Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Facts about Hollywood- Initial in the History

1. Hollywood is a famous district in the central region of Los Angeles, California.




2. Hollywood was termed by a real estate developer Hobart Johnstone Whitley in 1886 while he was on his honeymoon with his wife. He is also known as ‘Father of Hollywood’.




3. Following the passage of a State law in California decriminalizing marijuana, a bunch of hippies and vandals altered the sign of ‘HOLLYWOOD’ to ‘HOLLYWEED’ in January 1976.




4. The Residents of Hollywood decided by a majority of 113 to 96 for the prohibition on the sale of Alcohol in 1904, except for medicinal purposes.




5. Hollywood is a multicultural suburb, with a population more than 200,000 people, with more than 50% of those born in a foreign country.






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