We have answers Though the Hollywood sign is not currently lighted at night, that hasn’t always been the case. (Hollywood Sign Trust and HollywoodPhotographs.com) ...

The Hollywood Sign is seen with smoke from multiple wildfires on January 08, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) No, the Hollywood Sign did not burn down ...

A representative for Garcetti declined comment to the paper. The sign was lighted when it was first erected in 1923. It had 4,000 lights, making it easily visible at night.

At the time, the sign was even illuminated at night — a touch of glamor that has since disappeared. “They actually used to have lights on the Hollywood sign, believe it or not,” Soffer said.

Social media users have been sharing fake images of the Hollywood sign burning as deadly wildfires raged across Los Angeles, but the famous landmark was not impacted, according to witnesses.

On Wednesday night around 6 p.m., a new fire, the Sunset fire, broke out near popular hiking destination Runyon Canyon in the Hollywood Hills, prompting an evacuation order for Hollywood ...

The Sunset Fire, which started Wednesday night in the Hollywood Hills, was on the other side of the 101 Freeway and a significant distance from the sign.

Dedicated on July 13, 1923, the Hollywood sign in California is now known around the world. The structure wasn't initially meant to last more than two years. Now, 100 years later, neither Los ...