Last week I did a small video shoot up in the hills near the Hollywood sign. It was an interview for Environment California, and we wanted a nice view of the trees and hills. While it's illegal to hike to the sign, you can get fairly close, and there's a nice view from the top.
Some interesting facts about the sign, compliments of wikipedia -
- Originally constructed in 1923 out of wood, it was so badly deteriorated by 1978 that all the letters were replaced with white-painted steel; at that time, each letter cost $27,777 to replace, which was half the amount of an average-priced house.
- Nine people donated money for the restoration, with each person being connected to a letter. Gene Autry is the second L, Hugh Hefner is the Y, Andy Williams is the W, Alice Cooper (in memory of Groucho Marx) is the third O.
-The original sign was put up for sale on eBay in 2005 (although I don't know what it sold for)
- A motion sensor and closed circuit cameras were installed in 2000, and notifies the police of any movement within 50 yards
- The shape of the hills give it its wavy appearance, but when observed at a comparable altitude, the letters appear straight-across
1 comment:
Hard to believe there is such a pristine view in the middle of 10 million people! Beautiful.
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