London
(ANI):
Playboy
magazine's
founder
Hugh
Hefner
has
saved
the
Hollywood
sign
by
donating
900,000
dollars
needed
to
prevent
a
development
that
would
block
the
famous
landmark
on
Hollywood
hills.
Built
in
1923,
the
sign
is
450ft-long.
The
land
on
which
it
stands
was
recently
put
on
sale.
It
was
being
feared
that
developers
would
buy
the
land
to
build
grand
homes.
Public
Trust
For
Lands,
an
NPO,
launched
a
campaign
to
purchase
the
138-acre
site
known
as
Cahuenga
Peak.
The
trust
needed
to
raise
12.5
million
dollars
for
the
possession,
reports
The
Telegraph.
And
Hefner's
charity
made
them
reach
their
target
soon.
"My
childhood
dreams
and
fantasies
came
from
the
movies,
and
the
images
created
in
Hollywood
had
a
major
influence
on
my
life
and
Playboy.
The
Hollywood
sign
is
Hollywood's
Eiffel
Tower
and
I''m
pleased
to
help
preserve
such
an
important
cultural
landmark," Hefner
said.
It
was
"the
Hollywood
ending
we
hoped
for," California's
governor
Arnold
Schwarzenegger
said,
announcing
the
conclusion
of
the
campaign.
"It's
a
symbol
of
dreams
and
opportunity.
The
Hollywood
sign
will
welcome
dreamers,
artists
and
Austrian
bodybuilders
for
generations
to
come.
I
did
what
the
Terminator
was
supposed
to
do,
and
that
was
to
jump
into
action,"
Schwarzenegger
added.