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The Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles

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You're on Hollywood Boulevard, in front of the building everyone here just calls the Chinese.

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Los Angeles · 10 stops · 1 h 24 min · 2.2 mi

  1. Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel1

    Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

    The Awards Night With No Suspense
    Photo: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. The Chinese Theatre2You're here

    The Chinese Theatre

    Who Really Stepped in the Wet Cement?
    Photo: Mr Bullitt, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Dolby Theatre3

    Dolby Theatre

    The Oscars Finally Get a Home
    Photo: File:Dolby_Theatre.jpg: Adam Fagen from Washington, DC, USA derivative work: Jullit31, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. El Capitan Theatre4

    El Capitan Theatre

    The Theater That Saved Citizen Kane
    Photo: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. Hollywood Masonic Temple5

    Hollywood Masonic Temple

    The Temple That Couldn't Pay Its Bills
    Photo: Los Angeles, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  6. The Egyptian Theatre6

    The Egyptian Theatre

    The Night Hollywood Invented the Premiere
    Photo: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  7. Musso & Frank Grill7

    Musso & Frank Grill

    The Bar Where American Novels Drank
    Photo: peter boy12qq12, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  8. Capitol Records Building8

    Capitol Records Building

    The Record Stack Nobody Meant
    Photo: Downtowngal, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  9. Hollywood and Vine9

    Hollywood and Vine

    The Corner That Was Mostly a Voice
    Photo: Alen Ištoković, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  10. The Pantages Theatre10

    The Pantages Theatre

    The Palace That Learned to Sing
    Photo: Blahmemucus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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