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Hollywood sign
Description This object is the ‘Hollywood’ sign. Built in 1923, it stands at 30 feet wide and approximately 43 feet high and is made from metal sheets. The sign originally read ‘Hollywoodland’. The diary of Hollywood’s founder H.J. Whitley states…
Los Angeles, December 17 1905, page 8, Image 32
This source is a newspaper article entitled ‘Grider and Hamilton’s Hollywood’ advertising the new housing development in Hollywood opening Monday the 25th of December. The source provides the prices of these houses being from $400-$800 and encourages…