![]() ![]() ”I’ve seen pictures where you could see a few of them, but it would be amazing to see all of them together,” says Kikkert on a recent phone call.Īrriving in bookstores on August 15 from Angel City Press, “Hollywood Signs” is a history of the neighborhood told through the bold advertisements, neon letters and quirky, innovative design that left their mark on Los Angeles, if only temporarily. Related : Sign up for our free Book Pages newsletter about bestsellers, authors and more ![]() While the sign for Whitley Heights came first – it was a newsworthy event when it was lit up in 1920 – there were others for Outpost Estates, Vinecrest, Brynn Mawr and Tryon Ridge. In “Hollywood Signs: The Golden Age, Glittering Graphics and Glowing Neon,” author and designer Kathy Kikkert pays tribute to the other Hollywood signs, which also rose from the hillside, large and high enough to be seen from Wilshire Boulevard. You might know that Los Angeles’ most famous sign once read “Hollywoodland.”īut did you know that it wasn’t the first, nor only, sign designed to attract Angelenos to the Hollywood Hills? ![]()
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