For more than 100 years, the sign has been a Los Angeles landmark both in real life and on the silver screen. In 1978, Alice ...

The sign fell into disrepair, which included letters that kept falling over, until the 1970s, when it was labeled a historical-cultural monument. But in 1978, a storm severely damaged the sign.

By the late 1970s, the letters L-A-N-D were long-gone, and the sign was in grave disrepair. So, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce went looking for $250,000 to replace it, and got the money from ...

The Hollywood sign has turned 100, with its birthday set at around about December 8. In the century it has been around, it has experienced quite a bit of change, says film historian and professor ...

The sign’s story begins in the early 20th century, when an area known as Hollywood (the origins of this name are up for debate) began attracting people from across the United States to its ...