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The sign's unprotected wood-and-sheet-metal structure deteriorated over the years. After a severe windstorm on February 10, 1978, the first ''O'' was splintered and broken, resembling a lowercase ''u'', and the third ''O'' had fallen down completely, leaving the now-dilapidated sign reading "HuLLYWO{{nbsp}}D."<ref>{{cite web |date=May 24, 2017 |title=Water and Power Associates |url=http://waterandpower.org:80/museum/Early_Views_of_Hollywood_(1920_+).html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524061523/http://waterandpower.org/museum/Early_Views_of_Hollywood_(1920_+).html |archive-date=May 24, 2017 |access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref><ref name="hollywoodhistoricphotos.com" />
In 1978
The new letters were {{convert|44|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} tall and ranged from {{convert|31|to|39|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} wide. The new version of the sign was unveiled on November 11, 1978, as the culmination of a live [[CBS]] television special commemorating the 75th anniversary of Hollywood's incorporation as a city.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19781111&id=HIYsAAAAIBAJ&pg=6093,2327201 |title=Sign Unveiled |newspaper=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]] |date=November 11, 1978 |access-date=April 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429143514/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19781111&id=HIYsAAAAIBAJ&pg=6093,2327201 |archive-date=April 29, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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