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Article: 'Black Dahlia' isn't exactly putting L.A. on tourist maps.(ENTERTAINMENT)(Movie review)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- September 25, 2006
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Los Angeles has served as backdrop for hundreds of movies, but few films make a star of the city like "The Black Dahlia" does. The mystery from Universal Studios about the 1947 murder of an aspiring actress reinforces L.A.'s image as the city of dreams--albeit dangerous ones.
Even before the movie opened on Sept. 15, its Web site featured a map of the city with scenes from the movie organized by location. Echo Park, the Crenshaw district, and a Hancock Park mansion get center stage. Another section of the site, titled "L.A.: Then & Now," compares historical and contemporary photos of city hall, Larchmont and Sunset Boulevard. The Los Angeles Times launched a ...