HOLLYWOOD (oFFICIAL)

• Hollywood is a district in the central region of Los Angeles, California , in the United States

HOW THIS AREA IS USED

• It is notable for its place as the home of the entertainment industry, including several of its historic studios. Its name has come to be a metonym for the motion picture industry of the United States. Hollywood is also a highly ethnically diverse, densely populated, economically diverse neighborhood and retail business district.

HOW AND WHEN IT WAS CREATED

• Hollywood was a small community in 1870 and was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. It officially merged with the city of Los Angeles in 1910, and soon thereafter a prominent film industry began to emerge, eventually becoming the most dominant and recognizable in the world. In 1853, one adobe hut stood in Nopalera (Nopal field), named for the Mexican Nopal cactus indigenous to the area. By 1870, an agricultural community flourished.

By 1912, major motion-picture companies had set up production near or in Los Angeles. In the early 1900s, most motion picture patents were held by Thomas Edison's Motion Picture Patents Company in New Jersey, and filmmakers were often sued to stop their productions. To escape this, filmmakers began moving out west, where Edison's patents could not be enforced. Also, the weather was ideal and there was quick access to various settings. Los Angeles became the capital of the film industry.

HOW ITS USED

• Known as the Entertainment Capital of the world, Hollywood is home to the most famous nightclubs, hotels, attractions, and shopping! It has been dubbed as the most exciting and mythical city in the world, where millions of visitors go every year to meet the stars, to become a star, or to simply gaze at the stars.

NORTHRIDGE (UNOFFICIAL)

• Northridge is a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California in the San Fernando Valley. It is the home of California State University, Northridge, as well as eleven public and eight private schools.

HOW AND WHEN IT WAS CREATED

• Originally named Zelzah, the community was renamed North Los Angeles in 1929 to emphasize its closeness to the city. This created confusion with Los Angeles and North Hollywood. At the suggestion of a civic leader, the community was renamed Northridge in 1938. Northridge can trace its history back to the Gabrielino (or Tongva) people and to Spanish explorers. Its territory was later sold by the Mexican governor to Eulogio de Celis, whose heirs divided it for sale

HOW IT IS USED

• The area has been the home of notable people, and it has notable attractions and points of interest.Thirty-four percent of Northridge residents aged 25 and older had earned a four year degree by 2000, an average percentage for the city but high for the county. The percentages of the same-age residents with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree or higher were high for the county.

WHY IT IS HERE

• Northridge is best known to outsiders as the site of the earthquake that happened a few years ago. Northridge is a great northern Valley city however with a lot to offer as far as Valley living goes. First of all, Northridge has a very good college—probably the best one in the Valley, Cal State University Northridge, or CSUN as locals call it. CSUN is known for its business program, but is solid in most areas. This does not mean however that Northridge is a “college town.” Even though several students live around the campus.

BEL-AIR (UNOFFICIAL)

• Bel Air, Bel-Air or Bel Air Estates is an affluent neighborhood in Westside Los Angeles, California.

HOW AND WHEN IT WAS FOUNDED

• The community was founded in 1923 by Alphonzo E. Bell, Sr. He owned farm property in Santa Fe springs California He bought a large ranch located where it is now on bel air road He subdivided and developed his property with large residential lots

HISTORY OF BEL-AIR

• The Hanna carter Japanese garden is located in Bel air most of the structures were built in Japan and reassembled in bel air. Hotel bel air- multimillion dollar home created with pristine perfection Lion gate, a bel air estate, was recently purchased James Randall. He is a philanthropist who, with his wife, bought the estate for $46.25 million dollars

THE VALLEY (OFFICIAL)

• The San Fernando Valley (known locally and in surrounding areas as "The Valley") is an urbanized valley located in the city of Los Angeles, southern California, defined by the mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it. It is home to 1.8 million people.

HOW AND WHEN THIS AREA WAS CREATED

• The Tongva, later known as the Gabrieleño Mission Indians after colonization, and the Tataviam to the north and Chumash to the west, had lived and thrived in the Valley and its arroyos for over 8,000 years. They had numerous settlements, trading, and hunting camps, before the Spanish arrived in 1769 to settle in the Valley.

HOW AND Why THIS AREA IS USED

• Known for its sushi restaurants, The Valley is also home to movie studios, excellent restaurants and natural and cultural attractions. Griffith park is located here. It is the largest municipal park in the United States Has thousands of miles worth of hacking trails Holds The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library

WESTWOOD (UNOFFICIAL)

• Westwood is a commercial and residential neighborhood in the northern central portion of the Westside region of Los Angeles, California. It is the home of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

HOW AND WHEN IT WAS CREATED

• Westwood, founded in 1919 Founded after UCLA was being constructed Westwood is home to many historic movie theaters. Home of shooting of innocent bystander in rival gang shooting.

HOW AND WHY ITS USED

• One of the most wealthy residential reas in westwood, holmby hills Most people in area are young for LA, average was 19 to 34 years of age.

PASADENA (OFFICIAL)

• In Pasadena CA there is an estaminet of 139,731 people living here.

HOW AND WHEN IT WAS CREATED

• Pasadena was incorporated on June 19,1886, becoming only the second city to be incorporated in what is now Los Angeles County.

HOW AND WHY THIS AREA IS USED

• Pasadena is know for the annual Rose Bowl football game since 1902. It is also know for the Rose Parade since 1890, also well known in Pasadena is the Pacific Asia Museum. 

BALDWIN HILLS (UNOFFICIAL)

• Baldwin Hills is a big wealthy community, mostly because many doctors live here.

WHEN AND WHY THIS AREA IS HERE

• Baldwin Hills is a highly diverse community and affluent neighborhood in Central Los Angeles. It is located in the namesake Baldwin Hills range overlooking the Los Angeles Basin and the lower plain immediately to the north.
• A date of founding is not applicable.

HOW AND WHY THIS AREA IS USED

• Baldwin Hills has been home to such celebrities as Nicki Minaj, Ray Charles, Tina Turner, "Bubba" Smith, Nancy Wilson, Cal Worthington, John Singleton, Jimmy Pardo, Paul Williams. The Baldwin Hills ZIP code is 90008 and telephone area code is 323.

BEVERLY HILLS (OFFICIAL)

WHEN AND WHY THIS PLACE WAS CREATED

• BEVERLY HILLS In 1900 a man buy the name of Burton Green and others purchased the land of "Morocco" for the Amalgamated Oil Company. After the unproductive drilling of wells, the group reorganized themselves as the Rodeo Land and Water Company in 1906. Burton Green and his wife then renamed the land Beverly Hill after Beverly Farms, Massachusetts.

HOW AND WHY THIS PLACE IS USED

• In the "Roaring 20's" the construction of the Speedway made Beverly Hills a very popular location. The population continues to grows and the city continues to flourish.

CHINA TOWN (UNOFFICIAL)

• The area includes restaurants, shops and art galleries but also has a residential neighborhood with a low-income, and aging population.

WHEN AND HOW THIS AREA WAS FOUNDED

• In 1870, the settlement became identified as "Chinatown". The Chinese held a dominant position in the Los Angeles laundry and produce industries for several years.

HOW AND WHY THIS PLACE IS USED

• Old Chinatown continued to flourish since being moved. It eventually obtained the population of over 3000 people. Old Chinatown continues to grow and open new shops. It is a great place for tourists to visit and shop.

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