Hollywood in Florida

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Boardwalk © Tamanoeconomico/cc-by-sa-4.0

Boardwalk © Tamanoeconomico/cc-by-sa-4.0

Hollywood is a city in southern Broward County, Florida, United States, located between Fort Lauderdale and Miami. As of July 1, 2019, Hollywood had a population of 154,817. Founded in 1925, the city grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s, and is now the 12th-largest city in Florida. Hollywood is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people at the 2015 census. The average temperature is between 68 and 83 °F (20 and 28 °C). Hollywood is a relatively small city that retains an old laid-back Florida feel to it compared to the larger cities in the area.

Hollywood can be divided into four different areas. The first would be Hollywood Beach along the Atlantic Ocean, where you will find most of the action. A short ways inland is Art Deco downtown Hollywood, filled with restaurants, shops, a park, and California essence housing. From here on out there is not much to see as residual housing and small business occupies the area. When you finally get to the edge of town by the Florida Turnpike, you will find a few hotels, casinos and other attractions here along an Indian reservation owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida who have lived in the area since the 18th century.

Joseph Wesley Young House © Marine 69-71/cc-by-sa-4.0 Skyline © Abbasi786786/cc-by-sa-4.0 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood © flickr.com - Rob Olivera/cc-by-2.0 Boardwalk © Tamanoeconomico/cc-by-sa-4.0 Nice pink hotel on the Broadwalk © panoramio.com - Richard Mc Neil/cc-by-3.0 Hollywood Beach © panoramio.com - Rick Shu/cc-by-sa-3.0 Hollywood water tower © Marine 69-71/cc-by-sa-4.0
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Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood © flickr.com - Rob Olivera/cc-by-2.0
Guided tours along the Intercostal Waterway are common in Hollywood. The Intercostal Waterway, parallel to the Atlantic Ocean, provides both tourists and locals with the exploration of nature and observation of surroundings. Young Circle is another area surrounded by shops, restaurants, and bars. A Food-Truck Takeover occurs every Monday, during which dozens of local food trucks park and offer a variety of cuisines, including Cuban, Venezuelan, Mediterranean, Mexican, Jamaican, and Peruvian foods, in addition to barbecue, burgers, gourmet grilled cheese, and desserts.

Hollywood has about 60 parks, seven golf courses, and sandy beaches. Hollywood Beach has a boardwalk that extends about 2.5 miles along the Atlantic Ocean. Parking is available on side streets or in parking garages for a fee, and public trolleys run through the day. Restaurants and hotels line the boardwalk, along with a theatre, children’s playground, and other attractions, including bicycle rental shops, ice cream parlors, souvenir shops, and a farmer’s market. The boardwalk is used for walking and jogging, and has a bike lane for bicyclists and rollerbladers.

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