And it needed to be big. The sign’s true origin is lost to history, but one popular tale ties it to L.A.'s then (and still) burgeoning car culture. Hollywoodland funder and newspaper publisher ...

Outside the gallery, a large Hollywoodland sign mural, red carpet and giant-sized Oscar statue provide a natural selfie spot for visitors, with the mural's hills transitioning right into the real ...

10.One of the biggest fads of the 1950s was "phonebooth stuffing," where-in a bunch of people would, well, stuff themselves ...

On the 18 September 1932, a woman hiking below the Hollywoodland sign - as it then was - came across a woman's shoe, purse and jacket. Inside the purse was a note, signed P.E. The hiker then ...

In a burst of flame, Neville spun out of control and plummeted with a scream into the HOLLYWOODLAND sign, destroying himself and the LAND portion of the sign.

In 1923, Mack Sennett, Harry Chandler and the Los Angeles Times put up the “Hollywoodland” sign (later shortened to “Hollywood”) to publicize a real estate development. According to the ...

No location within DCA has been specified, but it’s possible the land will go into the underutilized Hollywoodland area of ...

3.Before it became that iconic sign all us sign-heads know and love, the Hollywood sign read "Hollywoodland": Bring back the ...

Many visitors say that seeing the sign up close is a must-do. The sign was originally built in 1923 and read, "Hollywoodland," the name of a real estate development, before the last four letters ...