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 Sony Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures, are located near or in Hollywood.
Hollywood | |
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Neighborhood | |
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 | |
| 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 | 354 ft (108 m) |
| Area code | 323 |
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 a prominent film industry emerged, having developed first on the East Coast. Eventually it became the most recognizable in the world. Los Angeles city neighborhoods that make up part of the Hollywood area are North Hollywood, East Hollywood, and the independent municipality of West Hollywood.