Visiting Hollywood Has Vanished

 

Warner Bros. Tower - A Symbol of Old Hollywood 

Once filled with tourists on tour buses to view the homes of the glitterati or stroll down the Walk of Fame, Hollywood now attracts a trickle of visitors.

The glamor has left Hollywood. Most movie stars, back in the day, lived in the Hollywood Hills; now they are dispersed, and many live outside of California altogether. Younger visitors struggle to identify the names on the Walk of Fame, and there are no notable anchor sites of real interest. 

According to Hollywood Partnership, a non-profit dedicated to the economic viability of greater Hollywood, "foot traffic is down 50% since last year due to a neglected neighborhood, which is dirty and uncomfortable for tourists. Additionally, there is really nothing to see or do. The neighborhood is no longer the center of film and TV production, and LA is no longer where many people in the film industry live."  

Some argue that Hollywood needs redevelopment, while others contend that as production jobs leave and people's interests shift, reviving the past will not be effective - there's really nothing to develop.

Once the epicenter of global media production, the Hollywood of the past has disappeared. However, it is also the creator of the sequel, and we might see this materialize with the revitalization of  LA's hosting of the Olympics.

By: Jim Lavorato