Setting for a Colorful Past

Historical marker location:

Novato, California

( Marker can be reached from Redwood Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.)

Olompali State Historic Park.

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.