Hollywood Sign Gets a Face Lift 

The iconic 45-foot lettering that sits just below the summit of Mount Lee, overlooking the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, will get a sprucing up before the celebration of its centennial anniversary. 

Los Angeles – It originally spelled out Hollywoodland when it was constructed in 1923 as part of an advertising campaign for a local real estate development. The sign was supposed to stay erected, temporarily, for a year and a half. The hillside sign became popular with local residence and the film industry that made its home in and around Hollywood.  

The sign went through a few periods of deterioration, but the first time was after twenty-five years, in 1949, when the sign was so badly deteriorated, that there were a few thoughts of demolishing it. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, who today holds the trademark to the sign won its protest against demolition. The City of Los Angeles Parks Department agree to restore, but removed the LAND lettering to reflect the neighborhood, leaving the 350-foot Hollywood Sign we are familiar with today. 

The sign became one of the most familiar sights in Los Angeles and had seen many things over the years, including practical jokes and protests. It was restored in 2012. 

The facelift will include 400 gallons of paint, and restoration is supposed to conclude in November, just in time for the 100 year anniversary of the iconic landmark in 2023. 

For more information about the Hollywood Sign… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Sign