Old Tehama County Jail

Historical marker location:

198 3rd Street, Tehama, California

( Marker is on 3rd Street near C Street, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2001

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.