Historical Marker
Livermore Town Jail
Historical marker location:
156 McLeod Street, Livermore, California
( Marker is on McLeod Street, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2016
Built 1923.
The Hollywood sign, which originally read "Hollywoodland," was built in 1923 as an advertisement for a real estate development. The sign was intended to be temporary, but it became a beloved symbol of the film industry and was eventually made permanent.