During World War II in 1942, the Germans worked on coastal defenses to resist an Allied invasion. Entire coastal villages were evacuated for the construction of the Atlantic Wall and the residents evacuated. Callantsoog also had to believe it. Petten had already been razed to the ground and fearing that nothing would remain of their village either, the inhabitants of Callantsoog demolished dozens of wooden summer houses to rebuild them in a safe place. For this they were given ten days by the Germans. Thus was born the emergency village that was called Hollywood.
This series shows what life used to be like in our province. Everyday life and special events have been recorded by amateur film-makers. The historical images have been collected in recent years by the Regional Archive Alkmaar and mostly come from private property. Some statues are unique and have never been seen before.