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- BUSINESS, Page 64Business NotesARCHITECTUREDwarfing the Neighborhood?
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- They're cute, they whistle while they work, and Snow White
- can always depend on them in a pinch. The Seven Dwarfs are among
- Walt Disney's most lovable characters. So why are they making
- some residents of a California neighborhood grumpy? When Disney
- unveiled a new corporate headquarters in Burbank last week,
- onlookers were startled to see that its facade features 19-ft.
- statues of Dopey, Sneezy & Co. posing as if they were holding
- up the roof. The building is "an overbearing presence on
- surrounding neighborhoods," declared Michael Scandiffio, a board
- member of a Burbank homeowners group. But some residents think
- they can tolerate the overgrown dwarfs. "Disney's a good
- neighbor," says Thomas Murphy, a retired judge. "I say,
- different strokes for different folks."
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