For ' eighty picture swot , possess the iconic house from theThe Gooniessounds like a dream come true . For actual householder Sandi Preston , it finally became her waken nightmare .
After14 yearsof welcoming stranger to Truffle Shuffle outside the office she calls home , Preston has in conclusion had enough . The Astoria , Oregon home has been cover with a blue tarp and is now permanently unopen to the public . While well - meaning devotee were never an issue , the surplusage of beer bottle , cigarette butts , and dog pee bequeath behind by onlookers was a different story .
allot to metropolis official , the home was drawing in an average of 1500 visitor a day , and things had only baffle demented in light of the film ’s 30th day of remembrance . This past June , the Astoria Chamber of Commerce organized a weekend - farseeing festival in honor of the occasion . The event thread in 15,000 fans and even includeda bus tourthat drove past the habitation .
The householder has asked the Chamber of Commerce ’s assist in admonish visitant , and so far they ’ve been understanding . When asked about the closing , an Astoria City councilman toldKGW news , “ I ’m surprised that she waited this long . ” The city has put up a signaling outside the rest home saying that access is now closed , but that did n’t break Preston from post some sign of her own . One read , " Imagine that you buy a home , fix it up , spend money , time and sexual love . Then the city of Astoria encourages 100,000 ’s of people to total and support in front and look at it . This driveway ( maintained by householder ) attend 1,000 + masses every Clarence Day . Most are kind , fun and welcome , but many are not . ”
ForGooniesfans who were lucky enough to pay off a visit to the far-famed family some sentence in the retiring 30 years , those memories just get a little more bittersweet . And if you were never able to make it out there , here ’s a small something to console you :
[ h / t : The Independent ]
