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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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Castillo del Lago with part of the Hollywoodland Sign visible behind it, 1926
The 20,000-square-foot, 32-room Castillo del Lago was built by oil baron Patrick Longden in Beachwood Canyon, in 1926. This photo was taken that same year with the then 3-year-old Hollywoodland sign in the background. As we can see from the … Continue reading
A couple of brave glamor girls stand in a steam shovel to publicize the Hollywoodland development, 1923
From the looks of it, the Hollywoodland sign is approaching completion, which would date this photo at 1923. So I’m guessing the fact that two girls are standing in the bucket of a steam shovel on the side of a … Continue reading
The view of the Hollywood sign from Deronda Drive in 1950, after the LAND part was removed
This clear and uninterrupted view of the Hollywood sign was taken at (what is now designated as) 3307 Deronda Drive way up in the Hollywoodland hills. The year was 1950, which means had the photo been taken a year before, … Continue reading
Looking past the Hollywoodland sign on the Hollywood Hills to Burbank in the San Fernando Valley, circa 1924
In this aerial shot of the Hollywoodland sign, we can see the farmland of Burbank in the San Fernando Valley on the north side of the Hollywood Hills. This was taken circa 1924, so the sign would only have been … Continue reading
Three men surveying the hills around the Hollywoodland sign, circa 1924
The Hollywoodland sign went up in late 1923, so I’m guessing this shot of the three men surveying the surrounding hills was taken in 1924. The sign looks fresh and the land completely undeveloped. If you look straight down from … Continue reading
Hollywoodland sign with dot, Hollywood hills with lone house, circa 1924
The Hollywoodland sign went up in November and December of 1923 and was illuminated for the first time on Saturday, December 8th. So going by the fact that there appears to be only one house in sight, I think we’re … Continue reading
Workers in front of the recently completed Hollywoodland sign, 1923
Given that there are a tractor and a horse in this shot, I’m assuming it was taken right after the Hollywoodland sign was completed at the end of 1923. So these are some of the workers who helped build the … Continue reading
View of the Hollywoodland sign with few homes in the foothills below, circa mid 1920s
This photo is dated circa mid 1920s, which means the Hollywoodland sign was only a year or two old when it was taken. It looks so clean and fresh, doesn’t it, and with so few houses built on the Hollywood … Continue reading