Hollywood Walk Of Fame Is Crowded, Old Handprints Could Be Moved

In an attempt to ease overcrowding of hand prints at the Hollywood Walk of Fame website officials are attempting to determine if certain prints should perhaps be moved, making way for today’s relevant stars while preserving older prints.

As the Los Angeles Times points out some of the most iconic prints, such as that of Groucho Marx have begun to show wear and tear in the heavy trafficked area and could be moved to protect their lifespan.

While the walk of fame is becoming crowded some critics are angry over recent additions, for example in 2011 more people were added than any year since 1927 leading some people to ask if Alvin and the Chipmunks should really have a spot close to Clark Gable.

According to one film critic:

“These days, the process is “driven entirely by what is hot at this moment, publicity and money.’”

However Grauman’s Theater co-owner Donald Kushner points out:

“The Chipmunks and the Smurfs aren’t “going in the forecourt. They weren’t real ceremonies—they were mock ceremonies.”

In some cases studios pay upwards of $45,000 to have the publicity generated from the Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony while the prints are typically eventually moved to the nearby Chinese 6 theaters.

In the meantime the front theater may soon add athletes and musicians prints, once again leading critics to ask if the Hollywood Walk Of Fame is for sale to the highest bidders and the “it” stars of the moment who many people won’t remember years down the road.

Do you believe the Hollywood Walk of Fame is too quick to give out stars to the likes of Kim Kardashian and the Chipmunks?