Historical Marker
Command Center, Building 200
Historical marker location:
2600 Mayo Plaza, San Diego, California
( Marker can be reached from Mayo Plaza.)
San Diego Naval Training Center. Liberty Station.
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.