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{{Short description|Neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, US}} | ||
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'''Hollywood''' is a ] in the ] of ]. Its name has come to be a ] for the ] and the people associated with it. Many of its studios such as ], ], and ] were founded there; Paramount still has its studios there. | |||
'''Hollywood''', sometimes informally called '''Tinseltown''', is a ] and district<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-28 |title=Hollywood {{!}} History, Movies, Map, Sign, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Hollywood-California |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> in the ] of ], within the city of ]. Its name has come to be a ] for the ] and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as ], ], ], ] and ], are located in or near Hollywood. | |||
Hollywood was incorporated as a ] in 1903.<ref>{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Herald, Volume XXXI, Number 45|url=http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH19031115.2.91|publisher=By the ] (November 15, 1903)|access-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hollywood Was Once an Alcohol-Free Community|url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hollywood-was-once-alcohol-free-community-1-180949851/|publisher=By Rachel Nuwer of ]|access-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref> It was ] with the city of Los Angeles in 1910, and soon thereafter a prominent ] emerged, eventually becoming the most recognizable in the world.<ref>{{cite book|title=Annual Report of the Controller of the City of Los Angeles, California|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1VbOAAAAMAAJ&q=Hollywood+merged+with+City+of+Los+Angeles+in+1910&pg=PA193|publisher=By] Los Angeles, CA (1914)|access-date=February 22, 2014|year = 1914}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Report of the Auditor of the City of Los Angeles California of the Financial Affairs of the Corporation in Its Capacity as a City for the Fiscal Year|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cPo2AQAAMAAJ&q=Hollywood+merged+with+City+of+Los+Angeles+in+1910&pg=PA173|publisher=By ] of Los Angeles, CA (1913)|access-date=February 22, 2014|year = 1913}}</ref> | |||
Hollywood was incorporated as a ] in 1903.<ref>{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Herald, Volume XXXI, Number 45|url=http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH19031115.2.91|publisher=By the ] (November 15, 1903)|access-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nuwer |first=Rachel |author-link=Rachel Nuwer |date=February 21, 2014 |title=Hollywood Was Once an Alcohol-Free Community |url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hollywood-was-once-alcohol-free-community-1-180949851/ |access-date=February 22, 2014 |magazine=]}}</ref> The ] and ] parts of the neighborhood were ] with the City of Los Angeles in 1910. Soon thereafter, the prominent ] migrated to the area.<ref>{{cite book|title=Annual Report of the Controller of the City of Los Angeles, California|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1VbOAAAAMAAJ&q=Hollywood+merged+with+City+of+Los+Angeles+in+1910&pg=PA193|publisher=By] Los Angeles, CA (1914)|access-date=February 22, 2014|year = 1914}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Report of the Auditor of the City of Los Angeles California of the Financial Affairs of the Corporation in Its Capacity as a City for the Fiscal Year|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cPo2AQAAMAAJ&q=Hollywood+merged+with+City+of+Los+Angeles+in+1910&pg=PA173|publisher=By ] of Los Angeles, CA (1913)|access-date=February 22, 2014|year = 1913}}</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Initial development=== | ||
], a historic ] landmark built in 1928 by ]]] | |||
], Hollywood's second hotel, at the corner of what is now Yucca Street, was built in the 1890s.]] | |||
] (on left wearing a bowler hat) and the ] (on left) at the corner of ] and ]]] | |||
], a historic ] estate built by ] in 1922]] | |||
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], a real estate developer, arranged to buy the {{convert|480|acre|km2|adj=on}} E.C. Hurd ranch. Whitley shared his plans for the new town with General ], publisher of the '']'', and Ivar Weid, a prominent businessman in the area.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} | |||
], who donated land to help in the development of Hollywood, learned of the name ''Hollywood'' from an acquaintance who owned an estate by that name in Illinois.<ref>{{Cite web|title=California Holly: How Hollywood Didn't Get its Name |url=https://nhm.org/stories/california-holly-how-hollywood-didnt-get-its-name|access-date=February 14, 2021 |publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
] | |||
Wilcox is quoted as saying, "I chose the name Hollywood simply because it sounds nice and because I'm superstitious and holly brings good luck."<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S1TILGf0ZmsC&q=cendars+Hollywood+Mecca |title=Hollywood: Mecca of the Movies |publisher=] Press |location=Berkeley, California |first=Blaise |last=Cendars |date=1995 |isbn=0-520-07807-1 |page=23}}</ref> She recommended the same name to her husband, ], who had purchased 120 acres on February 1, 1887. It was not until August 1887 that Wilcox decided to use that name and filed with the Los Angeles County Recorder's office on a deed and parcel map of the property. | |||
By 1900, the region had a post office, newspaper, hotel, and two markets. Los Angeles, with a population of 102,479, lay {{convert|10|mi|km}} east through the ]s, barley fields, and ] groves. A single-track ] ran down the middle of Prospect Avenue from it, but service was infrequent and the trip took two hours. The old citrus fruit-packing house was converted into a livery ], improving transportation for the inhabitants of Hollywood. | |||
], a real estate developer, arranged to buy the {{convert|480|acre|adj=on}} E.C. Hurd ranch. They agreed on a price and shook hands on the deal. Whitley shared his plans for the new town with General ], publisher of the '']'', and Ivar Weid, a prominent businessman in the area.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} | |||
The ] was opened in 1902 by Whitley, president of the Los Pacific Boulevard and Development Company. Having finally acquired the Hurd ranch and subdivided it, Whitley built the hotel to attract land buyers. Flanking the west side of ], the structure fronted on Prospect Avenue (later ]). Although it was still a dusty, unpaved road, it was regularly graded and graveled. The hotel became internationally known and was the center of the civic and social life and home of movie stars for many years. | |||
], first hotel in Hollywood, at the corner of what is now called Yucca Street. It was built in the 1890s.]] | |||
Whitley's company developed and sold one of the early residential areas, the Ocean View Tract.<ref name = "Los Angeles">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/losangelesfrommo03mcgr/page/816 |pages=815–816 |title=Los Angeles from the mountains to the sea : with selected biography of actors and witnesses to the period of growth and achievement |volume=3 |first=John Steven |last=McGroarty |publisher=The American Historical Society |location=Chicago, Illinois |date=1921}}</ref> Whitley did much to promote the area. He paid thousands of dollars to install electricity and arrange for electric lighting, and he built both a bank and a road into the ]. The lighting ran for several blocks down Prospect Avenue. Whitley's land was centered on ].<ref name="A Dream Picture">''Cahuenga Valley Sentinel'' (May 7, 1904).</ref><ref name="Why I live in Hollywood by H. J. Whitley">''Hollywood Citizen'' (Spring Edition March 4, 1914).</ref> His 1918 development, ], was named for him. | |||
], who donated land to help in the development of Hollywood, learned of the name ''Hollywood'' from an acquaintance who owned an estate by that name in Illinois.<ref>{{Cite web|title=California Holly: How Hollywood Didn't Get its Name {{!}} nhm|url=https://nhm.org/stories/california-holly-how-hollywood-didnt-get-its-name|access-date=2021-02-14|website=nhm.org|language=en}}</ref> She recommended the same name to her husband, ], who had purchased 120 acres on February 1, 1887. It wasn't until August 1887 Wilcox decided to use that name and filed with the Los Angeles County Recorder's office on a deed and parcel map of the property. | |||
===Incorporation and merger=== | |||
By 1900, the region had a post office, newspaper, hotel, and two markets. Los Angeles, with a population of 102,479 lay {{convert|10|mi|km}} east through the ]s, barley fields, and ] groves. A single-track ] ran down the middle of Prospect Avenue from it, but service was infrequent and the trip took two hours. The old citrus fruit-packing house was converted into a livery ], improving transportation for the inhabitants of Hollywood.], 1907]] | |||
Hollywood was incorporated as a ] on November 14, 1903, by a vote of 88 for and 77 against. On January 30, 1904, the voters in Hollywood decided, 113 to 96, to banish the sale of liquor within the city, except for medicinal purposes. Neither hotels nor restaurants were allowed to serve wine or liquor before or after meals.<ref>"", '']'', December 29, 1903, page A-3</ref> | |||
] | |||
In 1910, the city voted for a merger with Los Angeles in order to secure an adequate water supply and to gain access to the L.A. sewer system. | |||
] | |||
<blockquote>With annexation, the name of Prospect Avenue was changed to Hollywood Boulevard and all the street numbers in the new district changed. For example, 100 Prospect Avenue, at Vermont Avenue, became 6400 Hollywood Boulevard; and 100 Cahuenga Boulevard, at Hollywood Boulevard, changed to 1700 Cahuenga Boulevard.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hollywood History and Information |url=http://www.abouthollywood.com/hollywood-neighborhoods/hollywood-california-history-and-information/ |website=AboutHollywood.com |access-date=25 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110418010207/http://www.abouthollywood.com/hollywood-neighborhoods/hollywood-california-history-and-information/ |archive-date=2011-04-18 |date=November 16, 2010}}</ref></blockquote> | |||
The ] was opened in 1902 by Whitley, who was a president of the Los Pacific Boulevard and Development Company. Having finally acquired the Hurd ranch and subdivided it, Whitley built the hotel to attract land buyers. Flanking the west side of ], the structure fronted on ], which, still a dusty, unpaved road, was regularly graded and graveled. The hotel was to become internationally known and was the center of the civic and social life and home of the stars for many years.<ref name="Hollywood Citizen"> ''Hollywood Daily Citizen'' (1931)</ref> | |||
Whitley's company developed and sold one of the early residential areas, the Ocean View Tract.<ref name = "Los Angeles">, Volume 3 By John Steven McGroarty 1921 pg. 815</ref> Whitley did much to promote the area. He paid thousands of dollars for electric lighting, including bringing electricity and building a bank, as well as a road into the ]. The lighting ran for several blocks down Prospect Avenue. Whitley's land was centered on ].<ref name="A Dream Picture">Cahuenga Valley Sentinel (May 7, 1904).</ref><ref name="Why I live in Hollywood by H. J. Whitley">Hollywood Citizen (Spring Addition March 4, 1914).</ref> His 1918 development, ], was named for him. | |||
===Incorporation and merger=== | |||
Hollywood was incorporated as a ] on November 14, 1903, by a vote of 88 for and 77 against. On January 30, 1904, the voters in Hollywood decided, by a vote of 113 to 96, to banish the sale of liquor within the city, except for medicinal purposes. Neither hotels nor restaurants were allowed to serve wine or liquor before or after meals.<ref> "Hollywood Becomes a Prohibition Town," ''Los Angeles Times,'' December 29, 1903, page A-3</ref> | |||
In 1910, the city voted for a merger with Los Angeles in order to secure an adequate water supply and to gain access to the L.A. sewer system. With annexation, the name of Prospect Avenue was changed to Hollywood ] and all the street numbers were also changed.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215214425/http://www.abouthollywood.com/hollywood-neighborhoods/hollywood-california-history-and-information/ |date=2011-02-15 }}. Abouthollywood.com (November 16, 2010). Retrieved on December 11, 2011.</ref> | |||
===Motion picture industry=== | ===Motion picture industry=== | ||
{{Main|Cinema of the United States}} | {{Main|Cinema of the United States}} | ||
] | ], Hollywood's first movie studio, 1912]] | ||
] | |||
By 1912, major motion-picture companies had come West to set up production near or in Los Angeles.<ref>Jacobs, Lewis. ''The Rise of the American Film'' Harcourt Brace, New York, 1930; p. 85</ref> | |||
By 1912, major motion-picture companies had set up production near or in Los Angeles.<ref>Jacobs, Lewis. ''The Rise of the American Film'' Harcourt Brace, New York, 1930; p. 85</ref> In the early 1900s, most motion picture ]s were held by ]'s ] in New Jersey, and filmmakers were often sued to stop their productions. To escape this, filmmakers began moving out west to Los Angeles, where attempts to enforce Edison's patents were easier to evade.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Hollywood, California|url=http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h3871.html|access-date=May 27, 2014}}</ref> Also, the weather was ideal and there was quick access to various settings. Los Angeles became the capital of the film industry in the United States.<ref name="Mintz, S. 2013">Mintz, S., and S. McNeil. "Hollywood as History." Digital History. N.p., 2013. Web. May 20, 2014.</ref> The mountains, plains and low land prices made Hollywood a good place to establish film studios.<ref name="Hayward, Susan 2006. p. 205">Hayward, Susan. "Hollywood" in ''Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts'' (Third Edition). Routledge, 2006. p. 205</ref> | |||
In the early 1900s, most motion picture camera and equipment ]s were held by ]'s ] in ], which often sued filmmakers to stop their productions. To escape this, filmmakers began moving to Los Angeles, where attempts to enforce Edison's patents were easier to evade.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Hollywood, California|url=http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h3871.html|access-date=May 27, 2014}}</ref> Also, the weather was ideal for filmmaking and there was quick access to various settings. Los Angeles became the capital of the film industry in the United States.<ref name="Mintz, S. 2013">Mintz, S., and S. McNeil. "Hollywood as History". Digital History. N.p., 2013. Web. May 20, 2014.</ref> The mountains, plains and low land prices made Hollywood a good place to establish film studios.<ref name="Hayward, Susan 2006. p. 205">Hayward, Susan. "Hollywood" in ''Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts'' (Third Edition). Routledge, 2006. p. 205</ref> | |||
] | |||
Director ] was the first to make a motion picture in Hollywood. His 17-minute short film '']'' (1910) was filmed for the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/feb/28/philip-french-best-hollywood-films |title=How 100 years of Hollywood have charted the history of America |access-date=May 24, 2010 |author=Philip French |date=February 28, 2010|work=The Guardian |location=UK}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=L.A. Then and Now: Film Pioneer Griffith Rode History to Fame|first= |
Director ] was the first to make a motion picture in Hollywood. His 17-minute short film '']'' (1910) was filmed for the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/feb/28/philip-french-best-hollywood-films |title=How 100 years of Hollywood have charted the history of America |access-date=May 24, 2010 |author=Philip French |date=February 28, 2010|work=The Guardian |location=UK}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=L.A. Then and Now: Film Pioneer Griffith Rode History to Fame|first=Cecilia |last=Rasmussen|work=Los Angeles Times|date=August 1, 1999|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=How the West was won Time lapse|first=Jonathan|last=Dyson|work=The Independent|location=London (UK)|date=March 4, 2000|page=54}}</ref> Although Hollywood banned movie theaters—of which it had none—before annexation that year, Los Angeles had no such restriction.<ref name=friedrich1986>{{cite book|last=Friedrich|first=Otto|title=City of Nets: A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940s|year=1986|publisher=University of California Press|location=Berkeley and Los Angeles|isbn=0-520-20949-4|page=6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0x8AFchW4JsC&pg=PP1}}</ref> | ||
The first studio in Hollywood, the Nestor Company |
The first studio in Hollywood opened in early 1913, on Formosa Avenue down the street from Helen Muir's home.<ref name="Passion" />{{rp|page=447}} Her father ] returned from his tour of ] and ] a few months later and continued work on ] and his book, ''The Yosemite''.<ref name="Passion">{{cite book | date=2008 | publication-place=] | publisher=] (OUP) | pages=535 | title=A Passion for Nature : The Life of John Muir | isbn=978-0-19-516682-8 | oclc=191090285 | last=Worster | first=Donald | author-link=Donald Worster}}</ref>{{rp|page=447}} The ] was the first studio, established in October 1911{{dubious|reason=See Passion p.447|date=September 2022}} by the New Jersey–based ] in a ] at 6121 ] (the corner of ]).{{citation needed|date=September 2022}} Four major film companies – ], ], ], and ] – had studios in Hollywood, as did several minor companies and rental studios. In the 1920s, Hollywood was the fifth-largest industry in the nation.<ref name="Mintz, S. 2013"/>{{Clarify|reason=Does it mean filmmaking was the fifth-largest industry?|date=May 2021}} By the 1930s, Hollywood studios became fully ], as production, distribution and exhibition was controlled by these companies, enabling Hollywood to produce 600 films per year.<ref name="Hayward, Susan 2006. p. 205"/> | ||
Hollywood became known as ''Tinseltown''<ref name=CollinsDictionary> | Hollywood became known as ''Tinseltown''<ref name=CollinsDictionary> | ||
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{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/tinseltown |title=Tinseltown |dictionary=] |access-date=January 14, 2014}}</ref> | ||
and the "dream factory"<ref name="Hayward, Susan 2006. p. 205"/> because of the glittering image of the movie industry |
and the "dream factory"<ref name="Hayward, Susan 2006. p. 205"/> because of the glittering image of the movie industry. | ||
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===Further development=== | ||
] as seen from the Dolby Theatre |
] as seen from the ] in 2005]] | ||
] | ] in 1991]] | ||
] was erected in the ] in 1923 to advertise real estate developers Woodruff's and Shoults' housing development. In 1949, the ] entered a contract with the City of Los Angeles to repair and rebuild the sign. The agreement stipulated that ''LAND'' be removed to spell ''HOLLYWOOD'' so the sign would now refer to the district, rather than the housing development.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnzsAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA94|title=The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry|last=Slide|first=Anthony|date=February 25, 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781135925543|page=94|language=en}}</ref> | |||
During the early 1950s, the ] constructed the ] through the northeast corner of Hollywood. | |||
] reading ''HOLLYWOODLAND'' was erected in the ] in 1923 to advertise a housing development. In 1949, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce entered a contract with the City of Los Angeles to repair and rebuild the sign. The agreement stipulated that ''LAND'' be removed to spell ''HOLLYWOOD'' so the sign would now refer to the district, rather than the housing development.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnzsAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA94|title=The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry|last=Slide|first=Anthony|date=February 25, 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781135925543|page=94|language=en}}</ref> | |||
The ] on ], just north of Hollywood Boulevard, was built in 1956. The ] was created in 1958 as a tribute to artists and other significant contributors to the entertainment industry. The official opening was on February 8, 1960.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612050102/http://hollywoodchamber.net/index.php?page=10 |date=June 12, 2010 }} ''hollywoodchamber.net''; ]. Retrieved May 31, 2010.</ref><ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629040339/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/446305052.html?dids=446305052:446305052&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Mar+29%2C+1960&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=KRAMER+FIRST+NAME+PUT+IN+WALK+OF+FAME&pqatl=google |date=June 29, 2011 }}(abstract). ''Los Angeles Times'', March 29, 1960, p. 15. Full article: <!-- PDF is behind a paywall--> Retrieved June 12, 2010.</ref><ref name=Martin1>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-feb-06-la-fi-walk-of-fame6-2010feb06-story.html|title=Golden milestone for the Hollywood Walk of Fame|last=Martin|first=Hugo|date=February 8, 2010|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date= March 6, 2016}}</ref> | |||
During the early 1950s, the ] was constructed through the northeast corner of Hollywood. | |||
The ] was listed in the ] in 1984.<ref name=nrhp>{{Cite web |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/236d3254-47ee-4b31-9045-c2999cc465f2/ |publisher=United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service |date=April 4, 1985 |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
The ] on ], just north of Hollywood Boulevard, was built in 1956, and the ] was created in 1958 as a tribute to artists and other significant contributors to the entertainment industry. The official opening was on February 8, 1960.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612050102/http://hollywoodchamber.net/index.php?page=10 |date=2010-06-12 }} ''hollywoodchamber.net''; Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved May 31, 2010.</ref><ref>(abstract). ''Los Angeles Times'', March 29, 1960, p. 15. Full article: <!-- PDF is behind a paywall--> Retrieved June 12, 2010.</ref><ref name=Martin1>{{cite web|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/06/business/la-fi-walk-of-fame6-2010feb06|title=Golden milestone for the Hollywood Walk of Fame|last=Martin|first=Hugo|date=February 8, 2010|newspaper=]|access-date= March 6, 2016}}</ref> | |||
In June 1999, the Hollywood extension of the ] ] ] opened from ] to the ], with stops along Hollywood Boulevard at ] (]), ] (]), and ] (]). | |||
The ] was listed in the ] in 1985. | |||
The ], which opened in 2001 as the Kodak Theatre at the ] mall, is the site of the annual ] programs. The mall is located where the ] once stood. | |||
In June 1999, the Hollywood extension of the ] ] ] opened from ] to the ], with stops along Hollywood Boulevard at ] (]), ] (]), and ] (]). | |||
The ], which opened in 2001 as the Kodak Theatre at the ] mall, is the home of the ]. The mall is located where the historic ] once stood. | |||
===Revitalization=== | ===Revitalization=== | ||
After the neighborhood underwent years of serious decline in the 1980s, many landmarks were threatened with demolition.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=B. Russell |last=Leavitt |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,950674-1,00.html |title=In California: A Fading Hollywood|magazine=] |date= June 6, 1982 |access-date=January 14, 2014}} (subscription may be required for this article)</ref> ], at the northwest corner of ] and ], is part of the ongoing rebirth of Hollywood. The ] studio complex completed in 1938, |
After the neighborhood underwent years of serious decline in the 1980s, with crime, drugs and increasing poverty among some residents, many landmarks were threatened with demolition.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=B. Russell |last=Leavitt |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,950674-1,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202135844/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,950674-1,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 2, 2008 |title=In California: A Fading Hollywood|magazine=] |date= June 6, 1982 |access-date=January 14, 2014}} (subscription may be required for this article)</ref> ], at the northwest corner of ] and ], is part of the ongoing rebirth of Hollywood. The ] studio complex, completed in 1938, was once the Hollywood headquarters for ]. It became home to a new generation of broadcasters when cable television networks ], ], ] and ] consolidated their offices there in 2014 as part of a $420 million office, residential and retail complex.<ref>{{cite news| title=Viacom signs 12-year lease at Columbia Square in Hollywood| url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-columbia-square-viacom-20141120-story.html| last=Vincent| first=Roger| date=November 19, 2014| work=]}}</ref> | ||
Since 2000, Hollywood has been increasingly ] due to revitalization by private enterprise and public planners.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.city-journal.org/2012/22_3_snd-los-angeles.html|title=Let L.A. be L.A.|first=Joel|last=Kotkin|publisher=]|place=New York City|date=Summer 2012|volume=22|number=3|access-date=August 2, 2012|archive-date=August 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801072700/https://www.city-journal.org/2012/22_3_snd-los-angeles.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-millennium-hollywood-20150430-story.html|title=Judge halts Millennium Hollywood skyscraper project|work=] |date=April 30, 2015| first1=Rong-Gong |last1=Lin II | first2=David |last2=Zahniser | first3=Rosanna|last3= Xia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-property-report-20140130-story.html|title=Vine Street resurgence continues with $285-million mixed-use project|work=]|date=January 30, 2014|first=Roger|last=Vincent}}</ref> Over 1,200 hotel rooms have been added in the Hollywood area between 2001 and 2016. Four thousand new apartments and over thirty ] development projects were approved in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://la.curbed.com/maps/hollywood-development-hotels-apartments-construction |title=Mapped: Hollywood's booming development landscape |work=] Los Angeles |last=Barragan |first=Blanca |date=April 17, 2019 |access-date=August 28, 2021}}</ref> | |||
===Secession movement=== | ===Secession movement=== | ||
] in the ]]] | |||
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In 2002, some Hollywood voters began a campaign for the area to secede from Los Angeles and become a separate municipality. In June of that year, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors placed secession referendums for both Hollywood and the ] on the ballot. To pass, they required the approval of a majority of voters in the proposed new municipality as well as a majority of voters in all of Los Angeles. In the November election, both measures failed by wide margins in the citywide vote.<ref name=DailyBruin2002>{{cite web|last=Grand|first=Noah|title=Valley, Hollywood secession measures fail|url=http://dailybruin.com/2002/11/05/valley-hollywood-secession-mea/|work=Daily Bruin|access-date=December 29, 2013|date=November 5, 2002}}</ref> | In 2002, some Hollywood voters began a campaign for the area to secede from Los Angeles and become a separate municipality. In June of that year, the ] placed secession referendums for both Hollywood and the ] on the ballot. To pass, they required the approval of a majority of voters in the proposed new municipality as well as a majority of voters in all of Los Angeles. In the November election, both measures failed by wide margins in the citywide vote.<ref name=DailyBruin2002>{{cite web|last=Grand|first=Noah|title=Valley, Hollywood secession measures fail|url=http://dailybruin.com/2002/11/05/valley-hollywood-secession-mea/|work=]|access-date=December 29, 2013|date=November 5, 2002}}</ref> | ||
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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
According to the ] project of the ''Los Angeles Times |
According to the ] project of the '']'', Hollywood is flanked by the ] to the north, ] to the northeast, ] or Virgil Village to the east, ] and ] to the south, ] to the southwest, ] to the west, and ] to the northwest.<ref name=MappingLACentralLA>{{cite web|url=http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/region/central-la/ |title=Central L.A. |website= Mapping L.A. |publisher=] |access-date=January 14, 2014}}</ref> | ||
Street limits of the Hollywood neighborhood are: north, ] from ] to the east boundary of ] and ] between Bonita and Western avenues; east, ]; south, ], and west, ] or the West Hollywood ].<ref name=MappingLAHollywood>{{cite web|url=http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/hollywood |title= |
Street limits of the Hollywood neighborhood are: north, ] from ] to the east boundary of ] and ] between Bonita and Western avenues; east, ]; south, ], and west, ] or the West Hollywood ].<ref name=MappingLAHollywood>{{cite web|url=http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/hollywood |title=Hollywood |website=Mapping L.A. |publisher=] |access-date=January 14, 2014}}</ref><ref name=ThomasGuide>''The Thomas Guide, Los Angeles County'' 2006, page 593</ref> | ||
In 1918, H. J. Whitley commissioned architect A. S. Barnes to design ] as a Mediterranean-style village on the hills above Hollywood Boulevard |
In 1918, H. J. Whitley commissioned architect A. S. Barnes to design ] as a Mediterranean-style village on the hills above Hollywood Boulevard. It became the first celebrity community.<ref name="Mr. Whitley's Neighborhood">{{cite web |url=http://www.whitleyheights.org/about5.html |title=About |publisher=Whitley Heights |access-date=January 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818103325/http://www.whitleyheights.org/about5.html |archive-date=August 18, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="HPOZ Whitley Heights">{{cite web |url=http://www.preservation.lacity.org/hpoz/la/whitley-heights |title=Whitley Heights {{pipe}} Office of Historic Resources, City of Los Angeles |publisher=City of Los Angeles |access-date=January 14, 2014 |archive-date=June 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628012410/http://preservation.lacity.org/hpoz/la/whitley-heights |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Whitley Heights pg. 34">{{cite web |url=http://www.whitleyheights.org/about9.html |title=About |publisher=Whitley Heights |access-date=January 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818104333/http://www.whitleyheights.org/about9.html |archive-date=August 18, 2013 }}</ref> | ||
Other areas within Hollywood are Franklin Village, ], ], ],<ref name=MappingLAHollywood/> and Yucca Corridor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ycchollywood.org/ycc-membership |title= |
Other areas within Hollywood are ], ], ], ],<ref name=MappingLAHollywood/> and ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ycchollywood.org/ycc-membership |title=YCC Membership |website=ycchollywood.org |access-date=December 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222220055/http://ycchollywood.org/ycc-membership/ |archive-date=December 22, 2015 }} Yucca Corridor Coalition website</ref><ref name=ALook>Monte Morin (August 23, 1999). . '']''. page 1.</ref> | ||
==Failed trademarking attempt== | |||
==Other Hollywoods== | |||
In 1994, ], and |
In 1994, ], and ten other towns named Hollywood successfully fought an attempt by the ] to trademark the name and force same-named communities to pay royalties to it.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2012/11/more_than_2_decades_ago_the_re.html |title=More than 2 decades ago, the real Hollywood stood up and fought Tinseltown (Odd Travels) |date=January 14, 2019 |last=Kazek |first=Kelly |work=al.com |access-date=August 28, 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105101303/https://www.al.com/living/2012/11/more_than_2_decades_ago_the_re.html|archive-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref> | ||
== Climate == | == Climate == | ||
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Like the rest of ], Hollywood has a ] (]: ''Csa'') or dry-summer ]. Winters are typically mild and with light rain, but there are still plenty of warm, sunny days in the winter, as well. Summers are hot, sunny and dry, with virtually no rain falling between April and October; while summer days can be warm, they are considerably cooler than in the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://traveltips.usatoday.com/hollywood-climate-weather-14028.html|title=Hollywood Climate & Weather|author=Walsh, Kathryn|date=March 13, 2009|newspaper=]|access-date=March 27, 2021}}</ref> Spring and fall are generally warm, sunny, and pleasant. ] typically occur during the fall and winter months, although they can occur during any month; Santa Ana winds bring heavy winds, higher temperatures and lower humidity levels, which increases the risk of ]s, especially in dry years. ] can sometimes occur during the summer months. May and June can be foggy and cloudy in Hollywood, a phenomenon known by southern California residents as "May Gray" or "]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2016/04/26/weather-no-room-for-june-gloom-in-southern-california/|title=WEATHER: No room for June gloom in Southern California?|date=April 16, 2016|newspaper=]|access-date=April 2, 2021}}</ref> | |||
The all-time record high temperature in Hollywood is {{cvt|112|°F}} on June 26, 1990, and the all-time record low temperature is {{cvt|24|°F}} on both December 8, 1978, and December 23, 1990. | |||
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==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
] | ] in 2018]] | ||
The ] counted 77,818 residents in the {{convert|3.51|mi2|km2|adj=on}} Hollywood neighborhood—an average of {{convert|22,193|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}, the seventh-] neighborhood in all of ]. In 2008 the city estimated that the population had increased to 85,489. The median age for residents was 31, about the city's average.<ref name=MappingLAHollywood/> | |||
Hollywood was said to be "highly diverse" when compared to the city at large. The ethnic breakdown in 2000 was 42.2% ], 41% ], 7.1% ], 5.2% ], and 4.5% other.<ref name=MappingLAHollywood/> Mexico (21.3%) and Guatemala (13%) were the most common places of birth for the 53.8% of the residents who were born abroad, a figure that was considered high for the city as a whole.<ref name=MappingLAHollywood/> | |||
The ] counted 77,818 residents in the {{convert|3.51|mi2|km2|adj=on}} Hollywood neighborhood—an average of 22,193 people per square mile (8,569 per km<sup>2</sup>), the seventh-] neighborhood in all of ]. In 2008 the city estimated that the population had increased to 85,489. The median age for residents was 31, about the city's average.<ref name=MappingLAHollywood/> | |||
The median household income in 2008 was $33,694, considered low for Los Angeles. The average household size of 2.1 people was also lower than the city norm. Renters occupied 92.4% of the housing units, and home- or apartment owners the rest.<ref name=MappingLAHollywood/> | |||
Hollywood was said to be "highly diverse" when compared to the city at large. The ethnic breakdown in 2000 was 42.2% ], 41% ], 7.1% ], 5.2% ], and 4.5% other.<ref name=MappingLAHollywood/> Mexico (21.3%) and Guatemala (13%) were the most common places of birth for the 53.8% of the residents who were born abroad, a figure that was considered high for the city as a whole.<ref name=MappingLAHollywood/> | |||
The median household income in 2008 dollars was $33,694, considered low for Los Angeles. The average household size of 2.1 people was also lower than the city norm. Renters occupied 92.4% of the housing units, and home- or apartment owners the rest.<ref name=MappingLAHollywood/> | |||
The percentages of never-married men (55.1%), never-married women (39.8%) and widows (9.6%) were among the county's highest. There were 2,640 families headed by single parents, about average for Los Angeles.<ref name=MappingLAHollywood/> | The percentages of never-married men (55.1%), never-married women (39.8%) and widows (9.6%) were among the county's highest. There were 2,640 families headed by single parents, about average for Los Angeles.<ref name=MappingLAHollywood/> | ||
In 2000, there were 2,828 military veterans, or 4.5%, a low rate for the city as a whole.<ref name=MappingLAHollywood/> | In 2000, there were 2,828 military veterans, or 4.5%, a low rate for the city as a whole.<ref name=MappingLAHollywood/> | ||
{{High-density neighborhoods in Los Angeles County}} | {{High-density neighborhoods in Los Angeles County}} | ||
===Homelessness=== | |||
In 2022, there were 1,374 homeless individuals in Hollywood.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Homeless Count by City/Community |url=https://www.lahsa.org/data?id=54-homeless-count-by-city-community |access-date=April 14, 2023 |publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
==Radio and television== | ==Radio and television== | ||
] was the last radio station to broadcast from Hollywood before it left ] for a studio in the ] in 2005.<ref>Bob Pool (August 11, 2005). . '']''.</ref> | |||
On January 22, 1947, the first commercial television station west of the ], ], began operating in Hollywood. In December of that year, ''The Public Prosecutor'' became the first network television series to be filmed in Hollywood. Television stations ] and ], both on Sunset Boulevard, are the last broadcasters (television or radio) with Hollywood addresses, but KCET has since sold its studios to the ] on Sunset, and plans to move to another location.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} ] moved in 1962 from the former ] at the northeast corner of Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street to ] in Burbank. ] moved in 1996 from its former home at ] on Sunset Boulevard to West Los Angeles, and ] left its home on La Brea Avenue to join KTTV at the modern-day Fox Television Center. ] and ] moved from their longtime home at ] on Sunset Boulevard to a new facility at ] in ]. | |||
] was the last radio station to broadcast from Hollywood before it left ] for a studio in the ] in 2005.<ref></ref> | |||
On January 22, 1947, the first commercial television station west of the ], ], began operating in Hollywood. In December of that year, ''The Public Prosecutor'' became the first network television series to be filmed in Hollywood. Television stations ] and ], both on Sunset Boulevard, are the last broadcasters (television or radio) with Hollywood addresses, but KCET has since sold its studios on Sunset and plans to move to another location. ] moved in 1962 from the former ] at the northeast corner of Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street to ] in Burbank. ] moved in 1996 from its former home at ] on Sunset Boulevard to West Los Angeles, and ] left its home on La Brea Avenue to join KTTV on the Fox lot. ] and ] moved from their longtime home at ] on Sunset Boulevard to a new facility at ] in ]. | |||
==Government== | ==Government== | ||
] | ] in 2015]] | ||
] | ] in 2010]] | ||
] | ] in 2008]] | ||
As a neighborhood within the ] city limits, Hollywood does not have its own municipal government. A person was appointed by the ] to serve as an honorary "]" for ceremonial purposes. ] held this position from 1980 until his death on January 9, 2008.<ref name="CNNobit">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/10/grant.obit|title=Johnny Grant, honorary Hollywood mayor, dies|publisher=] |access-date=January 12, 2008 | date=January 10, 2008}}</ref> | |||
===Emergency services=== | |||
As a neighborhood within the Los Angeles city limits, Hollywood does not have its own municipal government. A person was appointed by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to serve as an honorary "]" for ceremonial purposes. ] held this position from 1980 until his death on January 9, 2008.<ref name="CNNobit">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/10/grant.obit|title=Johnny Grant, honorary Hollywood mayor, dies|publisher=CNN |access-date=January 12, 2008 | date=January 10, 2008}}</ref> | |||
The ] is responsible for police services. The Hollywood police station is at 1358 N. Wilcox Avenue. | |||
] operates four fire stations, 27, 41, 52, and 82 in the area. | |||
===Emergency service=== | |||
The ] is responsible for police services. The is at 1358 N. Wilcox Ave. | |||
The ] operates the Hollywood-Wilshire Health Center in Hollywood.<ref>. ]. Retrieved March 18, 2010.</ref> | |||
] operates four fire stations – , 41, 52, and 82 – in the area. | |||
The ] operates the Hollywood-Wilshire Health Center in Hollywood.<ref>"." ]. Retrieved March 18, 2010.</ref> | |||
===Post office=== | ===Post office=== | ||
The ] operates the Hollywood Post Office,<ref> |
The ] operates the ],<ref>. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330062813/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/hollywood-1615-wilcox-ave-los-angeles-ca-1367244 |date=March 30, 2010}} ]. Retrieved March 18, 2010.</ref> the Hollywood Pavilion Post Office,<ref>. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227112601/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/hollywood-pavilion-6801-hollywood-blvd-ste-167-los-angeles-ca-1444784 |date=February 27, 2010 }} ]. Retrieved March 18, 2010.</ref> and the Sunset Post Office.<ref>. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311191323/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/sunset-1425-n-cherokee-ave-los-angeles-ca-1440792 |date=March 11, 2010 }} ]. Retrieved March 18, 2010.</ref> | ||
===Neighborhood councils=== | ===Neighborhood councils=== | ||
Hollywood is included within the Hollywood United Neighborhood Council (HUNC),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodunitednc.org/ |title=Hollywood United Neighborhood Council |publisher=Hollywoodunitednc.org |access-date=January 14, 2014}}</ref> Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hhwnc.org |title=WELCOME {{pipe}} Hollywood Hills West |publisher=Hhwnc.org |date=December 10, 2013 |access-date=January 14, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hhwnc.org/bylaws#article3 |title=Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council Bylaws - Area Boundaries |publisher=Hhwnc.org |date=February 15, 2012 |access-date=January 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121073645/http://www.hhwnc.org/bylaws#article3 |archive-date=January 21, 2014 }}</ref> and the Hollywood Studio District Neighborhood Council.<ref>{{cite web|author=Hollywood Studio District Neighborhood Council |url=http://www.hsdnc.org/ |title=Hollywood Studio District Neighborhood Council |publisher=Hsdnc.org |date=January 1, 2014 |access-date=January 14, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://done.lacity.org/ncdatabase/nc_database_public/NCDetail.aspx?ncid=33 |title=Los Angeles Department of Neighborhood Enpowerment |publisher=Done.lacity.org |date=January 20, 2012 |access-date=January 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114154651/http://done.lacity.org/ncdatabase/nc_database_public/NCDetail.aspx?ncid=33 |archive-date=November 14, 2013 }}</ref> Neighborhood Councils cast advisory votes on such issues as zoning, planning, and other community issues. The council members are voted in by stakeholders, generally defined as anyone living, working, owning property, or belonging to an organization within the boundaries of the council.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hsdnc.org/modules/smartfaq/|title=HSDNC.org: FAQs|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208001742/http://hsdnc.org/modules/smartfaq/|archive-date=December 8, 2008}}</ref> | |||
Hollywood is included within the Hollywood United Neighborhood Council (HUNC),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodunitednc.org/ |title=Hollywood United Neighborhood Council |publisher=Hollywoodunitednc.org |access-date=January 14, 2014}}</ref> Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hhwnc.org |title=WELCOME {{pipe}} Hollywood Hills West |publisher=Hhwnc.org |date=December 10, 2013 |access-date=January 14, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hhwnc.org/bylaws#article3 |title=Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council Bylaws - Area Boundaries |publisher=Hhwnc.org |date=February 15, 2012 |access-date=January 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121073645/http://www.hhwnc.org/bylaws#article3 |archive-date=January 21, 2014 }}</ref> and the Hollywood Studio District Neighborhood Council.<ref>{{cite web|author=Hollywood Studio District Neighborhood Council |url=http://www.hsdnc.org/ |title=Hollywood Studio District Neighborhood Council |publisher=Hsdnc.org |date=January 1, 2014 |access-date=January 14, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://done.lacity.org/ncdatabase/nc_database_public/NCDetail.aspx?ncid=33 |title=Los Angeles Department of Neighborhood Enpowerment |publisher=Done.lacity.org |date=January 20, 2012 |access-date=January 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114154651/http://done.lacity.org/ncdatabase/nc_database_public/NCDetail.aspx?ncid=33 |archive-date=November 14, 2013 }}</ref> Neighborhood Councils cast advisory votes on such issues as zoning, planning, and other community issues. The council members are voted in by stakeholders, generally defined as anyone living, working, owning property, or belonging to an organization within the boundaries of the council.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hsdnc.org/modules/smartfaq/|title=HSDNC.org: FAQs|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208001742/http://hsdnc.org/modules/smartfaq/|archive-date=2008-12-08}}</ref> | |||
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Hollywood residents aged 25 and older holding a four-year degree amounted to 28% of the population in 2000, about the same as in the county at large.<ref name=MappingLAHollywood/> | Hollywood residents aged 25 and older holding a four-year degree amounted to 28% of the population in 2000, about the same as in the county at large.<ref name=MappingLAHollywood/> | ||
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* Hollywood Community Adult School, LAUSD, 1521 North Highland Avenue | * Hollywood Community Adult School, LAUSD, 1521 North Highland Avenue | ||
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Neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, US For the U.S. motion picture industry, see Cinema of the United States.Neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States
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The Hollywood Sign in front of Hollywood Hills in January 2019 | |
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HollywoodLocation of Hollywood in Los Angeles | |
Coordinates: 34°06′06″N 118°19′36″W / 34.10167°N 118.32667°W / 34.10167; -118.32667 | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Los Angeles |
City | Los Angeles |
Incorporated | 1903 |
Merged with Los Angeles | 1910 |
Named for | Hollywood, an estate in present day Brookfield, Illinois |
Elevation | 354 ft (108 m) |
Area code | 323 |
Hollywood, sometimes informally called Tinseltown, is a neighborhood and district in the central region of Los Angeles County, California, within the city of Los Angeles. Its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Sony Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures, are located in or near Hollywood.
Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. The northern and eastern parts of the neighborhood were consolidated with the City of Los Angeles in 1910. Soon thereafter, the prominent film industry migrated to the area.
History
Initial development
H. J. Whitley, a real estate developer, arranged to buy the 480-acre (1.9 km) E.C. Hurd ranch. Whitley shared his plans for the new town with General Harrison Gray Otis, publisher of the Los Angeles Times, and Ivar Weid, a prominent businessman in the area.
Daeida Wilcox, who donated land to help in the development of Hollywood, learned of the name Hollywood from an acquaintance who owned an estate by that name in Illinois. Wilcox is quoted as saying, "I chose the name Hollywood simply because it sounds nice and because I'm superstitious and holly brings good luck." She recommended the same name to her husband, Harvey H. Wilcox, who had purchased 120 acres on February 1, 1887. It was not until August 1887 that Wilcox decided to use that name and filed with the Los Angeles County Recorder's office on a deed and parcel map of the property.
By 1900, the region had a post office, newspaper, hotel, and two markets. Los Angeles, with a population of 102,479, lay 10 miles (16 km) east through the vineyards, barley fields, and citrus groves. A single-track streetcar line ran down the middle of Prospect Avenue from it, but service was infrequent and the trip took two hours. The old citrus fruit-packing house was converted into a livery stable, improving transportation for the inhabitants of Hollywood.
The Hollywood Hotel was opened in 1902 by Whitley, president of the Los Pacific Boulevard and Development Company. Having finally acquired the Hurd ranch and subdivided it, Whitley built the hotel to attract land buyers. Flanking the west side of Highland Avenue, the structure fronted on Prospect Avenue (later Hollywood Boulevard). Although it was still a dusty, unpaved road, it was regularly graded and graveled. The hotel became internationally known and was the center of the civic and social life and home of movie stars for many years.
Whitley's company developed and sold one of the early residential areas, the Ocean View Tract. Whitley did much to promote the area. He paid thousands of dollars to install electricity and arrange for electric lighting, and he built both a bank and a road into the Cahuenga Pass. The lighting ran for several blocks down Prospect Avenue. Whitley's land was centered on Highland Avenue. His 1918 development, Whitley Heights, was named for him.
Incorporation and merger
Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality on November 14, 1903, by a vote of 88 for and 77 against. On January 30, 1904, the voters in Hollywood decided, 113 to 96, to banish the sale of liquor within the city, except for medicinal purposes. Neither hotels nor restaurants were allowed to serve wine or liquor before or after meals.
In 1910, the city voted for a merger with Los Angeles in order to secure an adequate water supply and to gain access to the L.A. sewer system.
With annexation, the name of Prospect Avenue was changed to Hollywood Boulevard and all the street numbers in the new district changed. For example, 100 Prospect Avenue, at Vermont Avenue, became 6400 Hollywood Boulevard; and 100 Cahuenga Boulevard, at Hollywood Boulevard, changed to 1700 Cahuenga Boulevard.
Motion picture industry
Main article: Cinema of the United StatesBy 1912, major motion-picture companies had come West to set up production near or in Los Angeles.
In the early 1900s, most motion picture camera and equipment patents were held by Thomas Edison's Motion Picture Patents Company in New Jersey, which often sued filmmakers to stop their productions. To escape this, filmmakers began moving to Los Angeles, where attempts to enforce Edison's patents were easier to evade. Also, the weather was ideal for filmmaking and there was quick access to various settings. Los Angeles became the capital of the film industry in the United States. The mountains, plains and low land prices made Hollywood a good place to establish film studios.
Director D. W. Griffith was the first to make a motion picture in Hollywood. His 17-minute short film In Old California (1910) was filmed for the Biograph Company. Although Hollywood banned movie theaters—of which it had none—before annexation that year, Los Angeles had no such restriction.
The first studio in Hollywood opened in early 1913, on Formosa Avenue down the street from Helen Muir's home. Her father John Muir returned from his tour of Europe and East Africa a few months later and continued work on Yosemite and his book, The Yosemite. The Nestor Film Company was the first studio, established in October 1911 by the New Jersey–based Centaur Film Company in a roadhouse at 6121 Sunset Boulevard (the corner of Gower). Four major film companies – Paramount, Warner Bros., RKO, and Columbia – had studios in Hollywood, as did several minor companies and rental studios. In the 1920s, Hollywood was the fifth-largest industry in the nation. By the 1930s, Hollywood studios became fully vertically integrated, as production, distribution and exhibition was controlled by these companies, enabling Hollywood to produce 600 films per year.
Hollywood became known as Tinseltown and the "dream factory" because of the glittering image of the movie industry.
Further development
A large sign reading HOLLYWOODLAND was erected in the Hollywood Hills in 1923 to advertise real estate developers Woodruff's and Shoults' housing development. In 1949, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce entered a contract with the City of Los Angeles to repair and rebuild the sign. The agreement stipulated that LAND be removed to spell HOLLYWOOD so the sign would now refer to the district, rather than the housing development.
During the early 1950s, the State of California constructed the Hollywood Freeway through the northeast corner of Hollywood.
The Capitol Records Building on Vine Street, just north of Hollywood Boulevard, was built in 1956. The Hollywood Walk of Fame was created in 1958 as a tribute to artists and other significant contributors to the entertainment industry. The official opening was on February 8, 1960.
The Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
In June 1999, the Hollywood extension of the Los Angeles Metro Rail Red Line subway opened from Downtown Los Angeles to the San Fernando Valley, with stops along Hollywood Boulevard at Western Avenue (Hollywood/Western Metro station), Vine Street (Hollywood/Vine Metro station), and Highland Avenue (Hollywood/Highland Metro station).
The Dolby Theatre, which opened in 2001 as the Kodak Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center mall, is the site of the annual Academy Awards programs. The mall is located where the Hollywood Hotel once stood.
Revitalization
After the neighborhood underwent years of serious decline in the 1980s, with crime, drugs and increasing poverty among some residents, many landmarks were threatened with demolition. Columbia Square, at the northwest corner of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street, is part of the ongoing rebirth of Hollywood. The Art Deco-style studio complex, completed in 1938, was once the Hollywood headquarters for CBS. It became home to a new generation of broadcasters when cable television networks MTV, Comedy Central, BET and Spike TV consolidated their offices there in 2014 as part of a $420 million office, residential and retail complex.
Since 2000, Hollywood has been increasingly gentrified due to revitalization by private enterprise and public planners. Over 1,200 hotel rooms have been added in the Hollywood area between 2001 and 2016. Four thousand new apartments and over thirty low to mid-rise development projects were approved in 2019.
Secession movement
In 2002, some Hollywood voters began a campaign for the area to secede from Los Angeles and become a separate municipality. In June of that year, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors placed secession referendums for both Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley on the ballot. To pass, they required the approval of a majority of voters in the proposed new municipality as well as a majority of voters in all of Los Angeles. In the November election, both measures failed by wide margins in the citywide vote.
Geography
According to the Mapping L.A. project of the Los Angeles Times, Hollywood is flanked by the Hollywood Hills to the north, Los Feliz to the northeast, East Hollywood or Virgil Village to the east, Larchmont and Hancock Park to the south, Fairfax to the southwest, West Hollywood to the west, and Hollywood Hills West to the northwest.
Street limits of the Hollywood neighborhood are: north, Hollywood Boulevard from La Brea Avenue to the east boundary of Wattles Garden Park and Franklin Avenue between Bonita and Western avenues; east, Western Avenue; south, Melrose Avenue, and west, La Brea Avenue or the West Hollywood city line.
In 1918, H. J. Whitley commissioned architect A. S. Barnes to design Whitley Heights as a Mediterranean-style village on the hills above Hollywood Boulevard. It became the first celebrity community.
Other areas within Hollywood are Franklin Village, Little Armenia, Spaulding Square, Thai Town, and Yucca Corridor.
Failed trademarking attempt
In 1994, Hollywood, Alabama, and ten other towns named Hollywood successfully fought an attempt by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to trademark the name and force same-named communities to pay royalties to it.
Climate
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Like the rest of Los Angeles, Hollywood has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) or dry-summer subtropical climate. Winters are typically mild and with light rain, but there are still plenty of warm, sunny days in the winter, as well. Summers are hot, sunny and dry, with virtually no rain falling between April and October; while summer days can be warm, they are considerably cooler than in the San Fernando Valley. Spring and fall are generally warm, sunny, and pleasant. Santa Ana winds typically occur during the fall and winter months, although they can occur during any month; Santa Ana winds bring heavy winds, higher temperatures and lower humidity levels, which increases the risk of wildfires, especially in dry years. Smog can sometimes occur during the summer months. May and June can be foggy and cloudy in Hollywood, a phenomenon known by southern California residents as "May Gray" or "June Gloom".
The all-time record high temperature in Hollywood is 112 °F (44 °C) on June 26, 1990, and the all-time record low temperature is 24 °F (−4 °C) on both December 8, 1978, and December 23, 1990.
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 91 (33) |
91 (33) |
94 (34) |
106 (41) |
102 (39) |
112 (44) |
107 (42) |
105 (41) |
110 (43) |
108 (42) |
100 (38) |
92 (33) |
112 (44) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 67.5 (19.7) |
67.8 (19.9) |
69.1 (20.6) |
71.7 (22.1) |
73.4 (23.0) |
76.8 (24.9) |
81.7 (27.6) |
83.2 (28.4) |
82.1 (27.8) |
77.7 (25.4) |
72.2 (22.3) |
67.1 (19.5) |
74.2 (23.4) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 48.1 (8.9) |
49.0 (9.4) |
50.7 (10.4) |
53.0 (11.7) |
56.6 (13.7) |
59.8 (15.4) |
63.3 (17.4) |
63.7 (17.6) |
62.4 (16.9) |
58.2 (14.6) |
52.1 (11.2) |
47.6 (8.7) |
55.4 (13.0) |
Record low °F (°C) | 28 (−2) |
34 (1) |
35 (2) |
37 (3) |
42 (6) |
49 (9) |
53 (12) |
51 (11) |
46 (8) |
40 (4) |
34 (1) |
24 (−4) |
24 (−4) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.47 (88) |
3.81 (97) |
3.24 (82) |
0.85 (22) |
0.31 (7.9) |
0.07 (1.8) |
0.02 (0.51) |
0.14 (3.6) |
0.35 (8.9) |
0.39 (9.9) |
1.16 (29) |
1.98 (50) |
15.80 (401) |
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Demographics
The 2000 U.S. census counted 77,818 residents in the 3.51-square-mile (9.1 km) Hollywood neighborhood—an average of 22,193 people per square mile (8,569 people/km), the seventh-densest neighborhood in all of Los Angeles County. In 2008 the city estimated that the population had increased to 85,489. The median age for residents was 31, about the city's average.
Hollywood was said to be "highly diverse" when compared to the city at large. The ethnic breakdown in 2000 was 42.2% Latino or Hispanic, 41% Non-Hispanic White, 7.1% Asian, 5.2% Black, and 4.5% other. Mexico (21.3%) and Guatemala (13%) were the most common places of birth for the 53.8% of the residents who were born abroad, a figure that was considered high for the city as a whole.
The median household income in 2008 was $33,694, considered low for Los Angeles. The average household size of 2.1 people was also lower than the city norm. Renters occupied 92.4% of the housing units, and home- or apartment owners the rest.
The percentages of never-married men (55.1%), never-married women (39.8%) and widows (9.6%) were among the county's highest. There were 2,640 families headed by single parents, about average for Los Angeles.
In 2000, there were 2,828 military veterans, or 4.5%, a low rate for the city as a whole.
These were the ten neighborhoods or cities in Los Angeles County with the highest population densities, according to the 2000 census, with the population per square mile:
- Koreatown, Los Angeles, 42,611
- Westlake, Los Angeles, 38,214
- East Hollywood, Los Angeles, 31,095
- Pico-Union, Los Angeles, 25,352
- Maywood, California, 23,638
- Harvard Heights, Los Angeles, 23,473
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, 22,193
- Walnut Park, California, 22,028
- Palms, Los Angeles, 21,870
- Adams-Normandie, Los Angeles, 21,848
Homelessness
In 2022, there were 1,374 homeless individuals in Hollywood.
Radio and television
KNX was the last radio station to broadcast from Hollywood before it left CBS Columbia Square for a studio in the Miracle Mile in 2005.
On January 22, 1947, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, KTLA, began operating in Hollywood. In December of that year, The Public Prosecutor became the first network television series to be filmed in Hollywood. Television stations KTLA and KCET, both on Sunset Boulevard, are the last broadcasters (television or radio) with Hollywood addresses, but KCET has since sold its studios to the Church of Scientology on Sunset, and plans to move to another location. KNBC moved in 1962 from the former NBC Radio City Studios at the northeast corner of Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street to NBC Studios in Burbank. KTTV moved in 1996 from its former home at Metromedia Square on Sunset Boulevard to West Los Angeles, and KCOP left its home on La Brea Avenue to join KTTV at the modern-day Fox Television Center. KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV moved from their longtime home at CBS Columbia Square on Sunset Boulevard to a new facility at CBS Studio Center in Studio City.
Government
As a neighborhood within the Los Angeles city limits, Hollywood does not have its own municipal government. A person was appointed by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to serve as an honorary "Mayor of Hollywood" for ceremonial purposes. Johnny Grant held this position from 1980 until his death on January 9, 2008.
Emergency services
The Los Angeles Police Department is responsible for police services. The Hollywood police station is at 1358 N. Wilcox Avenue.
Los Angeles Fire Department operates four fire stations, 27, 41, 52, and 82 in the area.
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Hollywood-Wilshire Health Center in Hollywood.
Post office
The United States Postal Service operates the Hollywood Post Office, the Hollywood Pavilion Post Office, and the Sunset Post Office.
Neighborhood councils
Hollywood is included within the Hollywood United Neighborhood Council (HUNC), Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council, and the Hollywood Studio District Neighborhood Council. Neighborhood Councils cast advisory votes on such issues as zoning, planning, and other community issues. The council members are voted in by stakeholders, generally defined as anyone living, working, owning property, or belonging to an organization within the boundaries of the council.
Education
Hollywood residents aged 25 and older holding a four-year degree amounted to 28% of the population in 2000, about the same as in the county at large.
Public libraries
The Will and Ariel Durant Branch, John C. Fremont Branch, and the Frances Howard Goldwyn – Hollywood Regional Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library are in Hollywood.
Schools
Public schools are operated by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
Schools in Hollywood include:
- Temple Israel of Hollywood Day School, private, 7300 Hollywood Boulevard
- Gardner Street Elementary School, LAUSD, 7450 Hawthorne Avenue
- Selma Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 6611 Selma Avenue
- Grant Elementary School, 1530 North Wilton Place
- Young Hollywood, private elementary, 1547 North McCadden Place
- Hollywood High School, LAUSD, 1521 North Highland Avenue
- Hollywood Community Adult School, LAUSD, 1521 North Highland Avenue
- Blessed Sacrament School, private elementary, 6641 Sunset Boulevard
- Helen Bernstein High School, LAUSD, 1309 North Wilton Place
- Richard A. Alonzo Community Day School, LAUSD, 5755 Fountain Avenue
- Beverly Hills RC School, private elementary, 6550 Fountain Avenue
- Hollywood Schoolhouse, private elementary, 1233 North McCadden Place
- Joseph LeConte Middle School, LAUSD, 1316 North Bronson Avenue
- Hollywood Primary Center, LAUSD elementary, 1115 Tamarind Avenue
- Santa Monica Boulevard Community Charter School, 1022 North Van Ness Avenue
- Vine Street Elementary School, LAUSD, 955 North Vine Street
- Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle School, LAUSD, 929 North Las Palmas Avenue
- Larchmont Charter School, elementary, 815 North El Centro Avenue
- Cheder Menachem, private elementary, 1606 South La Cienega Boulevard
Colleges
- AFI Conservatory, 2021 N Western Avenue
- Emerson College ELA-Hollywood Center, 5960 Sunset Boulevard
- Los Angeles City College, 855 N Vermont Avenue
- Los Angeles Film School, 6363 Sunset Boulevard
- Los Angeles Recording School, 6690 Sunset Boulevard
Notable places
- CBS Columbia Square
- Charlie Chaplin Studios
- Cinerama Dome
- Crossroads of the World
- Dolby Theatre
- Earl Carroll Theatre (currently Nickelodeon on Sunset)
- El Capitan Theatre
- Frederick's of Hollywood
- Gower Gulch
- Grauman's Chinese Theatre
- Grauman's Egyptian Theatre
- Hollywood & Western Building
- Ovation Hollywood
- Hollywood and Vine
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- Hollywood Heights, Los Angeles
- Hollywood Heritage Museum
- Hollywood Palladium
- Hollywood Masonic Temple
- Hollywood Museum
- Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Hollywood Wax Museum
- Knickerbocker Hotel
- Madame Tussauds Hollywood
- Musso & Frank Grill
- Pantages Theatre
- Roosevelt Hotel
- Sunset Gower Studios
Annual events
The Academy Awards, which honor the preceding year in film, have been held every year in late February/early March since 2004; prior to 2004, they were held in late March/early April. Since 2002, the Oscars have been held at the Dolby Theatre (formerly Kodak Theatre) at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue, with the exception of 2020, when due to the COVID-19 pandemic they were held in Los Angeles Union Station.
The annual Hollywood Christmas Parade goes down Hollywood Boulevard and is broadcast in the Los Angeles area on KTLA and around the United States on Tribune-owned stations and the WGN superstation. The 75th edition of the parade was held in 2006.
The Hollywood Half Marathon began in 2012 and takes place every April. The event includes a Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, and Kids Fun Run along Hollywood Blvd., and is used to raise funds and awareness for local youth homeless shelters.
Gallery
- The Grauman's Chinese Theatre before 2007
- Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Dolby Theatre
- Crossroads of the World
- Los Angeles Metro Rail station in Hollywood
- The Jim Henson Studio and former Charlie Chaplin Studios
- Tour bus on Hollywood Boulevard
- Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium
- The Hotel Roosevelt
- The El Capitan Theatre
See also
- Bibliography of Hollywood
- Bibliography of Los Angeles
- Community newspapers in Hollywood
- Documentary films about Hollywood
- Films about Hollywood
- List of Hollywood novels
- List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in Hollywood
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