What's going on in Hollywood?

Hollywood is located in the northwest of Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States of America. It is a world-famous movie city. Located in the southwest of California, along the coast of San Pedro Bay and Santa Monica Bay on the east side of the Pacific Ocean. The urban area is 124.4 square kilometers, with a population of 3.486 million (199). Blacks and Mexicans account for about 17% and 15% of the total population, and about one third of the residents speak Spanish. The metropolitan area includes Los Angeles County, part of Orange County and Ventura County, as well as more than 8 large and small towns such as Beverly Hills, Pasadena and Long Beach, with a total area of 1,567 square kilometers and a population of 1 million, second only to new york metropolitan area. The city is located in an open basin surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing the sea on one side. Except for some hills, the ground is flat, with an average elevation of 84 meters. To the northeast and southeast are Mount St. Gabrjed and Mount St. Anna, with dense forests. The climate is mild and pleasant, with an average temperature of 13.7℃ in January and 23.4℃ in July. What a sunny day, the annual precipitation is only 357 mm, mainly winter rain. Originally a residential area, it was named Hollywood in 1887 by the studio owner willcocks after his wife. It became a district of Los Angeles in 191. Because of the sunny days here, the film industry concentrated here from the east in the early 2 th century and reached its peak in the 193 s, where most American films came from. Up to today, with the popularity of television, Hollywood has always been the center of the world film and television industry, with more than 6 American film and television companies, which is often used as a synonym for the American film and television industry. Tourist destination.

It was originally an Indian pastoral village. Spanish colonists built a town here in 1781. It has been under the jurisdiction of Mexico since 1822. It belonged to the United States of America after the war between the United States and Mexico in 1846. Established in 185. Cities have gradually developed in the process of migration and development from the United States of America to the west. In the 197s and 198s, the transcontinental South Pacific Railway and the Santa Fe Railway connecting the central and western regions reached successively, and the discovery and development of oil resources in nearby areas enabled the city to achieve rapid development. At the beginning of the 2th century, the problem of urban water supply was solved by long-distance pipeline water diversion, and suburban agriculture flourished. The completion of artificial port, the navigation of Panama Canal and the rise of Hollywood film industry have accelerated the development of the city. Since the Second World War, modern industry has been stubborn, commerce, finance and tourism have flourished, immigrants have surged, and urban areas have been expanding around, becoming a new mega-city in the United States of America.

The streets of Hollywood are engraved with the names of many stars and their dreams.

Hollywood business groups have been building this Hall of Fame for these stars since 195. Now, this place has been used for publicity, and stars who have released new films or albums will hold publicity activities here. It is a symbol of Hollywood and attracts a large number of tourists every year.

Sunset Terrace

Sunset Terrace is a commercial street, which is an hour's drive from the city center and is located near Sunset exit and Fairfax Street.

This street is located in West Hollywood, with fashionable clothing stores, restaurants and cafes. At night, it is another scene. Various nightclubs and discos attract crowds of young people to the bustling neon lights. In this street, you can meet many Hollywood stars, but the business places are far away, so it is necessary for you to take a taxi or borrow a car.

Sunset Plaza is located one and a half blocks away from sunset. There are many restaurants and fashion shops here, and it is a bustling trade street. There are not only high-end shops, but also some coffee shops and ice cream shops with reasonable prices. And even on the small table beside the street, you can enjoy a delicious lunch.

Frederick's

there is a striking yellow building on this busy street, which is the most famous Frederick's in America. The shop assistants include not only young and beautiful ladies, but also middle-aged women, and the customers here are not limited to a few classes. Although some cultural people don't like those dazzling underwear and don't patronize this store, it does have a unique design and size in the United States, and it is still very popular.

Hollywood Field Theater

This amphitheater, built in 1922, is located at the northern end of Hollywood. It is a special venue for Baise concerts. You often see this amphitheater on TV or movies, and the Beatles once played here.

Every year from early July to early September, there is a field concert here, which is performed by the Los Angeles Orchestra and the Hollywood Field Theater Symphony Orchestra. On Friday and Saturday, you can also enjoy the performances of movie music, pop music and jazz music.

Four fireworks parties held in the baseball season are also very popular. So it is a wise choice to go to this place during the fireworks show, but you need to book tickets one month in advance. Concerts usually start at 8: 3 pm, when the stars are already shining in the sky. If there is no concert, you can enter for free and enjoy a picnic here.

"Hollywood" big sign

The height of a word here is 13.7 meters. It is a famous building in Los Angeles, and it can often be seen on movies and TV. It turned out that it was built for the development of Hollywood. In 196, when Hollywood Land became Hollywood, this symbol became a symbol of Hollywood. It must be mentioned that in 1932, a new actress couldn't stand the blow of failure and committed suicide by falling off a cliff on the word "D" of this symbol. It is forbidden to get close to this sign now, and you can only take photos through the telescope at the Observatory.

Paramount Movie City

The only remaining Hollywood studio owned by Paramount Film Company is located on Melrose Street.

there are tour routes for ordinary people. This route takes two hours, you don't need to book tickets, just buy tickets at the entrance on Gower Street and visit at the appointed time. There are about 15 people in a visiting group, and children under 1 are not allowed to enter.

Because the studio is not large, we take a walk tour. Through the introduction of the tour guide, you can see many background devices that you have seen in movies, such as the long chair in the Forest Jump. There are photos of the company's stars everywhere, as well as their film academic awards and Emmy awards. If you are lucky, you can also witness the scenes of stars filming.

It has advanced TV hole shoes, and there are more than 32 control rooms in the recording studio with advanced film technology, which can provide vivid and realistic movie soundtracks for movies. Paramount's pre-screening room is expensive and one of the best in Hollywood. It shows people Paramount's film history and film classic playback. Finally, you can go to Paramount's gift shop, where you can choose all kinds of hats, T-shirts and business cards with Paramount logo.

The largest industrial center in the western part of the United States of America, with manufacturing output accounting for about half of California, ranking third in the country. Heavy chemical industry is developed. The aircraft manufacturing industry occupies a prominent position. Of the more than 16, factories and enterprises in the metropolitan area, about 2, are engaged in the manufacture of aircraft and its parts. Lockheed and Douglas, the three major aircraft manufacturing companies in the United States of America, are located in burbank in the north of the city and Santa Monica in the west bank. Followed by petroleum exploitation, petroleum processing and electronic instruments, steel, automobile, shipbuilding, chemistry, rubber and other industrial sectors. Light industry is dominated by clothing, food and printing, and the production of canned food, women's clothing and sportswear is world-famous. Industrial distribution is relatively scattered. Large aircraft factories are built in the northwest and south of the city; The long beach along the San Pedro Bay is a comprehensive heavy chemical industrial zone mainly engaged in oil refining and shipbuilding. The east of the urban area is the textile industrial zone, and the south suburb is the electronic instrument industrial zone; The east is an iron and steel industrial zone, and there are many large power plants. Hollywood in the northwest of the city is home to more than 6 film and television studios. Suburban agriculture is developed, rich in vegetables, citrus fruits and livestock products such as milk, eggs and meat. Commerce, finance and insurance are concentrated in 29% of employees in metropolitan areas, and banks, savings and credit institutions and insurance companies are all over the city. Wholesale and retail sales are second only to new york and Chicago.

Hollywood is a world-famous movie city. But little known is that its founders are two people who have nothing to do with movies.

more than p>1 years ago, Hollywood was an empty field on the map of California, the United States of America. At the age of 5, Mr. willcocks, who became rich by doing real estate business in Kansas, happened to meet 21-year-old Daida on a train trip to the west. They fell in love at first sight, soon got married, and then moved to Los Angeles.

On a holiday in February p>1887, the couple went for an outing in the suburbs. At first sight, Mrs. willcocks fell in love with a fertile land full of fig trees and wanted to "camp" here. Willcocks, who dotes on his wife, immediately paid for this 12-acre land. This fig tree, which is full of eyes, seems to be blind to Dai Yida, but it is named Hollywood, which means "Holly Woods" in English. It turns out that Mrs willcocks's hometown is in Illinois, where she once owned a manor surrounded by holly trees. When she moved to the west of the United States of America to build a love nest with her husband, homesickness came into being.

Sixteen years later, when it became a city, 177 voting residents unanimously agreed to use "Holly Grove" as the city name. In the next 1 years, the film industry developed rapidly and vigorously. Hollywood is sunny, surrounded by mountains and rivers, with grasslands and sand dunes, mild and suitable climate conditions and superior geographical conditions, which is an ideal environment for film creation. Therefore, it attracted a large number of filmmakers.

In addition to natural conditions, in terms of subjective reasons, the most important factor for Hollywood's fame is the strong pressure from the film trust company founded by the inventor Edison. Edison was a famous inventor. He also has many inventions and innovations in film equipment, and has corresponding patent rights. From 1897 to 1918, Edison provoked a film patent dispute in the United States and went to court with many film manufacturers. At the same time, he grasped the development prospect of the film industry, and used his trump card of film equipment to merge the nine major film companies in the eastern United States into his film patent company, thus controlling the film market. Those unwilling producers are looking for new ways to get rid of Edison's monopoly and start a new stove. At this time, a small studio (Presbyterian Film Company) that had been filming in Hollywood before Edison established the film patent company provided information about Hollywood. This film factory, originally in New Jersey, in the eastern United States, rented a factory in Hollywood at a low price and quickly produced the first Hollywood film "Her Indian Hero", which expanded Hollywood's popularity. Those filmmakers who wanted to find their own way out were attracted by Hollywood's superior natural location and developed traffic conditions and came to Hollywood to start a business. Edison's arch-rival, Carl Remus, also built a big house in Hollywood, and founded the Universal Picture, becoming the new film king. On the contrary, Edison's film patent company, as a Hollywood accelerant, was declared an illegal trust by the American court and went bankrupt after only 1 years of prosperity.

In p>197, director Francis Burgess led his film crew to Los Angeles to film The Count of Monte Cristo. They found that the beautiful natural scenery, abundant light and suitable climate here are natural places for filming.

Since 199, the famous producer Griffith has made several films in Hollywood with natural background.

In October, 1911, a group of film workers from New Jersey, led by local photographers, came to a small inn called Blondeau, and they converted the rented inn into a film company. In this way, they created the first film studio in Hollywood-Nestor Film Company.

since p>1912, many film companies have settled in Hollywood. The famous film companies are: MGM (Metro? Goldwyn? Mayer, hereinafter referred to as MGM), Paramount, 2th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, and Radio Television (Radio? Keith? Orpheum (RKO for short), Universal Picture (Universal), United Artists and Columbia Pictures.

Today, Hollywood has become a symbol of great significance in the culture of the United States of America. It can be said that the development history of Hollywood is the development history of American movies. The films produced in Hollywood not only meet the needs of the film market in the United States of America, but also are exported to all parts of the world, which not only exports the culture of the United States of America, but also brings rich profits to Hollywood investors.

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