Petre Ranch House

Historical marker location:

210 W 7th St, Oxnard, California

( Marker is on 7th Street west of A Street, on the left when traveling west.)

Heritage Square.

architecture houses residential buildings

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.