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06-06-2008, 05:37 PM
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Walk to Hollywood Sign
me and a friend have been talking about walking up to the hollywood sign for a while.
any tips on getting up there?
if i take lake hollywood, where do we park so we can walk up there? and how do we not get caught?
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06-06-2008, 06:25 PM
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So many recipes, so little time...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dereistic01
me and a friend have been talking about walking up to the hollywood sign for a while.
any tips on getting up there?
if i take lake hollywood, where do we park so we can walk up there? and how do we not get caught?
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My understanding is that you can't get that close to it. It gated off  Maybe some other poster will correct me if I'm wrong. |
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06-06-2008, 06:39 PM
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the hollywood sign is a local historic treasure, and even if i knew how to get up close on foot, i wouldn't reveal it. public access (which would doubtless include fools who wish to tag it with graffiti) is not in the best interest of preserving it for posterity, and the fewer people who know the pedestrian route, the better.
that said, you can drive up beachwood canyon to the top of the hill and get close enough to create the illusion that you can reach out and touch it. that satisfies most tourists.
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06-06-2008, 07:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by katenik
the hollywood sign is a local historic treasure, and even if i knew how to get up close on foot, i wouldn't reveal it. public access (which would doubtless include fools who wish to tag it with graffiti) is not in the best interest of preserving it for posterity, and the fewer people who know the pedestrian route, the better.
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Great post Katenik. Rep points from me on this one. |
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06-06-2008, 08:56 PM
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It's gated. Go up Beachwood which is as close as you can get.
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06-06-2008, 09:03 PM
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sounds good, may go try it out next week. my friend has been here for 5 months and has barely left burbank, so i have to go show her around.
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06-06-2008, 10:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dereistic01
sounds good, may go try it out next week. my friend has been here for 5 months and has barely left burbank, so i have to go show her around.
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Go to Griffith Park Observatory; from there the sign is relatively easy to see (I don't think it is all that, but that's my opinion). Then, walk around the observatory, enjoy the exhibits, and take-in the view of Downtown LA. |
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06-06-2008, 10:02 PM
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i took these from the road up there.
no zoom.
very weak zoom. |
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06-09-2008, 05:00 PM
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I've heard rumors that you will be swarmed by SWAT like G-men if you trespass anywhere near the sign. I don't believe it, but it is the urban legend. Apparently there are all sorts of motion sensors around the sign, and these guys come swooping down on you, LOL. I call BS, but I'm not at a point in my life to go and prove it to be false.
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