Joseph W. Young founded the city; he dreamed of building a motion picture colony on the East Coast of the United States and named the town after Hollywood, California. Young bought up thousands of acres of land around 1920, and named his new town “Hollywood by the Sea” to distinguish it from his other real estate venture, “Hollywood in the Hills”, in New York. After the 1926 Miami hurricane, Hollywood was severely damaged; local newspapers reported that Hollywood was second only to Miami in losses from the storm.

    Hollywood, Florida (USA)

    Hollywood is a planned city. On Hollywood Boulevard is the Mediterranean-style Joseph Young Mansion, built around 1921, making it one of the oldest houses in Hollywood.
    According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 30.8 square miles (80 km2). 27.34 square miles (71 km2) of it is land and 3.46 square miles (9 km2) of it is water (11.23%).
    Hollywood is located in southeastern Broward County, and includes about 5 to 6 miles (8.0 to 9.7 km) of Atlantic Ocean beach, interrupted briefly by a portion deeded to Dania Beach. It is bounded by the following municipalities:
    To the north: Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach.
    To the west: Pembroke Pines.
    To the south: West Park, Pembroke Park, Hallandale Beach.
    Like the rest of South Florida, Hollywood has a Tropical monsoon climate, with humid summers and mild winters.
    As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.00.
    Sun rising over the Atlantic Ocean in Hollywood
    Hollywood’s paved beach Boardwalk
    The city’s age demographic shows a mixed population with 21.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 90.9 men.
    The median income for a household in the city was $40,714, and the median income for a family was $55,849. Males had a median income of $33,102 versus $21,237 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,097. About 9.9% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.
    As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 66.94% of residents, Spanish accounted for 21.62%, French made up 2.06%, French Creole consisted of 1.32%, Italian comprised 1.12%, Romanian was at 0.91%, Hebrew at 0.88%, Portuguese 0.84%, and German as a mother tongue was 0.72% of the population.
    As of 2000, Hollywood had the seventy-fifth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the U.S., at 4.23% of the city’s population, and the sixty-fifth highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, at 2.26% of the city’s population (tied with both the town and village of Mount Kisco, New York.) It also had the fifty-seventh highest percentage of Peruvian residents in the US, at 1.05% of the city’s population (tied with Locust Valley, New York), and the twentieth highest percentage of Romanian residents in the US, at 1.1% of the its population (tied with several other areas in the US).
    Hollywood Broward County Florida
    Total population 140,768 1,748,066 18,801,310
    Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 +1.0% +7.7% +17.6%
    Population density 5,143.8/sq mi 1,444.9/sq mi 350.6/sq mi
    White or Caucasian(including White Hispanic) 72.7% 63.1% 75.0%
    (Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian) 47.5% 43.5% 57.9%
    Black or African-American 16.7% 26.7% 16.0%
    Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 32.6% 25.1% 22.5%
    Asian 2.4% 3.2% 2.4%
    Native American or Native Alaskan 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%
    Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
    Two or more races (Multiracial) 3.2% 2.9% 2.5%
    Some Other Race 4.5% 3.7% 3.6%
    Alexander Towers on Hollywood

    Alexander Towers

    Year Built: 1972
    Floors in Building: 15
    Residences: 281
    3505 S Ocean Dr, Hollywood

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    Allington Towers on Hollywood

    Allington Towers

    Year Built: 1973
    Floors in Building: 18
    Residences: 2 x 180
    1600 S Ocean Dr, Hollywood

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    Apogee Beach on Hollywood

    Apogee Beach

    Year Built: 2014
    Floors in Building: 22
    Residences: 64
    3951 S Ocean Dr, Hollywood

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    Aquarius on Hollywood

    Aquarius

    Year Built: 1973
    Floors in Building: 18
    Residences: 269
    2751 S Ocean Dr, Hollywood

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    Diplomat on Hollywood

    Diplomat

    Year Built: 2007
    Floors in Building: 28
    Residences: 135
    3535 S Ocean Dr, Hollywood

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    Hallmark on Hollywood

    Hallmark

    Year Built: 1972
    Floors in Building: 18
    Residences: 214
    3800 S Ocean Dr, Hollywood

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    Hollywood Station

    Hollywood Station

    Year Built: 2008
    Floors in Building: 15
    Residences: 247
    2121 Van Buren St, Hollywood

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    Hyde Beach Resort & Residences

    Year Built: 2017
    Floors in Building: 41
    Residences: 407
    4111 South Ocean Drive

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    Ocean Palms on Hollywood

    Ocean Palms

    Year Built: 2006
    Floors in Building: 39
    Residences: 250
    3101 S Ocean Dr, Hollywood

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    Oxford Towers on Hollywood

    Oxford Towers

    Year Built: 1970
    Floors in Building: 16
    Residences: 170
    1501 S Ocean Dr, Hollywood

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    Quadomain on Hollywood

    Quadomain

    Year Built: 1972
    Floors in Building: 28
    Residences: 420
    2201 S Ocean Dr, Hollywood

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    Radius on Hollywood

    Radius

    Year Built: 2007
    Floors in Building: 15
    Residences: 311
    1830 Radius Dr, Hollywood

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    Renaissance on the Ocean on Hollywood

    Renaissance on the Ocean

    Year Built: 2000
    Floors in Building: 15
    Residences: 240
    6001-6051 N Ocean Dr, Hollywood

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    Residences on Hollywood

    Residences on Hollywood

    Year Built: 1970
    Floors in Building: 16
    Residences: 534
    3001 S Ocean Dr, Hollywood

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    Sage Beach, Hollywood

    Year Built: 2016
    Floors in Building: 10
    Residences: 24
    2101 South Surf Road, Hollywood

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    Sea Air Towers condo Hollywood

    Sea Air Towers

    Year Built: 1971
    Floors in Building: 15
    Residences: 362
    3725 S. Ocean Drive, Hollywood

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    Summit Towers condo Hollywood

    Summit Towers

    Year Built: 1981
    Floors in Building: 24
    Residences: 580
    1201 S Ocean Dr, Hollywood

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    Tides condo Hollywood

    Tides

    Year Built: 1986
    Floors in Building: 16
    Residences: 726
    3801 S Ocean Dr, Hollywood

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    Trafalgar Towers condo Hollywood

    Trafalgar Towers

    Year Built: 1970
    Floors in Building: 17
    Residences: 122
    1400 & 1410 S Ocean Dr, Hollywood

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    Trump condo Hollywood

    Trump

    Year Built: 2012
    Floors in Building: 41
    Residences: 200
    2711 S Ocean Dr, Hollywood

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    Villas of Positano condo Hollywood

    Villas of Positano

    Year Built: 2007
    Floors in Building: 12
    Residences: 62
    3501 N Ocean Dr, Hollywood

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