Hollywood Walk of Fame
— — the sidewalk that learned the names by heart.
Not only on a wall.
“Eighteen blocks of terrazzo and brass along Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street, set with more than 2,700 coral-pink stars. Each one carries a name, a medallion for the field of work, and the year it was laid. The walk runs past the Chinese Theatre, the Egyptian, the Capitol Records tower. The crowd is always moving, looking down at the sidewalk. — from the studio
Hollywood Walk of Fame, on ceramic.
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The place, in three passes.
The Hollywood Walk of Fame stretches 2.1 km along Hollywood Boulevard between Gower and La Brea, with three further blocks running north and south of Vine Street. Conceived by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce in 1953 and dedicated on February 9, 1960, the walk now holds more than 2,700 stars, with new names added at a rate of about two per month. The Hollywood neighbourhood itself was annexed by the City of Los Angeles in 1910, when its independent water supply ran out.
Each star is a terrazzo and brass inlay set into the sidewalk: a coral-pink five-pointed field, a brass border, and a brass medallion identifying one of five categories: motion pictures, television, recording, radio, or live theatre. The original 1960 design by Oliver Weismuller has been preserved through every restoration. Joanne Woodward received the first star, at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, on February 9, 1960. Muhammad Ali asked for his to be mounted on a wall instead of the sidewalk, and the Chamber agreed.
The walk is free, open day and night, and runs along a working city street. Most visitors begin at the intersection of Hollywood and Highland, where the Dolby Theatre and the TCL Chinese Theatre cluster within a block. The Capitol Records tower marks the Vine Street end of the route. The crowd is densest from mid-morning to early evening; the sidewalk reads better early, when the brass catches the low east light and the boulevard is still quiet.