With Honors: Hollywood Sign Celebrates 100 Years Standing The Brightest.
“The world-famous Hollywood Sign has officially stood tall for a century … so take a look at how the Los Angeles landmark has aged over the past 100 years!
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No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.The SoCal icon first lit up the Hollywood Hills on December 8, 1923, originally displaying the word “Hollywoodland” … and built by L.A. Times publisher Harry Chandler for $21k as a larger-than-life billboard for his real estate development company.
The original letters were 30 feet wide and 43 feet tall, with the metal squares held together by a frame of pipes, scaffolding, wires, and even telephone poles.
Since then, the Hollywood Sign has etched its way into showbiz lore … and it even followed the Hollywood A-lister model by getting a few facelifts as time passed!
It’s also been subject to some temporary makeovers — including the infamous “Hollyweed” look in 2017 or the “Rams House” switch-up by the city last year after the football team’s Super Bowl victory — although that appearance didn’t win folks over.
Regardless, it’s been a pretty sweet 100 years for the iconic sign — here’s to 100 more!” – TMZ.com
