In the new book "Hollywood Signs: The Golden Age of Glittering Graphics and Glowing Neon," author and graphic designer Kathy Kikkert takes readers on a visual journey through Hollywood, celebrating the vintage and vibrant signs that have come and gone (and many that remain).
Hollywood Boulevard is one of the most famous streets in the world a universal symbol of glamour and fame. It attracts 10 million tourists a year. It’s the destination for dreamers hoping to “make it” in show business.
What’s in a street name? Hollywood Blvd is torn between its historic past and economic future MORE Hollywood Boulevard wasn’t always where you’d come to make it in show business. It used to be “where you would come after you had made it to enjoy the rest of your life surrounded by beautiful flowers and gardens and … be restored to health and sanity,” says journalist and local historian Hadley Meares. “(It’s) crazy to think you would be restored to health and sanity if you moved to Hollywood. Photo by Mike Schlitt.
Hollywood Boulevard is one of the most famous streets in the world a universal symbol of glamour and fame. It attracts 10 million tourists a year. It’s the destination for dreamers hoping to “make it” in show business.