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Pocket
PC Summit
October 21-24, 2002
The Renaissance Hollywood Hotel
Hollywood, California USA
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Hollywood & Highland
The Tonigth Show With Jay Leno
Hollywood Boulevard Walk Of
Fame
Paramount Pictures
Grauman's Chinese Theatre
The Hollywood Sign
Capital Records Building
Sunset Boulevard
Universal Studios Theme
Park
Hollywood Entertainment
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Hollywood
& Highland
Located at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard & Highland
Avenue in the heart of Hollyoowd, you can't miss this enormous
construction project. This is the signature project for Hollywood's
reviltaization and it has received worldwide attention. Completion
is anticipated in the fall of 2001 and it is currently more
than halfway finished. It will feature a 640-room, 4-star
Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, world class retail shops and
restaurants, a multi-plex cinema, and the live broadcast performing
arts center that will be the future permanent home of the
Academy Awards. Shops and tenants announced so far include
Banana Republic, Cafe Med, Celine, Coach, DFS Gallera, Louis
Vuitton, MAC Cosmetics, Originds, Sephora, Tommy Hilfiger,
and Victoria's Secret.
[ www.hollywoodandhighland.com ] |
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The
Tonight Show With Jay Leno
Jay Leno is the world's greatest talk show host! Letterman,
Opera, Kopel, they're all good, but, not Jay Leno material.
While attending the Pocket PC Summit you could always attend
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and see Jay in action. The
NBC studio where Jay Leno hosts The Tonight Show is directly
over the Hollywood Hills in Burbank, between Universal Studios
to the West and Warner Brothers and ABC to the East, and about
15 minutes from The Renaissance Hollywood Hotel. Tickets to
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno are available by U.S. mail.
To order, send a self-addressed stamped envelope with a brief
letter listing the desired date of taping and three alternative
dates. You can request up to four tickets, but seating is
limited. Audience members must be at least 16 years old. If
tickets are available for the date you request, they will
be sent to you by return mail approximately 2 - 3 weeks prior
to the show date. All mail requests are processed on a first
come, first-served basis and should be submitted at least
six weeks in advance. Tickets for a specific show are available
the day of the show only at the NBC Ticket Box, located at
NBC in Burbank, CA. The NBC Ticket Box opens at 8am. All available
tickets are distributed to the public on a first come, first-served,
two (2) tickets per person basis. Send your ticket request
to:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno/Tickets
3000 W. Alameda Ave.
Burbank, CA 91523
[ The
Tonight Show With Jay Leno
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First star placed on the Walk of Fame on February
9, 1960, for actress Joanne Woodward. |
Hollywood
Boulevard Walk Of Fame
To be honored with a star in Hollywood's Walk of Fame, the
world's most famous sidewalk, is a tribute as coveted and
sought after as any of the entertainment industry's equally
prestigious awards -- including the Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, Golden
Mike or Tony. And, because it recognizes a life-long contribution
of both public and peer appreciation, it is an honor uniquely
in a class by itself. The Walk of Fame is a permanent monument
of the past, as well as the present.
Envisioned in 1958 as a lasting tribute to the personalities
who helped make Hollywood the most famous community in the
world, the Walk continues today as a superior asset to the
city, perpetuating the aura that has made the name Hollywood
synonymous with glamour. The Walk remains one of the city's
most widely-seen tourist attractions.
Administered by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the Walk
of Fame was designated, in 1978, as a Cultural/Historic Landmark
by the City of Los Angeles. The Hollywood Historic Trust,
a continuing, self-financing program, maintains the quality
of the Walk of Fame and the historic lure that is Hollywood.
A chronological history of the Hollywood-based entertainment
industry, including the behind-the-scenes people as well as
the most famous and instantly recognizable personalities,
the Walk of Fame encompasses five acres of bronze stars embedded
in pink terrazzo and surrounded by charcoal terrazzo squares.
Inside each star is the bronze-engraved name of each artist
and a distinctive emblem identifying in which of the five
categories -- Motion Pictures, Television, Radio, Recording,
or Live Theatre -- the recipient has been honored.
The Walk of Fame lines both sides of Hollywood Boulevard from
Gower to La Brea, and both sides of Vine Street, from Yucca
to Sunset. Official groundbreaking ceremonies were conducted
February 9, 1960. In sixteen months, when construction was
completed, 1,558 luminaries were forever immortalized in the
sidewalk. Since then, approximately one to two stars per month
have been added. Stars dedicated in 1994 pushed the total
over the 2000 mark. However, even at this rate, it will be
many years before the stars in the famed Walk will be completely
occupied, assuring the continued presence of Hollywood in
the world's media, and remaining a highly visible and lasting
tribute to a unique city.
[ www.seeing-stars.com/Immortalized/WalkOfFame.shtml ]
[ www.ktb.net/~dlsphoto/firstwalk.html
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Paramount
Pictures
Paramount Pictures is the longest continuously operating film studio
in Hollywood. Considered by many to be the most beautiful of the
major studios. Two hour walking tours are offered Monday through
Friday, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. for $15. Start at the visitors center,
children must be over ten. Paramount Pictures is located on 5555
Melrose Avenue, (323) 956-5000.
[ www.paramount.com
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Chinese Theatre
Formerly Grauman's Chinese Theatre, this Hollywood
Icon stands at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard. It was built in 1927
by Sid Grauman and hosted many star-studded movie premiers
and events in Hollywood's early days. Today it still draws
the stars with its famous footprint ceremonies, a tradition
that started with Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks in 1927
and today, movie stars are still immortalizing themselves
in the forecourt of the theater.
Grauman's Chinese Theatre opened over 70 years ago, with the
1927 debut of the original silent version of "King of
Kings," produced by Cecil B. DeMille. Since then, the
Chinese Theatre has been the site of more gala Hollywood movie
premieres than any other theatre. (In 1939, for instance,
over 10,000 spectators showed up for the world premiere of
"The Wizard of Oz.)
The Chinese Theatre was built by legendary showman Sid Grauman,
the man who also built the nearby Egyptian Theatre and the
Million Dollar Theatre on Broadway. Sid had a flair for the
dramatic, and he was the one who came up with the idea of
putting the stars' footprints in wet cement. Sid Grauman owned
a one-third interest in the theatre, along with partners Mary
Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks.
The theatre was renamed "Mann's Chinese Theatre"
after it was purchased by Ted Mann in 1973, the owner of the
Mann's Theatre chain (and husband of actress Rhonda Fleming).
But by any name it's still the same grand landmark.
The ornate exterior of the theatre is almost as enticing as
its celebrated forecourt. Resembling a giant, red Chinese
pagoda, the theatre's architecture features a huge dragon
snaking its way across the front, two stone lion-dogs guarding
the main entrance, and the silhouettes of tiny dragons racing
up and down the sides of the theatre's ornate, copper roof.
The lobby boasts elaborate wall murals depicting life in the
Orient, bold red and gold columns, and a colossal, intricate
Chinese chandelier. In the lobby's west wing is a glass case
containing three wax figures (from the Hollywood Wax Museum)
wearing authentic Chinese costumes from Cathay. The three
female figures surround a now-empty chair that once held the
wax likeness of actress Rhonda Fleming, wife of owner Ted
Mann. Movie-makers used to consider it good luck to come to
the theatre and touch these wax figures before embarking on
a new film project. Inside the vast
auditorium, the 2,200 bright red seats and red carpeting are
kept clean and in excellent condition. Overhead, a spectacular
chandelier illuminates the center of a mammoth, ornate starburst,
surrounded by a ring of dragons - which is, in turn, encircled
by a ring of icons portraying scenes from Chinese drama. Smaller
Oriental lamps glow at the sides of the auditorium, hanging
between intricately-carved stone columns; black & white
murals of trees and pagodas fill the spaces in between.The
Chinese Theatre is located at the northeast corner of Hollywood
Boulevard and Orange Drive, just west of Highland Avenue,
and just eleven blocks west of the corner of Hollywood &
Vine. The new Hollywood & Highland project is immediately
to the east of the Chinese. / From the Hollywood (101) Freeway,
take the Hollywood Boulevard exit, then go west on Hollywood
Boulevard a mile and a half, to just past Highland Avenue
(and just before Orange Drive). The theatre will be on your
right (north) side. You can't miss it and it's within walking
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The
Hollywood Sign
What Hollywood star stands 50 feet tall, stretches 450 feet
across, weighs 450,000 pounds, and boasts a celebrated career
still going strong after 79 years? The Hollywood Sign of course.
But it's more than just nine white letters spelling out a
city's name. It's a larger than life celebrity--the global
symbol of the glitz and glamour of the entertainment industry,
of this magical place we call H-O-L-L-Y-W-O-O-D.
The Sign measures 450 feet long, its mammoth letters are 45
feet high, and it's visible from all parts of Hollywood. Erected
in 1923 as an advertising sign for a real estate development
in Beachwood Canyon, the Sign originally read "Hollywoodland."
The last four letters were removed in 1945, after Hollywood
had become the world's movie capital, and the Sign had already
become a well-known landmark. (In fact, it's been officially
declared "Los Angeles Cultural-Historical Monument #111.")
In 1932,
during the Great Depression, one despondent young actress,
Peg Entwistle, even jumped to her death from the Sign's giant
letter "H." The original sign contained thousands
of light bulbs, which were changed daily by a caretaker who
lived in a small house behind one of the Sign's giant "L's."
The best way to see the Hollywood Sign is to drive up Beachwood
Drive (north of Hollywood Boulevard). The Sign is clearly
visible most the way up Beachwood, but the hills begin to
obscure the view of the Sign near the top of the drive. Although,
the Hollywood sign is clearly visible from The Renaissance
Hollywood Hotel.
[ www.hollywoodsign.org ] |
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Directly in front of the Capital Records building
you'll find John Lennon's star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame..
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Capital
Records Building
Located at 1750 North Vine
Street, this landmark building is one of Hollywood's most
recognized icons. The light on its rooftop spire flashes "Hollywood"
in Morse code. In the lobby you will find gold albums of its
many artists displayed. John Lennon, Garth Brooks and other
Capitol artists' stars are on the sidewalk at the Building.
Capitol Records was the first record company
based on the West Coast, and has promoted such acts as The
Beatles, the Beach Boys, Pink Floyd, Frank Sinatra, Bob Seger,
Duran Duran, Bonnie Raitt, Robbie Robertson, Steve Miller
and Tina Turner. Since 1954, the company has been located
in the world's first circular office building.
There is a lack of consensus about whether or not this unique,
13-story high-rise was purposely designed to resemble a stack
of records topped by a stylus, but few would deny that it
certainly does. At the base of the building's southern face
(overlooking a parking lot) is a large, colorful mural by
artist Richard Wyatt, titled "Hollywood Jazz." The
mural features large portraits of Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday,
and other jazz greats.
John Lennon's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is right
outside the Capitol Records building, and is often the site
of candlelight vigils on the anniversary of his death (December
8). Country superstar Garth Brooks also has a star on the
Walk of Fame outside the front door.
After dark, you might notice that the spire high atop the
Capitol Records building is topped by a red light which continually
blinks on and off. Some people think it looks like it's sending
out a message in Morse Code. It is. The red light blinks out
the word "Hollywood" in code, every few seconds.
In 1956, the granddaughter of Samuel Morse (inventor of the
Morse code) threw the switch that turned on the tower light.
This single-word message was changed only once, in June of
1992, to celebrate Capitol Records' 50th anniversary. For
that one year, it blinked: "Capitol 50." In 1993,
it returned to sending the original message: "Hollywood."
[ www.hollywoodandvine.com
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Sunset
Boulevard
Just a few minutes from The Renaissance Hollywood Hotel is the famous
Sunset Boulevard originally depicted and made famous in the movie
of the same name. From La Brea haading West, the new Sunset Boulevard
is a bustling boulevard filled with contagious candy, raging restaurants,
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Universal
Studios Theme Park
When you visit Universal Studios Theme Park directly over the hill
from The Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, you won't be able to get any
closer to the real Hollywood! Tour the actual sets used in hundreds
of your favorite movies and television shows! Along the way, you'll
tempt fate as you venture inside the Curse of the Mummy's Tomb,
where skeleton warriors wait for fresh human victims. That is, assuming
you've escaped a face-to-face encounter with King Kong and survived
an 8.3 Earthquake!
[ http://themeparks.universalstudios.com/hollywood/website/index.html ]
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Hollywood
Entertainment Museum
Hollywood Entertainment Museum celebrates Hollywood
the place and the entertainment arts of film, television, radio,
sound recording and new media. As you explore the 33,000-square-foot
museum, you can view memorabilia, costumes, the Max Factor exhibit,
a six-minute multi-screen video on the evolution of film and television
in Hollywood and try your hand at putting sound effects to a video
clip in the Foley Suite. There also is a tour of a studio backlot,
culminating in a visit to original sets from Star Trek and Cheers.
The Museum's winter hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and it is closed
Wednesdays. Summer hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday
and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $7.50 for adults;
$4.50 for seniors and students (with identification); $4 for youth,
ages 5 to 12; and free to Museum members and children under the
age of 5. For information about current exhibits, special events
and upcoming programs, call the Museum at (323) 465-7900.
[ www.hollywoodmuseum.com
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The Pocket PC Summit
is produced by MultiMeteor, Inc.
of Hollywood, California. |
MultiMeteor, Inc.
7095 Hollywood Boulevard,
#444
Hollywood, California 90028 USA
www.multimeteor.com
Tel: (818) 994-7199 |
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