Hollywood, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Hollywood, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Hollywood Tavern at the corner of Huntingdon Pike and Gibson Avenue
Hollywood
Coordinates: 40°05′23″N 75°05′37″W / 40.08972°N 75.09361°W / 40.08972; -75.09361Coordinates: 40°05′23″N 75°05′37″W / 40.08972°N 75.09361°W / 40.08972; -75.09361
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Montgomery
Township	Abington
Elevation	246 ft (75 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	19046
Area code(s)	215 and 267
GNIS feature ID	1203828^[1]

Hollywood is an unincorporated community in the southern portion of Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is well known for its collection of Southern California-style homes.

The 174-home neighborhood got its start when a builder from California, Gustav Weber, filed plans to build a small subdivision in 1928. The homes were built in pastel colors with flat roofs, similar to Spanish-style homes in the Los Angeles area. Streets were named Los Angeles, San Diego, Pasadena and San Gabriel.^[2]

However, one of Weber's problems was that the neighborhood landscaping and hardscaping features were not built to cope with the Northeastern winters. Plants native to Southern California and Moravian tile sidewalks were included in his plans. The plants died in the cold. The tile cracked and was replaced by concrete. As a result, modifications were made to the area after it was built.

The neighborhood was never finished according to Weber's plans. Possible reasons ranged from the 1929 stock market crash to an unfaithful wife.^[2] A local developer finished the development in the 1940s.^[3] The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has listed the area as eligible for national registry. As a result, residents can apply for federal grants to maintain the historical character of the neighborhood.^[4]

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References

↑ "Hollywood". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
1 2 Gammage, Jeff (2007-03-07). "Abington's Sliver of Tinseltown". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
↑ Landscape Change in Hollywood, Pennsylvania, Wayne Brew
↑ Philadelphia Weekly, Letter to the Editor

External links

Map of Hollywood district at the Abington Township site

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Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Norristown

Boroughs	Ambler Bridgeport Bryn Athyn Collegeville Conshohocken East Greenville Green Lane Hatboro Hatfield Jenkintown Lansdale Narberth Norristown North Wales Pennsburg Pottstown Red Hill Rockledge Royersford Schwenksville Souderton Telford‡ Trappe West Conshohocken

Townships	Abington Cheltenham Douglass East Norriton Franconia Hatfield Horsham Limerick Lower Frederick Lower Gwynedd Lower Merion Lower Moreland Lower Pottsgrove Lower Providence Lower Salford Marlborough Montgomery New Hanover Perkiomen Plymouth Salford Skippack Springfield Towamencin Upper Dublin Upper Frederick Upper Gwynedd Upper Hanover Upper Merion Upper Moreland Upper Pottsgrove Upper Providence Upper Salford West Norriton West Pottsgrove Whitemarsh Whitpain Worcester

CDPs	Arcadia University Ardmore‡ Audubon Blue Bell Bryn Mawr Eagleville Evansburg Flourtown Fort Washington Gilbertsville Glenside Halfway House Harleysville Haverford College‡ Horsham King of Prussia Kulpsville Maple Glen Montgomeryville Oreland Penn Wynne Plymouth Meeting Pottsgrove Sanatoga Skippack Spring House Spring Mount Stowe Trooper Willow Grove Woxall Wyncote Wyndmoor

Unincorporated communities	Arcola Ardsley Ashmead Village Bala Cynwyd Barren Hill Belmont Hills Bethayres Camp Hill Cedarbrook Cedars Center Point Center Square Chapel‡ Colmar Congo Creamery Crestmont Cheltenham Dresher Earlington Edge Hill Elkins Park Erdenheim Eureka‡ Fairview Village Fitzwatertown Franconia Frederick Fulmor Geryville‡ Gladwyne Graterford Gulph Mills Gwynedd Gwynedd Valley Haverford‡ Hollywood Huntingdon Valley Jarrettown Lafayette Hill La Mott Laverock Layfield Lederach Line Lexington‡ Linfield Mainland Meadowbrook Melrose Park Merion Mingo Miquon Mont Clare Montgomery Square New Hanover Square Noble North Hills Oaks Obelisk Palm Penn Valley Perkiomenville Port Indian Port Kennedy Port Providence Prospectville Rahns Rosemont‡ Roslyn Roychester Rydal Salford Salfordville Sassamansville Spring Mill Sumneytown Swedeland Three Tuns Tylersport Unionville‡ Villanova‡ Wayne‡ West Point Worcester Wynnewood‡ Yerkes Zieglersville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Abington Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Communities	Abington Ardsley Crestmont Elkins Park Glenside Hollywood Huntingdon Valley McKinley Meadowbrook Noble North Hills Roslyn Roychester Rydal Willow Grove

Railroad stations	Ardsley Crestmont Meadowbrook Noble Roslyn Rydal Walnut Hill

Education	Abington Friends School Abington School District Abington Senior High School Penn State Abington

Attractions	Abington Art Center Briar Bush Nature Center Keswick Theatre Willow Grove Park Mall

Hospitals	Abington Hospital–Jefferson Health Holy Redeemer Hospital

History	Abington School District v. Schempp Willow Grove Park

Parks	Lorimer Park

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