Hollywood Sign

The Hollywood Sign is a large white-lettered landmark in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles. Erected in 1923 as an advertisement for a real-estate development, it became a symbol of the film industry and the city.

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Hollywoodland: Hollywoodland was a real-estate development in the Hollywood Hills promoted by the original Hollywoodland Sign. The sign's original wording named this development.
Mount Lee: Mount Lee is a peak in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, behind the Hollywood Sign. The sign stands on its southern slope.
Hollywood: Hollywood is a Los Angeles district known as a center of the American film and entertainment industries. The sign's name became identified with the district and its film industry.
Peg Entwistle: Peg Entwistle was a British-American stage and film actress who died by suicide in 1932. Her death near the sign contributed to its association with Hollywood's darker mythology.
Los Angeles Times: The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper founded in 1881 and based in Los Angeles. Publisher Harry Chandler helped promote Hollywoodland and its sign.
Hollywood Sign restoration: Hollywood Sign restoration is the repair and renewal of the landmark's structure and lettering. Restoration campaigns have kept the letters standing and legible.
Hollywood Walk of Fame: The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a sidewalk monument honoring people in entertainment along Hollywood Boulevard. Like the sign, it turns Hollywood's entertainment identity into a public landmark.
Hollywoodland Sign alteration of 1949: The 1949 alteration removed the final four letters, changing HOLLYWOODLAND to HOLLYWOOD. This change ended the sign's direct role as a real-estate advertisement.
Thomas Fisk Goff: Thomas Fisk Goff was a painter and sign designer associated with the original Hollywoodland Sign. Goff designed the sign's lettering.
Hollywood Sign Trust: The Hollywood Sign Trust is a nonprofit organization that maintains and protects the Hollywood Sign. The Trust coordinates preservation and maintenance.