Anger as GPS drives tourists to Hollywood icon | Inquirer Technology

Anger as GPS drives tourists to Hollywood icon | Inquirer Technology: "HOLLYWOOD — It is one of the world’s most iconic sights. But for local residents, the huge “Hollywood” sign on their hillside overlooking Los Angeles is a source of growing anger.
Travelers have long flocked to have their pictures taken with the vast sign behind them — but with the advent of satellite navigation and Google Earth, they have begun to invade the Hollywood Hills neighborhood like never before.
Locals complain that tourists leave litter and cigarette butts — a mortal hazard on tinder-dry hillsides in summer — to say nothing of bringing traffic chaos to the narrow, winding, pot-holed roads snaking up to the sign.
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