Historical Marker
Savage Seas
Historical marker location:
210 Pigeon Point Road, Pescadero, California
( Marker can be reached from Pidgeon Point Road west of Cabrillo Highway (California Route 1).)
A Workhorse of the Pacific Comes to Grief.
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.