Historical Marker
Ideal Laundry
Historical marker location:
665 North 6th Street, San Jose, California
( Marker is on North 6th Street south of East Taylor Street, on the right when traveling south.)
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.