“H” is for Hollywood [Charleston County; population 3,946]. A local automobile sticker declares “We are the real Hollywood,” but no tourist would confuse this crossroads village on the western edge of Charleston County with California’s Tinseltown. In the 1880s, truck farming commenced on land five miles west of the Stono River. Soon a village grew up along the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and later along two-lane S.C. Highway 162. The town was incorporated in 1949 where S.C. 162 crossed S.C. 165. As farming faded, residents attempted to attract industry. When this failed, the town turned into a bedroom community for Charleston with its small town center providing services to a growing population. By 2000, thanks to an aggressive annexation policy, Hollywood’s town limits extended sixteen miles along S.C. 162 and encompassed thirty-three square miles.
“H” is for Hollywood
