Source: Good News Network
95 years ago today, the HOLLYWOOD Sign was officially dedicated in Los Angeles. At 44-feet-tall (13.4 m)the sign was originally created in 1923 as an advertisement for a local real estate development, but became part of the local culture and was kept in place. The sign is protected and was renovated by the nonprofit Hollywood Sign Trust, while its site is amidst the wilderness of Griffith Park.
This week Warner Bros. announced that it would pay for a skyway tram to carry tourists up to the iconic sign hoping that it would “reduce street congestion, improve safety, and ease neighborhood frustrations,” which have worsened especially since the advent of Uber. (1923)If approved, the six-minute ride would extend more than a mile (1.6 km) from the studio’s site in Burbank up to a visitor center near the sign in the Hollywood Hills. Under the proposal, the studio would share ticketing revenue with the city to support park activities. – Photo by…
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