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Ivy Substation (also known as the Ivy Park Substation or Culver Substation) is a 99-seat theatre in
Made of brick covered in stucco, the large interior once held old-style rotary mechanical rectifiers to convert very high voltage alternating current (AC) to 600 
It remained in service until 1953. The old equipment was removed and the building was purchased by the City of Los Angeles, but sat vacant for many years. In the early 1990s, the Culver City Redevelopment Agency and the City of Los Angeles renovated the building to use as a community theater by The Actors' Gang.
The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places because of its association with the transportation history of Los Angeles as well as for its architecture.
The Actors Gang Theatre
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Culver City, California
Culver City is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,779. It is mostly surrounded by Los Angeles, but also shares a border with the unincorporated area of Ladera Heights, Californi ...
which formerly housed power equipment
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for the nearby electric railways and Ivy station. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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in 1981.
History
A single-story, rectangular-shaped building in the Mission Revival style, it was built in 1907 as atraction substation
A traction substation, traction current converter plant, rectifier station or traction power substation (TPSS) is an electrical substation that converts electric power from the form provided by the electrical power industry for public utility s ...
by the Los Angeles Pacific Railway which subsequently became part of the Pacific Electric
The Pacific Electric Railway Company, nicknamed the Red Cars, was a privately owned Public transport, mass transit system in Southern California consisting of electrically powered streetcars, interurban cars, and buses and was the largest electr ...
railway in 1911.
Made of brick covered in stucco, the large interior once held old-style rotary mechanical rectifiers to convert very high voltage alternating current (AC) to 600 volt
The volt (symbol: V) is the unit of electric potential, Voltage#Galvani potential vs. electrochemical potential, electric potential difference (voltage), and electromotive force in the International System of Units, International System of Uni ...
direct current
Direct current (DC) is one-directional electric current, flow of electric charge. An electrochemical cell is a prime example of DC power. Direct current may flow through a conductor (material), conductor such as a wire, but can also flow throug ...
(DC) to operate run cars for serve nearby streetcar
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and interurban
The interurban (or radial railway in Canada) is a type of electric railway, with tram-like electric self-propelled railcars which run within and between cities or towns. The term "interurban" is usually used in North America, with other terms u ...
lines: the PE's Venice Short Line, Redondo Beach via Playa del Rey Line
The Redondo Beach via Playa del Rey was an interurban railway route of the Pacific Electric. It operated between the Hill Street Terminal and Cliffton, south of Redondo Beach, through the company's Western Division.
The route ran along the co ...
, and Santa Monica Air Line.
It remained in service until 1953. The old equipment was removed and the building was purchased by the City of Los Angeles, but sat vacant for many years. In the early 1990s, the Culver City Redevelopment Agency and the City of Los Angeles renovated the building to use as a community theater by The Actors' Gang.
The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places because of its association with the transportation history of Los Angeles as well as for its architecture.
See also
*Culver City station
Culver City station is an elevated light rail station on the E Line (Los Angeles Metro), E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located on a dedicated right-of-way alongside Exposition Boulevard — between the intersection ...
, formerly Ivy station.
*Pacific Electric Railway Company Substation No. 8
Pacific Electric Railway Company Substation No. 8, also known as the Altadena Substation, is a former traction substation in Altadena, California. It operated under the Pacific Electric Railway and served as the substation for Pasadena area lines ...
* Pacific Electric Sub-Station No. 14
* List of Pacific Electric Railway lines
References
External links
The Actors Gang Theatre
{{Pacific Electric Railway Theatres in Los Angeles County, California Pacific Electric infrastructure History of Los Angeles County, California Railway buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Buildings and structures in Culver City, California Railway buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in California Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in California Transportation buildings and structures in Los Angeles County, California 1907 establishments in California Industrial buildings completed in 1907 Theatres completed in 1992