How did a moving picture machine invented by Thomas Edison, in 1892, in New Jersey spark a huge creative industry in Southern California? That's what this video explains. To be clear, this comes from a YouTube channel called the Cynical Historian, and he seems to have a bit of an axe to grind as a writer. But this is a solid look at the 120+ year history of motion pictures, the studio systems, and how Hollywood, the area just north of downtown Los Angeles, came to be its capitol.
I worked in TV production for a while in the 80's and 90's, and learned a bit of Hollywood history on the job. But this 20 minute video fills in the details that most of us have no idea about. This was produced in September of 2020, mid-pandemic, and so it ends with the near future largely unknown. But it's a great start to learn the history of the movie and TV industries.
To my Hollywood tourist guide blog post (links to the main attractions)
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