Hollywood didn't start off big. In the 1870s is was a small community and became a municiplaity in 1903.
I didn't realize this. What led to its growth and popularity?
The film industry mostly. It's now a densly populated area with several historic studios. 
What studios are located in Hollywood?
Paramount Pictures is an American film studio currently in Hollywood. 
I visited Hollywood last October and fell in love with the city. What else can you tell me about this fabulous city?
came a Chinese man in a wagon carrying wood. The man got out of the wagon and bowed. The Chinese man was asked what he was doing and replied, "I holly-wood," meaning 'hauling wood.' H. J. Whitley had an epiphany and decided to name his new town Hollywood. "Holly" would represent England and "wood" would represent his Scottish heritage. Whitley had already started over 100 towns across the western United States.
Whitley arranged to buy the E.C. Hurd ranch.
studios by conglomerate Hollywood was a plan in part to take over the independent film industry and at the same time start independent studios of their own. The following are all indie studios owned by conglomerate Hollywood:
- Sony Pictures Classics (1992–present)
- Fox Searchlight Pictures (1995–present)
- Paramount Vantage (1998–2013)
- Focus Features (2002–present)
- Warner Independent Pictures (2003–2008)
By the early 2000s, Hollywood was producing three different classes of films: 1) big-budget blockbusters, 2