Hollywood, Florida

Hollywood is a city in Broward County in Florida in the United States. In 2020, there were 153,067 people living in Hollywood.^[1] Joseph W. Young, Jr. first came to south Florida in 1920 from the state of Washington. He had also lived in California and liked what he had seen of Hollywood, California and the burgeoning movie industry in that state. He dreamed of creating a motion picture industry on the east coast, and founded Hollywood, Florida in 1920.^[2]

Young originally named his town "Hollywood by the Sea".

Young's own Mediterranean styled mansion was built in 1921 and still stands at 1055 Hollywood Boulevard, the main thoroughfare from downtown Hollywood to Hollywood Beach. The mansion is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.^[3]

1. ↑ "QuickFacts: Hollywood city, Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
2. ↑ "History of Hollywood | Hollywood, FL - Official Website". www.hollywoodfl.org. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
3. ↑ "Hollywood, Florida: Early Master Planned Community". Florida Back Roads Travel. Retrieved 2021-06-22.