CREDIT: COURTESY OF WARNER BROTHERS If you’ve attempted to visit the iconic Hollywood Sign on Mount Lee, you’ll know that access points are limited. What starts as a fun hike down cinematic memory lane can result in parking headaches, few restrooms and limited drinkable water stations. High traffic in the...

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,...