Diller-Chamberlain Gen. Store/American Hotel-American House/Sequoia Hotel/Bank of San Mateo County

Historical marker location:

1998 Broadway, Redwood City, California

( Marker is on Broadway near Main Street.)

Redwood City - Path of History.

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.