Hollywood | |
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 The Hollywood Sign in front of Hollywood Hills in January 2019 | |
 Map of the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles | |
  Hollywood Location of Hollywood in Los Angeles | |
| Coordinates: 34°06′06″N 118°19′36″W / 34.10167°N 118.32667°W | |
| 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[2] in the central region of Los Angeles County, California, mostly 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.[3][4] The northern and eastern parts of the neighborhood were consolidated with the City of Los Angeles in 1910. Soon thereafter a prominent film industry emerged, having developed first on the East Coast. Eventually it became the most recognizable in the world.[5][6]
- ^ "Hollywood". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "Hollywood | History, Movies, Map, Sign, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. September 28, 2024. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
- ^ "Los Angeles Herald, Volume XXXI, Number 45". By the California Digital Newspaper Collection (November 15, 1903). Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- ^ Nuwer, Rachel (February 21, 2014). "Hollywood Was Once an Alcohol-Free Community". Smithsonian. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- ^ Annual Report of the Controller of the City of Los Angeles, California. ByOffice of Controller Los Angeles, CA (1914). 1914. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- ^ 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. By Auditor's Office of Los Angeles, CA (1913). 1913. Retrieved February 22, 2014.