Monday 26 July 2010

Why Hollywood?

The film industry’s move to Hollywood, early on in the 20th century, was not entirely an accident.

Out west, good weather was more constant, the light better and the scenery more varied than on the East Coast.

Hollywood, then still a sleepy hamlet 10 miles north of Los Angeles, was conveniently central between the bustling city and the natural splendour further afield.

See more at http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2010/05/21/465-scene-to-be-believed-california-as-the-world/

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