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Hollywood From Its Very Beginning To What It Is Today
istory
The Hollywood Walk of Fame was
created in 1958 and the first
On January 22, 1947, the star was placed in 1960 as a
first commercial TV station west tribute to artists working in the
of the Mississippi River, KTLA, entertainment industry. Honorees
began operating in Hollywood. In receive a star based on career
December of that year, the first and lifetime achievements in
Hollywood movie production was motion pictures, live theatre,
made for TV, The Public radio, television, and/or music,
Prosecutor. In addition, in the as well as their charitable and
1950s, music recording studios civic contributions.
and offices began moving into
Hollywood. Other businesses, Progress
however, continued to migrate to In 1985, the Hollywood Boulevard
different parts of Los Angeles, commercial and entertainment
primarily to Burbank, California. district was officially listed in
A lot of the movie industry the National Register of Historic
remained in the area, although Places protecting important
the district's outward appearance buildings and seeing to it that
changed. the significance of Hollywood's
past would always be a part of
The famous Capitol Records its future.
building on Vine Street just
north of Hollywood Boulevard was In June 1999, the long-awaited
built in 1956. It is a recording Hollywood extension of the Metro
studio not open to the public, Red Line subway opened, running
but its unique circular design from Downtown Los Angeles to the
looks like a stack of old 45rpm Valley, with stops on Hollywood
vinyl records. Boulevard at Western Avenue, at
Vine Street and at Highland
Avenue. Angeles County Board of
Supervisors placed secession
The Kodak Theatre, which opened referendums for both Hollywood
in 2001 on Hollywood Boulevard at and the Valley on the ballots for
Highland Avenue, where the a "citywide election." To pass,
historic Hollywood Hotel once they required the approval of a
stood, has become the new home of majority of voters from all over
the Oscars. Los Angeles. In the November
election, the referendums failed
In 2002, a number of Hollywood to receive the required
citizens began a campaign for the percentage of votes by a wide
district to secede from Los margin.
Angeles and become its own
incorporated city. Secession Modern day Hollywood is a
supporters argued that the diverse, vital, and active
leaders of Los Angeles were community striving to preserve
ignoring the needs of their the elegant buildings from its
community. In June, the Los past.
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