Historical Marker

Cairns Corner Olive Trees

Historical marker location:
Lindsay, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Tulare Lindsay Highway and Cairns Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Tulare Lindsay Highway.)
Marker installed: 2003

First Commercial Planting of Olive Trees in Tulare County.

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.