Hollywood Sign - Wikipedia
WEBThe Hollywood Sign is an American landmark and cultural icon overlooking Hollywood, Los Angeles.Originally the Hollywoodland Sign, it is situated on Mount Lee, above Beachwood Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains.Spelling out the word "HOLLYWOODLAND" in 50-foot-tall (15.2 m) white uppercase letters and 450 feet (137.2 m) long, [1] it was originally erected in 1923 as a temporary advertisement ...
The Hidden History of the Hollywood Sign | Smithsonian
WEBJul 13, 2023 · A century after its original installation, the Hollywood sign has suffered through bad press, aging pains and multiple facelifts—an intriguing parallel to some of the stars living in the city...
The Hollywood Sign Turns 100: Photos Show the History of the …
WEBNov 26, 2023 · In 1932, the sign became an emblem for Hollywood's dark side when, after setbacks in the industry, actress Peg Entwistle scaled a ladder to the top of the "H" and jumped, killing herself. She...
The Hollywood Sign: The Story of an LA Icon - Discover Los Angeles
WEBJan 24, 2024 · Landmark. Known around the world as an emblem of Los Angeles, the Hollywood Sign had its beginnings in late 1923, when a peculiar sign first caught the eyes of Angelenos, luring them towards the Hollywood Hills.
How the Hollywood Sign Became L.A.'s Most Famous Landmark
WEBNov 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...
Behind the Sign: The Lost Meanings of the Original Hollywood Sign ...
WEBJan 17, 2014 · The sign we see now is not the original, constructed in 1923 with telephone poles, thin metal, wood, wire, and pipes. In true Hollywood fashion it is a remake, a sturdier and enameled copy of the first, reconstructed in 1978 with money from a disparate group of Hollywood aficionados.
The Hollywood Sign at 100: The Ultimate Symbol of Fame’s …
WEBFeb 23, 2023 · Entwistle becomes known as the Hollywood Sign Girl, a ghostly symbol of all Hollywood’s failures. Her favorite scent, gardenia, is said to waft on the evening breeze. Maybe she even cursed the...
The Hollywood Sign: Everything You Need to Know about LA’s …
WEBJul 25, 2023 · Understatement just isn’t Hollywood’s style; it shouts its name from a good 15 miles away via the famous Hollywood sign. The conspicuously huge lettering is propped up in the eastern end of...
Sign of the Times: Hollywood’s Landmark Hits the Century Mark
WEBJan 21, 2023 · But not everyone could achieve their dream of stardom, and the sign became the scene of a tragedy in 1932 when depressed actress Peg Entwistle climbed to the top of the H via a workman’s ladder and jumped off the top of it to her death.
A history of the Hollywood sign: from real estate advert to …
WEBFeb 15, 2022 · The Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, California, on October 4, 2021. One of Hollywood's most powerful unions voted to authorise a strike, threatening a walkout that could cripple movie and TV studios still trying to come back from Covid-19 shutdowns.