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Hollywood sign altered to read 'Hollyweed'
On New Year’s Day of 1976, the sign became “HOLLYWeeD” for the first time — the work of Cal State Northridge student Daniel Finegood, who scaled Mount Lee with $50 worth of curtains. -- LA Times
Hollywood sign changed to read ‘Hollyweed’
A Cal State Northridge art student named Danny Finegood played the same trick on January 1, 1976, “the day the state’s relaxed marijuana law took effect,” according to the Los Angeles Times. He used stones, ropes, and curtains to make the sign read “Hollyweed.” -- Curbed Los Angeles
Vandals broke the famous 'Hollywood' sign last night and made it say 'Hollyweed'
Surprisingly, this isn't the first time the iconic sign has been changed to "Hollyweed." On New Year's Day in 1976, the day California loosened marijuana laws in the state, another prankster pulled the same stunt. The prankster, Cal State Northridge art student Danny Finegood, earned an A for executing the weed joke for a class project. -- News Mic
Hemp hero changes Hollywood sign to read 'Hollyweed'
An official told CBS Los Angeles that somebody climbed the mountain around midnight Sunday and threw two tarps over the O’s to make them look like E’s. Similarly, Danny Finegood, a Cal State Northridge art major, used curtains to pull off the same effect in 1976. -- The Daily Dot
Hollywood Sign Vandalized to Read 'Hollyweed'
Built in 1923, the Hollywood sign was first changed to "Hollyweed" on Jan. 1, 1976 when a Cal State Northridge student similarly hung curtains over some of the letters to alter the sign. The "H" was once hidden to read "Ollywood" during the Oliver North and the Iran-Contra hearings. When the Pope visited in 1987 the sign was changed to "Holywood." -- Billboard
Hollywood sign altered to read 'Hollyweed'
The sign was similarly modified on Jan. 1, 1976, when an art student from Cal State Northridge hung curtains over the two O's to celebrate a change in California's marijuana policy. It’s been altered other times as well. -- MSN
One Brave/Stoned Prankster Changed The Iconic HOLLYWOOD Sign To Read “HOLLYWeeD”
Apparently this isn’t the first time this exact prank was pulled. In 1976 a Cal State Northridge student did the same thing, also on New Year’s Day. -- COED
Someone Altered The Hollywood Sign To Read 'Hollyweed'
It's not the first time the sign has been altered—modifications to the icon (green-lit or otherwise) make up a big part of its history. And it's not even the first time that it's given a nod to pot. Exactly 41 years ago, in 1976, an art student at Cal State Northridge also curtained the O's to read HOLLYWeeD as part of a project for school about scale. He got an A. Funnily enough, January 1, 1976, was the first day that possession of an ounce of marijuana was classified as a misdemeanor instead of a felony in the state. -- SELF
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Hollywood loves its sequels. No wonder that, 41 years after the famous sign on Mt. Lee was altered to read “HOLLYWeeD” on New Year’s Day, it happened again. This year’s incident is being investigated as misdemeanor trespassing, and the motive is unclear. Back in 1976, it was for a Cal State Northridge student’s art project. He earned an A. -- Los Angeles Times
Un-be-leaf-able: Someone Changed The Iconic Hollywood Sign To “Hollyweed”
Reports also say that the same prank was pulled 41 years ago, when a Cal State Northridge arts student named Danny Finegood changed the sign to say “Hollyweed” to commemorate the day the state enacted lenient marijuana laws for the first time. He wasn’t reprimanded- in fact, he was celebrated for the act with an “A” grade on a class assignment. -- VIBE