Hollywood, Ireland: 2. 132 Read and listen. Check your answers to exercise 1. WELCOME TO Hollywood Two very different places with the same name HOLLYWOOD, USA (population 167,000) Hollywood in the USA is part of the city of Los Angeles. Hollywood is a fast and noisy place. The cinema studios here are famous, and sometimes there are film stars in the cafés and restaurants. Their houses are very big. There are also some very expensive shops in Hollywood - a bag from Gucci is $1,000! HOLLYWOOD, IRELAND (population 100) Hollywood is a small, quiet village in Ireland The houses in the village are small and there aren't any famous people here but it's a nice place. There aren't any big shops or restaurants, but there are some interesting places near the village, and the city of Dublin is 42 kilometres from here.