What kind of person, particularly someone who loves L.A., says no if they get an invitation to visit the Hollywood sign? I mean, come on, this is a monument that’s seen by millions from a distance, but only a few get to actually visit and touch. I got the opportunity so I could profile current on-going work to repaint the sign. The project is the biggest renovation of the landmark in more than three decades and it comes right before the sign’s 90th anniversary in 2013.
In the audio file you’ll hear the report. I talk to some of the very talented crew of workers who are repainting every square inch of each 45-foot tall letters spelling ”Hollywood.”
Here are some pictures from the sign.
The sign that now exists dates back to the 1970s, when an older wooden version of the sign was torn down and replaced with metal letters. While the sign was being replaced, there was no Hollywood sign in L.A. for three months.
The Hollywood Sign was first built in 1923 to promote a local real estate development. It first spelled out “Hollywoodland” and was illuminated by 4,000 20-watt bulbs
The workers involved in the repainting of the signs are veterans of other industrial projects, but none of them have done anything like this before.
There are no creature comforts for the paint crew working on the sign. Ladders and other equipment have to be put on narrow strips of level ground around the sign.
The sign is 450 feet long, with each letter four stories tall. Together, the letters weigh 480,000 pounds.
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Wouldn't a taller ladder be useful in for that in combination with the safety lines? I mean, it will at least make clambering up to those cross beams a little easier.
wow such a huge work, but restoring this landmark sure made it worth it
just nine white letters spelling out a city’s name; it’s one of the world’s most evocative symbols we call H-O-L-L-Y-W-O-O-D. http://www.buminsurance.com/
Thats a symbol of love and joy