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The Hollywood Sign: The Story of a City's Symbol Hollywoodland
For nearly a century, the Hollywood Sign has stood on the southern slope of Mount Lee overlooking the city of Los Angeles. First constructed in 1923 to advertise the exclusive real estate development known as “Hollywoodland”, the sign used 4,000 light bulbs to illuminate different sections in succession; the word “Holly” would light up first, followed by “Wood,” then “Land,” and finally the whole sign.
Mount Lee has a long history that parallels the rise of Los Angeles. The peak is one part o...
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