Hollywood Walk of Fame

My first full day in Los Angeles, I met a friend and we walked up and down Hollywood boulevard.

It is an interesting place with lots to see.

Getting a pic of the Hollywood sign is a requirement.

We stopped by a bar and had some drinks and chips with salsa.

He was staying at the Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood boulevard.

On another day, I visited Hollywood boulevard again.

Who doesn’t love Barney Fife?

Stars located every few steps.

The street was closed off for a movie premiere.

This lady was creating memories on a blank Star.

She had all of the letters to spell any name and all of the props needed for a nice photo.

I had to get some pics.

Some fun memories of my time in Hollywood.

As close as I’ll ever get, lol.

Fame is fleeting.

A funny story about Johnny Grant in another blog post. He is famous in Hollywood for the wrong reason and it’s funny.

That movie premiere was for The Little Mermaid.

Happens a lot in Hollywood.

This is interesting. The first eight Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame were Olive Borden, Ronald Colman, Louise Fazenda, Preston Foster, Burt Lancaster, Edward Sedgwick, Ernest Torrence and Joanne Woodward.

Street vendors on most corners.

Another view of the blocked off boulevard.

Mini Storm Trooper.

Tours of Hollywood are offered by several companies.

All different types of tour vehicles.

Some better, some worse.

Hollywood boulevard is a must-see place on a trip to Los Angeles.

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In May of 2023, I was in Los Angeles with a friend. He was there for work and I went to play. We arrived on a Wednesday. The next day was Thursday, May the 4th.

I had heard that they were giving a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to Carrie Fisher and was interested in going.

On Thursday morning, I woke up and had breakfast at the hotel. It was about 10am when I looked to see what time the ceremony was being held. For some reason, I thought it would be about 3pm.

I was wrong. It was starting very soon. Luckily, I was already dressed so I got an Uber to Hollywood boulevard. I arrived right when the ceremony was beginning.

As you can see, there was no way to get up close.

This was cool.

They closed off Hollywood boulevard for the crowd.

I was able to snap some shots of Mark Hamill aka Luke Skywalker.

He gave a good speech.

Carrie Fisher was the daughter of Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. She was born October 21st, 1956 in Burbank, CA. She died December 27th, 2016 at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

This confused me at first… it is a photo of Princess Leia but it is Billie Lourd, Carrie’s daughter.

This is the view from Madame Tussauds Wax Museum.

After the ceremony was over, there were several people lined up on the sidewalk to get a pic of the Star.

There were about 30+ people waiting by a security guard. The crew was taking down the tents and the guard wasn’t letting anybody in the area until the crew was finished.

On my side, I was the only one waiting to get a pic. The security guard by me was letting people in the blocked off area to go to this one store that was inside the working area of the crew.

After a while, he told me that if I wanted to say that I was going to that store, he would let me in the area and I could take my pic while going to the store.

I thanked him and stepped behind the barrier and walked to the store. Carrie’s Star was right by the door of this store in the roped off area. I stopped, snapped a few pics and went into the store.

I checked my pics and then walked back out again and was on my way.

The press obviously got the first pics of the Star during the ceremony. I was the first person to photograph Carrie’s Star before it was opened up to the public. First!