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Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the Central Los Angeles, central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a metonymy, shorthand reference for the Cinema of the United States, U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Columbia Pictures, Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and Universal Pictures, are located near or in Hollywood. Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. It was Merger (politics), 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. History Initial development H.J. Whitley, a real estate developer, arranged to buy the 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 Harrison Gray Otis (publisher), Harrison Gray Otis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Districts And Neighborhoods Of Los Angeles
This is a list of notable districts and neighborhoods within the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, present and past. It includes residential and commercial areas and business-improvement districts, but does not include sales subdivisions or sales tracts. The guiding precept is Wikipedia:Notability (geographic features)#Geographic regions, areas and places. AE * Adams-Normandie, Los Angeles, Adams-Normandie * Alsace, California, Alsace * Angelino Heights, Los Angeles, Angelino Heights''The Thomas Guide: Los Angeles County'', Rand McNally (2004), pages N and O * Angeles Mesa, Los Angeles, Angeles Mesa * Angelus Vista, Los Angeles, Angelus Vista * Arleta, Los Angeles, ArletaNeighborhoods , Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times'' * Arlington Heights, Los Angeles, Arlington Heights * Arts Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
