Point Arena Lighthouse

Historical marker location:

43202 Lighthouse Road, Point Arena, California

( Marker can be reached from Lighthouse Road, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1985

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.