Hollywoodland File

: It was built as a temporary, $21,000 advertisement for a new upscale housing development in Beachwood Canyon.

The iconic Hollywood Sign originally read "HOLLYWOODLAND" when it was erected in 1923. Hollywoodland

"Hollywoodland" can refer to several different entities, most notably a 2006 mystery film, a historic Los Angeles neighborhood, and the original version of the world-famous Hollywood Sign. 1. : It was built as a temporary, $21,000

: In 1949, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce removed the "LAND" portion to reflect the district as the center of the film industry rather than just a housing development. 3. The Hollywoodland Neighborhood Louis Simo (Adrien Brody)

: A fictional private investigator, Louis Simo (Adrien Brody), is hired to look into Reeves' (Ben Affleck) 1959 death, which police ruled a suicide. Simo uncovers a tangled web involving Reeves' affair with Toni Mannix (Diane Lane), the wife of MGM studio "fixer" Eddie Mannix (Bob Hoskins).

: The original letters were 50 feet tall and studded with roughly 4,000 light bulbs that flashed "HOLLY," "WOOD," and "LAND" in sequence.