Despite males dominating lead roles in Hollywood, we have a woman to thank for the vital beginnings of what we now know as the City of Hollywood. Nearly 38 years prior to the Hollywood Sign adorning Mount Lee, the rumblings of Hollywood began brewing. Daeida Hartell married Harvey Henderson Wilcox,...

Most people don’t know the sign was originally constructed in 1923 as a publicity gimmick to help generate sales for a real estate development called HOLLYWOODLAND.