Veteran’s Memorial Building/Park

This venue is a multiple complex area with many rooms and one main auditorium. The event I attended was a fitness body building show that hosts many of its shows here. They had two areas, one used for tanning make up services which was a great big room with access to outside location for the tanning sprays. The other was the actual auditorium with great seating and floor space. There was vendors on the outside of the floor seating and some at the top of the entrance area lobby.
As competitors, the back stage area room was a little small but luckily this show was smaller in attendance but if there would have been more constants this little room would have been a disaster with people.
There is also a park right next to this building with picnic and playground area. Parking was a little tight overall but I was lucky and got descent parking both times I was here.
Hint: if you park in the neighborhood streets, Read the Signs as you could end up with a ticket parking in the wrong area!

This Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium is located next to Veteran’s Memorial Park, which makes this building an easy find. But does not make for easy parking.
My husband and I attended a roller derby game at this auditorium last Saturday evening and when we arrived, around 5:35 pm (for a 6:30 pm game), there was no more parking left in the parking lot (free parking). Most of the parking was taken up by fans of the roller derby competition and those visiting the park (this is what I meant not made for easy parking). But we were able to find (free) street parking, but make sure to read the signs as there are specific rules enforced on certain days and times (don’t get a parking ticket).
This auditorium has two levels, but on our visit, the 2^nd floor was not opened for visitors. Seat cushions were padded and comfortable for the most part.
Speaker system was good and was able to hear from the back of the room.
Plenty of restrooms for both men and women (and were clean).
Air conditioning worked just fine with the number of people cramped in on the first floor.
One of the negative things I would say for this particular place is that the stage is pretty far away from the seats. Right in front of the front row of chairs is a large gym floor space (perfect for the roller derby games we saw) and then in the way back is a stage. If you are not sitting within the first 2 or 3 rows, it would be hard to see clearly what’s going on, on the stage (even worse for those in the very last row).
Overall, a nice little place to see future roller derby competitions (as this is the main venue for Angel City Derby Girl home games).
By the way, there is also free WiFi available here (just need to make sure you agree to specific terms in a new web browser prior to using it).

This building is pretty old, but it is well maintained.
I came here for a sports event with friends.
This building /​event venue needs more parking. There are a few metered parking spots on the street, but there needs to more designated for people using the facility.

I have attended meetings and events at the Vets Memorial Building. Nothing fancy, but the rates are very good, esp if you are a CC resident.
But if you are trying to rent a room, you have to be persistent. I tried calling. I left a voicemail message. Nobody replied for 3 days. So I tried emailing. Nobody replied to my email. So then I tried calling every day around twice a day. Finally someone picked up my call and answered my questions. Then when I was ready to rent a room, I was told I’d need to make an appointment to fill out paperwork, etc. They didn’t have any openings for 2 weeks. So, I hope this is all worth it when I finally get to rent a room.

I attended my first Roller Derby here! This is a cool auditorium. I could see many events being hosted here as they have a stage, a gym, and obviously a place for girls to duke it out on roller skates! Parking is super easy and free! Comfortable cushioned seating, well, lit, and excellent sound.

We went here for an awesome concert… It was an off location but not a crowded dark bar in Hollywood. A big concert took place here in a most unsuspecting location. This is not the norm I’m sure but I’d come back for an event like this again!
The band was SIGNAL they are an awesome Rock band from Bulgaria! Worth checking out if you like music. :)

I rented a room for my sisters baby shower which was held last weekend. The process was very easy and they offer a nice rate if you reside in culver city. The room was nice and clean. Table & chairs are included in rental price, and I thought it was nice that they were all set up when we arrived. Food is allowed for an additional $ 15. The bathrooms looked and smelled fresh, plenty of tissue. Ac worked very well in the room and there’s plenty of parking. I’m happy to have found this place! I’ll keep it in mind I’d most deff use again!

Clean park, easy to find, ample street parking. The building was as expected, plenty of seats in the auditorium. The only issue was ventilation. I was here for a swing /​lindy hop event, and when you have 500+ dancers in one room, you really need some fans or AC going. It became ridiculously stuffy and many dancers were sidelined, fanning themselves with paper.

I’ve attended two bodybuilding shows here as well as competed in one recently. I have no complaints about anything except for the parking situation. These bodybuilding shows may bring too large a crowd because there is never enough parking. You have to comb the neighborhood streets looking for a spot to park and then walk several blocks to the venue. The 3 small parking lots are always full.

The SBBF Brad C. competed in his first bodybuilding show last weekend at the NPC Excalibur and it was held here at this auditorium, located in a pretty quiet area of Culver City.
There is plenty of parking and it’s also FREE! Not very common in LA.
The restrooms here are very clean and they have janitorial service cleaning up these restrooms like every few hours. Kinda cool!
Seating is comfortable. You can still view the stage quite clearly even on the 2^nd floor seating area.
The only bad thing I heard was that the backstage area for the competitors was way too small. You definitely could not fit all those fitness peeps back there.

Not much to say — pretty standard event center.

This a great facility for many reasons. A «hidden gem» in plain sight, the Veteran’s Memorial Building has many rooms for rent which are perfect for meetings and gatherings, rehearsals, etc.
The building is on a park which has a playground for kids up to age 12 I think, plus picnic areas. Tennis is close by, and the Plunge (the Culver City outdoor swimming facility) is just two doors down.

Like:
— Parking is easy and plenty
— Safe (Culver City Police Department is just a few blocks away
— Veteran’s Memorial Building offers recreational programs
— Playground is wheelchair accessible and was recently reconstructed to provide all children with easy access.
Dislike:
None
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