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.

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