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'''Hollywood Boulevard''' is an approximately two-thirds mile long street running roughly northeast-southwest through the [[Hollywood]] neighborhood of [[Homewood]].  It connects [[Independence Drive]] ([[Highway 31]]) with [[Highway 280]].  It is one of the few streets connecting Homewood with the adjacent suburb of [[Mountain Brook]].
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'''Hollywood Boulevard''' is an approximately two-thirds mile long street running roughly northeast-southwest through the [[Hollywood]] neighborhood of [[Homewood]].  It connects [[Independence Drive]] ([[U.S. Highway 31]]) with [[U.S. Highway 280]].  It is one of the few streets connecting Homewood with the adjacent suburb of [[Mountain Brook]].  The portion of Hollywood Boulevard around the Highway 280 interchange is actually just within a spur of the [[Birmingham]] city limits.


At its western end, Hollywood Boulevard becomes [[Oxmoor Road]], while the eastern end becomes [[Montevallo Road]].  The portion of Hollywood Boulevard around the Highway 280 interchange is actually within a spur of the [[Birmingham]] city limits.
At its western end, Hollywood Boulevard becomes [[Oxmoor Road]], while the eastern end becomes [[Montevallo Road]].  All three are actually parts of a road dating back to at least the 1860s which was previously known as [[Oxmoor-Irondale Road]], which connected [[Oxmoor]] with [[Irondale]]. A Rand McNally road map from the 1920's identifies the section of this road between 18th Street in Homewood and Cahaba Road in Mountain Brook as the [[Clifton Highway]], no doubt named by or for the [[Clifton Land Company]], a property developer in Homewood.


[[Canterbury Methodist Church]] was originally located next to [[Union Hill Cemetery]] in the 200 block.  The church was demolished to make way for Highway 280, but the cemetery remains.
== Notable locations (west to east) ==
 
* [[Independence Drive]] intersection (continues west as [[Oxmoor Road]])
== Notable locations ==
** [[Shades Cahaba Elementary School]] (address is on Independence Drive)
*4: [[American Legion Post 134]] (Shades Valley Post)
** 4: [[American Legion Post 134]] (Shades Valley Post)
*7: [[Homewood City Schools]] office
** 7: [[Homewood City Schools]] office
*200 block:  [[Union Hill Cemetery]]
** 8: [[Shades Valley Lodge No. 829]]
*350: [[Montelena]] (proposed)
* [[La Prado Place]] intersection
 
* [[Poinciana Drive]] intersections
== References ==
* [[Malaga Avenue]] intersection
*[http://home.swbell.net/txanita/Genealogy/p11.htm Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas McClure Rice and Elizabeth Wilson Rice - Person Page 11].  Accessed 22 September 2006.
** 294: former location of [[Shades Valley Lutheran Church]] (1960)
** 300 block:  [[Union Hill Cemetery]]
** 300: former location of [[Shades Valley Evangelical Lutheran Church|Shades Valley Lutheran Church]] (1955)
* [[U.S. Highway 280]] interchange
** [[400 Hollywood Boulevard|350-404]]: [[The Hollywood]] shopping center (2010-)
*** 350: [[Mexico Lindo]], former location of [[El Toro]] (1976)
*** 354: former location of [[Dexter's on Hollywood]] (1986), [[ABC Store|ABC Store No. 145]] (2010–2020)
*** 358: former location of [[Over Easy]] (2010-2022)
*** 404: [[FirstBank]] (2021–), former location of [[Kentucky Fried Chicken]], [[Coffee Shoppe]] (1977–2006), [[Beal Bank]] (2011–)
** 407: [[Express Oil Change]] store #38
** 408: [[Asia Rug Company]] and [[Relfe-Welden Real Estate]]
* Continues east as [[Montevallo Road]]


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Hollywood Boulevard is an approximately two-thirds mile long street running roughly northeast-southwest through the Hollywood neighborhood of Homewood. It connects Independence Drive (U.S. Highway 31) with U.S. Highway 280. It is one of the few streets connecting Homewood with the adjacent suburb of Mountain Brook. The portion of Hollywood Boulevard around the Highway 280 interchange is actually just within a spur of the Birmingham city limits.

At its western end, Hollywood Boulevard becomes Oxmoor Road, while the eastern end becomes Montevallo Road. All three are actually parts of a road dating back to at least the 1860s which was previously known as Oxmoor-Irondale Road, which connected Oxmoor with Irondale. A Rand McNally road map from the 1920's identifies the section of this road between 18th Street in Homewood and Cahaba Road in Mountain Brook as the Clifton Highway, no doubt named by or for the Clifton Land Company, a property developer in Homewood.

Notable locations (west to east)

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