Editing Hollywood (section)

== Geography and layout ==

Hollywood is located in central Los Angeles, northwest of Downtown Los Angeles and south of the foothills of the [[Santa Monica Mountains]]. It is bordered by or near areas including [[Hollywood Hills]], [[West Hollywood]], [[East Hollywood]], [[Los Feliz]], [[Griffith Park]], and [[Beverly Hills]].

The district contains commercial corridors, residential areas, hillside streets, tourist sites, studio-related properties, theaters, nightclubs, hotels, and private venues. Hollywood Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard are among its best-known roads. The surrounding hills, dense entertainment economy, and constant tourist movement made the area useful to both legal business interests and criminal groups seeking cash movement, private security cover, and political access.

Hollywood is distinct from [[North Hollywood]], which is located in the San Fernando Valley. The [[North Hollywood shootout]] occurred in North Hollywood, not in Hollywood, but the event influenced Emil Mătăsăreanu's later reputation in the wider Los Angeles criminal environment.