Must See Attraction in Los Angeles - Exploring Hollywood Walk of Fame

Los Angeles is always associated with the world of movies and movie stars. It is a very vibrant city, culturally and offers its visitors a range of activities and attractions to enjoy. One of the landmark attractions in Los Angeles undoubtedly is the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wikipedia

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Built in 1958, Walk of Fame has today become one of the city's most iconic landmarks. Though it was initially planned as a series of two thousand and five hundred stars that would be laid out to honor people well above fifteen hundred people were honored within sixteen months of the project's initiation. According to a well known research, the walk of fame attracts ten million visitors every year.

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The Hollywood walk of Fame in addition to being a tribute to Hollywood's legends records the spectacular ascend of America's film industry since the existence of unvoiced cinema to the current high technique using blockbusters. The "sidewalk" stars are an acknowledgment for actors, singers, songwriters and directors as well as other well known celebrities; in fact, Bugs Bunny also has his star on the walk!

Although the Hollywood Walk of Fame typically salutes stars with a five pointed bronze star, the Apollo nine mission's astronauts to the moon, got moons. Underneath the star, is visible an emblem which details if the star was a singer, an actor or otherwise. Typically a motion picture camera indicates a significant role in the film industry, similarly, a television set signifies the television industry and a phonograph record is for the music industry, so on and so forth.

Yearly a number of stars are honoured by these "stars" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Another appealing yearly event is the day when Beatles fans get together near John Lennon's star and clean the star, the group calling itself "the star polishers."

Guide to the Hollywood walk of fame

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