On February 1, 1887, Wilcox submitted a grid map of his new town to the Los Angeles County record’s office. This was the first official document with the name “Hollywood” printed on it. the first street in town was named Prospect avenue, but was later changed to Hollywood Boulevard.
The Hollywood sign was originally installed to advertise a new sub division near the top of mount Lee. The sign is a registered trade mark owned by the chamber of commerce in the United States, and may only be used in filming with their permission. Hollywood is the heart of the American film making industry featuring Universal Studios and Warner Brothers.
The first academy awards presentation took place in Holly wood at the Blossom room of the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel. Granted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and science, the first academy merits awards were given on the 16th 1929 for what was originally called “best production and best picture”
Nick named “Oscar” the gold-plated, Britannium statuettes on a marble base standing 13.5 inches high and weighing 8.5 pounds are currently presented at the academy awards ceremony in the Kodak theatre, which opened on 2001 on the site where the historic Hollywood hotel once stood.
Hollywood has always been the hotspot for controversy. Thus making it legible for unwanted controversy, the film making industry was accused by the house committee on Un-American Activities, of being a haven for communists. The committee began summoning certain Hollywood entertainment professionals to testify that their work was communist inspired
The fist motion picture studio was built in 1919, in nearby Edendale, just east of Hollywood. After that movie studios started cropping all over Hollywood. since the first establishment of the motion picture studio over 44,000 movies have been produced in Hollywood.
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