Hollywood Dell

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[edit] General

The Hollywood Dell is a residential neighborhood located in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles. Technically, it is in The Hollywood Hills East, as it is on the east side of the 101 (also known as the Hollywood Freeway.) The generally accepted borders of "the Dell" are east of Cahuenga, north of Franklin, West of Argyle and South of the Hollywood Reservoir. It is fully encompassed by zip code 90068.

The Hollywood Dell is so named because it sits "in" the hills that are just above commercial and tourist popular Hollywood, and opposed to being on top of the hills. In general, you will go down to get into the dell, and up to get out of it. The roads within the dell are mainly hilly and many homes are built on hill side lots.

With it close proximity to the Hollywood Bowl, it is a popular free parking area for concert goers. Concert Parking is probited for such purposes, and a number of entries are guarded. However, locals who know their way around though can get into the neighborhood and contribute to a problematic overcrowded parking situation on concert nights.

Typical residences in the Hollywood Dell are single family dwellings with a heavy influence of Spanish Colonial Revival Style architecture. There is also an active homeowners asscoiation, with voluntary dues, named the Hollywood Dell Civic Association. Their online presence can be found at Hollywooddell.com.

[edit] Demographics

General demographics for the 90068 zip code, which The Hollywood Dell is located in, are

Spouse 2988 Child 2454 Own Child Under 18 1875 Other Relatives 705 Under 18 Yrs 113 Nonrelatives 3034 Unmarried Partner 1089 With Own Children Under 18 Yrs 1279 Married Family 2988 Married With Own Children Under 18 Yrs 954 Female Householder - No husband 525 Female Householder with Own Children Under 18 Yrs 229 Average Family Size 2.61

*data from US Census 2000

[edit] Home Values

As with all homes in Southern California, the home in the Hollywood Dell have experinced incredible appreciation of the past few years and their current costs are well above the national average.