Friday, January 20, 2012

How did Hollywood, Florida get its name?

I wanted to know how the city of Hollywood in Florida got to be named what it is. I was told that it was because of the adult film industry, but I wanted to get some verification.How did Hollywood, Florida get its name?The City of Hollywood is a mature and built-out community, where rapid population growth in the 1950's and 1960's has given way to a population that is stable in size but undergoing significant changes in its composition.



Original WTP Since the early days of Hollywood, the city has looked to its Utilities for their essential services. Back then most of the area was undeveloped tracts of pine forests, palmetto plants, and tangled under growth interspersed with tomato farms and low lying marshland. With the formation of the Hollywood Land and Water Company in February 1921, the origins of our City, Joseph Young started Hollywood on the road towards creation, and the reality of his vision. During this period, construction was mainly along Hollywood Beach to an area about four miles inland. As can be seen in the name of Young's fledgling company, water was of prime importance to the development, and the first Hollywood Water Plant was constructed. This plant could only produce 500,000 gallons of drinking water per day, a small amount in comparison to the rated treatment capacity of 36 million gallons per day of the current plant.How did Hollywood, Florida get its name?A locally popular etymology is that the name Hollywood traces to the ample stands of native Toyon, or "California Holly," that cover the hillsides with clusters of bright red berries each winter. But this and accounts of the name coming from imported English holly then growing in the area are not confirmed. There is some disagreement as to who was the first to name the place Hollywood. One account says that the name was coined by H.J. Whitley,the Father of Hollywood. He and his wife Gigi reportedly came up with the name in 1886 while on their honeymoon (from Margaret Virginia Whitley's memoir). Another account is that Mrs. Wilcox coined the name in 1883; while on a train she became acquainted with a wealthy lady who often spoke of her country home named after a settlement of Dutch immigrants from Zwolle called "Hollywood", and when she returned to Los Angeles she so named her country place.

According the Ripley's "Believe it or Not", Hollywood was named after a race horse, although no other details are given.



:)How did Hollywood, Florida get its name?Florida Hollywood doesn't exist:(

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