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I just renamed this article from Hollywood, Portland, Oregon back to its original name, Hollywood District. Google test:

Results 1 - 20 of about 19,400 English pages for "Hollywood District" -wikipedia +Oregon 
Results 1 - 20 of about 25,400 English pages for "Hollywood District" -wikipedia +Portland
Results 1 - 9 of about 15 English pages for "Hollywood, Portland, Oregon" -wikipedia

--Serge 21:30, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

I just renamed this article again back to its original name, Hollywood District, which is the name by which it is most commonly referenced (see above). There is no guideline that says the name should be something as odd, unprofessional and inconsistent with Wikipedia naming conventions at WP:NC, WP:NC(CN) and WP:D as Hollywood, Portland, Oregon. --Serge 22:40, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

I know this could be considered a year late, but...its improper to do a Google search for "Hollywood, Portland, Oregon" as people don't use that phrase. "Hollywood, Portland, Oregon" is just for our disambiguation purposes and neighborhood naming conventions. That being said, given the use of "Hollywood District", I'm not saying the page needs to be moved. P.S. Is there a Hollywood District in Salem? I remember seeing a street sign for it in north Salem. Jason McHuff (talk) 15:11, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
I agree that a Google search on "Hollywood, Portland, Oregon" isn't a valid criterion for a page move. There is a Hollywood District in Salem, such as it is: http://www.oregonlink.com/then_and_now/hollywood_district.html It used to be more of a going concern, but urban renewal took care of that. Its not the name of one of the official neighborhoods in Salem, but is enough history there [1] that disambiguation of the Portland article might be in order, as there is probably enough material for a Hollywood District (Salem, Oregon) article. And I'm sure there are other places in the world known as "Hollywood District". It would probably be a good idea to bring this up at Wikipedia:Requested moves. Katr67 (talk) 20:14, 19 December 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Hollywood District

  • Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. Among the town ordinances was one prohibiting the sale of liquor except by pharmacists and one outlawing the driving of cattle through the streets in herds of more than two hundred. In 1904, a new trolley car track running from Los Angeles to Hollywood up Prospect Avenue was opened. The system was called "the Hollywood Boulevard." It cut travel time to and from Los Angeles drastically.
  • By 1910, because of an ongoing struggle to secure an adequate water supply, the townsmen voted for Hollywood to be annexed into the City of Los Angeles, as the water system of the growing city had opened the Los Angeles Aqueduct and was piping water down from the Owens River in the Owens Valley. Another reason for the vote was that Hollywood could have access to drainage through Los Angeles´ sewer system.
  • With annexation, the name of Prospect Avenue was changed to Hollywood Boulevard and all the street numbers in the new district changed. For example, 100 Prospect Avenue, at Vermont Avenue, became 6400 Hollywood Boulevard; and 100 Cahuenga Boulevard, at Hollywood Boulevard, changed to 1700 Cahuenga Boulevard.



I do, hereby, demand some reason, purpose, justification, logic, why this title should be assigned to some whatever in Oregon.

I can justify why it should not be:

  • It is not the oldest.
  • It is not the most well known.


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