Many Hollywood history buffs know that the Hollywood sign, erected in December 1923, originally read "HOLLYWOODLAND," an advertising gimmick meant to sell plots of land on a subdivision of the ...
Rumours have been circulating about the famous Hollywood sign as bushfires wreak havoc across Los Angeles with five lives lost and around 180,000 people forced to flee. The Hollywood sign isn’t on ...
In fact, the Hollywood sign—which originally spelled out the word “Hollywoodland”—was actually put up as an ad to promote the burgeoning neighborhood. It was supposed to be temporary but ...