Hollywood Sign Turns 100–See Iconic Photos of Fleetwood Mac, Blondie at the Landmark
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The famous Hollywood sign is marking a major milestone!
The historical landmark has now been decorating Tinseltown for an entire century, as it rang in its 100th birthday on July 13, the same date it was first dedicated in 1923.
The sign, constructed atop the Hollywood Hills on Mount Lee, is perhaps one of the most recognizable landmarks in Los Angeles, serving as a visible representation of what dreams are made of in the entertainment industry.
To celebrate the sign's centennial, we're looking back at some iconic photos of stars posing with the sign, including Fleetwood Mac, who smiled for the camera back while visiting the sign back in 1974.
In one of the now-legendary photos, some of the band's members, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Bob Welch and Christine McVie, opened their arms to show off the giant sign behind them, as they stood on a nearby hill to get the ultimate vantage point.
A similar shot was taken of the rock band, Blondie, as lead vocalist Debbie Harry posed alongside bandmates Chris Stein, Clem Burke, James Destri and Nigel Harrison for a series of priceless pics back in 1977.
But the Hollywood sign didn't always look the way it does now, as it originally read "Hollywoodland," when it was first constructed back in the 1920s.
At the time, it was actually meant to serve as a real estate ad, lighting up in an attempt to lure investors and promote the real estate development called "Hollywoodland," according to Deadline.
But over the years, the sign would begin to deteriorate, prompting a restoration in the mid-1940s after the "H" fell over, History.com reports. In 1949, the "LAND" portion of the sign was removed by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
The sign was later completely replaced, as a result of deterioration again. In 1978, after three months of a sign-less Hollywood, a brand new sign was erected—and it's been standing tall ever since!
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