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Mulholland Dam and Reservoir Beneath Hollywoodland Sign, 1926

#art #architecture #design #infrastructure #dam #hollywoodland #hollywoodland sign #sign #scale #size #reservoir

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Happy 100th birthday to the Hollywood sign!

On July 13, 1923, a sign consisting of 50-foot-tall letters spelling out "HOLLYWOODLAND" was dedicated in the Hollywood Hills. #OnThisDay

#the hollywood sign #hollywoodland #vintage hollywood #hollywood

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The Hollywood Sign was officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles on July 13, 1923. It originally reads “Hollywoodland ” but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949.

#Hollywood Sign #dedicated #Hollywoodland #13 July 1923 #100th anniversary #US history #Los Angeles #LA #Hollywood Hills #travel #original photography #vacation #tourist attraction #landmark #cityscape #landscape #USA #California #West Coast #summer 2011 #Thomas Fisk Goff #Mount Lee #Santa Monica Mountains

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Hollywood in the 1920s

#vintage hollywood #vintage los angeles #los angeles #1920s #monochrome #black and white photography #old hollywood #hollywood sign #hollywoodland

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Hollywoodland. Things change in Hollywood, but the shape of the hills will always be the same.

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1926

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#hollywoodland #hollywood sign #it turned 100 the other day! #vintage

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A Hundred Years of the Hollywood Sign

Thanks to the excellent detective work of the LA Daily Mirror for providing a definitive (or accurate, at any rate) answer to when L.A.’s iconic Hollywood sign was erected: late November/ early December 1923. Many, many outlets jumped the gun earlier this year and announced the centennial around July. It turns out that maybe some paperwork was filed around that time but the actual sign went up…

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#history #Hollywood sign #Hollywoodland #origin #restoration

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The Storied History of the Hollywood Sign

Nestled amidst the rolling hills of southern California, the Hollywood sign stands tall as an enduring emblem of dreams, glamour, and artistic pursuit. From its humble origins to its current iconic status, this landmark has earned itself into Hollywood’s history, reflecting the aspirations and transformations of an entire industry.     The Hollywoodland sign, originally constructed as an…

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#history of Hollywood #Hollywood #Hollywood Sign #Hollywoodland

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Master of Electric Lights Had Hollywoodland Sign Beaming

Unknown today, Paul D. Howse was a pioneer in early entertainment and ballyhoo promotional methods. Thanks to his company’s domination of the electrical sign market and his prowess with promotion, Howse would help electrify the Hollywoodland Sign in 1923, helping turn it into a potent advertising weapon on its way to being a world-famous icon. Born February 2, 1874, in Champaign, Illinois, Howse…

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#Hollywood Sign #Hollywoodland #advertising #film #hollywood #Hollywood Heights #real estate

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Hollywoodland and Hollywoodland Sign, 1930

#architecture #design #art #advertisment #hollywoodland #hollywoodland sign #colossal #size #scale #storybook architecture

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Lots of great stuff on #TCM in June. Like…

Tribute to #StarOfTheMonth KATHARINE HEPBURN starts today!

Special theme honoring HOLLYWOODLAND, 100 years of the Hollywood Sign is scheduled for Tuesdays.

RAQUEL WELCH memorial tribute on June 11.

#tcm #hollywoodland #hollywood sign #katharine hepburn #raquel welch

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1924 Two women look out over the Hollywoodland sign from the vantage point of a raised steam shovel bucket. From My Vintage Dreams, FB

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The Hollywood Sign was officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles on July 13, 1923. It originally reads “Hollywoodland ” but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949.

#Hollywood Sign #Hollywoodland #dedicated #13 July 1923 #anniversary #US history #Los Angeles #California #summer 2011 #original photography #Hollywood Hills #tourist attraction #landmark #landscape #cityscape #USA #travel #vacation #LA #architecture

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#vintage photography #vintage los angeles #los angeles #1920s #hollywood sign #hollywoodland #Hollywood #vintage hollywood #black and white photography #monochrome

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The Fontenoy Apartments, an old residential building from the 1920s, can be seen in the distance from most vantage points in Hollywood. 

It has changed not in the slightest during its 100 years of existence. 

Here it is in the shadow of the original Hollywoodland sign.

#hollywoodland #Fontenoy Apartments #Whitley Ave #hollywood #crossroads of the world #architecture #hollywood sign