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The Hollywood sign is one of the icons of the American Dream! We’ve outlined some super cool facts that most people don’t know.
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When developers put up a larger-than-life advertisement for their new L.A. housing development in 1923, they had no idea it would become one of the most iconic landmarks of all time. Originally intended to last for just 18 months, the Hollywood sign is fast approaching its 100th birthday.
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The sign was built on Mount Lee by Los Angeles Times publisher Harry Chandler to advertise his new, upscale housing development called “Hollywoodland.” As if 43-foot letters didn’t attract enough attention, Chandler also had them lit with 4,000 20-watt bulbs, spaced eight inches apart.
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Maintenance of the iconic sign fell by the wayside during the Great Depression, and by the mid-1940s, the sign was looking pretty sad. The “H” even fell down. Though the L.A. Recreation and Parks Commission wanted it completely torn down, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce had different ideas. They offered to remove the “LAND,” then restore the remaining nine letters to promote the town.
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Residents of Beachwood Canyon, which is where the original Hollywoodland housing development would have been, are none too happy about tourists trampling their neighborhood in order to get to the Hollywood sign. They’ve put up illegal signs, painted curbs red to deter parking, and even installed a large “TOURISTS GO AWAY” sign nearby. But they’ve also taken high-tech masking measures by getting GPS directions to the sign changed on Google Maps, Apple Maps, and Bing. (Wow!) .
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