<P> The first studio in Hollywood , the Nestor Company , was established by the New Jersey -- based Centaur Company in a roadhouse at 6121 Sunset Boulevard ( the corner of Gower ) , in October 1911 . Four major film companies -- Paramount , Warner Bros. , RKO , and Columbia -- had studios in Hollywood , as did several minor companies and rental studios . In the 1920s , Hollywood was the fifth - largest industry in the nation . By the 1930s , Hollywood studios became fully vertically integrated , as production , distribution and exhibition was controlled by these companies , enabling Hollywood to produce 600 films per year . </P>
<P> The first studio in Hollywood , the Nestor Company , was established by the New Jersey -- based Centaur Company in a roadhouse at 6121 Sunset Boulevard ( the corner of Gower ) , in October 1911 . Four major film companies -- Paramount , Warner Bros. , RKO , and Columbia -- had studios in Hollywood , as did several minor companies and rental studios . In the 1920s , Hollywood was the fifth - largest industry in the nation . By the 1930s , Hollywood studios became fully vertically integrated , as production , distribution and exhibition was controlled by these companies , enabling Hollywood to produce 600 films per year . </P>
when did hollywood become the movie capital of the world
when did hollywood become the movie capital of the world
In the 1920s
In the 1920s