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Mulholland Dam filling with water, Hollywood Hills, circa 1924
The Mulholland Dam (named after William Mulholland, who designed the Los Angeles Aqueduct) holds the Hollywood Reservoir in place up in the Hollywood Hills. Construction began in 1923 and this photo shows it still being worked on, but I’m guessing … Continue reading
Three cars are parked outside the sales office in the early days of the Hollywoodland development in the Hollywood Hills, circa 1924
In this photo, we can see three cars parked outside the sales office of the Hollywoodland housing development. The soon-to-be-world-famous Hollywoodland sign was illuminated for the first time on Saturday, December 8, 1923, so this photo probably was taken in … Continue reading
The newly constructed Hollywoodland sign overlooks Beachwood Canyon, Los Angeles, circa mid 1920s
In November and December 1923, the Hollywoodland sign was erected to advertise an upscale hillside housing development. (It was illuminated for the first time on December 8th, lighting up in sequence: Holly—wood—land, and then the whole name.) Given how new … Continue reading
A group from men from the Auto Club of Southern California inspect the land directly below the new Hollywoodland sign, 1924
In this photo we’re seeing a group of seven men from the Auto Club of Southern California’s Engineering Department beneath the then-new Hollywoodland sign. The sign went up in 1923 and this photo was taken in 1924. If we were … Continue reading
A lone motorist overlooks a relatively barren Laurel Canyon in Hollywood, 1913
In this photo from 1913, a lone motorist has driven to a spectacular lookout spot that give him a panoramic vista that takes in Lauren Canyon, the Hollywood hills, and the barely-developed San Fernando Valley in the distance. I guess … Continue reading
Aerial photograph of Beachwood Drive leading up to the Hollywoodland sign, 1924
In this spectacular aerial photograph, we can follow Beachwood Drive as it meanders up into the Hollywood hills until it terminates near the Hollywood sign. The reason why the sign is so bright and clear is because the sign went … Continue reading
The new Hollywoodland sign in the Hollywood Hills, circa 1925
The Hollywoodland sign up the top of the Hollywood Hills looks freshly made and freshly painted, which it would do as this photo was taken in around 1925, not long after when the sign went up in 1923. The Hollywoodland … Continue reading
Panoramic photograph looking north toward the Hollywood Hills where several large signs are visible, 1924
Although the Hollywoodland sign is the most famous and durable of the large signs erected in the Hollywood Hills, it wasn’t by any means the only one. In this 1924 photo looking across the northern end of Hollywood into the … Continue reading
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Looking along North Beachwood Drive toward the Hollywood sign, circa 1960
Beachwood Drive is one of the main roads into the Hollywood Hills and is a popular one for tourists as it sits directly beneath the Hollywood sign. This shot was taken at the intersection of Beachwood and Graciosa Drives in … Continue reading
Aerial view of Hollywoodland in the Hollywood hills, circa 1930
In this aerial view from around 1930, we’re treated to a rare glimpse of what the Hollywoodland development looked like during its first decade. The famous sign (which we can see in the background) went up in 1923 to help … Continue reading
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