Timber Wagon

Historical marker location:

150 South S Street, Livermore, California

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of South S Street and Holmes Steet.)

Marker installed: 1988

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.