The Hollywood sign turns 100

Egypt has its pyramids, Paris has its Eiffel Tower, and Los Angeles has the Hollywood sign, one of the most recognizable monuments in the world. Correspondent Luke Burbank explores the history of the sign, which marks its centennial this December, and takes a climb down to the base of the 45-foot-tall letters that have spelled glamour, success and heartbreak for generations.
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[paladintrueknight]

Such a simple thing, but it's become iconic.

[ChosenOne]

I live in Silverlake, Los Angeles, we can see the Hollywood sign from our backyard. Our home was built in 1923. Everything was built at the same time.

[chrisfinch]

Hooray for Hollywood’s 100th birthday of the sign!

[abigailalexis]

One of the donation of fixing the Hollywood sign was made in honor of groucho marx

[StevenTorrey]

It is a nice hike from the Griffith Observatory to the sign and back.

[douglaskerr]

I lived on Beachwood Dr in the early eighties... hiked up to that sign and loved the views. I could also see it from my bedroom window. I loved my Hollywood days!

[linguaphile]

Saw this for the first time in January of this year, from the Griffith Observatory. So cool to see these iconic symbols of Hollywood!

[jojopuppyfish]

2:05 Thank you for positing that photo. That is a photo of the rock band Fleetwood Mac before Buckingham and Nicks joined the band. The guy in the red shirt is Bob Welch who wrote the classic Hyptonized. All the music before Buckingham and Nicks of FM is well worth checking out.

[djdollase]

I used to live in West Hollywood in the early 90’s. A friend or two and I used to go running around the reservoir below the sign. One day I discovered one could run/hike up the side of the hills and on a narrow path that crested the top of them. The views were amazing on clear days: the LA basin on one side and the SF Valley on the other. Right next to this was the big sign and one could run over to it then (no big chain link fence like now) and climb up on it if one wanted to. I remember the back of the letters were covered in graffiti and kinda ratty up close.

[mlthewi]

Ha ha! Great one, CBS: BURBANK on HOLLYWOOD! So fun!

[janetbeebe]

I went horseback riding right underneath the Hollywood sign, and I lived right below it.

[darwinqpenaflorida]

In popular culture, Hollywood sign has seen in video games by Rockstar Games

1.GTA San Andreas
2.GTA V
3.LA Noire

[blairjr]

As a Hollywood resident for nearly 20 years now I can’t explain the magic and hope that little sign on the hill gives to our city and all who come to see it. It’s a symbol of possibility. You forget it’s there until you look up and see it occasionally and remember wow I live in Hollywood.

[jojopuppyfish]

The amazing thing about the sign is when you get up close to it and realize how big it is.

[twicket]

My first trip before moving to Hollywood my best friend and I climbed up from Sunset Blvd starting at the guitar center. A couple of young metal heads walking all the way to touch those letters clad in leather jackets on a hot June day. It is a steep climb although coming down was more sketchy. The symbolism that sign gives to the dreams brilliant

[tom_reagan]

My family and I hiked up to the sign about 10 years ago. It’s an easy hike! That was my first time. Got some great pics. My movie-buff kids are so spoiled.

[tonyledesma]

Was up and early this a.m. to hike near the sign. It's amazing

[garycarpenter]

Hooray for Hollywood... that song is iconic and sung by Bing Crosby and it used to say Land on the end but it's got a legendary story about a death back in the early days of the movies 🎥

[aaronwilson]

The HOLLYWOOD sign is the heirloom that for the last 100 years has been a reliable foundation, for Los Angeles teaching generations of Californians harmony, patience, balance, and luck... passed down generation after generation...
I guess that makes the HOLLYWOOD sign, Los Angeles's official "Bonsai Tree."

[DCGuy]

It's crazy to see the old video of old downtown Hollywood. Looks like was a beautiful city at one point.