Interesting facts

The Walk of Fame has many relevant aspects that you may not know, so here you can learn new things about it!

Moreover, the Hollywood industry comprehends many different aspects, such as directs, actors, actress, soundtracks, film companies, cameras, photographers... etc. There are different classifications that have a wide number of people inside them. A possible interpretation will be the one that follows, with the most relevant classifications and examples of it:

Origins

Maybe you have asked yourself, how did the Walk of Fame started?

The origins of this famous place started in 1927, when Norma Talmadge fell off accidentally in a wet cement that was near the Chinese Theatre and the owner of that Theatre, Sid Grauman, thought that this idea of leave the prints of the people in wet cement could be an icon in that place.

As Norma has said in her quote: “Sid dear, my wish is for your success” (Talmadge, 1927), Sid Grauman was succeeded in his idea!

If you want to know more about the origins of the Walk of Fame, you can search this infographic and this presentation to find more important things about the origins of the Walk of Fame.

Here you are!

When visitors ask for the location of the Walk of Fame, in some cases they do not obtain the exact address, so this information provided by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce could be useful if you want to visit it. Within the official page of the Walk of Fame you can find the location, as the one that follows: "The closest address to that location is 6801 Hollywood Blvd. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a public sidewalk that stretches on both Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street for a few blocks."

Location