Historical Marker

Soledad School District

Historical marker location:
3828 Cory Avenue, Acton, California
( Marker is on Cory Avenue, 0.2 miles west of Crown Valley Road.)
Marker installed: 1973

Established 1869. Los Angeles County.

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.