Hollywood Boulevard Walk

This walk follows Hollywood Boulevard east from the TCL Chinese Theatre to the Capitol Records Building, about a mile and a quarter on foot. Along the way you will see the movie palaces built in the 1920s studio era, the hotel where the first Academy Awards were handed out, the theater that hosts the Oscars today, a viewpoint for the Hollywood Sign and the restaurant where screenwriters have traded gossip for a century. At Hollywood and Vine you will learn how stars land on the Walk of Fame, which you will be walking on the whole way.

Allow about two hours with stops. The route is flat and uses public sidewalks and the open areas of Ovation Hollywood. Start in the forecourt of the Chinese Theatre, next to the Hollywood/Highland Metro B Line station, and finish near the Hollywood/Vine station, so you can ride back.

The boulevard is busy. Keep your phone and bag close, cross only at signals, and know that costumed characters and sellers who approach you expect to be paid; a polite no thanks works fine.

11 stops on this tour:

TCL Chinese Theatre - Hands in the Cement

Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel - Where the Oscars Began

El Capitan Theatre - From Stage to Disney

Dolby Theatre - Home of the Oscars

Hollywood Sign Viewpoint - Level 4 at Ovation

Egyptian Theatre - The First Premiere

Musso and Frank Grill - Hollywood's Oldest Restaurant

Hollywood Pacific Theatre - Built for Sound

Hollywood and Vine - Heart of the Walk of Fame

Pantages Theatre - The Last Movie Palace

Capitol Records Building - A Stack of Records

Stops on this tour

1. TCL Chinese Theatre - Hands in the Cement
2. Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel - Where the Oscars Began
3. El Capitan Theatre - From Stage to Disney
4. Dolby Theatre - Home of the Oscars
5. Hollywood Sign Viewpoint - Level 4 at Ovation
6. Egyptian Theatre - The First Premiere
7. Musso and Frank Grill - Hollywood's Oldest Restaurant
8. Hollywood Pacific Theatre - Built for Sound
9. Hollywood and Vine - Heart of the Walk of Fame
10. Pantages Theatre - The Last Movie Palace
11. Capitol Records Building - A Stack of Records

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