Culver City Historical Books and a Guided Tour of Sony Studios Lot!

This item includes:

Two books by Julie Lugo Cerra, Culver City's Honorary Historian. Both are a great read for those of you who are either seasoned Culver City residents, or new to the "Heart of Screenland."

1) Images of America Movie Studios of Culver City by Julie Lugo Cerra and Marc Wanamaker. It is signed by coauthor Julie Lugo Cerra.

2) Images of America Culver City is signed by the author Julie Lugo Cerra.

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Sony Pictures Studio Walking Guided Tour Certificates for 4 persons (two certificates for 2 persons each)

Sony Studio Tour Description:
2 Gift Certificates (each certificate good for two persons; 4 total) are good for a guided group walking tour of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Studio lot. It is a 2 hour tour, giving you a rare glimpse of Old Hollywood's glory days...a sneak peek at current movie and television making in action...and a first hand preview of the high-tech movie innovations on the horizon. This is the studio where movie history was made, in Culver City...the original "Heart of Screenland".

Expires: 12/31/14.
Children over 12 years of age are welcome.
Every adult must bring a valid government-issued picture I.D.; driver's license or passport.
Guests under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult on the tour.
Reservations are necessary: see certificate.

Book Descriptions:
Images of America Culver City is a historical book:
"Part Mayberry and part Peyton Place, Culver City has provided the backdrop for Gone with the Wind, Citizen Kane, The Wizard of Oz, Men In Black, Jerry Maguire, "The Andy Griffith Show," "Batman," "Lassie," and the films of Laurel & Hardy. Gwen Verdon grew up here, and so did The Little Rascals. Gene Kelly sang in the rain. Harrison Ford commanded Air Force One. But before glitz and glamour set up shop, the open fields of Culver City were peacefully inhabited by the Gabrielino Indians. Spanish grazing grants of 1819 set the stage for development, and in 1913, Harry Culver announced his ambition to found a city. Two years later, Thomas Ince broke ground on Culver City's first major studio. A star was born. Images of America: Culver City guides you on a VIP back lot tour of a movie town's pioneering moments."

Images of America Movie Studios of Culver City is also a historical book:
"Culver announced plans for the city in 1913 and attracted three major movie studios to Culver City, along with smaller production companies. "The Heart of Screenland" is fittingly etched across the Culver City seal. These vintage images are a tour through the storied past of this company town on the legendary movie lots bearing the names of Thomas Ince, Hal Roach, Goldwyn, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Lorimar, MGM-UA, Columbia, Sony Pictures, DeMille, RKO-Pathe, Selznick, Desilu, Culver City Studios, Laird International, the Culver Studios, and such nearly forgotten mini-factories as the Willat Studios. On these premises, Gone With the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Citizen Kane, E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial, and other classics were filmed, along with tens of thousands of television shows and commercials featuring Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Michael Jackson, and many others".

Author Julie Lugo Cerra is a sixth-generation Californian with family ties dating back to the founding of the pueblo of Los Angeles.