Historical Marker
Aleck Blue
Historical marker location:
Galt, California
( Marker is on Arno Road, ΒΌ mile east of California Highway 99, on the left when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 2013
1839 - 1934.
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.