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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Aerospace Walk of Honor, Anaheim/Orange County Walk of Stars, Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame, Baseball Reliquary, Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame, Blackjack Hall of Fame, Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, California Hall of Fame, California Social Work Hall of Distinction, California Sports Hall of Fame, Disney Legends, Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame, Palm Springs Walk of Stars, United States Bicycling Hall of Fame, West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame, World Boxing Hall of Fame. Excerpt: The Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California. The stars are permanent public monuments to achievement in the entertainment industry, bearing the names of a mix of actors, musicians, directors, producers, musical and theatrical groups, fictional characters, and others. The Walk of Fame is administered by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and maintained by the self-financing Hollywood Historic Trust. It is a popular tourist destination, with a reported 10 million visitors in 2003. A typical Walk of Fame star in the 'Phonograph record' category. The charcoal terrazzo contrasts with the pink terrazzo star and brass surround, emblem and lettering. The Walk of Fame runs 1.3 miles (2.1 km) east to west on Hollywood Boulevard from North Gower Street to North La Brea Avenue, plus a short segment of Marshfield Way that runs diagonally between Hollywood and La Brea; and 0.4 miles (0.7 km) north to south on Vine Street between Yucca Street and Sunset Boulevard. According to a 2003 report by the market research firm NPO Plog Research, the Walk attracts about 10 million visitors annually - more than Sunset Strip, ..