Historical Marker

First Baptist Church

Historical marker location:
1200 Truxton Street, Bakersfield, California
( Marker is on Truxton Street near L Street, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2015

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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.
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