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For many years, visitors often thought of Hollywood as a place of glitz and glamour. But locals knew it as a seedy area. Then a big new mall opened at Hollywood and Highland in 2001, complete with white elephants on columns, a view of the Hollywood sign, and a new theater for the Oscars. Last year, investors DJM Capital and Gaw Capital bought Hollywood and Highland. They’re working with local design firm Gensler on a $100 million makeover of the complex, which they’ll rename as Ovation. They plan to break ground on the project later this year.
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For many years, visitors often thought of Hollywood as a place of glitz and glamour. But locals knew it as a seedy area. Then a big new mall opened at Hollywood and Highland in 2001, complete with white elephants on columns, a view of the Hollywood sign, and a new theater for the Oscars. Last year, investors DJM Capital and Gaw Capital bought Hollywood and Highland. They’re working with local design firm Gensler on a $100 million makeover of the complex, which they’ll rename as Ovation. They plan to break ground on the project later this year.

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