Big Gap Flume

Historical marker location:

7595 Big Oak Flat Road, Groveland, California

( Marker can be reached from Big Oak Flat Road (State Highway 120), on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1975

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.