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How wet cement made Hollywood's Chinese Theatre forecourt iconic
Original: Droids, dreadlocks, tap shoes and cigars --- how wet cement birthed Hollywood's iconic and exclusive forecourt—now home to C-3PO's footprints and the world's largest IMAX
Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theatre forecourt, famous for celebrity handprints and footprints set in wet cement since the 1920s, is being profiled in a look at its origins and exclusivity. The tradition has immortalised stars from tap dancers to C-3PO, and the site now houses the world's largest IMAX screen. The feature traces how an accidental idea became one of cinema's most enduring honours.
Why now: Nostalgic interest in Hollywood history and the theatre's enduring celebrity handprint tradition.
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- Droids, dreadlocks, tap shoes and cigars --- how wet cement birthed Hollywood's iconic and exclusive forecourt—now home to C-3PO's footprints and the world's largest IMAX · Secret Los Angeles
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