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Watch FOX News interview with Jaime Garza:

Watch fact #7 to learn how Hollywood got it’s name.

Library of Congress Original Movie 1903

Watch to the end of the movie. H J Whitley is the man getting into the carriage wearing a bowler. He rides off with Teddy Roosevelt. Click on the picture to see the movie.

The Whitley Papers

Margaret Virginia (Gigi) Whitley’s Diary Naming of Hollywood 1886

National Registry of Historic Places United States Department of the Interior
Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service 1982

Historic Preservation Groups:

Conference of California Historical Societies

Whitley Heights

Los Angeles Conservancy – Holly Hill Terrace

Los Angeles Conservancy – Milner Road

University of California – H J Whitley purchased Hurd Home 1899

Historical Landmark Data Base 1911

Encyclopedias:

Britannica – H J Whitley

Britannica – Hollywood California

World Heritage Encyclopedia Hobart Johnstone Whitley

Magazine Articles About Hollywood:

Mr. Whitley’s Neighborhood

Discover Hollywood Magazine

Los Angeles Magazine August 17, 2017

Historic Neighborhood Whitley Heights

Cal Poly Magazine
Foothill Styles Magazine
Keith and Kin

HJ Whitley Gravesite:

Hobart Johnstone (HJ) Whitley Gravesite

HJ Whitley Gravesite

Websites About Hollywood:

H. J. Whitley: Father of Hollywood

One-hundred Years of Hollywood

Hollywood Then and Now

First Hollywood movie filmed on Whitley Estate on October 26, 1911

Our History

History.com

KCET: A Charming Hostelry: The Hollywood Hotel Story

LLOYD’S BEWARE THE BLOG
A Motion Picture and Television History Blog

Sacramento City Library

WhitleyHeights.org

Whitley’s Hollywood Holdings

The Ontario man who invented Hollywood

Hollywood

Hollywood Facts

Hollywood Hotel

How Did Hollywood Get Its Name?

11+ Amazing, Best, Crazy and Funny Hollywood facts

Early Los Angeles (Hollywood) Historical Buildings (1900 – 1925)

HJ Whitley

Stars on the Hill

Rudolph Valention’s Home in Whitley Heights

Barbara LaMarr’s Home in Whitley Heights

H J Whitley Letter

Letterboxing

Whitley Heights

The Historic Whitley/Hollywood Heights Walking Tour
Hobart Johnstone Whitley

How Hollywood became Hollywood

6749 Whitley Terrace
Secret Mediterranean village

FROM THE INSIDE Turning lemons into lemonade

When Life Gives You Lemons

Our fresh lemonade is back!

Whitley Heights Residents

HJ Whitley American Businessman
Hollywood Before Hollywood

Janes House: Hollywood’s Oldest Remaining Residence

A Brief History Of Hollywood Before It Was Hollywood

Where Is Hollywood?

Hollywood Facts

Suburban mansion of H. J. Whitley, Van Nuys
California State University, Northridge

H J Whitley Transformed It Into America’s Movie Capitol, City #8

STEAM #9 – Lights, Camera, Micheaux!

The Beginner’s Guide to Hollywood

H J Whitley Came Up With Idea For Hollywood Sign

Infamous (2020)

Yamashiro: A Feudal Fortress built on Whitley Hill

The birth of Hollywood

The Hollywood Dream (3): H.J. Whitley Paves Paradise

Whitley Heights Vintage Photos

About Whitley Heights

Classic Movie Star Style

A Walk in Whitley Heights: Secrets of Hollywood’s Golden Era Revealed!

Hollywood Blvd 1962

Hollywood California History

All About Rudolph Valentino

H. J. WHITLEY FOUNDED BOTH HOLLYWOOD AND VAN NUYS

Discover a little slice of Europe tucked away on a hillside in Hollywood.
HOLLYWOOD

Hollywood before and after photos

H. J. Whitley, pg. 62, 1890

Whitley Heights

Barbara Stanwyck’s Whitley Heights Estate – 6666 Whitley Terracee

The Owensmouth Baby: The Making of the San Fernando Valley Town

Corcoran California

Find A Grave

Listen to Radio Interviews with Gaelyn Whitley Keith:

WMBS-CBS Radio Interview – with Jack Evans

Ripleys Radio 7-11-11

Mantz & Mitchell Radio Show May 21 2011
850 KOA-AM Denver, Colorado with Rick Barber
Peter Anthony Holder, CJAD 800 AM, Montreal, CFRB 1010 AM, Toronto
Dresser After Dark Radio Show with Michael Dresser
PIVTR Radio Interview
Hometown Radio San Luis Obispo, California
Freedom Yell with Jack Mizell, Ozark, Alabama

FCCFreeRadio.com San Francisco, California

Book Reviews of The Father of Hollywood:

D Fowler

Another Review at MyShelf.Com

Library Thing – The Father of Hollywood

Books About Hollywood:

Who’s Who in Los Angles County 1927

Who’s who in the Pacific Southwest page 391

Los Angeles from the mountains to the sea : with selected biography 1921 pgs. 814-817

H J Whitley Board of Directors, Home Savings Bank 1912 pg. 115

H J Whitley Vice President Home Savings Bank 1912

Sunset Volume 32, 1913 pgs. 361-363

H J Whitley President of Bank of Lankersheim 1913 gp. 420

In the Valley of the Cahuengas
The Story of Hollywood 1922 pg. 20

Hollywood 1900-1950 in Vintage Postcards
The Owensmouth Baby by Catherine Mulholland

William Mulholland and the Rise of Los Angeles, pg. 97
Hollywood: the movie lover’s guide : the ultimate insider tour to movie L.A. page 47-50

Hollywood & the Best of Los Angeles Alive! page 112 White

Sunset, Volume 32 By Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept 1914 p6 361-363
Motor age, Volume 5 page 133 1904

Ivar Weid page 93 and 95 Unexpected Death 1901 made it impossibl for Ivar Weid to reveal how Hollywood got its name.