Hollywood Sign: Difference between revisions

The '''Hollywood Sign''' is an American [[landmark]] and [[cultural icon]] overlooking [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. Originally the '''Hollywoodland Sign''', it is situated on [[Mount Lee]], in theabove [[Beachwood Canyon, Los Angeles|Beachwood Canyon]] area ofin the [[Santa Monica Mountains]]. Spelling out the word "''Hollywood''" in {{convert|50|ft|m|1|adj=mid|-tall}} white uppercase letters and 450 feet (137.2 m) long,<ref name="SignFacts">{{cite web|title=Fast Facts About The Hollywood Sign|url=http://hollywoodsign.org/fast-facts/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116170028/http://hollywoodsign.org/fast-facts/|archive-date=January 16, 2017|access-date=January 1, 2017|website=The Hollywood Sign}}</ref> it was originally erected in 1923 as a temporary advertisement for a local [[real estate]] development, but due to increasing recognition the sign was left up,<ref name="hstpdf">{{cite web |title=The Hollywood Sign: A Beat-by-Beat Plotline |website=The Hollywood Sign |date=May 19, 2005 |url=http://www.hollywoodsign.org/pdf/HOLLYWOOD%20PLOTLINE.pdf |access-date=August 12, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809185557/http://www.hollywoodsign.org/pdf/HOLLYWOOD%20PLOTLINE.pdf |archive-date=August 9, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and replaced in 1978 with a more durable all-steel {{convert|45|ft|m|1|adj=mid|-tall}} structure.