How Hollywood Blvd. in Homewood led Birmingham residents out of the "smoke zone"

How Hollywood Blvd. in Homewood led Birmingham residents out of the "smoke zone"

Hollywood Boulevard in Homewood was established in 1926. (Pat Byington / Bham Now) In Homewood, there is a popular street—only two-thirds of a mile long—located east of Independence Drive (U.S. Hwy. 31), called Hollywood Boulevard.  More like a residential street than a real life boulevard, the road winds through the now-affluent Hollywood Neighborhood, crossing Hwy 280 and connecting with Mountain Brook. As part of our continuing series about r…