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Center For Land Use Interpretation
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Neighborhood: Palms
9331 Venice Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 558-1601
9331 Venice Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 558-1601
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7 reviews for Center For Land Use Interpretation
I give this 5 stars due to its organization, lack of heaving crowds, price for entry (free, or by donation), bookstore selection and my general quirky enthusiasm for land use and surveying.
The front area is not large, more like one room with Ikea-like partitions to separate the bookstore from several A/V displays. The back room is the library and reference area. If you've ever roamed data centers for land use and surveying, botanical or archaeological, the CLUI looks a lot like those centers, but a lot cleaner and the folks working there have much better social skills than pure academia places. All big pluses!
Unlike the museum next door that herds you through kitsch displays, this is a place to go heads down and delve into its resources. So if you like your entertainment handed to you in a uniform manner, this might not be your place. But if you have a thirst for knowledge on our urban land use/misuse, federal land use, and general minutia of manmade utility, you could spend days here.
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I expected the layout of CLUI to be different, so I was definitely a little disappointed. There are a few interesting video clips in this place that I found pretty fascinating and disgusting at the same time. I can't believe we leave THAT much trash in the environment! -shudder- The trip to this place made me feel soooo filthy.
I recommend taking a visit if you are already in the area. Other than that, don't make it your main stop.
Street parking is easy if you park on Bagley. No parking from 8-10AM on Thursdays though.
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Saw a great slideshow on the Alaska pipeline at CLUI a few weeks ago - my first time visiting. There are certainly no frills here and if you have A.D.D., a 30 minute silent informational slide show may not be for you, but its great that CLUI exists as a resource (plus it's FREE admission!), and they have an amazing collection of books on relevant subject matter, all for sale. Plus its right next door to the museum of Jurassic Technology and down the street from Father's Office, so you can make a day of it.
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Pretty much anyone who has any interest in geopolitics, urban planning, architecture, hokey tourist attractions, and/or hyperreality will enjoy this exploration of the awe-inspiring, the troubling and the downright weird works of Man.
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This place is definitely weird and wonderful. There's almost never anyone there, though, so you have to ring the bell and see if someone will let you in. They have a great selection of books for sale and brochures (for free!) of strange places all over the country (ship yards, UFO sites, etc etc). Despite the name, they pretty much just document stuff, and leave the "interpretation" up to you.
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This place is just as weird and wonderful as its sister museum next door, the Museum of Jurassic Technology. More of a gallery and research space, CLUI has changing exhibits about the way humans use (and use up) land. They also lead field trips out to local manmade hotspots (the Salton Sea was a recent trip) and host lectures. Their bookshop is fantastic, with a knowing eye for the best of art and academia. Two cats, Dover and Mochi, run the back office.
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A bit like the Museum of Jurassic Technology next door, but smaller and less spectacularly queer. Recommended.
