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

The Citizen Publishing Building

Historic Site No. 4

The Citizen Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Kindig, November 26, 2011

1. The Citizen Building Marker

Inscription.
"Dedicated in perpetuity to the service of the people that no good cause shall lack a champion and that evil shall not thrive unopposed."

The Citizen Publishing and Printing Company, established in 1923 by Eugene Donovan was the oldest independent newspaper under continued family ownership in the Bay District. This site on which the Citizen Building was erected in 1929 is a portion of the original Spanish landgrant Rancho La Ballona.

Erected 1984 by Culver City Historical Society. (Marker Number 4.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 34° 1.492′ N, 118° 23.63′ W. Marker is in Culver City, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Downtown. It is on Culver Boulevard north of Main Street, on the right when traveling south. 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles

and in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); The Culver Hotel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Culver Studios (about 400 feet away); Ivy Substation (about

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600 feet away); West End Hotel (about 600 feet away); The Hull Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Washington Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Culver City (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Culver City.

Regarding The Citizen Publishing Building. This is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Citizen Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Kindig, November 26, 2011

2. The Citizen Building

Photographed by Michael Kindig, January 21, 2012

3. The Citizen Building

Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 1,041 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on December 1, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. 3. submitted on January 22, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.