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May 20, 2015 · Chandler’s “Hollywoodland” sign was originally supposed to stay up for a year and a half, but it remained for decades and deteriorated to a bedraggled mess in the ‘40s. Because it had ...
Aug 5, 2022 · When the sign originally went up in 1923, it said "Hollywoodland," as is visible in old photographs and historical accounts. It remained so until 1949, when "land" was removed. According to Los ...
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May 2, 2020 · According to Adweek, Hollywoodland was actually a subdivision of tract houses and the sign was a billboard for the development. It was erected in 1923 for $21,000 and originally meant to last just ...
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Jul 13, 2023 · The sign’s story begins in the early 20th century, when an area known as Hollywood (the origins of this name are up for debate) began attracting people from across the United States to its ...
Jan 17, 2014 · The '20s had also been good to a sensitive young woman named Lillian "Peg" Entwistle. But by the cruel fall night of September 16th, 1932, Peg's luck had run out. Her presumed suicidal jump off the Hollywoodland sign that night would become a legend in later decades, when the sign had acquired a different meaning.
Mar 5, 2023 · 1944: The Hollywoodland sign becomes the property of Los Angeles. After the Hollywoodland development it advertised goes bust in the wake of the Great Depression, ownership of the Hollywood sign ...
Jul 15, 2013 · 1. The Hollywood sign is only slightly younger than the district itself. Harvey and Daeida Wilcox founded Hollywood in 1887 as a community for likeminded followers of the temperance movement. No ...
