Olmsted Point

Historical marker location:

Yosemite National Park, California

( Marker is on Tioga Pass Road (California Route 120), on the right when traveling east.)

A Family Legacy.

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.