Hollywood Sign facts for kids
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The Hollywood Sign is a famous landmark in Los Angeles, California. It's a huge sign that spells out "HOLLYWOOD" in big white letters. You can find it on Mount Lee, in the Hollywood Hills. This area is part of the Santa Monica Mountains. The sign looks down over the famous Hollywood area.
The letters are about 45 feet (13.7 meters) tall. The whole sign stretches about 350 feet (106.7 meters) long. It was first put up in 1923. Back then, it was an advertisement for a new housing area called "Hollywoodland." People liked it so much that it stayed up.
Over the years, the sign faced some damage and pranks. But it has been fixed up and now has a security system. A group called The Trust for Public Land helps protect and promote the sign. The land around the sign is part of Griffith Park.
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In the 1970s, the sign reached its most dilapidated state. This image was taken shortly before the sign's 1978 restoration.
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Once all wood, the sign was rebuilt in metal letters supported by a structural steel framework
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A satellite image shows it follows the contour of the hillside
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View from West Hollywood, near Santa Monica Boulevard, a few blocks south of Hollywood Boulevard. The historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel is visible on the left.
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Hollywood Sign from Runyon Canyon Park, San Gabriel Mountains in the background
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The sign in February 2010 during a donation drive raising money to preserve surrounding land
See also
In Spanish: Hollywood Sign para niños
