Thousands Descend on Culver City Hub as Part of CicLAvia [VIDEO/PHOTOS]

They descended in their thousands along Venice Boulevard on a perfectly sunny L.A. day – the cyclists, walkers, skateboarders, scooter riders and stroller pushers – as part of the 6th annual CicLAvia event, and the first that went all the way from downtown Los Angeles to the sea.

Some cycled and walked with their dogs, while others brought their young kids along, pedaling furiously alongside their owners. And thousands of them stopped and discovered Culver City at the CicLAvia hub at Main Street and Venice Boulevard, where a huge rainbow of yellow and blue balloons welcomed attendees to downtown Culver City.

The local restaurants were packed with patrons and there was plenty of entertainment and interesting booths to scour including information from Ballona Creek Renaissance. 

By 11:30 a.m. the queue for free valet bike parking at Parcel B was already three-deep. Culver Hotel Manager Seth Horowitz told Patch the hotel was offering free water to anyone who needed a top up for their water bottles as temperatures climbed into the 70s.

Chubby Beach Cruisers was also doing a roaring trade checking people’s bicycles and pumping deflated tires, while smiling volunteers ran down Venice Boulevard offering free Chap Stick to participants.

By lunchtime the parking lot at the Culver City Expo station was completely full as people ditched their cars to hop on the Expo Line to head downtown with their bikes and return to Culver City.

On twitter, people were buzzing about Culver City, too.  Below are some of the comments:

@wingedbabie: Ending #CicLAvia at City Tavern in #CulverCity - nothing beats a beer at the end of the ride!

@oranv: Today, I walked 10 miles (16 km) from Little Tokyo to Culver City via Venice Boulevard and my feet are tired.

@asukahisa: Post @CicLAvia: cruisin', perusin', & consumin' @lakeshorelm @surfasla @arcanabooks @CoolhausLA in #culvercity

@thesocalrider: Old School Ride. #ciclavia #bike #bicycling #culvercity @ Culver Hotel

@chubbyscruisers: Our customer Kent stopped by for a quick adjustment. Loving his upgrades! #ciclavia #culvercity…

@susanhbunny #ciclavia 2013. We made it to Culver City!

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