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Open Image ModalThe sign is dedicated in 1923.
(02 of19)
Open Image ModalBuilding the \"O\" in 1923.\n\n
(03 of19)
Open Image ModalThe Hollywood Sign lies in disrepair.
(04 of19)
Open Image ModalAn epic prank from 1973. (credit:http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=91295773643&set=pb.91263718643.-2207520000.1354664763&type=3&src=http%3A%2F%2Fsphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-ash4%2F4835_91295773643_29377_n.jpg&size=604%2C404)
(05 of19)
Open Image Modal1973.
(06 of19)
Open Image ModalBefore the 1978 refurbishment.
Hugh Hefner(07 of19)
Open Image ModalHugh Hefner in 1978.
(08 of19)
Open Image ModalA \"Save The Sign\" campaign from 1978.\n\n
(09 of19)
Open Image ModalBefore the 2012 \"facelift.\"
(10 of19)
Open Image ModalPainting crews set up on the base of the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. The Hollywood sign, built in 1923, was an outdoor ad campaign for a suburban housing development called Hollywoodland. The sign has been painted twice since 1978 and is now in need of a complete overhaul, just in time to celebrate its 90th birthday. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) (credit:AP)
Media Day for the Hollywood Sign's Month-Long Makeover(11 of19)
Open Image ModalHOLLYWOOD - NOVEMBER 16: Painters with Bay Cal Commercial Painting work on the first \'L\' as the news media observes the repainting of the iconic Hollywood Sign November 16, 2005 in Hollywood, California. The 45-foot high letters of the famous sign, last painted in 1995, will receive a coat of primer and specially formulated paint called Hollywood White. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Media Day for the Hollywood Sign's Month-Long Makeover(12 of19)
Open Image ModalHOLLYWOOD - NOVEMBER 16: Painters with Bay Cal Commercial Painting work on the first \'L\' as the news media observes the repainting of the iconic Hollywood Sign November 16, 2005 in Hollywood, California. The 45-foot high letters of the famous sign, last painted in 1995, will receive a coat of primer and specially formulated paint called Hollywood White. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Hollywood Sign Begins Month-Long Makeover(13 of19)
Open Image ModalLOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 16: The Hollywood Sign is illuminated by the spotlight of a helicopter streaking past the sign at night on November 16, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. The historic landmark is undergoing a month-long makeover; erected in 1923 as a giant ad for a housing development and originally read \'Hollywoodland\', the sign with letters that are 45 feet tall and 36 feet wide was declared a Los Angeles Cultural Historical Monument in 1973. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Hollywood Sign(14 of19)
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Hollywood Sign(15 of19)
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Open Image ModalThe Space Shuttle Endeavour atop a modified 747 passes the Hollywood Sign as seen from Dodger Stadium, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, in Los Angeles, the last aerial hurrah before retiring to a Los Angeles museum. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalPainting crews set up on the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. The Hollywood sign, built in 1923, was an outdoor ad campaign for a suburban housing development called Hollywoodland. The sign has been painted twice since 1978 and is now in need of a complete overhaul, just in time to celebrate its 90th birthday. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) (credit:AP)
US-ENTERTAINMENT-HOLLYWOOD SIGN-MAKEOVER(18 of19)
Open Image ModalThe freshly painted Hollywood Sign is unveiled after a press conference to announce the famous landmark\'s major makeover, December 4, 2012 in Hollywood, California. Nearly 400 gallons of paint and primer were used to provide the iconic sign with it most extensive refurbishment in almost 35 years in advance of it\'s 90th birthday next year. AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
US-ENTERTAINMENT-HOLLYWOOD SIGN-MAKEOVER(19 of19)
Open Image ModalThe freshly painted Hollywood Sign is seen after a press conference to announce the completion of the famous landmark\'s major makeover, December 4, 2012 in Hollywood, California. Nearly 400 gallons of paint and primer were used to provide the iconic sign with it most extensive refurbishment in almost 35 years in advance of it\'s 90th birthday next year. AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)