Happy 100th Birthday to another Hollywood legend, Musso & Frank Grill! The famous dining establishment has served actors, directors, writers, and of course tourists for longer than the Sign has been alive. Despite all the famous people who come here, the true celebrity is their martini.
Click here to hear a story about their 100th birthday.
The Griffith Observatory is making updates in the near future that will affect visitors and the traffic in the park. Please note the closure dates listed below:
VISITOR NOTICE FOR APRIL 22 – MAY 6
Griffith Observatory will be CLOSED for these two weeks to complete essential visitor access improvement projects.
VISITOR NOTICE FOR FEBRUARY 25 – MARCH 29
Vehicle access to/from Griffith Observatory will be via temporary two-way traffic on West Observatory Road, due to work on East Observatory Road. Expect congestion.
PLEASE NOTE: The hilltop roads (East and West Observatory Roads and the parking lot) will be closed the entire time of the building closure, April 22 – May 6. There will be no vehicles access to the Observatory grounds whatsoever. The normal DASH bus service will stop at the Greek Theatre. People may walk up, but it will be a small subset of the normal visitor base. And, on certain days, pedestrians will not be allowed access, due to the presence of a large crane and work that would not be safe for visitors. Western Canyon and Vermont will be open on most days. However, on selected days those roads will be closed for work at those intersections. Rec and Parks will post special notices.
For more information, click here.
Please be aware of road closures happening to and from the Griffith Observatory:
VISITOR NOTICE FOR FEBRUARY 25 – MARCH 29
Vehicle access to/from Griffith Observatory will be via temporary two-way traffic on West Observatory Road, due to work on East Observatory Road. Expect congestion.
While it’s the rainy season in Los Angeles, please be aware of the weather when making hiking plans. Even if it might not be raining at this exact moment, heavy rains in the recent past might mean washed out trails, muddy paths, and fogged out views.
Interested in learning more about the Hollywood Sign. Check out our resident historian Leo Braudy’s book “The Hollywood Sign: Fantasy and Reality of an American Icon (Icons of America)” Click here to purchase.
Councilmember Ryu announced increased enforcement by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and Department of Recreation and Parks Park Rangers around the Hollywood Sign during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday. Click here for more information.
The Hollywood Sign Trust has put out an extended new and improved history PDF of the Hollywood Sign. Click here to download the document.
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a report out of the Arts, Entertainment Parks & Rivers committee on 19 strategies proposed by Dixon Resources Unlimited to improve safety, access & mobility around the Hollywood Sign and Griffith Park. The approval today allows City Departments to study the feasibility on various safety, traffic and park access improvements around the iconic Sign.
Read the press release here.
The City’s Arts, Entertainment, Parks & Rivers Committee unanimously approved strategies to improve safety, traffic and mobility around the Hollywood Sign and Griffith Park. The report was spearheaded by Council District 4 and began as a study by Dixon Resources Unlimited, commissioned by CD4. According to the press release, the approved report includes instructions for various City departments to initiate safety improvements for Hollywood Sign viewing and Griffith Park access points. It also instructs departments to establish rideshare pick-up and drop-off zones, begin an environmental review of an electric shuttle bus route and conduct a feasibility study of an aerial tram to the Hollywood Sign. The report and instructions now go to City Council for a full vote.
You can read the Los Feliz Ledger coverage here.
The Hollywood Reporter did a story about the moment in history when Hugh Hefner stepped up and raised the funds to keep the Hollywood Sign.
Click here for the article.
