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When was Hollywood founded?

Hollywood is a district of Los Angeles, California, USA, and also a movie city in the United States. At 1887, it was designated as a real estate area. Because it is located in the western United States, the surrounding environment is suitable for shooting location. 1908 The first feature film Revenge of Sister Mountain was filmed here. Since then, about 20 production companies have moved here and become a world-famous film city. Because American movies are flooding the world film market, Hollywood has become synonymous with the American film industry, which is often called Hollywood movies. After World War II, many film companies moved out of Hollywood, and many local production facilities were idle or turned into TV production venues. After the 1970s, tourist attractions were opened here.

The most common theme of Hollywood postcards is nine English letters "Hollywood Sign Hollywood Cahuenga Mountain", each of which is 50 feet high and built in 1923. The original letter 13 was built to advertise the real estate "Hollywood Land", and later the land behind it was demolished and became a well-known propaganda symbol for the public.

1853, there is only one house in Hollywood.

By 1870, it has become a prosperous farmland.

1886, Harvey willcocks, a real estate agent, bought a piece of land of 0.6 square kilometers in the suburb of Los Angeles.

In February 1887, he officially registered this name in the local government.

By 1900, Hollywood had a post office, a newspaper, a hotel and two markets.

1903, this place was upgraded to a city. 177 The voting residents unanimously agreed to name it "Hollywood".

1904, a new tram named Hollywood Boulevard was opened.

19 10, Hollywood residents voted to join Los Angeles.

1June, 999, the subway in Los Angeles finally arrived in Hollywood.

1912 C. Ramo, the owner of American independent film company, merged his company with six or seven small film companies such as N. Bowles to form Universal Film Company, which became one of the eight major companies in American film industry in the 1930s and 1940s. 19 14, Remo built a studio and location shooting site in northern Hollywood, named Universal City.

A. Chuk founded the famous actor company on 19 12, and J. L. Lars founded the Jesse L. Lasky feature film company on the basis of 19 13. 19 16 The above two production companies merged to form the famous actor Lasky Company. The following year, the new company merged with 12 production company; Later, Paramount Film Distribution Company merged, and 1927 was renamed Paramount-an actor-Lasky Company. 1930, Pablix, which owns several cinemas, was merged and renamed Paramount Pablix, and gradually developed into a big Hollywood company.

1920, brothers H. Cohen, J. Cohen and J. Brandt, who used to work in Universal Studios, set up a small company in Hollywood called CBC Film Sales Company. 1924 changed its name to Columbia Pictures.

1923 In April, Warner Bros. founded Warner Bros. Pictures, with its headquarters in new york and its studio in burbank near Hollywood.

1924 may 17, M. Lowe, the owner of Rockwell Company in the United States, merged Mitro Film Company, galvin Film Company and L. B. Meyer Film Company to form MGM Company.

20th Century Fox Film Company was established in May, 1935. It was formed by the merger of Fox Film Company, a big company in the silent film era, and 20th Century Film Company. It was one of the eight major Hollywood film companies in 1930s and 1940s.

1960, when the land of Hollywood became Hollywood, this symbol became the symbol of Hollywood.