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Hollywood sign Map showing the location of Hollywood in southern California, United States, with the district marked near the Pacific coast in the Los Angeles area. The map outlines state boundaries for California, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona, with a small inset globe highlighting the region within North America. History of Hollywood The Hollywood Bowl amphitheater in Los Angeles, California, with its iconic white band shell stage and rows of empty seating, set against hills and trees. History of Hollywood Hollywood sign
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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
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Illustration of movie theater popcorn bucket, cinema ticket, clapboard, and film reel. (movies, hollywood, pop culture, 3D render)
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John Barrymore and Greta Garbo in "Grand Hotel" (1932), directed by Edmund Goulding.
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Hollywood: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Added Top Questions about major studios. Mar 03, 2026
Questions and answers added. Mar 14, 2025
Media added. Feb 11, 2025
Media added. Jan 27, 2025
Media added. Jan 14, 2025
Map added. May 30, 2023
Article revised. May 19, 2023
Modified age appropriateness: United States History - Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. Nov 18, 2022
Corrected display issue. May 06, 2021
Added Tinseltown as an alternate title. Nov 19, 2019
Add new Web site: United States History for Kids - Hollywood in the 1920s. Jan 25, 2019
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. Jan 27, 2013
Add new Web site: United States History - Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. Jan 27, 2013
Added photograph. Apr 05, 2012
Article revised and updated. Sep 30, 2008
Article revised and updated. May 29, 2008
Media added. Jul 18, 2007
Added new Web site: glasgowcrew - The Hollywood Extortion Case.
  • Gaurav Shukla
 May 16, 2007
Added new Web site: Annenberg Media - Cinema. Sep 12, 2006
Article revised. Jun 06, 2005
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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