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Post by kims on Apr 7, 2024 21:01:55 GMT
I've seen film of recent celebrities honored to add their hand/footprints in cement. They don't do this in the sidewalk as old film shows. The cement is in a box. Are these later put in the forecourt sidewalk? Are the originals still in the forecourt or are they traded out? Are the newer honorees displayed elsewhere?
I find very little information about these hand/footprints. Maybe no one else is interested? I'm surprised that the theater hasn't done a book similar to the book Sardi's did about their caricatures and history of the restaurant. The book listed on their website states it is the history, but doesn't mention if there are details about the ceremonies or tidbits about the blocks, like Groucho left an imprint of his cigar, Roy Rogers added trigger's hoofprints. I'm not willing to spend the money to find out.
Wikipedia gives a list of who was honored and the year. I'd love a book with a photo of each block or a group with some details. Over the years I read someone's block was stolen (no not John Wayne's stolen by Lucy) and maybe during a renovation some were removed and stored in an airplane hangar and then forgotten. The person who kept them offered to sell them back to the theater, but the theater hopes he will eventually return them.
Those of you good at research and anyone good at photography, give consideration of a book before the complete history is lost. To paraphrase a professor of mine, 2-3 thousand years from now when the theater is excavated by archeologists, they'll think these blocks are religious objects. Well, they might be right-those stars were gods and goddesses for a while.
It would be a great book for people like me who will never be able to visit the theater.
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Post by NoShear on Apr 16, 2024 1:26:15 GMT
I've seen film of recent celebrities honored to add their hand/footprints in cement. They don't do this in the sidewalk as old film shows. The cement is in a box. Are these later put in the forecourt sidewalk? Are the originals still in the forecourt or are they traded out? Are the newer honorees displayed elsewhere? I find very little information about these hand/footprints. Maybe no one else is interested? I'm surprised that the theater hasn't done a book similar to the book Sardi's did about their caricatures and history of the restaurant. The book listed on their website states it is the history, but doesn't mention if there are details about the ceremonies or tidbits about the blocks, like Groucho left an imprint of his cigar, Roy Rogers added trigger's hoofprints. I'm not willing to spend the money to find out. Wikipedia gives a list of who was honored and the year. I'd love a book with a photo of each block or a group with some details. Over the years I read someone's block was stolen (no not John Wayne's stolen by Lucy) and maybe during a renovation some were removed and stored in an airplane hangar and then forgotten. The person who kept them offered to sell them back to the theater, but the theater hopes he will eventually return them. Those of you good at research and anyone good at photography, give consideration of a book before the complete history is lost. To paraphrase a professor of mine, 2-3 thousand years from now when the theater is excavated by archeologists, they'll think these blocks are religious objects. Well, they might be right-those stars were gods and goddesses for a while. It would be a great book for people like me who will never be able to visit the theater. Forgive me if this comes off as condescending, kims, as it certainly is far from my intention: That a movie fan such as yourself finds herself typing that she'll "...never be able to visit the theater..." strikes me as a proverbial injustice. I wish some power-to-be reads that and alters its trajectory... |
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Post by jamesjazzguitar on Apr 16, 2024 16:02:14 GMT
I've seen film of recent celebrities honored to add their hand/footprints in cement. They don't do this in the sidewalk as old film shows. The cement is in a box. Are these later put in the forecourt sidewalk? Are the originals still in the forecourt or are they traded out? Are the newer honorees displayed elsewhere? I find very little information about these hand/footprints. Maybe no one else is interested? I'm surprised that the theater hasn't done a book similar to the book Sardi's did about their caricatures and history of the restaurant. The book listed on their website states it is the history, but doesn't mention if there are details about the ceremonies or tidbits about the blocks, like Groucho left an imprint of his cigar, Roy Rogers added trigger's hoofprints. I'm not willing to spend the money to find out. Wikipedia gives a list of who was honored and the year. I'd love a book with a photo of each block or a group with some details. Over the years I read someone's block was stolen (no not John Wayne's stolen by Lucy) and maybe during a renovation some were removed and stored in an airplane hangar and then forgotten. The person who kept them offered to sell them back to the theater, but the theater hopes he will eventually return them. Those of you good at research and anyone good at photography, give consideration of a book before the complete history is lost. To paraphrase a professor of mine, 2-3 thousand years from now when the theater is excavated by archeologists, they'll think these blocks are religious objects. Well, they might be right-those stars were gods and goddesses for a while. It would be a great book for people like me who will never be able to visit the theater. Forgive me if this comes off as condescending, kims, as it certainly is far from my intention: That a movie fan such as yourself finds herself typing that she'll "...never be able to visit the theater..." strikes me as a proverbial injustice. I wish some power-to-be reads that and alters its trajectory... Yea, it is somewhat sad that those folks that really love 'classic' movies (studio-era films to me), can't make it to Southern California \ Hollywood. There are some fun and interesting movie related sites like visits to the various studios, old theaters like the Chinese Theater, bars and cafes that the stars use to frequent etc... The Hollywood sign is the least interesting (but the hike is good for the soul). Oh, and Larry Edmunds Bookshop is a must-see. This is where I have purchased all my old-movie stuff like posters, photos (some original studio-promo photos that are over 70 years old), books about the stars I love etc.. |
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Post by NoShear on Apr 16, 2024 16:24:12 GMT
Forgive me if this comes off as condescending, kims, as it certainly is far from my intention: That a movie fan such as yourself finds herself typing that she'll "...never be able to visit the theater..." strikes me as a proverbial injustice. I wish some power-to-be reads that and alters its trajectory... Yea, it is somewhat sad that those folks that really love 'classic' movies (studio-era films to me), can't make it to Southern California \ Hollywood. There are some fun and interesting movie related sites like visits to the various studios, old theaters like the Chinese Theater, bars and cafes that the stars use to frequent etc... The Hollywood sign is the least interesting (but the hike is good for the soul). Oh, and Larry Edmunds Bookshop is a must-see. This is where I have purchased all my old-movie stuff like posters, photos (some original studio-promo photos that are over 70 years old), books about the stars I love etc.. I like how you combined your love of old Hollywood with your hiking, jamesjazzguitar!! |
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Post by jamesjazzguitar on Apr 16, 2024 18:21:05 GMT
Yea, it is somewhat sad that those folks that really love 'classic' movies (studio-era films to me), can't make it to Southern California \ Hollywood. There are some fun and interesting movie related sites like visits to the various studios, old theaters like the Chinese Theater, bars and cafes that the stars use to frequent etc... The Hollywood sign is the least interesting (but the hike is good for the soul). Oh, and Larry Edmunds Bookshop is a must-see. This is where I have purchased all my old-movie stuff like posters, photos (some original studio-promo photos that are over 70 years old), books about the stars I love etc.. I like how you combined your love of old Hollywood with your hiking, jamesjazzguitar!! Ah, you have an eagle eye! The real plug in my post was the mentioning of Larry Edmunds Bookshop. I just love that place and I recommended all the time at the old TCM forum. Have you ever been there? |
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Post by NoShear on Apr 16, 2024 19:26:14 GMT
I like how you combined your love of old Hollywood with your hiking, jamesjazzguitar!! Ah, you have an eagle eye! The real plug in my post was the mentioning of Larry Edmunds Bookshop. I just love that place and I recommended all the time at the old TCM forum. Have you ever been there? I think I visited the bookstore once many years ago... I know it probably seems strange to you that a SoCal guy into T CM would not have made more trips to LARRY EDMUNDS, jamesjazzguitar, but it's only in recent years that I became a fan of T CM and, consequently, vintage movies. When it comes to books, most of my life has been spent in either the sports section or the rock 'n roll row. |
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Post by NoShear on Apr 16, 2024 20:00:51 GMT
^ With your original mention of LARRY EDMUNDS, it was not lost on me, jamesjazzguitar: I thought of all the film books you must have accumulated by now!! I wouldn't be surprised to be reminded that you'd once posted a photo of your bookshelf a la, I think, TikiSoo once did on the old TCM boards.
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