Culver City turned 94 in style – 1920s style, to be precise. On Sunday, Sept. 20, more than 80 people – many decked out in 1920s garb – celebrated the night in the lobby of the Culver Hotel, where the Culver City Historical Society held the Doozy of a Do fundraiser.
Sentimental songs from Doozy, a band playing the sounds of the 1920s and 1930s, set the mood of the evening as guests danced and enjoyed appetizers.
A highlight of the event was the raffle and auction, conducted by former mayors Jozelle Smith and Andy Weissman, who performed their duties mimicking characters from the TV show Glee. A Tom and Jerry cartoon cel created by Martha Sigall and an original speaker from the Studio Drive-In were just two of the many items that brought a rally of bids to help benefit the Culver City Historical Society.
Among the guests were Mayor Micheal O’Leary; Vice Mayor Scott Malsin; councilmen Jeffrey Cooper and Andy Weissman; City Manager John Nachbar; former mayors Gary Silbiger, Jozelle Smith, Paul Jacobs and Steve Rose; and City Attorney Carol Schwab.
Douglas Newton, general manager of the Culver Hotel and vice president of ways and means for the historical society, recently renovated the hotel with Art Deco furnishings, adding to the nostalgic romance of the period.
All proceeds from the event will benefit the historical society’s Museum/Archive and Resource Center (ARC) and support its mission in the community. There is no admission charge for visitors to the ARC, which is located at the back of the Veterans Memorial Building at 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City and open on the first and third Saturdays of each month from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
To see more photos of the event, visit the Culver City Historical Society website at culvercityhistoricalsociety.org.