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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]], above [[Beachwood Canyon, Los Angeles|Beachwood Canyon]] in the [[Santa Monica Mountains]]. Spelling out the word "''
Among the best-known landmarks in both California and the United States, the sign makes frequent appearances in [[popular culture]], particularly in [[establishing shot]]s for films and television programs set in or around Hollywood. Signs of similar style, but spelling different words, are frequently seen as parodies. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce holds, for certain uses, trademark rights to a wordmark of staggered typeface that mimics the physical Hollywood Sign, but it does not hold rights to the actual Sign or Walk of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Licensing for the Walk of Fame |url=https://walkoffame.com/licensing/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=Hollywood or the Walk of Fame |language=en-US}}</ref>
Because of its widespread recognizability, the sign has been a frequent target of pranks and vandalism across the decades. It has since undergone restoration, including the installation of a security system to deter mischief. The
Visitors can hike to the sign from the [[Bronson Canyon]] entrance to Griffith Park or from Griffith Observatory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hollywoodsign.org/best-viewpoints/|title=The Hollywood Sign: Best Viewpoints|website=The Hollywood Sign|date=June 20, 2017|access-date=November 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322135145/https://hollywoodsign.org/best-viewpoints/|archive-date=March 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodsign.org/hiking-to-the-sign/|title=The Hollywood Sign: Hiking to the Sign|website=The Hollywood Sign|access-date=November 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611182030/http://hollywoodsign.org/hiking-to-the-sign/|archive-date=June 11, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> There is also a trailhead near the Lake Hollywood Reservoir outside of Griffith Park, and although not an access point in itself, there is a popular scenic vista point around Lake Hollywood Park near the trailhead.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hikespeak.com/trails/lake-hollywood-reservoir-loop-los-angeles/|title=Lake Hollywood Reservoir Trail {{!}} Los Angeles {{!}} Hikespeak.com|website=www.hikespeak.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221214950/https://www.hikespeak.com/trails/lake-hollywood-reservoir-loop-los-angeles/|archive-date=December 21, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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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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Multiple other places have imitated the sign in some way.
* [[System of a Down]] is an Armenian-American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band formed in [[Glendale, California]], in 1994. On their album ''[[Toxicity (album)|Toxicity]]'', the Hollywood Sign is changed to "SYSTEM OF A DOWN", released on September 4, 2001. The neighborhood of [[East Hollywood]] is historically home to a large [[History of Armenian Americans in Los Angeles|Armenian-American population]].
* [[Rose Hills Memorial Park]] in nearby [[Whittier, California]], erected a sign in their hillside cemetery reading "ROSE HILLS," which has stood since the 1940s. Unlike the Hollywood sign, the Rose Hills sign is illuminated every evening.
* [[Mosgiel]], a satellite suburb of the [[New Zealand]] city of [[Dunedin]], erected an imitation of the Hollywood sign – reading ''MOSGIEL'' – in 1987.
* Since its opening in 1993, [[Mickey's Toontown]] at [[Disneyland]] has a faux hill with a sign that reads TOONTOWN and resembles the Hollywood sign.
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