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Originally Posted by Not Afraid
Regarding "Hollywood" - the word really has 2 meanings - (1) the actual geographic area, a district of Los Angeles and (2) a general term for the film industry. It's sort of become a generic term like Kleenex or Jello.
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Again, exactly my point. When tourists come and want to see "Hollywood", they mean both. At least, they think they mean both. And so they go see the walk of fame, Grauman's, the Hollywood sign, line up outside the Kodak theater for the red carpet, etc. They are hardly aware that Universal Studios isn't in Hollywood. And, save for the real geeks that know what they're doing, they certainly don't spend a lot of time wandering the streets of Burbank, Glendale, Sun Valley, and North Hollywood. And yet they feel like they've seen "Hollywood", both the city and the idea.
Geez, this is getting way too in depth. Point being, in reference to the thread title, it's not much of a stretch for a geographical location to continue to be associated with a particular industry long after that industry has dispersed from said geographical location.