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Why did the Hollywood sign get changed from Hollywood land to Hollywood?
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∙ 13y ago
There was a big mud slide and took out the land part of the sign.
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How big is the Hollywood sign?
The famous white letters are 50 feet high (15mtrs)
Did the Hollywood sign used to say Hollywood Lane?
no but it used to be called Hollywoodland
Did Hollywood sign have a bunker during world war 2?
no
How have people changed the land in India?
People have changed the land in India in similar ways as everywhere else on Earth. Because of deforestation, transportation and building the topography of the land has changed.
How much did it cost to build the Hollywood sign?
it cost 50,000 dollars
What 4 letters were once part of the landmark Hollywood sign?
its land Hollywood land
Why was the Hollywood sign made for?
To promote a local home development Hollywood Land. If you look at some old pictures, you can see the sign actually say Hollywood Land.
When the first Hollywood sign went up it was originally for a name of a housing estate What was its original name?
The original name of the hollywood sign was the Land of Hollywood
How long has the Hollywood sign been up for?
The Original Hollywod Land sign was erected in 1923. In 1978 it was refurbished as Hollywood.
What year did the Hollywood sign take down the word land?
1949
Why did HJ Whitley use Hollywoodland sign?
H J Whitley had the first electric lit sign in Hollywood which read Whitley Heights. It was so successful in advertising the land he had for sale that he suggested to his business partner, Harry Chandler, owner of the Los Angeles Times that he put up a sign on his Hollywood land that he needed to sell. The sign read Hollywoodland and was only going to be there for a year. The arrival and growth of the movie industry changed that.
How did the first Hollywood look like?
The landscape hasn't changed to much, and many of the original studios are still there. And the sign used to be Hollywoodland. and was shortend to Hollywood
When did the Hollywood sign say Hollywood?
The sign was put up in 1923 and stayed as it was until 1944 when the housing development went bankrupt. The city took it over and in 1949 rebuilt and refurbished the sign dropping the "land" from it.
In 1949 what four letters were dropped from what is now the Hollywood sign in Griffith Park on Mount Lee?
LAND
who owned the land around the hollywood sign?
Banano hugeus that land was left to me by my father howard hughes with a trust fund to takecare of the land and taxs but the hollywoodSS power club stole that also
Where is a good place to see the Hollywood sign?
Hollywood.
What is a Hollywood landmark?
walk of famerodeo driveHollywood sign
