14 Facts About Harry Culver

Harry Hazel Culver was a real estate developer and promoter.

Harry Culver was born in Milford, Nebraska, the middle child of five of Jacob H and Ada L Culver, who lived on a farm.

Harry Culver began working in real estate in Southern California in 1910 for Isaac Newton Van Nuys.

In 1913, in a speech at the California Club in Los Angeles, Harry Culver announced his plans for what was to become Harry Culver City.

Local voters rejected the land's annexation to LA in 1914, whereupon Harry Culver founded the Harry Culver Investment Company.

Once the president of the California Association of Realtors, Harry Culver served as president of the National Association of Realtors in 1923.

Harry Culver served locally in elected office and promoted the city with picnics, leading tours with box lunches, and advertising "All Roads Lead to Harry Culver City".

Harry Culver served locally in elected office before his death in Hollywood, California.

Harry gave about 600 speeches a year, thus the Culver family traveled broadly and often.

In honor of his father, Harry Culver founded the Pacific Military Academy.

Patricia Harry Culver Battle remained connected to Harry Culver City until her death in 2001.

Harry Culver has two living grandsons, Dr John Battle living in Tacoma, Washington, and Chris Wilde in Seattle, Washington.

On March 26,2006, Culver City's Cultural Affairs Division with the Culver City Historical Society dedicated a sculpture of Harry Culver, commissioned to artist De L'Esprie with the National Heritage Collectors Society, founded by David L Spellerberg.

Harry H Culver contributed to a book called The Realty Blue Book of California He speaks about selling real estate including some quotes:.