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Article: STAR-CROSSED.('Star Maps' of celebrities' homes often inaccurate)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- July 16, 2001
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Those ubiquitous 'Star Maps' have been around since the 1920s, but outdated listings and a lack of fresh faces mean that tourists looking to meet up with celebrities often wind up getting the runaround
You know it's tourist season in L.A. when those wellworn yellow and blue plywood signs emblazoned with "Star Maps" start sprouting up on Sunset Boulevard.
The maps first began appearing in the 1920s to guide gawking out-of-towners to the locations of movie stars' elegant Hollywood homes. They were published by real estate agencies and chambers of commerce eager to attract folks to the city.
Not that much has changed in 80 years. The maps still ...