Part 2: A History of the Hollywood Sign, 1923-2009

This video was commissioned by the Art Institute of California-Hollywood as part of its new North Hollywood headquarters' inaugural show, "Hollywood Sign." It accompanies Ted VanCleave's series of photographs and will run through the end of 2009.
Taken from "Under the Hollywood Sign," (1 hr, 11 minutes) copyright 2009 Hope Anderson Productions, all rights reserved.

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• NoHo Arts District
• Hope Anderson
• Ted VanCleave

[hunter4hire]

I heard the're gonna take it down this year in order to build houses up there.

Sad...

[underthesign1]

@hunter4hire No, that issue was resolved last year when the land under it was purchased from the developers using private funds, the last $900,000 donated by Hugh Hefner. The tract is forever protected from development, and the Sign already belongs to the City of Los Angeles. You can read more about it on my blog of the same name at wordpress

[23darvin]

@hunter4hire no i heard that there going to tear it down then re-build it and the side of the hotel its going to spell hollywood so the hollywood sign might be a hotel for the rich

[underthesign1]

@23darvin It's not true--you're referring to a fantasy design article about the Sign. Not only is the Sign on parkland protected from development, but the ledge it occupies is less than 20 feet wide--not big enough to put any kind of building!

[WhiteFlowerLei76]

It would be amazing if people in Hollywood would pay to have the sign remade with lights and make it look very classy and expensive. It very simple now, but they can do a lot with the sign now to make it look incredible.

[underthesign1]

@WhiteFlowerLei76 It would be beautiful but it's never going to happen because it would draw even more people to the Sign at night, causing accidents on the narrow, winding streets that lead up to it. As it is, the Sign is a magnet that causes gridlock in a residential area whose streets simply can't take the traffic.

[louise1091]

its my dream to see the sign in person!

[Broomehall]

My first time to America in 1982 i climbed up like thousands of others no doubt and scatched my initials in the back of the O, that was an important moment for me, as a child i had grown up watching the movies and i felt i had done something not many others had (not true of course) "HOLLYWOOD" how could you not be seduced..........

[LworkRez]

SEEN TAGGED THAT BADBOY

[hunter4hire]

@underthesign1 Thanks for the heads up, I'm always the last person to know anything, lol.

[someonewithballs]

@TheHEAVYMETALHEAD FUCK YEAH!

[TheHEAVYMETALHEAD]

Great Doc!!!!