Residents and tourists in Los Angeles say seeing the letters of the famed Hollywood sign altered for a protest was both amusing and confusing.

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Holly Montgomery, a visitor from Minnesota, said she was excited to photograph the famous giant letters during her visit to Los Angeles, but a covering the letters with a "Save the Peak" mesh sign only proved confusing as the sign temporarily read "Saveypood," The New York Daily News said.

"What's a 'Pood,' and who's trying to save it?" Montgomery, 44, said of Friday's preparations for a protest against an area development.

The "Save the Peak" campaign is in opposition to plans to build four luxury homes near the famed Hollywood sign.

The Trust for Public Land is attempting to use the altered landmark sign to raise enough funds to purchase the plot where the homes are to be built.

Los Angeles resident Don Diers told the Daily News he used Friday's sign switch to capture a rare, albeit immature, photograph.

"I just framed a photo with a lamppost so it says, 'Save Poo,'" Diers, 51, said. "I know I'm too old for scatological jokes, but I couldn't resist."