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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: The Hollywood Sign Was A Big Ad That Turned Into a Landmark
Description: 100 years ago today, a land developer in southern California spent $21,000 on a sign to advertise a new housing project. The HOLLYWOOD sign has come a long way from that moment, but it hasn't always been easy. Plus: starting today at Iowa’s famous “world’s largest truck stop,” it’s the Wolcott Truckers Jamboree.
The Hollywood Sign Was Torn Down 40 Years Ago And Completely Replaced (LAist)
The many facelifts of the Hollywood sign (ABC 10)
Wolcott Truckers Jamboree
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