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Hollywood sign neighbors fume at tourist invasion

Posted: 06 Aug 2011 09:32 AM PDT

Robert deVico can't help but laugh at the irony: a 1920s advertisement for his Hollywoodland neighborhood lured homebuyers by promising sylvan hills "above the traffic laden arteries, congestion, smoke and fog of the metropolis" and branded the community with a giant mountainside sign.

Hollywood sign neighbors fume at tourism

Posted: 06 Aug 2011 12:00 PM PDT

The neighborhood that is home to the Hollywood sign boasts New York City-worthy gridlock. The traffic wasn't a problem until two years ago, when GPS and Internet maps started giving directions to the sign, allowing tourists to easily navigate a maze of narrow streets, dead-man's curves and tiny cul-de-sacs.

'Hairspray' rocks Hollywood Bowl

Posted: 06 Aug 2011 11:43 AM PDT

Tanner Stransky on L.A. staging of musical with Marissa Jaret Winokur, Harvey Fierstein, and all-star cast

Tourists overwhelm Hollywood sign neighborhood

Posted: 06 Aug 2011 12:02 PM PDT

The Hollywood sign is Los Angeles' most famous landmark and the neighborhood near it is gridlocked by tourists.