Placerville Pony Express

Historical marker location:

Placerville, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Sacramento Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1960

Station and Terminus.

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.