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Hollywood walk of fame

Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Typical Hollywood Walk of Fame star, in the music category
Several stars on the Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, with Street performers and passersby
6801 Hollywood Boulevard
near the Dolby Theatre
Hollywood Walk of Fame is located in Los Angeles
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Location of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at its center at Hollywood and Vine, within Central Los Angeles
Established 1958
Location Hollywood Blvd. and Vine St.
Hollywood, Los Angeles
Coordinates 34°06′06″N 118°19′36″W / 34.101630°N 118.326684°W / 34.101630; -118.326684
Type Entertainment hall of fame
Visitors 10 million annually
Public transit access

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Hollywood/Vine
Website Official website
Designated July 5, 1978
Reference no. 194

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The Hollywood Walk of Fame comprises more than 2,500 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 permanent public monuments to achievement in the entertainment industry, bearing the names of a mix of actors, musicians, directors, producers, musical and theatrical groups, fictional characters, and others. The Walk of Fame is administered by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and maintained by the self-financing Hollywood Historic Trust. It is a popular tourist destination, with a reported 10 million visitors in 2003.

The Walk of Fame runs 1.3 miles (2.1 km) east to west on Hollywood Boulevard from Gower Street to La Brea Avenue, plus a short segment of Marshfield Way that runs diagonally between Hollywood and La Brea; and 0.4 miles (0.7 km) north to south on Vine Street between Yucca Street and Sunset Boulevard. According to a 2003 report by the market research firm NPO Plog Research, the Walk attracts about 10 million visitors annually—more than Sunset Strip, TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's), the Queen Mary, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art—and has played an important role in making tourism the largest industry in Los Angeles County.


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