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In time, the sign deteriorated. The letter ''H'' was destroyed in early 1944. A [[United Press International|United Press]] report in 1949 indicated that winds were to blame,<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |date=1949-09-27 |title=Putting the 'H' Back in Hollywood |pages=1 |work=The Tribune |agency=United Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107767541/putting-the-h-back-in-hollywood/ |access-date=2022-08-17|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> while the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' said that the H was destroyed by "vandals or windstorms."<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |date=1949-01-25 |title=Ruling Asked in Case of Hollywoodland Sign |pages=21 |work=The Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107767831/ruling-asked-in-case-of-hollywoodland/ |access-date=2022-08-17|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
In 1949, the sign drew complaints from local residents, who called it an "eyesore and detriment to the community" and advocated its demolition. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce protested against the sign's removal and offered to repair it.<ref name=":5" /> The Chamber entered into a contract with the City of Los Angeles Parks Department to repair and rebuild the sign. The contract stipulated that "LAND" be removed to spell "Hollywood" and reflect the district, not the "Hollywoodland" housing development.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.daviesignarama.com/hollywoodsign |title=The Hollywood Sign |date=September 24, 2014 |website=Sign A Rama Davie |access-date=September 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003033531/http://www.daviesignarama.com/hollywoodsign/ |archive-date=October 3, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The restoration and removal of the "land" portion of the sign was conducted in September 1949.<ref name=":6" />
The Friends of Griffith Park, Los Feliz Oaks Homeowners Association, and the Griffith J. Griffith Charitable Trust filed a suit together to reverse the closing of the Beachwood Gate following its closure in 2017.<ref name=":1" /> The court ruled in favor of Los Angeles and denied their 2018 appeal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://casetext.com/case/friends-of-griffith-park-v-city-of-la|title=Friends of Griffith Park v. City of Los Angeles, B290637 {{!}} Casetext|website=casetext.com|access-date=2019-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221214818/https://casetext.com/case/friends-of-griffith-park-v-city-of-la|archive-date=December 21, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
An [[aerial tramway]] to the top of Mount Lee and the sign has been proposed numerous times.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-hollywood-sign-sky-tram-20180710-story.html|title=Warner Bros. wants to build a $100-million aerial tramway to the Hollywood sign|last=Faughder|first=Ryan|date=June 10, 2018|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|quote=The idea of an aerial tram to the Hollywood sign has been floated numerous times over the years as a way to draw tourists away from the residential areas and raise revenue for the city|access-date=February 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505110417/https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-hollywood-sign-sky-tram-20180710-story.html|archive-date=May 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2018, [[Warner Bros.]] proposed to fund an estimated $100 million tramway that would run from its [[Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank|Burbank studio lot]] and up the north face of Mount Lee to a new visitors' area near the sign.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2018/07/10/aerial-tram-iconic-hollywood-sign/771896002/|title=Aerial tram to iconic Hollywood sign? Warner Bros. proposes major project|last=Graham|first=Jefferson|date=July 10, 2018|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|access-date=July 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713111227/https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2018/07/10/aerial-tram-iconic-hollywood-sign/771896002/|archive-date=July 13, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Other proposals stakeholders have set forth include establishing an official visitors' center for the sign, public shuttle service to lead tourists to the sign or trails, or even erecting a duplicate sign on the opposite side of Mount Lee.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-hollywood-sign-20180116-story.html|title=Does the Hollywood sign need an electric shuttle, an aerial tram – or a second sign?|last=Alpert Reyes|first=Emily|date=January 17, 2018|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=February 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023114203/http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-hollywood-sign-20180116-story.html|archive-date=October 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Suicide of Peg Entwistle ===
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