The last tens of thousands of dollars to save the Hollywood sign, PLAYBOY's founder Hugh Hengner donated

It is a symbol of HollywoodHollywood SignThe land itself is under the control of the City of Los Angeles, since the land around this signature was put out for sale two years ago, this land is purchased by a real estate company and developed as a high-class residential area, so Hollywood I was worried that the signature could not be seen depending on the angle or the symbolic landscape of "a white Hollywood sign overlooking the city from the green hill" would be broken.

For this reason, a non-profit organization named Public Trust For Lands was collecting funds of $ 12.5 million (about 1,172 million yen) for the acquisition aiming to prevent the sale, but the deadline of April 30 (Friday) Before the magazinePLAYBOYThe creator ofHugh HefnerIt donated 900,000 dollars (about 84.4 million yen), it seems that it came to a very Hollywood-like ending that you can reach the target amount of donation and save the Hollywood sign safely.

Details are as below.Playboy's Hugh Heffner saves Hollywood with $ 900,000 - Telegraph

This land is a millionaire in 1940Howard HughesHowever, the actress who was a lover at the timeGinger RogersI bought to build a mansion for the purpose, but after that the two were destroyed and the land was never developed. Then in 2002 Hughes real estate company (The Howard Hughes Corporation) To a group of investors based in Chicago, the investor group has been selling for two years and it was concerned that the land will be handed over to real estate companies specializing in high-class residential area development There is a history.

Because funds have reached the target amount, Public Trust For Lands can purchase land from this Chicago investor group for $ 12.5 million and donate to Los Angeles City. Later in the city of Los Angeles there is plans to incorporate this land into the adjacent park.

Hollywood Hills celebrates the achievement of donation targetArnold SchwarzeneggerGovernor.


Hugh · henner did not appear on this day, "The movie gave me a dream and fantasy in my childhood, both PLAYBOY magazine and my own life, the image made by Hollywood "Hollywood signature for Hollywood is like the Eiffel Tower for Paris and I am delighted to contribute to the preservation of such important cultural landmarks.

By the way Hugh Hoefner's recent appearance is Henger's mansionPlayboy MansionPhotographed inWeezerofBeverly HillsYou can see it at the beginning of the video clip of (2005) etc.
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Incidentally, in addition to Hugh Hoefnner for this Hollywood sign rescue fundTom HanksYaSteven SpielbergIt is said that individual contributors from around the world who contributed, including California, contributed 3.1 million dollars (about 290 million yen) from California.

Governor of Schwarzenegger, who says, "It is the Hollywood ending we wanted." "Hollywood signs are a symbol of dreams and opportunities, and it seems that scenes of laughter seem to be seen also for generations for many generations, will continue to welcome dreamers, artists and bodybuilders from Austria."