Historical Marker
Ione Theater
Historical marker location:
12 West Main Street, Ione, California
( Marker is on West Main Street, on the left when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2019
City of Ione Downtown Historic District.
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.