The world-famous Hollywood Signal has formally stood tall for a century … so check out how the Los Angeles landmark has aged over the previous 100 years!
The SoCal icon first lit up the Hollywood Hills on December 8, 1923, initially displaying the phrase “Hollywoodland” … and constructed by L.A. Occasions writer Harry Chandler for $21k as a larger-than-life billboard for his actual property improvement firm.
The unique letters had been 30 toes large and 43 toes tall, with the metallic squares held collectively by a body of pipes, scaffolding, wires, and even phone poles.
Since then, the Hollywood Signal has etched its manner into showbiz lore … and it even adopted the Hollywood A-lister mannequin by getting a number of facelifts as time handed!
It is also been topic to some non permanent makeovers — together with the notorious “Hollyweed” look in 2017 or the “Rams House” switch-up by town final yr after the soccer workforce’s Tremendous Bowl victory — though that look did not win of us over.
Regardless, it has been a reasonably candy 100 years for the long-lasting signal — this is to 100 extra!
