Helicopter Landing Pad

Historical marker location:

16400 Brookhurst Street, Fountain Valley, California

( Marker can be reached from Brookhurst Street near Heil Avenue, on the right.)

Marker installed: 1976

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.