who covered the famous hollywood sign on the hills over Los Angeles?”
telegraph.co.uk has more information: Hollywood sign covered up by protesters Conservationists in Los Angeles are covering up the Hollywood sign in protest at plans to develop the surrounding land. By Nick Allen in Los Angeles Published: 11:50PM GMT 11 Feb 2010 The iconic Hollywood sign was being covered with lettering which will make it read “Save The Peak.” A conservation group, the Trust For Public Lands, was given permission to change the sign as part of its campaign to save a nearby hilltop, Cahuenga Peak, from development. Trust spokesman Tim Ahern said the sign would be covered until Tuesday. The group has raised about half of the $12 million (£7.2 million) it needs to buy the peak, which has been put on the market by its Chicago-based owners. Conservationists fear the land, which was once owned by billionaire Howard Hughes, could be sold to developers who would build luxury homes on it. The world famous sign, which originally read “Hollywoodland,” was created in 1923. Read more
Los Angeles’ famous Hollywood sign will be covered up Thursday with a sign that reads “Save the Peak”, after a conservation group successfully bought the land it sits on to prevent a private development. The plans, intended as a surprise campaign by the group Trust For Public Lands, were revealed Monday in an LAPD community announcement email, the blog LAist.com reported Tuesday. “On February 11, 2010 the Hollywood sign will be covered up for an international campaign,” an e-mail read. “The sign will be covered until further notice. Do not be alarmed, the sign will remain in place and there will be no changes done to the sign.” The stunt was to celebrate the group’s success in saving Cahuenga Peak, one of the last pieces of open hill-top space in Los Angeles, from being turned into luxury villas. At 1,821 feet, the Peak sits nearly 150 feet above Mount Lee, where the Hollywood Sign rests, and offers a 360-degree view over the city to Catali
The iconic Hollywood sign was being covered with lettering which will make it read “Save The Peak.” A conservation group, the Trust For Public Lands, was given permission to change the sign as part of its campaign to save a nearby hilltop, Cahuenga Peak, from development. Trust spokesman Tim Ahern said the sign would be covered until Tuesday. The group has raised about half of the $12 million (£7.2 million) it needs to buy the peak, which has been put on the market by its Chicago-based owners. Conservationists fear the land, which was once owned by billionaire Howard Hughes, could be sold to developers who would build luxury homes on it. The world famous sign, which originally read “Hollywoodland,” was created in 1923.
