Hollywood in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Hollywood Sign

The Sign and The City

Photographed By Craig Baker, 2017

1. Hollywood Sign Marker

Inscription. Like many chapters in the history of Los Angeles, the Hollywood sign began as a real estate promotion. A gigantic billboard was commissioned in 1923 to promote the development called “Hollywoodland.” Mules hauled telegraph poles, sheet metal, and 4,000 light bulbs up the side of Mount Lee to create the sign. Several years later, a landslide destroyed the last four letters. Time and weather ravaged the rest of the sign, until the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce started the “Save the Sign” campaign in 1978. Patrons paid $27,700 per letter to rebuild the sign, now an internationally known landmark.

Erected by Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, National Park Service, City of Los Angeles, and the Mulholland Scenic Parkway Design Review. (Marker Number 111.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 34° 6.993′ N, 118° 20.527′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Hollywood. Marker can be reached from Mulholland Drive

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, 0.7 miles west of Cahuenga Boulevard, on the left when traveling west. Located at the Jerome C. Daniel Overlook above the Hollywood Bowl. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7036 Mulholland Dr, Los Angeles CA 90068, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Cahuenga Pass Treasure (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Honorable Edmund D. Edelman (approx. 0.4 miles away); B.A.G. Fuller Residence (approx. half a mile away); The Hollywood Cross (approx. half a mile away); Highland Camrose Bungalow Village (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hollywood Reservoir (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lasky-DeMille Barn (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Lasky-DeMille Barn (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Regarding Hollywood Sign. Originally dedicated on July 13, 1923. It is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 111, designated in 1973.

Hollywood Sign and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, 2017

2. Hollywood Sign and Marker

Hollywood Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, 2015

3. Hollywood Sign

Aerial view from a DWP helicopter.

<i>Detailed aerial view of Hollywoodland sign and Hollywood Hills</i> image. Click for full size.

Bob Plunkett (courtesy Huntington Library), circa 1940s

4. Detailed aerial view of Hollywoodland sign and Hollywood Hills

Aerial view looking northeast at the Hollywoodland sign on Mount Lee in Griffith Park in the Hollywood Hills area of the Santa Monica Mountains, California, with the Don Lee Television Broadcasting Station and transmission tower atop the hill, and the San Fernando Valley visible in the distance.

<i>Unidentified men with horses standing on a hillside with "Hollywoodland" sign in background</i> image. Click for full size.

courtesy New York Public Library, circa 1925

5. Unidentified men with horses standing on a hillside with "Hollywoodland" sign in background

This is a fuller version of the marker background photo.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 694 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 13, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4, 5. submitted on July 15, 2021.