Gower Gulch

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Gower Gulch is a nickname for the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street in Hollywood, California. In the days of silent film, the surrounding area contained several movie studios. Western films were extremely popular, and cowboys would come to Hollywood hoping to find work. They would congregate at that particular street corner, which is how it got that nickname. Additionally, legend has it that a drug store there lent the phrase "drug store cowboys". This is also the corner that housed the studio where Charlie Chaplin made some of his first movies.

As of 2008, strip mall at that corner bears that name. Some of the stores include: Starbucks, Amagi Sushi, Tidal Wave, Denny's, GNC, Henry's Printing, and Rite Aid

The name also appears in a Warner Bros. Cartoon "All Abir-r-r-d". It is the name of a western-looking town that Tweety's train passes through. In another Warner Bros. Cartoon, "Drip-A-Long Daffy", Porky Pig sings a song entitled "She's the Flower of Gower Gulch".