{"id":39415,"date":"2023-11-05T23:42:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T23:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/?p=1619243"},"modified":"2023-11-05T23:42:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T23:42:44","slug":"is-the-hollywood-sign-lit-up-at-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/05\/is-the-hollywood-sign-lit-up-at-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Hollywood sign lit up at night?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Instantly recognizable, cheaper than it looks, and not as bright as you imagined, the Hollywood<\/a><\/strong> sign is a totem to the very concept of celebrity.<\/p>\n

Today we started wondering about the state of illumination of the famous marquee on the anniversary<\/a> of its birth.<\/p>\n

And the answer is no, it doesn\u2019t light up. Isn\u2019t that wild? Considering the amount of effort that goes into maintaining those nine iconic letters, you\u2019d think that the folks responsible would want to keep it as visible as possible. But despite the fact that the sign has lit up in the past, and innumerable pop culture depictions showing it that way, the decision has been made, time and again, to leave it unilluminated.<\/p>\n

The story goes back to 1923, when the sign \u2014 then reading \u201cHollywoodland\u201d \u2014 was erected to advertise an upscale housing community. Flashing lights were added around the periphery of the letters, making the whole thing look appropriately like a marquee. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce took responsibility for the sign after the land that it occupied was donated to the state of California in 1944, agreeing to front the cost of repairs and maintenance in 1949. That\u2019s when the \u201cland\u201d portion was removed, either as a way to cut down on the price of upkeep, or due to the third act of The Rocketeer<\/a> <\/em>happening \u2013 depending on who you ask.<\/p>\n

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