Hollywood Boulevard
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Hollywood Boulevard is a major east–west street in Los Angeles, California. It runs through the Hollywood, East Hollywood, Little Armenia, Thai Town, and Los Feliz districts. Its western terminus is at Sunset Plaza Drive in the Hollywood Hills and its eastern terminus is at Sunset Boulevard in Los Feliz. Hollywood Boulevard is famous for running through the tourist areas in central Hollywood, including attractions such as the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Ovation Hollywood shopping and entertainment complex.
Hollywood Boulevard sign
The revamped Hollywood Boulevard as seen from the Dolby Theatre, 2005
From a rooftop at Dale Street (or Orange Street?), c. 1905
The intersection of Hollywood, then named Prospect and Highland avenues 1907
Hollywood Walk of Fame
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The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a landmark which consists of 2,777 five-pointed terrazzo-and-brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California. The stars are monuments to achievement in the entertainment industry, bearing the names of a mix of actors, directors, producers, musicians, theatrical/musical groups, fictional characters, and others.
6801 Hollywood Boulevard near the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood
Johnny Grant, center, at the July 29, 1991 presentation ceremony for producer Joe Pasternak, on the right. At left is Gene Kelly.
Hollywood Boulevard, 7000 block, north side, looking westward