Desert Training Center

Historical marker location:

Chiriaco Summit, California

( Marker can be reached from Chiriaco Road (Business Interstate 10) just north of Summit Road, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1989

California Arizona Maneuver Area.

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.