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The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a landmark that consists of more than 2,800[1] five-pointed terrazzo-and-brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California. The stars are monuments to achievement in the entertainment industry and bear the names of a mix of actors, filmmakers, musicians, inventors, businessmen, fictional characters, and more.
The original idea for the Walk of Fame came in 1953, the first stars were unveiled in 1958, and the first permanent stars were placed in 1960. The Walk has been expanded on multiple fronts since then, including the number of stars displayed; categories, entities, and organizations honored; and blocks covered. The Walk also deteriorated while it was expanded, and a long-term restoration plan began in 2008.
The Walk of Fame is administered by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and maintained by the self-financing Hollywood Historic Trust. The Chamber collects fees ($85,000 as of 2025) from each new honoree’s sponsor, which fund the creation and installation of their star as well as maintenance for the Walk as a whole. The Chamber also owns the Walk’s trademark and licensing rights.
The Walk of Fame is one of Los Angeles’s most popular tourist attractions, receiving an estimated ten million annual visitors in 2010.
The Walk of Fame spans 1.3 miles (2.1 km) on Hollywood Boulevard between Gower Street and La Brea Avenue, and 0.4 miles (0.64 km) on Vine Street between Yucca Street and Sunset Boulevard. An additional short segment runs diagonally between Hollywood and La Brea on Marshfield Way.
As of November 2025, the Walk consists of 2,827 stars, all but one of which are placed in the ground, the vast majority in the sidewalk at 6-foot (1.8 m) intervals. The stars are five-point, coral-pink terrazzo rimmed with brass and inlaid into a 3-by-3-foot (0.91 by 0.91 m) charcoal-colored terrazzo background. The honoree’s name is inlaid in brass block letters in the upper portion of each star, and below the name, a round inlaid brass emblem indicates the category of the honoree’s contributions. Stars face east or west on Hollywood Boulevard and north or south on Vine Street so that pedestrians walking either direction will have stars facing them.
The Walk also contains hundreds of blank stars, each serving as a placeholder for a future honoree.
The blocks outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel are considered the prime locations for stars. Stars of particularly well-known celebrities are often placed in front of the Chinese, Oscar winners’ stars near Dolby Theatre, and Disney-related stars outside or near El Capitan Theatre. Family members and co-stars are usually placed near each other.
Some stars are located outside businesses related to the individual the star honors. Examples include Ray Bradbury and John Waters, whose stars were placed outside Larry Edmunds Bookshop, which they frequented; Tim Burton, whose star was placed outside Hollywood Toys & Costumes, a business he credits as one of his childhood inspirations; and Alfred Hitchcock, whose star was placed outside Fox Hollywood, a theater that was showing his film Psycho at the time of the unveiling.
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