Hollywood sign unveiled after major makeover
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A man is dwarfed walking past the iconic Hollywood sign in Los Angeles on Oct 2, 2012 in California. A team of mules and tractors were used to install the 15m tall letters on the hillside overlooking Los Angeles when the original sign, which read "Hollywoodland", was installed in 1923, remaining named as such until 1949 when the then-deteriorating sign faced its first makeover. The refurbished Hollywood sign was presented in all its freshly painted glory on Tuesday after its biggest makeover in 35 years, in time for 90th birthday celebrations next year. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Workers use window-cleaner style platforms as they strip down the 15m tall letters, power washing the corrugated iron and apply nearly 400 gallons (1,362 litres) of fresh paint while restoring the Hollywood sign on Oct 26,2012 in Hollywood, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Workers use window-cleaner style platforms as they strip down the 15m tall letters, power washing the corrugated iron and apply nearly 400 gallons (1,362 litres) of fresh paint while restoring the Hollywood sign on Oct 26,2012 in Hollywood, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Workers use window-cleaner style platforms as they strip down the 15m tall letters, power washing the corrugated iron and apply nearly 400 gallons (1,362 litres) of fresh paint while restoring the Hollywood sign on Oct 26,2012 in Hollywood, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Workers use window-cleaner style platforms as they strip down the 15m tall letters, power washing the corrugated iron and apply nearly 400 gallons (1,362 litres) of fresh paint while restoring the Hollywood sign on Oct 26,2012 in Hollywood, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Workers use window-cleaner style platforms as they strip down the 15m tall letters, power washing the corrugated iron and apply nearly 400 gallons (1,362 litres) of fresh paint while restoring the Hollywood sign on Oct 26,2012 in Hollywood, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Workers use window-cleaner style platforms as they strip down the 15m tall letters, power washing the corrugated iron and apply nearly 400 gallons (1,362 litres) of fresh paint while restoring the Hollywood sign on Oct 26,2012 in Hollywood, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Workers use window-cleaner style platforms as they strip down the 15m tall letters, power washing the corrugated iron and apply nearly 400 gallons (1,362 litres) of fresh paint while restoring the Hollywood sign on Oct 26,2012 in Hollywood, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Workers use window-cleaner style platforms as they strip down the 15m tall letters, power washing the corrugated iron and apply nearly 400 gallons (1,362 litres) of fresh paint while restoring the Hollywood sign on Oct 26,2012 in Hollywood, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
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The Hollywood sign, there's nothing like it in the world." "It puts a bright face on the icon of the southern California lifestyle," added Mr Chris Baumgart, chairman of the non-profit Hollywood Sign Trust that manages the icon, at a press conference staged below the landmark. -- PHOTO: AFP
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The Hollywood sign, there's nothing like it in the world." "It puts a bright face on the icon of the southern California lifestyle," added Mr Chris Baumgart, chairman of the non-profit Hollywood Sign Trust that manages the icon, at a press conference staged below the landmark. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Workers use window-cleaner style platforms as they strip down the 15m tall letters, power washing the corrugated iron and apply nearly 400 gallons (1,362 litres) of fresh paint while restoring the Hollywood sign on Oct 26,2012 in Hollywood, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
A man is dwarfed walking past the iconic Hollywood sign in Los Angeles on Oct 2, 2012 in California. A team of mules and tractors were used to install the 15m tall letters on the hillside overlooking Los Angeles when the original sign, which read "Hollywoodland", was installed in 1923, remaining named as such until 1949 when the then-deteriorating sign faced its first makeover. The refurbished Hollywood sign was presented in all its freshly painted glory on Tuesday after its biggest makeover in 35 years, in time for 90th birthday celebrations next year. -- PHOTO: AFP
Workers use window-cleaner style platforms as they strip down the 15m tall letters, power washing the corrugated iron and apply nearly 400 gallons (1,362 litres) of fresh paint while restoring the Hollywood sign on Oct 26,2012 in Hollywood, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
Workers use window-cleaner style platforms as they strip down the 15m tall letters, power washing the corrugated iron and apply nearly 400 gallons (1,362 litres) of fresh paint while restoring the Hollywood sign on Oct 26,2012 in Hollywood, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
Workers use window-cleaner style platforms as they strip down the 15m tall letters, power washing the corrugated iron and apply nearly 400 gallons (1,362 litres) of fresh paint while restoring the Hollywood sign on Oct 26,2012 in Hollywood, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
Workers use window-cleaner style platforms as they strip down the 15m tall letters, power washing the corrugated iron and apply nearly 400 gallons (1,362 litres) of fresh paint while restoring the Hollywood sign on Oct 26,2012 in Hollywood, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
Workers use window-cleaner style platforms as they strip down the 15m tall letters, power washing the corrugated iron and apply nearly 400 gallons (1,362 litres) of fresh paint while restoring the Hollywood sign on Oct 26,2012 in Hollywood, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
Workers use window-cleaner style platforms as they strip down the 15m tall letters, power washing the corrugated iron and apply nearly 400 gallons (1,362 litres) of fresh paint while restoring the Hollywood sign on Oct 26,2012 in Hollywood, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
Workers use window-cleaner style platforms as they strip down the 15m tall letters, power washing the corrugated iron and apply nearly 400 gallons (1,362 litres) of fresh paint while restoring the Hollywood sign on Oct 26,2012 in Hollywood, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
Workers use window-cleaner style platforms as they strip down the 15m tall letters, power washing the corrugated iron and apply nearly 400 gallons (1,362 litres) of fresh paint while restoring the Hollywood sign on Oct 26,2012 in Hollywood, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
The Hollywood sign, there's nothing like it in the world." "It puts a bright face on the icon of the southern California lifestyle," added Mr Chris Baumgart, chairman of the non-profit Hollywood Sign Trust that manages the icon, at a press conference staged below the landmark. -- PHOTO: AFP
The Hollywood sign, there's nothing like it in the world." "It puts a bright face on the icon of the southern California lifestyle," added Mr Chris Baumgart, chairman of the non-profit Hollywood Sign Trust that manages the icon, at a press conference staged below the landmark. -- PHOTO: AFP
Workers use window-cleaner style platforms as they strip down the 15m tall letters, power washing the corrugated iron and apply nearly 400 gallons (1,362 litres) of fresh paint while restoring the Hollywood sign on Oct 26,2012 in Hollywood, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The refurbished Hollywood sign was presented in all its freshly painted glory on Tuesday after its biggest makeover in 35 years, in time for 90th birthday celebrations next year.
Some 360 gallons (1,362 litres) of fresh bright white paint was applied over the last two months to the Tinseltown icon, which sits atop Mount Lee in the Hollywood Hills north of Los Angeles.
"It's our Statue of Liberty, it's our Golden Gate... but it's more than that it's Hollywood, which is hope," said Mr Tom LaBonge, LA city council member for Hollywood.
"The Hollywood sign, there's nothing like it in the world." "It puts a bright face on the icon of the southern California lifestyle," added Mr Chris Baumgart, chairman of the non-profit Hollywood Sign Trust that manages the icon, at a press conference staged below the landmark.
