The stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame are almost as well known as the names that they hold, and now, just like certain celebrities; some of these stars are going to get facelifts. The fabulous folks over at yahoo.com give us the details:
Workers have been busy fixing broken sidewalk stars and cracked terrazzo on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the Kodak Theatre, where the glitzy Oscar ceremony will be held Feb. 25.
“We wanted it to look good for the Academy Awards,” said Hollywood honorary mayor Johnny Grant…The $80,000 in repair work is viewed as a test project that could also determine the true cause of the buckling. The city has been investigating the problem since 2002. About 121 damaged terrazzo squares, plus 16 others with stars in them, are being replaced. Workers are experimenting with a concrete base up to 8 inches thick to hold the new squares in place. The buckling sidewalk’s base is about 3 inches thick.
Living down in L.A. these day I have the great privilege of seeing the Hollywood walk of fame pretty much whenever my heart desires and it is a little dinged up in spots, so this is a good idea. In a town where image is everything you can’t have the most popular tourist destination in L.A. to look run down.
At least not on the surface, anyhow.
