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Hollywood, CA 90068
Although Tinseltown's most glamorous days as the heart and soul of the entertainment business might be over, the Hollywood streets still beat with a glitzy vibe.
The legendary trek that director D.W. Griffith made to the West Coast in 1910 ended in Hollywood, where he filmed "In Old California" and inspired a long procession of other filmmakers to head west. After it was established as the movie capital, many music and television studios were built in the area in the '40s and '50s, including CBS' Television City and the Capitol Records Building on Vine Street, which is shaped like a stack of 7-inch vinyl LPs.
Many of the movie studios have moved to Burbank and other surrounding areas, but Hollywood landmarks are popular tourist attractions, including the Hollywood sign, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, the gates to Paramount Studios, the Egyptian Theater, the Pig 'n Whistle, the Shrine Auditorium and the Ambassador Hotel, among others.
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