Hollywood Walk of Fame
Terrazzo-and-brass stars honoring entertainment icons, set into sidewalks along a famous boulevard.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Hollywood Walk of Fame opens with a theft: one night in November 2005, someone cut Gregory Peck's star clean out of the sidewalk with a cement saw, unnoticed, leaving a bare rectangle of dirt behind. It follows honorary mayor Johnny Grant's public plea for the star's safe return, and two earlier thefts of Jimmy Stewart and Kirk Douglas's stars years before. Look down at the terrazzo under your feet as you walk this stretch of boulevard.
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