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	HolidayCity Travel Article - The Hollywood Sign
		The Hollywood sign perched on the slopes of Mount Lee in Los Angeles is one of the greatest icons in the world, photographed by millions and as permanent a feature of the landscape as the mountain upon which it stands.
		Hollywood was still churning out its movies, offering a welcome escape and fantasy, but the glitzy glamour onscreen was a stark contrast to the grim lives of the people who watched the shows.
		The Sign is clearly visible most the way up Beachwood, although the hills begin to obscure the view of the Sign near the top of the drive.
	www.holidaycityflash.com /usa/hollywood.html (1640 words)

	Hollywood Sign
		The Sign was built in 1923 to read Hollywoodland, as a publicity ploy to promote sales of homes in a subdivision by the same name along Beachwood Canyon.
		The Sign was declared Los Angeles Cultural-Historical Monument #111 in 1973 by the Cultural Heritage Board of the City of Los Angeles.
		The new Hollywood Sign was unveiled live on November 14, 1978, on Hollywood's 75th anniversary before a television audience of 60 million.
	www.rajuabju.com /latours/hollywoodsign.htm (580 words)

	Hollywood Sign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The sign is now a registered trademark and cannot be used without the permission of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which also manages the Walk of Fame.
		The sign is located on the southern side of Mount Lee in Griffith Park, north of the Mulholland Highway.
		A mural of the Hollywood sign was used on the turntable from September 2002 until March 2003 during the thirty-first season of The Price is Right.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hollywood_Sign (2517 words)

	The Hollywood Sign Trust (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In fact, the Sign's ascent from real estate promotion in 1923, to globally recognized symbol of the entertainment industry, is a tale of unlikely survival.
		The Sign's story is a saga of constant and near-fatal brushes with poverty, decay and outright extinction.
		The Hollywood Sign is an important monument to Hollywood's residents, and as the best recognized symbol of the entertainment industry, its significance spans the globe.
	www.hollywoodsigntrust.org (348 words)

	HOLLYWOOD SIGN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		This view of one of Hollywood's most famous landmarks is from the Bronson Caves area, and is the closest one can get to the sign without a long and vigorous hike.
		Until 1939 the sign was maintained by a caretaker who lived in a cabin behind the first "L".
		The letters are of sheet metal, are fifty feet tall, and the length of the sign is 450 feet.
	www.usc.edu /isd/archives/ethnicstudies/hollywood_sign.html (129 words)

	HAUNTED HOLLYWOOD 3!
		Hollywood was in its infancy in those days and was being deluged with people from the east.
		In 1990, a North Hollywood man and his girlfriend were walking on a Beachwood Canyon trail near the Hollywood sign with their dog when the animal suddenly began to act very strange.
		The Hollywood slogan states that the sign exists as a symbol of hope, so that those who answer the siren call of Hollywood will know that anything in the city is possible.
	www.prairieghosts.com /hollywood3.html (2782 words)

	Hollywood Photographs: Hollywood Sign, Brown Derby, Hollywood Bowl, Ciro's and Much More
		Hollywood’s history is displayed by these photographs, which date from 1880 to 1990, and covers more than 125 subjects.
		Hollywood became a city of the sixth class with geographic boundaries extending from Normandie on the east, to Fairfax on the west, and from the top of the Santa Monica Mountains on the north to DeLongpre and Fountain avenues on the south.
		Known as the Hollywood Canteen, its grand opening, on October 3, 1992, was tailored like a premiere at the Chinese Theater.
	www.hollywoodphotographs.com (863 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- S.D. firms sprucing up Hollywood sign
		The Hollywood sign was built in 1923 as an ad for a housing development: Hollywoodland.
		The sign eventually became an icon known worldwide, and the city declared it a cultural historical monument in 1973.
		The Hollywood Sign Trust was formed in 1978 to maintain and repair the landmark and to raise the funds needed for the projects.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/metro/20051107-0223-hollywood.html (260 words)

	The Hollywood Sign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Hollywood sign perhaps the most famous sign in the world is perched on top Mount Lee's Beachwood Canyon, LA's tallest peak.
		A caretaker cared for the Hollywood sign and lived in a cabin behind one of the L's.
		The Hollywood sign can be seen from various high points all over town including Griffith Observatory, Mullholland Drive, Hollywood Freeway(101) etc. But for the best view head north up Gower St. from Sunset or Hollywood Blvd's, the Hollywood sign will be directly ahead of you.
	www.hollywoodusa.co.uk /hollywood-sign.htm (244 words)

	NPR : The Hollywood Sign, Present at the Creation
		In November 1978, the new sign is unveiled.
		The sign stood proudly, and without incident, over the land of celluloid and sunshine until 1932, when a poetically ironic episode summed up the frustrations of living in a town where even when things are in focus, they're still two-dimensional.
		The sign came to embody the metaphor of Hollywood as the land of broken dreams.
	www.npr.org /programs/morning/features/patc/hollywoodsign (1309 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions
		Hollywood and Highland is also a great entertainment and shopping complex, located in the heart of Hollywood.
		Hollywood is a region of the City of Los Angeles.
		The sign is 45 feet high, 450 feet in length and weighs 480,000 pounds.
	hwca.thechamber.net /chamber/faq.asp (1380 words)

	Hollywood Sign Los Angeles Cultural-Historical Monument Packages Discount Hotel near Hollywood Sign
		The Hollywood Sign measures 450 feet long, its mammoth letters are 45 feet high, and it's visible from all parts of Hollywood.
		The Hollywood Sign can be seen when riding the exterior escalator tubes on the mall's east side, or from the outdoor food court patio on the mall's top floor.
		The Hollywood sign can be seen behind the bowl - and a little to the left - but only from the upper bleachers.
	www.the-hollywood-sign.com (506 words)

	Tour Hollywood, see the Hollywood Sign, Hollywood Bowl, Capital Records, Hollywood & Highland Center and more
		The signs history paralleled that of Hollywood itself when a young movie actress who jumped to her death from the top of the 4-story 'H' in 1932 linked the towns name to failed hopes as Hollywood became the land of broken dreams.
		The Hollywood and Highland Entertainment Center on Hollywood Boulevard was built to frame a view of the famous Hollywood sign.
		The oldest cemetery in Hollywood it was established in 1899.
	www.inetours.com /Los_Angeles/Pages/Hollywood.html (1248 words)

	Hollywood Sign Caught in Secession Tug of War
		Now, the Hollywood sign has been transformed again--into a symbol used by both sides of the city's secession debate.
		Those who want Hollywood to break away from Los Angeles say the sign is really an emblem of the city's neglect and the ultimate argument for secession.
		By the late 1940s, the sign had lost its H and was tilting precariously.
	www.welcometosilentmovies.com /news/newsarchive/hsign2.htm (1076 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Hollywood sign getting facelift
		The iconic Hollywood sign is to undergo a facelift, receiving a new paint job for the first time in 10 years.
		The sign in the Hollywood hills was unveiled in 1923 and quickly became a tourist attraction.
		Chris Baumgart of the Hollywood Sign Trust said it was not in "dire shape" and still looked white from a distance.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/4414360.stm (221 words)

	Hollywood sign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
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	Hollywood, Los Angeles, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hollywood is a district in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., situated west-northwest of Downtown.
		Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in 1903.
		The parade goes down Hollywood Boulevard and is broadcast in the LA area on KTLA, and around the United States on Tribune-owned stations and the WGN superstation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hollywood,_California (2696 words)

	The Hollywood Sign \| The Big Waste of Space Photologue
		The truth, however, according to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, is that the "LAND" was removed deliberately in 1949 when the sign underwent a makeover.
		But by 1978, the sign had once again deteriorated and was finally replaced with letters constructed of steel.
		Keeping in mind that it is now illegal to hike to the sign, I've decided to include directions to the best vantage point I've come across so far.
	www.bigwaste.com /photos/ca/hollywoodsign (374 words)

	The Hollywood Sign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Erected in 1923 as an advertising sign for a real estate development in Beachwood Canyon, the Sign originally read "Hollywoodland." The last four letters were removed in 1945, after Hollywood had become the world's movie capital, and the Sign had already become a well-known landmark.
		The original sign contained thousands of light bulbs, which were changed daily by a caretaker who lived in a small house behind one of the Sign's giant "L's."
		The Hollywood Sign is located atop Mount Lee, in the Hollywood Hills, northeast of downtown Hollywood.
	www.seeing-stars.com /Landmarks/HollywoodSign.shtml (623 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Americas \| Red letter day for Hollywood sign
		The Hollywood sign is now close to the heart of many in Tinseltown, although that wasn't always the case.
		In 1978, it was in such a state of disrepair - termites having infested the wooden scaffolding that supports the fifteen metre high letters - that one of the O's had fallen off.
		Then the final four letters were removed and the sign became one of the world's most famous landmarks - a symbol not only of glamour and glitz, but of the shattered dreams of many young starlets.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/3062201.stm (278 words)

	Hollywood Sign Sold For $450K, Original Wood Sign Was Taken Down In 1973 - CBS News
		It read "Hollywoodland" until 1949, when the city Hollywood Chamber of Commerce entered into a maintenance agreement to preserve it and the last four letters were removed.
		In 1973, the deteriorating sign was declared a Los Angeles Cultural-Historical Monument.
		Bliss bought the original sign from nightclub promoter Hank Berger, who had bought it from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce after it was torn down, according to Bliss' Web site.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/12/07/entertainment/main1103557.shtml (518 words)

	Hollywood Sign
		The Hollywood sign is an internationally recognized symbol of the movie business.
		Set up high in the Hollywood Hills, it is visible for miles from many parts of Los Angeles.
		Unfortunately is not possible for the public to reach the sign, the city has made it illegal to hike to the sign.
	www.laavenue.com /sign.htm (52 words)

	Hollywood Chamber of Commerce (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Stay and explore 46 Historical landmarks and what Hollywood has in shopping, attractions, nightlife, and entertainment for people big and small.
		Official Hollywood Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard.
		Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is your Hollywood Business Advocate.
	www.hollywoodchamber.net.cob-web.org:8888 (146 words)

	Morbidly Hollywood - Suicide and the Hollywood Sign - Peg Entwistle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In 1932, she was thrilled when RKO signed her for the role of Hazel in the murder mystery Thirteen Women starring Irene Dunne, but the film got such poor reviews from critics that the studio held back its general release so it could re-edit the film.
		However, maintenance was discontinued in 1939 and in 1949 the "Land" portion of the sign was removed.
		She was dubbed "The Hollywood Sign Girl." Her Uncle Harold recognized the initials and identified her body in the morgue.
	www.franksreelreviews.com /shorttakes/hollywoodland.htm (1755 words)

	Hollywood Sign - Sightseeing International Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		With all of the publicity of the Oscars going on at the moment, I thought I should bring you news of the plight surrounding the famous Hollywood sign.
		It fell into total disrepair and in 1973 was taken onboard by the Hollywood Sign trust who protect it and maintain it to this day.
		The original sign was replaced in 1978 by a newer one.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /sightseeing-international/hollywood-sign (224 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Features -- Big hunks o' original Hollywood sign on eBay
		That's because the dismantled, battered sign, made of metal barn roofing, is in flattened rectangular and angled sections stacked to the ceiling in a self-storage shed Bliss rents for about $100 a month.
		Bliss expects a museum, tourist attraction or memorabilia collector to snatch up the remains of what was initially a real estate billboard advertising the subdivision HOLLYWOODLAND (the last four letters were removed in 1949) and thrived as a much-photographed pop-culture symbol of glamour and broken dreams.
		Proceeds from the sign sale will be used to pursue leads Bliss expects to get when he offers a "giant reward" in January for proof The King is still clomping about in blue suede shoes.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/features/20051125-9999-1c25sign.html (741 words)

	The Hollywood Sign Trust - The Hollywood Sign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Hollywood Sign Trust has recently underwritten a website that, with just a few clicks of your mouse, transports you 'up close and personal' to the world's most famous sign.
		We promise you an extraordinary pictorial and historical journey, and all from the birds-eye view of a Sign that has watched over its city for 76 years.
		When you visit the all-new Hollywood Sign site you can begin exploring wonderful images and in-depth information about the Sign and Hollywood.
	www.hollywoodsigntrust.org /sign/index.htm (177 words)

	The Hollywood Sign Webcam Site
		The very name of the sign spells magic, mystery, and the stuff dreams are made of.
		You can look at the sign, as well as see what the city looks like from the sign, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year.
		But you also learn about the history of the sign, the real estate development that created it, and how it became the symbol of the screen capitol of the world.
	www.familyfirst.com /the_hollywood_sign_webcam_site.html (269 words)

	Your chance to buy the HOLLYWOOD sign - Nov. 17, 2005
		A new version of the Hollywood sign was unveiled in 1978, on Hollywood's 75th anniversary.
		Built in 1923, the sign was initially meant to be an enormous calling card for a real estate development company called Hollywoodland, according to the Hollywood Sign Trust, an organization established to oversee, protect and maintain the landmark.
		To raise money for the sign's reconstruction, Hugh Hefner hosted a star-studded fund raising party at the Playboy mansion where individual letters were "auctioned off," the Hollywood Sign Trust said.
	money.cnn.com /2005/11/17/news/newsmakers/hollywood_sign/index.htm (801 words)

	Webcam Streaming live in Hollywood
		Hollywood Sreetcam is the premiere webstreaming site dedicated to showing the best of Hollywood and its many business and entertainment venues.
		Hollywood is truly a multicultural city that brings visitors the ultimate in entertainment, culture, and fun.
		At Hollywoodstreetcam.com we are dedicated to providing you with the resources for planning, and enjoying your Hollywood experience.
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