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Feb 17, 2017 · The Hollywood sign was meant to be a temporary advertisement for a new housing tract, but it evolved into the most famous sign in the world. The landmark (it was named City of Los Angeles Historic ...
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Jul 15, 2013 · 2. The sign was created as a real-estate advertisement. By 1923 Los Angeles Times publisher Harry Chandler had decided to invest in an upscale real-estate development called Hollywoodland, which ...
Jul 13, 2015 · The original version of this post mistakenly stated that the Hollywood Sign was dedicated on July 13, 1923. The Hollywood Sign Trust says the exact timing of the sign’s construction in 1923 ...
Happy Hollywood Sign Day! On Tuesday, October 31st 2023, Councilmember Nithya Raman and the Los Angeles City Council declared the day “Hollywood Sign Day” in commemoration of the Hollywood Sign’s 100th anniversary.
Mt. Lee and the Birth of Television. Mount Lee, the home of the Hollywood Sign, is named for an entrepreneur who transformed a ridge in Griffith Park into one of the most important sites in television history. Don Lee was a businessman who launched L.A.’s W6XAO in 1931. In 1938, the Don Lee Network purchased a 20-acre site behind the ...
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 landmark has become a ...
