Hollywood Hills 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
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.
This vista point was constructed by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy in cooperation with the National Park Service, City of Los Angeles, and the Mulholland Scenic Parkway Design Review.
Erected by Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. (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
this page online
Location. 34° 6.993′ N, 118° 20.527′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Hollywood Hills. It can be reached from Mulholland Drive 0.7 miles west of the Hollywood Freeway (U.S. 101), on the left when traveling west. Located at the Jerome C. Daniel Overlook above the Hollywood Bowl. The small parking lot is usually full - enter while driving eastbound only. Open 6am-6pm. 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.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s Transverse Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The City That Dreams Built (here, next to this marker); The Hollywood Bowl (here,
Photographed by Craig Baker, 2017
2. Hollywood Sign and Marker
Regarding Hollywood Sign. The sign was dedicated on July 13, 1923. It is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 111, designated in 1973.
Photographed by Craig Baker, 2015
3. Hollywood Sign
Viewed from a DWP helicopter during a pre-retirement ride-along.
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.
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 June 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 1,979 times since then and 492 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.
