Want a piece of Hollywood? It's for sale

By Editor | 01.11.10 | share | leave a comment

Wed., Feb. 13, 2008 Associated Press A mountaintop property just west of the "H" in the "Hollywood" Sign is up for sale. The asking price: $22 million. A group of Chicago investors is putting the 138 acres of land -- once owned by Howard Hughes, who planned to build a love nest there for then-paramour Ginger Rogers -- on the market Wednesday. Read full article here...more >>

Striving to Save an Iconic View

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February 24, 2006 By Bob Pool Times Staff Writer Los Angeles officials and environmentalists have launched a concerted effort to preserve the iconic view of the Hollywood sign by purchasing a mountaintop above it where developers want to build luxury homes. City officials fear development of a peak just to the west of the "H" in the sign would encroach on the postcard-like scene. The 1,820-foot Cahuenga Peak is where Howard Hughes once planned to build a love nest for actress Ginger Rogers. Read full article here...more >>

Precious Cahuenga Peak Wildlife: Lizards!

By Editor | 12.21.09 | share | leave a comment

Cahuenga Peak is brimming with natural habitat and species native only to these mountains, thanks to the high elevation and a foggy microclimate that feeds vegetation found only here. Rare California Plummers mariposa lily, native butterflies, surviving coast lizards, and oak-sycamore woodlands are lush in this quirky landscape undisturbed by human development. Coexisting with the rich plant varieties are several lizard species, 37 bird species, 15 butterflies species, and mammals - some of these being endangered. Photo by Rich Reid Photography...more >>

Cahuenga Peak in the News

By Editor | 12.09.09 | share | leave a comment

Below are links to press articles describing the history of Cahuenga Peak and the need to save it. Striving to Save an Iconic View LA Times (February 24, 2006) Los Angeles officials and environmentalists have launched a concerted effort to preserve the iconic view of the Hollywood sign by purchasing a mountaintop above it where developers want to build luxury homes. Development threat to iconic Hollywood sign Telegraph (February 14, 2008) A chunk of land behind the Hollywood sign has been put up for sale, horrifying local residents and city officials who fear the view of the world-famous landmark could...more >>