Hollywood, Los Angeles

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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Hollywood
Neighborhood
The Hollywood Sign (foreground) and Hollywood (background)
Map of the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles
Hollywood Location of Hollywood in Los Angeles
Coordinates: 34°06′06″N 118°19′36″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 Illinois
Elevation [1]	354 ft (108 m)
Area code	323

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.