When Angelenos awoke on 1 January, 1976, the sign read as Hollyweed for the first time, having been draped in material by Cal State Northridge student Danny Finegood to mark the day relaxed marijuana laws came into effect.
Finegood was the first to alter the sign, but many followed, some with permission, some without.
Neither prankster damaged the sign, both using different coloured materials to alter the lettering, with the most recent incident being investigated only as misdemeanour trespassing.
By hanging four relatively small pieces of fabric on the landmark, we were able to change people’s perception of the Hollywood Sign.”