Downtown in Culver City in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

The Hull Building

Photographed By Michael Kindig, November 26, 2011

1. The Hull Building Marker

Inscription. The Hull Building was built on this site in 1925. Dr. Foster Hull, having the interest of his profession at heart, built the most modern medical offices and hospital possible for that time. Early in the 1930's, Louis Freeman acquired the building which served Culver City in its various uses and to this date has retained its original character.

Erected 1983 by Culver City Historical Society. (Marker Number 2.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 34° 1.383′ N, 118° 23.724′ W. Marker is in Culver City, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of Culver Boulevard and Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Culver Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9355 Culver Boulevard, Culver City CA 90232, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Culver Hotel (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Main Street (about 700 feet away); Culver City (about 700 feet away); Culver Theater (about 800 feet away); The Citizen Publishing Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Culver Studios

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); American Legion Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Joseph Residence (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Culver City.

Regarding The Hull Building. The building featured as Flynn's Arcade in TRON was in reality the historic Hull Building in Culver City, CA. As of 2009, when this sequel was made, the location looked very different from its appearance in the original film. So, the movie makers opted to painstakingly recreate the original interior and a portion of the exterior in Vancouver instead, with the rest of the location filled in with CGI. The exterior even includes the "Space Paranoids" billboard on the roof, but with the addition of the "TRON" logo - in-universe, TRON is an arcade game that Flynn created after the events of the first movie.
Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104001/trivia

The Hull Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Kindig, November 26, 2011

2. The Hull Building

Flynn's Arcade image. Click for full size.

courtesy Walt Disney Productions, 1982

3. Flynn's Arcade

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 1,577 times since then and 106 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. 3. submitted on March 27, 2015, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.