Downtown Culver City is LA's best kept secret — no more.

It has become a popular destination for food, entertainment and culture. The city rivals Hollywood in its movie-making history.

Vintage LA's Alison Martino takes a look at what makes this city the new "it" place and how the memory of its founder lives on today.

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