Historical Marker

A New Home!

Historical marker location:
960 Lighthouse Road, Trinidad, California
( Marker is on Lighthouse Road near Bay Street.)
Marker installed: 2012

Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse.

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.