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Jul 13, 2023 · Nathan Smith. History Correspondent. Since its installation on a hill overlooking Los Angeles in 1923, the Hollywood sign has served as a billboard for a real estate development, a...
Jul 13, 2023 · The Hollywood Sign celebrates its 100th anniversary today when it was officially dedicated on July 13, 1923, over the Hollywood Hills on Mount Lee in Los Angeles. The iconic...
February 7, 1973. Reference no. 111. The Hollywood Sign is an American landmark and cultural icon overlooking Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Originally the Hollywoodland Sign, it is situated on Mount Lee, in the Beachwood Canyon area of the Santa Monica Mountains.
- February 7, 1973
- United States
- 45 ft (13.7 m) tall, 450 ft (137.2 m) long
Nov 6, 2018 · Erected for $21,000 in 1923, the Hollywood Sign was originally designed to lure city-dwellers out to a new housing development at the end of Beachwood Canyon. The "Holly Tract" offered lots where...
1920s. 1970s. Designation. Preservation Award Recipient. Property Type. Culture. Community. Los Angeles. The Hollywood Sign, a world-famous landmark and symbol of Los Angeles’ prosperity and industry, has sat proudly atop the sun-kissed hills of Beachwood Canyon since 1923.
Located on a steep hillside of Mt. Lee in southwestern Griffith Park, it faces toward Hollywood and the Los Angeles Basin, making it visible for miles. Though originally erected in 1923 as an advertisement for a housing subdivision, the Hollywood Sign has evolved into a potent symbol of the region and of the dreams surrounding the movie and TV ...
History. Throughout the Sign’s 100th year history, it has been threatened with decay and destruction. When the Sign was erected in 1923 by the Hollywoodland Real Estate Group, it was slated to last only a year and a half. Against all odds it survived, but by 1973 it was in total disrepair. Citizens of Hollywood successfully lobbied to protect ...
