Historical Marker
Malakoff Diggins Clampicnic Area
Historical marker location:
Nevada City, California
( Marker is at the intersection of North Bloomfield Road and Relief Hill Road, on the left when traveling east on North Bloomfield Road.)
Marker installed: 1966
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.