LOS ANGELES (AP) β Like pilgrims flocking to a holy shrine, they come from all over the world to pay homage to that symbol of celebrity, the Hollywood Sign.
Not satisfied to view the towering edifice from afar, however, tourists regularly hike right through a densely populated neighborhood of multimillion-dollar homes.
The result most weekends is narrow, gridlocked streets filled with tourists and outraged residents in a picturesque canyon neighborhood called Hollywoodland.
City officials recently responded to complaints by restricting parking and installing an electronic gate to one of the sign’s popular hiking trails.
Still, crowds keep coming, and residents say more needs to be done.
“There will probably be 10,000 of them here this weekend,” one homeowner, Guy Pohlman, complained as he recently watched a parade of cars pass his home.
