WesternGulf Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 'Walk of Fame' takes first stepsL.A. interactive installation group hired for projectBy PATRICIA C. JOHNSONCopyright 2005 Houston Chronicle Last spring, popular imagination seized on the Houston Downtown Alliance's announcement that it intended to build a large-scale public-art project celebrating the city's "greats, from performers and sports figures to events." Morning deejays on 96.5 FM dubbed the project the "Walk of Fame" and speculated on who would be honored in what sounded like a Hollywood project.Read More: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headli...es/3535697.htmlVisit electroland.net for more of their projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 So I guess they're taking it seriously? If it does happen, I hope the do a good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houstonian in Iraq Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 It sounds cool. I hope they do a quality job on it and not something too gaudy. I would have liked it if they picked someone else though, someone who didn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 You could make you own walk of fame. Just take a crow bar to the handprints on the wall of the old Planet Hollywood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Where was the old Planet Hollywood located? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houstonian in Iraq Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Where was the old Planet Hollywood located?It was at the Galleria, you could see it from Westhiemer. I don't know what's there now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 Where was the old Planet Hollywood located?located right behind Lord and Taylors. The hand prints are still there. I actually worked there for some time. My vote for most poorly run restaurant EVER ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 I love the idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2H Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 sounds cool, i hope the project doesn't look too plain because we all know houston seems to be cursed with too many plain and simple facility structures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Any updates on this?It seems Boston has come up with the same idea.Footlights to fameSeizing on trend, Boston weighs an LA-style honor for its starsBy Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff | February 27, 2006You can see all the stars on Hollywood Boulevard, but why should Los Angeles get all the glitz and glitter? Boston's latest idea for creating a world-class city is a Walk of Fame of its own, with stars' names in the pavement and, officials say, all the pomp and celebrity of the real deal.Saying the history-steeped city has for too long hidden its claim on Hollywood flash under a bushel, the Boston Redevelopment Authority is reviewing proposals to create a walk, ''which may take the form of signature icons embedded into sidewalks . . . to honor musicians, actors, artists, etc. that have ties to Boston," along theater-studded sections of Tremont, Stuart, and Boylston streets.Link to story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Imitation is a sign of submissiveness. Let us create something that can be our very own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houstonian in Iraq Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 Looks like the Boston "walk of fame" is more similar to Hollywoods.The Houston walk seems to be more interactive. I forget what the chronicle article had said(tried accessing it but no luck, it's no longer there)Does anyone have any current info on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 i checked the electroland website and the houston downtown alliance website. no mention of this project on either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.