Kirk Douglas and shed light on current filming projects taking place within the theatre during the pandemic.

More details on how to view this program virtually at 7pm on Wednesday, April 28 are forthcoming. Check back here for updates.

This press release was produced by the Culver City Historical Society. The views expressed here are the author’s own.