Sunday, February 14, 2010

Sign By Design - The World Famous Hollywood Sign

The World Famous Hollywood Sign is in danger of being removed by real estate developers. The Sign, which sits near the summit of Mount Lee, has become a symbol of all things Hollywood. The Trust for Public Land has started a campaign to "Save the Sign". About 12 million dollars is needed to put the sign into park space and conserve it in perpetuity.

The Trust's webpage shows this photo of the sign being draped with new wording. This isn't the first time such a change has happened. some University of Southern California students draped it to make it read Hollyweed some decades ago.

The sign was originally an advertisement for land in Hollywood. In the beginning it said, 

Hollywoodland



Above is a pix of the Hollywood Land Realty in Beachwood Canyon Village.








All photos on the Rounder's pages can be enlarged by clicking them.

3 comments:

  1. Hollywood is the sign. I hope locals are fighting to save it.

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  2. The HOLLYWOD sign should say hollywood it's not famous for saying "save the peak"

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  3. WHAT?!HOW DARE THEY?!:(

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