There may not even be a Hollywood sign anymore with this famous Michigan native. Ever heard the tale?
However, thanks to the quick thinking of this Michigan-born celeb the historic beacon of “Tinsle Town” is still standing today. How much does one of those letters cost anyway?
Go Ask Alice (Cooper)
Back in 2018 rock legend and Detroit native Alice Cooper sat down with Loudwire and a Q & A in which he casually mentions he owns one of the letters of the Hollywood sign:
We went to the Chamber of Commerce, and said ‘How much is each letter?’ Each letter was $27,000 to fix it. Groucho Marx had just died, he was one of my best friends. I said, ‘We wanna buy the ‘O’ for Groucho, the first one. That ‘O’ belongs to Groucho, and we’ll pay you $27,000 to do the ‘O”. So the ‘O’ is gonna be perfect, even if the other letters are falling off…