on February 07, 1910 following a referendum. Soon thereafter, the large portions of the American film industry migrated to the area. However, Hollywood's film industry is now widely felt to be in decline.

History

Initial development

H. J. Whitley, a real estate developer, arranged to buy the 480 acre E.C. Hurd ranch. Whitley shared his plans for the new town with General Harrison Gray Otis, publisher of the Los Angeles Times,

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