What does "Hollywood" mean? What the hell does that mean?

Hollywood is a place name in Los Angeles, California, USA. Because many famous American film companies are established here, it is often associated with American movies and movie stars, and the word "Hollywood" is often directly used to guide the film industry in California.

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At the beginning of the 20th century, due to the fine weather and long sunshine, film companies in new york and New Jersey began to move to California. Although there were electric lights at that time, they were not bright enough. The best light source at that time was sunlight. In addition, California has a broad vision and diverse natural scenery.

In addition, Thomas Edison held a patent for movies at that time, and California was very far from New Jersey, so it was difficult for Edison to control his patent right here. On the east coast of the United States, independent film companies are often sued by Edison and his agents. Edison in California didn't have that many men. Even if he sends people to California, his people often come later than their news, so that the filmmakers here can hide in nearby Mexico in time.

19 1 1 year, the first film studio in Hollywood opened. In the same year, 15 other studios settled here, followed by thousands of dreamers.

1923, the white Chinese character "Hollywood", which has become one of the symbols of Hollywood today, stands on the hillside behind Hollywood. It turns out that the word is followed by the letter "LAND", which is an advertising billboard set up by a construction manufacturer to promote the newly-built residential area. But after they were founded, no one took care of them, which gradually gave them up.

Until 1949, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce removed the last four letters and repaired other letters. This signboard is protected by a trademark today. No one has the right to use it without the consent of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. 1929 may 16, the Oscar Awards were presented for the first time. At that time, the ticket was ten yuan, and there were 250 participants.

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There is only one house in Hollywood. 1853. By 1870, it has become a prosperous farmland. 1886, Harvey Henderson willcocks, a wealthy businessman who made his fortune in real estate business, bought 0.6 square kilometers of land here.

The name Hollywood comes from the English word "Holly". On a trip, willcocks's wife heard someone nearby say that she was from a place called Hollywood in Ohio. She liked the name so much that when she returned to California, she renamed her husband's farm Hollywood.

1887, he officially registered this name in the local government. With the help of his wife, he paved today's Hollywood Street into the main street of the city, planted pepper trees on both sides of this street and other streets and began to sell property rights. His wife raised money to build two churches, a school and a library. In order to make Hollywood worthy of its name, they also imported some English holly, but these plants didn't last long in the climate of California.

/kloc-in 0/900, there was a post office, a newspaper, a hotel and two markets in Hollywood, with 500 residents. Los Angeles, with a population of 654.38 million, is located at 1 1 km east of the city. There is a monorail between Hollywood and Los Angeles, but the tram doesn't run on time, and each trip takes two hours.

1902, the first part of today's famous Hollywood hotel opened. 1903, Hollywood became a small town. Drinking is forbidden in other shops except pharmacies, and it is not allowed to drive more than 200 cows in the street.

1904, a new tram named Hollywood Boulevard was opened, which greatly shortened the round-trip time between Hollywood and Los Angeles.

19 10, Hollywood residents voted to join Los Angeles. The reason is that they can get enough drinking water and drainage facilities through Los Angeles.

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