A trip to LA wouldn’t be complete without a visit to Tinseltown’s star-studded tribute to the movers and shakers of the entertainment industry.
There’s more to making it big in Hollywood than just getting your name up in lights. You’ll also need your name set in concrete, embedded in brass and set inside a coral-pink, terrazzo five-pointed star. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is probably one of the slowest moving pavements in LA. Pedestrians they take their time, their eyes and camera lenses pointing downwards studying the famous celebrities who’ve made television and music history.This star-studded pavement covers 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and a few of its neighbouring streets. The City has been immortalising the famous since 1960, when it was used as a way of luring visitors to an area that was fast losing its sparkle. To date, the city has added more than 2,400 names some stars have faded from public consciousness while others have stood the test of time.Underneath each honouree’s name, you’ll find one of five symbols which represent the part of the entertainment industry they belonged to. The symbols are a motion-picture camera, a television set, a radio microphone, a theatrical mask or a music record.You’ll also notice that the stars don’t all face the same way. This is deliberate so that visitors walking in both directions can see them easily.As you follow the trail of stars, you may find your walk slowed by celebrity impersonators and panhandlers, all vying for your tourist dollars.
