Hefner seals deal at Hollywood sign

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Source: MSNBC

LOS ANGELES - Developers won't be building anything behind the landmark Hollywood sign.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Monday a final $900,000 donation by Playboy founder Hugh Hefner completed the $12.5 million fundraising drive to protect the 138 acres behind the famous sign.

The governor praised the public and private partnership in raising the money to keep the property out of hands of developers. The Trust for Public Land conservation group raised $6.7 million in private funds, the state raised $3.1 million and local funds provided $2.7 million.
Story continues below ↓advertisement | your ad here

Hefner, who calls the sign "Hollywood's Eiffel Tower," put the effort over the top.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36784343/ns/us_news-environment/

[joeybee12]

1. Thank you, Hef; Phuck you Ah-nuld...n/t

[pinto]

2. To be fair, Arnold supported the conservation effort.

:hi:

[jennied]

3. Oh good! Thanks Hugh!!!!

[cstanleytech]

4. While its good that there wont be anything near the sign to distract from it

I wonder if they missed a chance to encourage greener housing by requiring anything built on the land to be underground and not to have any major visual impact above ground, ah well.

[pinto]

5. One aspect of the acquisition was to incorporate it into the public Griffith Park

and add to wildlife corridors. :hi:

[Miss_Underestimated]

6. Maybe the next issue of Playboy will feature the HollywOOd sign!!

Thanks for helping to save open space in LA, Hugh!! B-)

[htuttle]

7. This is Hugh!!

[Earth_First]

8. +1

:begins slow golf-style clap:

[flamingdem]

9. you won this one nt

[No Elephants]

10. Good one!

[dflprincess]

15. +1

:rofl:

[lunatica]

11. The one time I saw that sign I could barely see it for the smog

Just saying.

[mulsh]

12. ironic the sign was originally built to advertise a real estate development

called HOLLYWOODLAND.

http://www.beachwoodcanyon.org/HISTORY.htm

[harry_pothead]

13. K&R to Hugh Hefner

His is and always has been a great guy.

[RedSpartan]

14. Part of a long and proud tradition

of Hef sealing the deal.

:hide: