Ferryboat "Berkeley"

Historical marker location:

1492 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, California

( Marker is at the intersection of North Harbor Drive and West Ash Street on North Harbor Drive.)

Marker installed: 2000

[Maritime Museum of San Diego].

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.