Schindler House

Historical marker location:

835 N Kings Rd, West Hollywood, California

( Marker is on Kings Road, 0.2 miles north of Melrose Avenue, on the left when traveling north.)

MAK Center. 1921-1922.

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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.