When the sign originally went up in 1923, it said "Hollywoodland," as is visible in old photographs and historical accounts. It remained so until 1949, when "land" was removed.

Les Tremayne, of CBS Radio’s First Nighter program, and wife Eileen Palmer, with their bicycles in the Hollywood Hills, with the Hollywoodland sign in the background. HOLLYWOOD SIGN, 1940.

The Hollywood sign once had a curious white circle, ... Unlike the Hollywoodland sign — which was illuminated by 3,700 10-watt lightbulbs to flash “HOLLY,” then “WOOD, ...

Like many Hollywood celebrities, the Hollywood Sign is older than it looks. The famous letters turned 100 in December 2023, not that you'd know it from looking at its shiny, wrinkle-free surfaces.

The Hollywood sign is getting a makeover befitting its status as a Tinseltown icon.After a pressure-wash and some rust removal, workers this week began using 250 gallons of primer and white paint ...

The Hollywood sign is getting a makeover befitting its status as a Tinseltown icon.After a pressure-wash and some rust removal, workers this week began using 250 gallons of primer and white paint ...

The Hollywood sign is getting a makeover befitting its status as a Tinseltown icon.After a pressure-wash and some rust removal, workers this week began using 250 gallons of primer and white paint ...

Many Hollywood history buffs know that the Hollywood sign, erected in December 1923, originally read "HOLLYWOODLAND," an advertising gimmick meant to sell plots of land on a subdivision of the ...

The Hollywood sign is getting a makeover befitting its status as a Tinseltown icon.After a pressure-wash and some rust removal, workers this week began using 250 gallons of primer and white paint ...

The Hollywood sign is getting a makeover befitting its status as a Tinseltown icon.After a pressure-wash and some rust removal, workers this week began using 250 gallons of primer and white paint ...