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Hollywood, Los Angeles

Neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Hollywood is a neighborhood 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 Columbia Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and Universal Pictures, are located near or in Hollywood.

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The Hollywood Sign (foreground) and Hollywood (background)
The Hollywood Sign (foreground) and Hollywood (background)
Map of the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles
Map of the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles
Hollywood is located in Los Angeles
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Location of Hollywood in Los Angeles
Coordinates: 34°06′06″N 118°19′36″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
CityLos Angeles
Incorporated1903
Merged with Los Angeles1910
Named forHollywood, an estate in Illinois
Elevation354 ft (108 m)
Area code323
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Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in 1903.[2][3] 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.[4][5] Los Angeles city neighborhoods that make up part of the Hollywood area are North Hollywood, East Hollywood, and the independent municipality of West Hollywood.

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