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--- hollywood [2021/01/11 14:57]
rapidplatypus [Hollywood sign]
+++ hollywood [2021/09/07 14:23] (current)
rapidplatypus [Hollywood's creator]
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 ====== Hollywood ======
-Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles in the United States and the most important center of American cinematography. The word Hollywood is used as an abbreviation for the American film and television industry regardless of where it is shot.
-Hollywood was a small community in 1870 and was renamed in 1903. In 1910, Hollywood was officially incorporated into Los Angeles and the film industry started to develop there soon after.[([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood|Wikipedia]])]
-====== Hollywood's previous name ======
+===== Hollywood's previous name =====
-The place was Cahuenga Valley before being called Hollywood.[([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood|Wikipedia]])]
+The place was Cahuenga Valley before being called Hollywood.[([[https://heartofhollywood.la/history|heartofhollywood]])]
-====== Hollywood's creator ======
+===== Hollywood's creator =====
-H. The 'Father of Hollywood' is known as J. Whitley. Born in Canada, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States in the 1870s.[([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood|Wikipedia]])]
+J. Whitley is known as the "Father of Hollywood." Born in Canada, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States in the 1870s.[([[http://allanellenberger.com/hollywood-pioneersh-j-whitley/|allanellenberger]])]
-====== Filmakers move from New Jersey ======
-Filmmakers started moving to Hollywood because Thomas Edison, who was living in New Jersey, owned filmmaking equipment patents. Filmmakers moved to Hollywood to escape legal problems. [([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood|Wikipedia]])]
+===== First film studio =====
-====== First film from Hollywood ======
+The first Hollywood film studio was Nestor Studio, located in a roadhouse at 6121 Sunset Blvd. in 1911, by New Jersey's Centaur Co.[([[https://traumundexzess.com/2017/10/05/nestor-the-first-hollywood-studio/|traumundexzess]])]
-Old Hollywood was the title of the first movie shot in Hollywood. It was filmed in 1910. The film was 17 minutes long.[([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood|Wikipedia]])]
+===== Hollywood sign =====
-====== First film studio ======
+A real estate developer put in place the world-famous Hollywood sign in 1923. It was initially planned to remain in position to advertise properties for 18 months. It initially read "Hollywoodland." The sign stayed in place long after it was intended to be removed, and the word "land" was removed in 1949.[([[https://hollywoodsign.org/announcement/1923-a-sign-is-born/|hollywoodsign]])]
-The first Hollywood film studio was Nestor Studio, located in a roadhouse at 6121 Sunset Blvd. in 1911, by New Jersey's Centaur Co.[([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood|Wikipedia]])]
+===== Hollywood Freeway chickens =====
-====== Hollywood sign ======
+Since the 1970s, Hollywood has had a population of feral chickens living under a highway. Nobody knows how they got there and all attempts have failed to eliminate them. [([[https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/8ydtf5/hollywood_freeway_chickens_in_los_angeles_there/|Reddit]])]
-A real estate developer put in place the world-famous Hollywood sign in 1923. It was initially planned to remain in position to advertise properties for 18 months. It initially read "Hollywoodland." The sign stayed in place long after it was intended to be removed, and the word "land" was removed in 1949.[([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood|Wikipedia]])]
+=====  Neil Armstrong and the Apollo XI  =====
-====== Hollywood Freeway chickens ======
+Neil Armstrong and the Apollo XI crew have moons on the Hollywood Walk of Fame instead of stars. [([[https://walkoffame.com/special-apollo-xi/|Walk Of Fame]])]
-Since the 1970s, Hollywood has had a population of feral chickens living under a highway. Nobody knows how they got there and all attempts have failed to eliminate them. [([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Freeway_chickens|Wikipedia]])]
+=====  Walk of Fame =====
-======  Neil Armstrong and the Apollo XI  ======
-Neil Armstrong and the Apollo XI crew have moons on the Hollywood Walk of Fame instead of stars. [([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame#Bending_the_rules|Wikipedia]])]
-======  Walk of Fame ======
 The idea for the Hollywood Walk of Fame came first from the voluntary president of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Stuart, in 1953. [([[https://walkoffame.com/history/|Walk of Fame]])]
-======  Capitol Records Building ======
+=====  Capitol Records Building =====
-The flickering light atop the Capitol Records Tower spells out in Morse code the word "Hollywood," and has done so since the opening of the building in 1956. [([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records_Building|Wikipedia]])]
+The flickering light atop the Capitol Records Tower spells out in Morse code the word "Hollywood," and has done so since the opening of the building in 1956. [([[https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/capitol-records-building-morse-code|atlasobscura]])]
+{{tag>entertainment business celebrities movies industry}}

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