For the residents of the Uppertown neighborhood in Astoria, Oregon, who just want to park on their own street, it’s been a rocky road indeed.
Sitting atop a hill on 38th Street is the house where the title characters of the 1985 cult classic film, “The Goonies,” made their home. For years, the location has attracted fans of the film from far and wide, resulting in illegal parking and clogged streets. The Daily Astorian reports that parking problems reached an apex when the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce staged a celebration of the film’s 30th anniversary in 2015, drawing thousands of visitors each day for an entire summer. Residents reported being harassed by tourists, who have sometimes taken to walking on private property to reach the Goonies house. The city posted a number of “No Parking” signs in the area, but they’ve been met with only a moderate level of compliance.
