Tag: sign
A short history of the ‘Hollywood’ sign: Fourth in a SmartSign blog series on famous signs and their origins
Many know the famous Hollywood sign as one of the most historic landmarks in Los Angeles and a worldwide symbol of the entertainment industry. What most people don’t know is that it was actually originally built as a real-estate advertisement. The original sign read “Hollywooodland” and was created in 1923 to advertise the upscale real-estate […]
A short history of the ‘Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas’ sign: Second in a SmartSign blog series on famous signs and their origins
The ‘Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas’ sign is one of the most historic Las Vegas landmarks, built in 1959. The sign sits in the median at 5100 Las Vegas Boulevard South, which, interestingly enough, is outside of the city limits and in the town of Paradise. This is also considered to be the official Southern […]
U.K. experiencing a black market for lighted Uber signs
Need proof that people care about signs? There’s a black market in parts of the United Kingdom for small, lighted signs featuring the Uber logo. No, it’s not for people to post on their dorm room walls to display their support for the nouveau-taxi brand. Instead, the people buying these illicit signs are Uber drivers […]