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Hollywood, CA: Never been there but for what I have heard, it is not as exciting as it appears, just a street with some stars in the floor with celebrities names and some movie studios. Not sure if there are areas of normal middle class residents.
Despite what many people think, it is a (very large) neighborhood of Los Angeles. Not just a single strip with people's names on it (though the Walk of Fame in the running for worst tourist attraction ever IMO). There is actually quite a bit to do there for regular people and is a living-breathing neighborhood with just about every class represented, from white collar workers to middle-class to working class (even my building has that much of a range of classes).
I've never been to Hollywood, FL - I've heard it is pretty cool, the boardwalk is sort of the South Florida version of Venice Beach. I'll say Hollywood, CA because it is really revitalizing and is in the middle of a mini-building boom (2nd largest in the city behind DTLA).
The touristy part of Hollywood, CA is about the worst neighborhood on the planet. There could hardly be a scuzzier, tourist-trap area than Hollywood Blvd., especially around Highland east to Vine. Avoid this area like the plague, unless you want to be assulted by quasi-homeless dressed as cartoon characters.
But most of Hollywood is pretty decent, and sometimes kinda cool, so overall I vote for Hollywood, CA.
Hollywood, FL has an amazing beach -- one of the best in Florida -- but most of the city itself west of the intracoastal is seedy, run-down, and inhabited by a lot of freaks, weirdos, and vagrant types.
Hollywood, CA has the cool sign and the Walk of Fame (overrated) but is equally seedy as its FL counterpart in many of the non-tourist areas.
In summation, neither is in reality what most people think of when they hear "Hollywood."
The touristy part of Hollywood, CA is about the worst neighborhood on the planet. There could hardly be a scuzzier, tourist-trap area than Hollywood Blvd., especially around Highland east to Vine. Avoid this area like the plague, unless you want to be assulted by quasi-homeless dressed as cartoon characters.
Worst neighborhood on the planet? Seems a little (no, a lot) of an exaggeration. At this point about 1/2 of the businesses are scuzzy and just tourist-oriented, but the other half are very useful for the local residents. Hollywood / Highland is an area I avoid but cannot deny how convenient it is to have a mall with dozens of upscale shops within walking distance of your apartment - I probably go to that corner about 2 or 3 times a month. As you get towards Hollywood / Vine it gets a lot nicer and more upscale (and is getting to be unrecognizable from just 5 years ago).
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But most of Hollywood is pretty decent, and sometimes kinda cool, so overall I vote for Hollywood, CA.
The Cahuenga Corridor, Yucca Corridor, Franklin Village, Guitar Row (~Sunset and Gardner) are probably my favorite parts of Central Hollywood. But I really enjoy the entire place.
It's quite funny how both cities have a "seedy" reputation on opposite coasts of the US.
Yeah. I've always heard of Hollywood CA's seediness. But there are pretty seedy, drug infested, corridors of Hollywood FL. But Hollywood FL is also a dense city, with nice neighborhoods with 1930's era Spanish Homes. Hollywood FL is really a mix.
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