Lewiston Hotel

Historical marker location:

125 Deadwood Road, Lewiston, California

( Marker can be reached from Deadwood Road, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2003

1863.

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.