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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Elevation | 1,260 ft (380 m) |
The Hollywood Hills are a residential neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California.
Geography[]
The historic Casa de Lila.
View from the Hollywood Hills
The Hollywood Hills straddle the Cahuenga Pass within the Santa Monica Mountains.
The neighborhood touches Studio City, Universal City and Burbank on the north, Griffith Park on the north and east, Los Feliz on the southeast, Hollywood on the south and Hollywood Hills West on the west. It includes Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery, the Hollywood Reservoir, the Hollywood Sign, the Hollywood Bowl and the John Anson Ford Theater.[2][3][4][5]
Hollywood Hills is bisected southeast–northwest by US 101. The neighborhood is bounded on the northwest and north by the Los Angeles city line, on the east by a fireroad through Griffith Park, continuing on Western Avenue, on the south by Franklin Avenue and on the west by an irregular line that includes Outpost Drive.[5][6]
Bedrock of the Hills is a complex association of granitic and metamorphic rock plus interbedded sandstone and shale on which brown loamy soil, often shallow and with abundant stones, has developed.[7]
Hollywood Hills comprises several neighborhoods:[6]
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- Laurel Canyon
- Beachwood Canyon
- The Bird Streets[8]
- Cahuenga Pass
- Franklin Village
- Hollywood Dell
- Hollywood Heights
- Hollywoodland
- Outpost Estates
- Whitley Heights
Demographics[]
21,588 people lived in the neighborhood's 7.05 square miles, according to the 2000 U.S. census, averaging 3,063 people per square mile, among the lowest population densities in the city or the county. The population was estimated at 22,988 in 2008. The median age for residents was 37, considered old for the city and the county. The percentages of residents aged 19 to 64 were among the county's highest.[6]
The neighborhood has a diversity index of 0.433, and the percentage of Non-Hispanic Whites is 74.1%. Latinos make up 9.4%, Asians are at 6.7%, African American at 4.6% and others at 5.3%. In 2000, Mexico (7.9%) and the United Kingdom (7.8%) were the most common places of birth for the 22.8% of the residents who were born abroad, which was considered a low percentage of foreign-born when compared with the city or county as a whole.[9]
The median household income in 2008 dollars was $69,277, considered high for the city but about average for the county. The percentage of households earning $125,000 or more was high, compared to the county at large. The average household size of 1.8 people was relatively low. Renters occupied 56.5% of the housing units, and homeowners the rest.[6]
In 2000, there were 270 families headed by single parents, or 6.9%, a rate that was low in both the county and the city.[6]
Arts and culture[]
The neighborhood of Hollywood Hills includes the Hollywood Bowl and Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) as well as three private and two public schools. The neighborhood includes:[5]
- The John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
- A portion of Griffith Park, including Hollywoodland Camp
- Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery
Education[]
In 2000, 54.8% of residents aged 25 and older held a four-year degree, considered high when compared with the city and the county as a whole.[6]
There are five secondary or elementary schools within the neighborhood's boundaries:[6]
- Immaculate Heart High and Middle School, private, 5515 Franklin Avenue
- Valley View Elementary School, LAUSD, 6921 Woodrow Wilson Drive
- The Neilson Academy, private, 2528 Canyon Drive
- Cheremoya Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 6017 Franklin Avenue
- The Oaks, private elementary, 6817 Franklin Avenue
The American Film Institute is at 2021 North Western Avenue[6]
Notable people[]
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- Christina Aguilera, singer and songwriter
- Earle D. Baker (1888–1969), Los Angeles City Council member[10][6][11]
- Jolene Blalock, actress[12]
- Gisele Bündchen, model
- Camila Cabello, singer and songwriter[13]
- Sam Cooke (1931–1964), singer[14]Template:Self-published inline
- Kevin Costner, actor
- Robert Culp (1930–2010), actor[15]
- Rivers Cuomo, singer, songwriter, guitarist[16]
- Elisha Cuthbert, actress
- William De Los Santos, author, poet, screenwriter, producer, film director
- Richard Dreyfuss, actor
- Anna Faris, actress [17]
- Errol Flynn (1909–1959), actor[18]
- Lady Gaga, singer, songwriter, and actress[19]
- David Giuntoli, actor[20]
- Ariana Grande, singer, songwriter, and actress[21]
- Stuart Hamblen (1908–1989), country singer[22]
- Salma Hayek, actress
- Werner Herzog, director[23]
- Calum Hood, singer-songwriter and bassist in 5 Seconds of Summer[24]
- Niall Horan, singer and songwriter[25]
- Helen Hunt, actress
- Billy Idol, musician[26]
- Ashton Irwin, singer-songwriter and drummer in 5 Seconds of Summer[27]
- Rick James (1948-2004), musician[28]
- Chuck Jones (1912–2002), artist and animated cartoon director[27]
- Anna Kendrick, actress and singer
- Tom Leykis, radio and internet talk show personality[29]
- Sondra Locke (1944–2018), actress and film director[30]
- Demi Lovato, singer, songwriter, and actress[31]
- Tobey Maguire, actor
- Blake Masters, screenwriter, director, and producer[32]
- Johnny Mathis, singer[33]
- Joel McHale, comedian and actor[34]
- Simon Monjack (1970–2010), director, producer and writer[35]
- Brittany Murphy (1977–2009), actress[35]
- Kristin Nelson, actress and painter[36]
- Ricky Nelson (1940–1985), actor, singer, and songwriter[36]
- Tracy Nelson, actress[36]
- Matthew Perry, actor[37]
- Joaquin Phoenix, actor[38]
- Johnny Lever, actor
- Chris Pratt, actor[17]
- Keanu Reeves, actor
- Robert J. Sexton, producer and director[39]
- Troye Sivan, singer-songwriter, actor, and YouTuber[40]
- Kevin Smith, actor, director, and comedian[41]
- Sage Stallone (1976–2012), actor and son of Sylvester Stallone[42][43]
- Robert J. Stevenson and Peggy Stevenson, Los Angeles City Council members[44][45]
- Quentin Tarantino, film director[46]
- Bitsie Tulloch, actress[20]
- Tuesday Weld, actress[47]
- Rebel Wilson, actress, comedian, and singer[48]
See also[]
- Lloyd G. Davies, Los Angeles City Council member, 1943–51, active against gravel extraction in the hills
- P-22, a mountain lion known to reside in the Hollywood Hills
References[]
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{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Central L.A." Mapping L.A.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Mapping L.A. - Los Angeles Times". maps.latimes.com.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "San Fernando Valley". Mapping L.A.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 The Thomas Guide, 2006, pages 563 and 593
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 "Hollywood Hills". Mapping L.A.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "SoilWeb: An Online Soil Survey Browser | California Soil Resource Lab". casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Kudler, Adrian Glick (October 17, 2011). "4 Juicy Facts About the Hollywood Hills Bird Streets". Curbed LA.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Diversity Ranking - Mapping L.A. - Los Angeles Times". maps.latimes.com.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Services Slated for Ex-Councilman Baker". July 17, 1969. ProQuest 156263968 – via ProQuest.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Los Angeles Public Library reference file" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: - ↑ David, Mark (May 14, 2013). "UPDATE: Rapino Sells to Faris and Pratt".
{{cite web}}: - ↑ McClain, James (2019-05-13). "Camila Cabello Spends Millions on Sunset Strip House" (in en). Variety. https://variety.com/gallery/camila-cabello-house/.
- ↑ MacDonald, Les (July 8, 2010) (in en). The Day the Music Died. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781469113562. https://books.google.com/books?id=wvlGJVRUkIIC.
- ↑ McLellan, Dennis (March 25, 2010). "Robert Culp dies at 79; actor starred in 'I Spy' TV series". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-robert-culp25-2010mar25,0,4489995,full.story.
- ↑ Grigoriadis, Vanessa (May 5, 2005). "Rivers Cuomo: Weezer's Invisible Man". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
As 2003 began, Cuomo was steeped in what he calls a "life of ego and vice." He was living in the Hollywood Hills, in a tastefully decorated house full of Thirties Spanish colonial furniture.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Anna Faris & Chris Pratt Upgrade to Hollywood Hills Home". May 15, 2013.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "On Former Errol Flynn Estate, a House for $7.9 Million". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324659404578499291817519144.
- ↑ "See the Photos of Lady Gaga's New Hollywood Hills Mansion". September 23, 2016. https://www.teenvogue.com/gallery/see-the-photos-of-lady-gagas-new-hollywood-hills-mansion.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Nauert, Bethany (2018-08-14). "Two Actors Share a Stylish, Serene, Spanish Modern LA Home" (in en). Apartment Therapy. https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/bitsie-tulloch-and-david-giuntoli-hollywood-hills-home-260956.
- ↑ "Ariana Grande buys a modern nest in L.A.'s Bird Streets". June 9, 2020. https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2020-06-09/ariana-grande-buys-a-modern-nest-in-l-a-s-bird-streets.
- ↑ "Stuart Hamblen Biography". www.paladincom.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Werner Herzog has never thought a dog was cute.". https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/23/magazine/werner-herzog-interview.html.
- ↑ "5 Seconds of Summer's Calum Hood Buys Home from Rocker Richie Kotzen". February 10, 2017.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Niall Horan Drops $4 Million on a New Hollywood Hills Home". http://www.celebuzz.com/2016-07-08/niall-horan-home-house-mansion-inside-hollywood/.
- ↑ HILBURN, ROBERT (April 29, 1990). "Billy Idol: Pop's Rebel With a Cause : The feisty rock star fidgets after a motorcycle mishap puts his crucial music and movie plans on hold" (in en-US). Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. http://articles.latimes.com/1990-04-29/entertainment/ca-532_1_billy-idol.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 McClain, James (January 29, 2017). "5 Seconds of Summer's Ashton Irwin chooses Studio City".
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Leitereg, Neil J. (February 15, 2015). "Rick James haunt for sale in Hollywood Hills". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "The Tom Leykis Show".
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Sondra Locke's House" Virtual Globetrotting
- ↑ "Demi Lovato Likes To Be Sober And Not Move Into Addiction Again, Makes Sober House Her Home". Mstarz. January 11, 2013. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ The Los Angeles Times - "TV producer Blake Masters seeks $2.2 million for his 1920s Spanish home"
- ↑ "Hollywood Hills home of singer Johnny Mathis damaged in fire". Los Angeles Times. November 3, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "'Flipping Out's' Ryan Brown settles down in Los Feliz". Los Angeles Times. August 15, 2009.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 35.0 35.1 "Brittany Murphy's Mother Lists Hollywood Hills House". Variety. March 2, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 "Welcome Friends and Lovers of Hollywood – Home". www.lauriejacobson.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Los Angeles Real Estate: Matthew Perry House In Hollywood Hills Sells For $4.69 Million (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post. February 20, 2013. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/20/matthew-perry-house-in-ho_n_2727217.html.
- ↑ Cristin Zweig (April 24, 2013). "Joaquin Phoenix Buys His Next Door Neighbor's House for $1.39 Million". Trulia. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Robert J. Sexton". Voter's Edge.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Schulman, Michael (17 June 2019). "Troye Sivan's Coming of Age". The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/06/24/troye-sivans-coming-of-age.
- ↑ "Writer and Director Kevin Smith lives in this Mansion". StarMap. http://www.starmap.com/writer-and-director-kevin-smith-lives-in-this-mansion/.
- ↑ Wilson, Simone (July 13, 2012). "Sage Stallone, Sylvester Stallone's Son, Found Dead in Hollywood Hills Apartment: Report". LAWeekly. http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2012/07/sage_stallone_sylvester_stallones_son_found_dead_hollywood_hills_apartment.php.
- ↑ Smith, Emily; Mohr, Ian (July 14, 2012). "Sylvester Stallone's son found dead; cause of death believed to be pill overdose". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/sylvester_stallone_son_found_dead_cVP2gGx7BBzgeNax2Dm3JL.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Public Library reference file" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Los Angeles Public Library File (scroll to bottom)" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Quentin Tarantino's 'Hateful Eight' premieres without police protest". Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-quentin-tarantino-hateful-eight-premiere-20151208-story.html.
- ↑ Mark David (April 3, 2018). "Tuesday Weld Picks Up Hollywood Hills Home". Variety.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Rebel Wilson Nabs Chandelier-Filled House in Hollywood Hills". Variety. August 13, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
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