Century City (Los Angeles, California)

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Century City is a commercial and residential district on the West Side of Los Angeles, California built on the Historical 20th Century-Fox studio and back lot. It is bounded by Westwood on the west, Rancho Park on the southwest, Cheviot Hills and Beverlywood on the southeast, and the city of Beverly Hills on the northeast. Its major thoroughfares are Santa Monica, Olympic, and Pico Boulevards (its northern boundary, central artery, and southern boundary, respectively), as well as Avenue of the Stars and Century Park East and West.

Century City is an important business center, and many law firms and executives—particularly those with ties to the film, television, and music industries—have offices there. Its Westfield-owned shopping mall is one of the major retail centers in Los Angeles. It is one of the original edge cities in the country, although it has always been a part of the city of Los Angeles.

Prior to the late 60's this entire area was 20th Century Fox's backlot. After "Cleopatra" nearly bankrupted the studio, it was forced to sell its backlot to developers to stay solvent.

Originally owned by silent cowboy star, Tom Mix, he sold his "remote" ranch to 20th Century-Fox, the company he was, at the time, under contract to.