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This Los Angeles hillside sign originally spelled HOLLYWOODLAND to advertise housing.

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The sign was erected in 1923. Source: Hollywood Sign ↗

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    Griffith Observatory

    The building contains a planetarium.

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    The institution is commonly abbreviated LACMA.

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