An alley just off Cahuenga Boulevard and south of Hollywood Boulevard is the focus of a highbrow hype campaign. More than 120 five-star reviews so far have been posted on Google Maps in an attempt to foment interest in turning it into a historic landmark for its contribution to film's silent era.
The contributors range from scholars — including USC School of Cinematic Arts professor Leonard Maltin: "This is Hollywood history come to life"; and MoMA film curator Dave Kehr: "Every self-respecting cinephile should make a pilgrimage" — to descendants like the grandson of Charlie Chaplin's cameraman and the granddaughter of Buster Keaton.
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