Hollywoodland Lives On
![Hollywoodland Realty owner Patricia Carroll inspects her garage after it was crushed by a 170-foot-tall pine that toppled in a windstorm. The tree just missed the distinctive Hansel-and-Gretel realty office, which was built in 1923 as a home sales office by the developer of Hollywoodland. The Hollywood sign was erected to advertise the Hollywoodland subdivision.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fdb1a9f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/500x333+0+0/resize/500x333!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fec%2Fc3%2F4f5752b331b93d084594870c62a9%2Fla-me-hollywoodland01-rfxulxnc.jpg)
Hollywoodland Realty owner Patricia Carroll inspects her garage after it was crushed by a 170-foot-tall pine that toppled in a windstorm. The tree just missed the distinctive Hansel-and-Gretel realty office, which was built in 1923 as a home sales office by the developer of Hollywoodland. The Hollywood sign was erected to advertise the Hollywoodland subdivision. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)