Historical Marker
Mk IV Special Weapon
Historical marker location:
130 E Las Flores Ave, Ridgecrest, California
( Memorial is on Las Flores Avenue, 0.1 miles east of China Lake Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.)
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.