The Hollywood Sign was never built for the movies. In 1923 it went up on a Los Angeles hillside spelling HOLLYWOODLAND — thirteen letters, fifty feet tall, lit by four thousand bulbs. It was an ad for houses, meant to last only eighteen months. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/shorts/qbB6gqMkiPA — Read the full story: https://factsversedaily.blogspot.com/2026/11/hollywood-sign-wasnt-built-for-movies.html