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New York, New York: Handprints of the Stars

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Theater 80

Address:
80 St. Marks Place, New York, NY
Directions:
Theater 80. South side of St. Marks Place/E. 8th St. just west of 1st Ave. By subway take the 6 to Astor Place. Walk east on the south side of St. Marks Place/E. 8th St. Cross 2nd Ave. The prints are embedded in the sidewalk in front of the next-to-last building before you hit 1st Ave. Look for the neon Theater 80 sign.
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Handprints of the Stars

New York City's version of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre sidewalk, begun in 1971 and only rarely added to thereafter. Joan "Mommie Dearest" Crawford, Gloria Swanson, Dom DeLuise, and others.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [10/14/2012]

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Myrna Loy handprint.

Handprints of the Stars

The stars here seem almost too good to be true: Joan Blondell, Myrna Loy, Gloria Swanson, Don Deluise, etc. They are suspect, but still fun.

[Drumbabe, 06/15/2016]

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