Hollywood Sign Los Angeles during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the sign became an internationally recognized symbol and was left there. Over the course of more than half a century, the sign, designed to stand for only 18 months, sustained extensive damage and deterioration. During the early 1940s, Albert Kothe (the sign's official caretaker) caused an accident that destroyed the letter "H". Kothe, driving while inebriated, was nearing the top of Mount Lee when he lost control of his vehicle and drove off the cliff directly behind the "H". While Kothe was not injured, his 1928 Ford Model A was destroyed, as
Mount Hope Cemetery (San Diego, California) Mount Hope Cemetery (San Diego, California) Mount Hope Cemetery is a municipal cemetery located at 3751 Market Street, San Diego, California, and gives its name to the neighborhood of Mount Hope. The cemetery is adjacent to Greenwood Memorial Park. Founded in 1869, on what was then the outskirts of New Town, Mount Hope now covers approximately . The design of the cemetery is an example of a Rural cemetery, with architecture, art, and landscaping. The city of San Diego manages and maintains the entire cemetery, providing perpetual care to all burial sites. The rolling hills and grounds of Mount Hope