Hollywood, Los Angeles

Hollywood is a neighbourhood located in the middle of Los Angeles, California, in the United States. Its moniker is now often used as a shorthand reference for the film business in the United States as well as the individuals who are affiliated with it. There are a number of well-known film studios that are situated in or close to Hollywood, including Columbia Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and Universal Pictures; Paramount still has its studios in Hollywood.

In the year 1903, Hollywood became a municipality after being formed. It was combined with the city of Los Angeles in 1910, and not long after that, a notable film industry arose, which would later become the most well-known in the world.

In accordance with the findings of the Mapping L.A. project of the Los Angeles Times, Hollywood is bounded to the north by Hollywood Hills, to the northeast by Los Feliz, to the east by East Hollywood or Virgil Village, to the south by Larchmont and Hancock Park, to the southwest by Fairfax, to the west by West Hollywood, and to the northwest by Hollywood Hills West. Hollywood Hills West is located to the northwest of Hollywood.

The streets that define the boundaries of the Hollywood neighbourhood are as follows: to the north, Hollywood Boulevard from La Brea Avenue to the east boundary of Wattles Garden Park and Franklin Avenue between Bonita and Western avenues; to the east, Western Avenue; to the south, Melrose Avenue; and to the west, either La Brea Avenue or the city line with West Hollywood.

In 1918, H. J. Whitley is credited for commissioning the architect A. S. Barnes was commissioned by S. Barnes to construct Whitley Heights as a Mediterranean-style hamlet on the hills above Hollywood Boulevard, and it went on to become the first celebrity neighbourhood.

Franklin Village, Little Armenia, Spaulding Square, Thai Town, and Yucca Corridor are a few of the other neighbourhoods that can be found inside Hollywood.