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HOLLYWOODLAND

• Place to buy new houses
• The sign originally said Hollywoodland, but in 1949 land was taken off
• 4,000 lightbulbs and costed $21,000

MOVIES IN 1920

• In Mid 1920's there was around 800 movies
• Silent with live band as background
• Black and white
• Top five studios- Warner Brother Pictures, Paramount, RKO, Metro Golden Meyer, 20th Century Fox

THE CENTER

• California offers many different scenery
• Large population of people and businesses
• It is always sunny, so it was perfect for shooting movies

STARS AND MOVIES

• Gary Cooper in " The Winning of Barbara Worth"
• Charlie Chaplin in " The Kid"(1921), "The Gold Rush"(1925)
• John Barrymore in a movie " Don Juan" (1926)

ADVANCEMENTS

• Improved image of Hollwoodland community
• Talking movies
• The Jazz Singer in 1927 was the first talking movie

FAST FACTS

• The sign had a caretaker
• The sign was meant for 18 months
• Sign was hit by a car

WEBSITES

• http://ths1.ttsd.k12.or.us/cs/studentwork08/rebe_hubbweb/1920.html
• http://1920s-entertainment.weebly.com/radiomovie-theaters.html
• http://roaring20scbohstedt.weebly.com/actors-of-the-1920s.html
• signs.com