The film industry put down roots in southern California early because of how consistently sunny it is. Makes it easier to shoot.
A century later all the big names in just about every creative industry are there, attracting all the middling names who in turn attract all their no-name acquaintances trying for their shot to become middling names themselves.
The film industry was established there because patent law in California was a lot less rigorous than the east coast, which meant filmmakers could escape Edison's vicious monopoly on film tech at the time, which he formed a consortium to enforce by hiring mobsters and federal marshals. Hollywood was formed to get away from Edison's iron fisted intellectual property bullshit.
The film industry put down roots in southern California early because of how consistently sunny it is. Makes it easier to shoot.
A century later all the big names in just about every creative industry are there, attracting all the middling names who in turn attract all their no-name acquaintances trying for their shot to become middling names themselves.
The film industry was established there because patent law in California was a lot less rigorous than the east coast, which meant filmmakers could escape Edison's vicious monopoly on film tech at the time, which he formed a consortium to enforce by hiring mobsters and federal marshals. Hollywood was formed to get away from Edison's iron fisted intellectual property bullshit.
Also to be as far away from Edison as they could be.