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 Stories About: green space AND Los Angeles AND placemaking AND public lands
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The hills
What would you build on the land near the iconic Hollywood sign? |
Sarah van Schagen |
13 Feb 2008 |
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| Get out your checkbooks, folks: The mountaintop property located just above the "H" in the iconic "Hollywood" sign is now for sale. The asking price? A sweet $22 million. Two years ago, Los Angeles officials and conservationists tried to purchase the land atop the 1,820-foot Cahuenga Peak to create a city park, but were unable to raise the funds. No matter what is constructed there -- homes, additional words (I see an advertising opportuni ... |
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| Topics: green space, Los Angeles, placemaking, public lands (all these topics) |
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