SubjectsFascinating FactsFactsIP FactoidsPlace-Facts The famous Hollywood sign in Los Angeles originally read ‘Hollywoodland’. By IP Factly - Nov 3, 2016 0 3 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Image credit: Thomas Wolf/CC BY-SA 3.0 DE Image credit: Thomas Wolf/CC BY-SA 3.0 DE It was part of a real estate marketing campaign. Only in 1949 was the sign changed to Hollywood as it is today.