Historical Marker
Sun Sun Wo Co.
Historical marker location:
5076 Chinatown Main Street, Coulterville, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Chinatown Main Street and Kow Street, on the right when traveling east on Chinatown Main Street.)
Marker installed: 1989
Est. 1851. Chinatown Grocery Coulterville, CA.
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.