The document provides details and trivia about several famous Hollywood landmarks that attract tourists. It discusses the history of the Hollywood Sign, originally called Hollywoodland, and how it became the iconic sign it is known as today. It also describes the Capitol Records building, known for its distinctive design and lighted spire that spells out "Hollywood" in Morse code. Additionally, it mentions the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel where the first Academy Awards were held, the Hollywood Walk of Fame featuring over 2,500 stars, and the TCL Chinese Theatre known for its celebrity hand and footprints.

1. FAMOUS
LANDMARK TRIVIA

2. The Hollywood Sign is one of the most
famous signs in the world. With its
popularity, Los Angeles, California
became a staple for traveling movie
buffs and tourists, drawing a
whopping $14,000,000,000 revenue
per year .
But it is not just the popular landmark
that compels people from coming to
Tinseltown. Along with the Hollywood’s
iconic sign, here are other Hollywood
landmarks, with a side of trivia that
you should know.

3. The Hollywood Sign
Built in 1923, the HOLLYWOOD sign was
originally spelled out as
HOLLYWOODLAND, and was intended as
a business signage to advertise Harry
Chandler’s real estate. It was onlty until
1949 when the Hollywood’s Chamber Of
Commerce dropped the last four letters, L-
A-N-D.

4. Known to be “The house
that Nat built”, Capitol
Records has a total height
of 67 meters (220 ft), and
only has 13 floors in
accordance to the height
limit of buildings during the
time it was built.
The pinnacle’s rhythmic light is actually a
Morse code, which spells out the word,
“HOLLYWOOD”.
CAPITOL RECORDS

5. HOLLYWOOD ROOSEVELT HOTEL
The first Academy Awards was
held at the hotel’s Blossom
Ballroom on May 16, 1929. Janet
Gaynor hailed as Best Actress,
Emil Jannings for Best Actor, the
movie, Wings for Best Picture
and Charlie Chaplin as the
night’s Honorary Awards for
versatility and genius for the
movie, The Circus.

6. The Hollywood Walk of Fame
With over 2,500 stars,
the Hollywood walk of
Fame runs a distance
of 2.1 km. (1.3 miles) along
Hollywood Blvd., from
North Goyer St. to
North La Brea Avenue.
Charlie Chaplin was one
of the first honoree to
be selected, but his star
was installed 16 years
after the selection has
been made.

7. AKA Grauman Chinese
Theatre is widely
known for its
spectacular “Imprint
Ceremony”. The first
actor/actress ever to
put his/her impression
was Nora Talmadge on
May 18, 2927, while
most recent was
Melissa McCarthy on
July 2, 2014.
TCL CHINESE THEATRE

8. REFERENCESFOOTNOTES &
http://westhollywood.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/tourists-bring-750-million-
into-city-each-year
Other references and photo courtesy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywoodhttp://www.tclchinesetheatres.com/history/
http://www.hollywoodsign.org/
http://www.walkoffame.com/pages/history#
http://www.today.com/travel
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