Hollywood: from the beginning to what it is today

rnOn January 22, 1947, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, KTLA, began operating in Hollywood. In December of that year, the first Hollywood movie production for television, the Public Prosecutor, was made. In addition, in the 1950s, musicians began to move to Hollywood. However, other companies continued to migrate to various parts of Los Angeles, mainly to Burbank, California. Much of the film industry remained in the area, although the outward appearance of the district changed.

The famous Capitol Records building on Vine Street, just north of Hollywood Boulevard, was built in 1956. It is a recording studio not open to the public, but its unique circular design resembles a stack of old vinyl records at 45 rpm.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame was created in 1958, and the first star was placed in 1960 as a tribute to artists working in the entertainment industry. The honoree receives a star based on professional and lifelong achievements in film, live theater, radio, television and / or music, as well as their charitable and civic contributions.

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In 1985, the commercial and entertainment district of Hollywood Boulevard was officially included in the National Register of Historic Places that protected important buildings and ensured that the importance of Hollywood's past was always part of its future.

In June 1999, the long-awaited Hollywood expansion of the Metro Red Line subway, which runs from downtown Los Angeles to the Valley, opened at Hollywood Boulevard on Western Avenue, Vine Street and Highland Avenue.

The Kodak Theater, which opened in 2001 on Hollywood Boulevard on Highland Avenue, where the historic Hollywood Hotel once was, has become the Oscars' new home for more visit here http://thehollywoodimmersion.com/

In 2020, several Hollywood citizens began a campaign for the district to separate from Los Angeles and become its own native city. The grant supporters claimed that Los Angeles leaders ignored the needs of their community. In June, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors placed severance ballots for Hollywood and the Valley on the ballots for a "city election." To approve, they required the approval of the majority of voters throughout Los Angeles. At the November election, referendums did not receive the required percentage of votes by a wide margin.