Hugh Hefner has saved the Hollywood lettering
Hugh Hefner / © WENN.com
The founder of the Playboy magazine donated the necessary $ 900, 000 at the last minute to protect the famous landmark that graces the Hollywood Hollywood Hills from demolition. Although the individual letters belong to the city, the land should The local charity, The Trust for Public Land, has been diligently collecting donations to raise $ 12.5 million to buy back the land. The donation of the media mogul made that possible. About the so-called Hollywood Sign, which Hefner describes as "Hollywood's Eiffel Tower, " Playboy says, "My childhood dreams and fantasies come from the movies, the world that created Hollywood influenced my life so much that I could help now. Rescuing the Hollywood sign a second time makes this a special night, and we're celebrating it at the 'Iron Man 2' premiere! "California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said Hefner's donation had" secured the Hollywood worthy end. " everyone was "hoping for". If things had changed, the grounds would soon be decorated with luxury apartments. Among the donors were people from all 50 US states, ten international states, and celebrities such as Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. Despite the worldwide support, Hefner complained about the Californian residents because they would not really appreciate the landmark: "This city has never had a sense of its own past and never had good signs or signs for the streets where they have passed many internationally famous things." The lettering was originally on 13 Born in July 1923 to a brokerage firm called 'Hollywoodland' of telephone poles, scraps of cloth and wood in the Hollywood Hills to promote the purchase of land in this then barren and remote area. The letters of the lettering are about 15 meters high and together 137 meters long. In 1978, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, with the support of some celebrities for the 91st Birthday of the city on a new logo.
