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[D. W. Griffith]

[D. W. Griffith]
Description:

On page 19 Of "TIME WAS IN MINERAL wELLS," 1974, by A. F. Weaver, is this picture of Mr. D. W. Griffith, famous movie producer and director, on the roof of the new Crazy Hotel in 1929. The new Crazy Hotel opened in 1927, replacing the First Crazy Hotel which burned in 1925. Mr. Griffith, who produced silent movies including the "Keystone Kops" comedies, and the classic film, "Birth of a Nation" was a guest at the Crazy Hotel while visiting here in 1929. A commemorative postage stamp was issued in his honor May 27, 1975. From the roof of the hotel Mr. Griffith was impressed by the "WELCOME" sign on East Mountain (the world's largest non-commercial, electric lighted, sign at the time.) When he returned to California, he developed the "HOLLYWOOD HILLS" addition, with other partners, and erected what is probably the most recognizable landmark in America - the HOLLYWOOD sign in Los Angeles. Both signs have survived similar difficult times in their histories. The Mineral Wells' WELCOME sign was the inspiration for Los Angeles' internationally known HOLLYWOOD sign.
Creator: Unknown
Location:
Creation Date: 1929
Partner(s):
Boyce Ditto Public Library
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Collection(s):
A. F. Weaver Collection
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Creator:
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[D. W. Griffith]
Original Creation Date: 1929
Coverage:
Place
United States - Texas - Palo Pinto County - Mineral Wells
Era
New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
Date
1929
Description:

On page 19 Of "TIME WAS IN MINERAL wELLS," 1974, by A. F. Weaver, is this picture of Mr. D. W. Griffith, famous movie producer and director, on the roof of the new Crazy Hotel in 1929. The new Crazy Hotel opened in 1927, replacing the First Crazy Hotel which burned in 1925. Mr. Griffith, who produced silent movies including the "Keystone Kops" comedies, and the classic film, "Birth of a Nation" was a guest at the Crazy Hotel while visiting here in 1929. A commemorative postage stamp was issued in his honor May 27, 1975. From the roof of the hotel Mr. Griffith was impressed by the "WELCOME" sign on East Mountain (the world's largest non-commercial, electric lighted, sign at the time.) When he returned to California, he developed the "HOLLYWOOD HILLS" addition, with other partners, and erected what is probably the most recognizable landmark in America - the HOLLYWOOD sign in Los Angeles. Both signs have survived similar difficult times in their histories. The Mineral Wells' WELCOME sign was the inspiration for Los Angeles' internationally known HOLLYWOOD sign.
Physical Description:

1 photograph : b&w
Language: No Language
Subject(s):
Partner:
Boyce Ditto Public Library
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Collection:
A. F. Weaver Collection
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Identifier:
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: AWO_1882P
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth38073
Resource Type: Photograph
Format: Image

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