Prospect Ave.

One of the most well know streets, in the country, is Hollywood Boulevard.  Originally, it was know as Prospect Avenue and the area, now known as Hollywood, was commonly referred to as the Cahuenga Valley.  The area consisted of small farms of citrus and other fruit groves along with quiet streets of single family residents. Shortly after the turn of the twentieth century, there were two growing business centers. The oldest was near the intersection of Prospect Ave. and Wilcox Ave. and was promoted by Daeida Wilcox Beveridge. The other burgeoning

business center was near the intersection of Prospect Ave. and Highland Ave.

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The best way to see what Hollywood Blvd. looked like, years ago, is to look at the photos on the hollywoodphotographs.com web site.  Before the turn of the century, Hollywood (then known as the Cahuenga Valley) as made up of small farms, and sparsely populated rural type neighborhoods of single family homes.  Prospect Ave (now Hollywood Blvd.) was the main street of the Cahuenga Valley.  Until about the turn of the century, Prospect Ave. consisted, almost exclusively, of residences.  When commercial development began to take place, there were two centers of activity.  The Los Angeles Pacific Boulevard and Development Company was developing the property around the intersection of Prospect Avenue and Highland Ave.  The...

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The very best collection of Hollywood Blvd. photos can be found on the hollywoodphotographs.com web site.  The collection was started, by Bruce Torrence in 1970, and today there are over 12,000 photographs of which there are more than 7,000 images on the web site.  These wonderful photos of Hollywood Blvd. show the development of the street from when it was a dirt road to the way it is now.  Originally, Hollywood Blvd. was named Prospect Ave.  However, in 1910, the residents of Hollywood caused the name to be changed to Hollywood Blvd.  Some of the early...

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Any  local history buff will tell you that Hollywood history is some of the most fascinating history in all of the United States... Take Hollywood Blvd., for example.  Is there any more storied street in Los Angeles?  If you wanted to learn just about that pathway alone, you’d have much to study.  

Sometimes the best tool to study, of course, is a visual one. The best collection of Hollywood Blvd. Pics is hollywoodphotographs.com.

Hollywood Blvd. pics are the best way to learn how and when the street was developed.  Take, for example, the grading process that started all the way back...

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If you are looking for pictures of Hollywood Blvd, you can find what you need and more when you visit www.hollywoodphotographs.com. There are so many photographs to choose from to help give you an idea what Hollywood Boulevard was like back in the day, and to give you a view of how it is different from Hollywood today. You will find a wide variety of Hollywood Blvd. pics when you visit the Hollywood Photographs website, and you will find plenty to choose from for your own personal collection as well as for commercial use. You will find photos and reference information from as early as 1890, and you can find snapshots from north, south, east, and west.

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Hollywood Blvd. was originally named Prospect Avenue and was the main street in the sleepy community known as Hollywood. Hollywood was incorporated, as a city of the sixth class, in 1903.  Hollywood's city hall also shared by the police department.However, due to the lack of continued water supply and other municipal facilities, the residents voted to annex their small town to the city of Los Angeles. The last official act of Hollywood's...