Did you know that the Hollywood sign used to read "HOLLYWOODLAND" or that the sign was almost taken down and saved by Hugh Hefner?

In the 1920s, America was film-crazed with a boom in the studios and great interest in celebrities. People mistakenly thought the sign, which was HOLLYWOODLAND back then and not HOLLYWOOD, was a giant advertisement for real estate, but it soon became a symbol for the glamour and glitz that the Hollywood sign is known for today.

Each of the 45-foot letters come together to symbolize the success, ambition, and glamour of the dazzling place and industry we call H-O-L-L-Y-W-O-O-D.

To learn more about the story and history of the Hollywood sign, please visit http://www.hollywoodsign.org.