 Hollywood Walk of Fame Tourist Information, Hollywood, California
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The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood. It is famous for the more than 2,000 five-pointed stars embedded on the sidewalk featuring the names of not only human celebrities but fictional characters honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for their contributions to the entertainment industry. The first star, awarded on February 9, 1960, went to Joanne Woodward.
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Author: BenSherman (public domain)
The Walk of Fame was created in 1958 by southern Californian artist Oliver Weismuller, who was hired by the city to give Hollywood a "face lift". The Walk of Fame began with 2,500 blank stars. A total of 1,558 stars were awarded during its first sixteen months. Since then, about two stars have been added per month.
By 1994, more than 2,000 of the original stars were filled, and additional stars extended the Walk west past Sycamore to La Brea Avenue, where it now ends at the Silver Four Ladies of Hollywood Gazebo (with stars honoring The Beatles and Elvis Presley).
Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of Kodak Theatre
Author: Wilfried Wittkowsky (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
The Walk of Fame runs on Hollywood Boulevard from Gower Street to La Brea Avenue and on Vine Street between Yucca Street and Sunset Boulevard. The Walk of Fame is nearly a three and a half mile round trip.
Locations of specific stars are permanent, except when occasionally relocated for nearby construction or other reasons. Each star consists of a pink five-pointed star rimmed with bronze and inlaid into a charcoal square. Inside the pink star is the name of the honoree in bronze, below which is a round bronze emblem indicating the category for which the honoree received the star. The emblems are:
- Motion picture camera for contribution to the film industry
- Television set for contribution to the broadcast television industry
- Phonograph record for contribution to the recording industry
- Radio microphone for contribution to the broadcast radio industry
- Twin comedy/tragedy masks for contribution to live theater
Street musicians at the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Author: Owen Lloyd (public domain)
Breaking with tradition, Disneyland's star has an emblem of a building, and honorary mayor Johnny Grant's star depicts the Great Seal of Hollywood. Nominations are submitted annually by May 31, and the Walk of Fame committee meets the following month to pick the next year's group of honorees. Star ceremonies are open to the public and are led by Grant.
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