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The sign is also shown getting damaged or destroyed from the events of a particular scene; period pieces may show just the "LAND" portion of the original sign being destroyed. It is an example of national landmarks being destroyed, a common feature seen in many disaster movies to increase the drama and tension.
Aug 10, 2018 · The Hollywood Sign's been through some stuff — including being completely torn down and replaced, leaving L.A. without a sign for three months.
Jul 13, 2023 · Learn how the Hollywood sign started as an advertisement for a real estate development, became a symbol of the film industry and a cultural icon, and survived various challenges and changes over 100 years.
Though a big refurbishment like the iconic sign just underwent is born of necessity thanks to years of beating by the elements, once upon a time not so very long ago in Hollywood history the...
Nov 6, 2018 · Erected for $21,000 in 1923, the Hollywood Sign was originally designed to lure city-dwellers out to a new housing development at the end of Beachwood Canyon. The "Holly Tract" offered lots...
Jul 15, 2013 · The sign has been destroyed in several movies. The Hollywood sign has appeared in dozens of movies, from Gangster Squad (2013), Argo (2012) and Friends with Benefits (2011) to older flicks like...
Dec 7, 2023 · The Hollywood sign has just turned 100 and in that century it has undergone change, renewal and vandalism.
