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Newest Review: ... from the airport to be able to see the sign in the distance. I visited Hollywood at the beginning of this month, staying on Hollywood Boulevard itself, and the Hollywood sign was something that I became increasingly familiar with. The Hollywood sign is made up of nine 50 foot tall letters, that are coloured white and arranged in an abstract snake like way. Apparently it used to be possible to get right up close to the letters, but this is now not possible due to security reasons. You can get to the rear of the letters by hiking up a hill trail, or you can get fairly close in terms of seeing distance by visiting an observatory in the holly... more

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Hollywood Sign: One of the most famous things in the world. (393 words)
by - written on 18/09/09 (Very useful, 41 readings)
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The Hollywood Sign is a universally famous landmark situated in the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles, California. The sign overlooks the city of Hollywood, the show business capital of the world, home to countless movie studios, record labels and live television shows and also to a whole book of famous celebrities. You can see it from the plane as you fly in to LA, and you can also see it from a good distance away from Hollywood, it does not take much driving from the airport to be able to see the sign in the distance. I visited Hollywood at the beginning of this month, staying on Hollywood Boulevard itself, and the Hollywood sign was something that I became increasingly ... Read the complete review

Sign to fall down? (226 words)
by - written on 26/03/01 (Useful, 55 readings)
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With all of the publicity of the Oscars going on at the moment, I thought I should bring you news of the plight surrounding the famous Hollywood sign. It sits atop a hillside in the vicinity of one of the richest and most famous film studio areas in the world, Hollywood, California. It was built 78 years ago in 1923 by the Hollywoodland Real Estate Group and was intended to last for only a year and a half yet its still there after all of this time. The huge White letters spelling HOLLYWOOD span 450 feet across the hillside and stand 50 feet tall. It fell into total disrepair and in 1973 was taken onboard by the Hollywood Sign trust who ... Read the complete review

Hollywood Sign: Could you ever reached Hollywood? (173 words)
by - written on 07/07/00 (Useful, 167 readings)
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Most people on earth has heard of Hollywood. I believe the number of people who has seen the big 'Hollywood' sign (from magazine, tv, movies, newpaper etc) is not much less than that. But how many people has come close to the 9 giant letters put on the high mountain? I don't know but we tried to drive up the mountain to reach the sign. We spent the whole morning wondering our way on the winding and slanting road, with the helps from people living nearby. Possibly because of our bad communication skill, we thought we could reached very closely to the sign from what they said. Another trouble is many of them pointed us to different directions. ... Read the complete review