{"id":48556,"date":"2014-11-26T23:00:41","date_gmt":"2014-11-27T06:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/11\/26\/nimby-maps-and-the-hollywood-sign.html"},"modified":"2014-11-26T23:00:41","modified_gmt":"2014-11-27T06:00:41","slug":"nimby-maps-and-the-hollywood-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/11\/26\/nimby-maps-and-the-hollywood-sign.html","title":{"rendered":"NIMBY, Maps and the Hollywood Sign"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite all the years Iived in SoCal (and still being a frequent visitor), I confess I really don't have a huge desire to see much of the Hollywood Sign.<\/p>\n

But apparently a lot of people do … which has led to some interesting (re)actions from the local residents.<\/p>\n

'So what's happening in Hollywood is a disturbing peek into the future of digital cartography. A few dozen homeowners in one of the city's wealthiest zip codes—who bought their homes knowing (I assume) about the letters hanging just outside their bedroom windows—have found a way to keep people out of their neighborhood by manipulating technology. This is the next iteration of a gated community.'<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nWhy People Keep Trying to Erase the Hollywood Sign From Google Maps<\/a><\/span>
\nThe Hollywood Sign might be one of the most recognizable things on Earth. In Los Angeles, it’s also one of the most visible. You can see it from a plane as you glide into LAX. You can see it from a car as you drive up the 101 freeway. But a group of people who live near the sign are trying to hide it, even as it looms in the hills, in plain sight. By removing it from Google Maps.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Despite all the years Iived in SoCal (and still being a frequent visitor), I confess I really don't have a huge desire to see much of the Hollywood Sign. But apparently a lot of people do … which has led to some interesting (re)actions from the local residents. 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